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Show WITH THE UTAH LEGISLATURE The second week of the ISth session of the Utah legislature was marked by much activity over the Boulder Dam question and the introduction and discussion of a flood of hills ranging rang-ing from thj question of bounty on rabbits to a measure Increasing the pay of the legsilators from $4 to $5 a day and allowing them $3 per day for expenses. Removal of the state prison from Its present location is provided in a bill Introduced In the senate. The bill directs the state board of corrections to select a new site and construct a new prison. Boards of education are empoweied to operate and maintain jointly with a board of education of an adjoining school district, a school or schools, or pay the pro rata cost of such school operation for students atending school outside their home districts, under a bill introduced in the senate. The legislature adopted a resolution resolu-tion endorsing the appointment of L. S. Gates for the position of secretary of the interior in the Hoover cabinet. The Idaho legisltaure has gone on record re-cord as favoring the appointment of Mr. Cates to this position. Communications were received from Gov. Dern transmitting recommendations recommenda-tions and about CO proposed bills of the state code commission by the senate. sen-ate. The proposed bills look to the repeal re-peal of measures declared unconstitutional, unconstitu-tional, never in effect, or otherwise of no effect on the books of the state. BILLS INTRODUCED The SENATE No . 9, Smith Giving the state board of agriculture power to adopt regulations fixing dimensions and standards for containers of all vegetables, vege-tables, fruits, hay, grain, seeds and livestock products, etc. No. 10, Maw Requiring owners of motor vehicles to settle taxes on motor mot-or vehicles with county assessors before be-fore license is issued by secretary of state.; No. 13, Patterson Amending the state law relating to the trespassing of animals, damages and Impounding and providing that there shall be no recovery for an unintentional trespass tres-pass on unimproved, uncultivated grazing graz-ing lands surrounded in whole or in part by public domain. No. 19, Parratt An act repealing section 83, session laws of Utah, 1925, creating the state board of elkcontrol. No. 20, Parratt An act allowing the governor to declare any day between March 1 and April 15 as Arbor day. No. 21, Smith Providing for the appointment ap-pointment of state veternarian and deputy veternarians. No. 22, Evans Providing for the licensing li-censing and regulation of owners or users of trucks used for the transportation transpor-tation of livestock. No. 23, Musser Providing for collecting col-lecting of Interest on Investment of redemption re-demption funds and requiring state treasurer to credit such interest to state highway fund. No. 24, Hollingsworth-Amending the law relating to the voting of absent electors In municipal elections. No. 25, Smith Making it unlawful to use an unrecorded brand or to use a brand recorded to another person. No. 2G Authorizing the release, relinquishment re-linquishment and conveyance to the United States of a portion of land for the Echo reservior construction in Summit county. No. 27, Marsden Relating to tax rate for county purposes and defining when and in what amounts the same shall be fixed. No. 39, Dillman Empowering the boards of education to cooperate with boards of education of adjoining districts dis-tricts to maintain jointly a school or schools, etc. No. 40, Holllngsworth Relating to attorney and counselors and tightening tighten-ing up requirements for admission to practice. No. 44, Smith Amending the 6ta.te brand inspection law so that In cases where cattle are fed or grazed on land adjoining the state line and the owners own-ers of such cattle have lands or range privileges in such adjoining slate ard within ten ndles of such state line and such cattle may be driven across the state line to such land without inspection. inspec-tion. Resolution Introduced S. J. R. 3, Ryan Proposing to amend the state constitution so the legislature may fix the pay of legislators legisla-tors and so that the legislature may receive mileage for th ateual distance traveled in going to or returning to the place of meeting by traveling the usual route. BILLS INTRODUCED THE HOUSE No. 20, Burton Relating to compensation compen-sation of executors and administrators and fixing compensation of attorneys In estate matters. No. 1. Burton Creating special juvenile juv-enile courts In nil cities in Utah and fixing the jurisdiction and control of puch courts. No. 22, Ksplln Approving and ratifying rati-fying the Colorado river compact and providing for certification of the action ac-tion of (he six other states which have already ratified and to the federal government. No. 2.", Jorucnsnii Providing f..r the staging of boxing bouts by Individuals Indi-viduals or clubs licensed by the eom-Dii eom-Dii doners of incorporated cities or towns or olh'T city governor; bodies. No. -1. .7oi -goiiyon I iccrea.- In:: number num-ber of members of state hind hoard. v.i 1 1 :i n -mm 'i ! :i minimum cil'-' f.,i fre'ght and pas.-vii-er train |