Show practically half air of abe lie session for the lie 1923 1920 legislature is over and the body line hag had bad about bills int introduced rodne for consideration several important matters were brought brou slit forward last week among clieo were s fx measures inea p passed asi by the senate recommended by the state slate code commission for repealing dead timber from the statute books some of these laws lavia lavi a aich which the bills would repeal have been declared unconstitutional tut ional while others never have boon been effective and appropriations have lapsed brick back into the general fund these laws deal with voth licensing peddlers a home borne for fallen women retting a tax on off trading Iradi stan stamp aln providing if niini wage for females malos fe and the utah soldier settlement law governor herns derns headless ballot act came to the howe in a bill by bv crump jr ot of salt galt lake lak c providing for the be abolishing of the party emblems at the top of the election ballots and making voting strictly by office fice the boulder dam Is still a r rallying point tor for the speech makers with n portion 0 of the present pro icat jcck eek to be devoted to ways and 11 nd means of utah adopting optIng fad a stand of some und hind on them the plan some eighty mea meir bors bers of the body pa ild id a vist to southern utah over th tc wk pui pud and found among other things s a very low temperature and nipping bre breezes azes an attempt to rectify the of corporation law 1 nv was made in a bill introduced into the house the measure provides tor for the licensing and certification of domestic and foreign corporations corporation by the secretary ef ct state at the same rate as the present law lav but restricts the license tax to apply only on capital stock used within the state A bill has been introduced providing for the licensing af aircraft and airmen the law would extend the lia ila beyty of an aircraft owner or op operator ra f to include injury to other op operators erat as well w oll as passengers aircraft operated ted in the state must ve ua licensed by the uni united led states department of conj neice A bill c establishing tab lishing old age pensions has passed tho the house after a real attack and defense on the part of the dei defenders enders antl and antagonists of the measure mease re doubling the present on met mines taxing the lie stockholders of building and loan companies and extending the present tax to include all forms of tobacco are the features of several diew new bills the utah law now does not assess stockholders of banks and does not apply to investment houses building bonding and loan and other concerns concern of a similar nature one bill would extend the tax maus mans activities to such holdings A 13 15 per cent tax tas to apply to the retail price of all tobacco products ji ii the rate proposed propos eil in the nicotine act A bill now in the house proposes to divide each county into population districts corresponding correspond lii to the I 1 lie number of representatives from the county and that one representative be lecter by the voters of each district much dl Iteus followed a divided report by the educational com brittee on off the constitutional amendment measure mea which increases th thi state slate school fund to 30 50 per child and establishes nn an equalizing fund it f 3 5 per child the uniform teter veterans ns law i elating to the guardianship of incompetent veterans and their minor children passed the house without a dissenting liss enting vote pour bills arranging enactment ot at utah motor legislation uniform uni forni witti with similar legislation of other states have been offered the plans offered by these WIN bills provide ii uniform registering of motor vehicles and requires public liability insurance on rented cars also proposes registering of titles for motor vehicles and regulates opera of cars cara on the highways and pro provides for licensing the car drivers HILLS BILLS introduced IN till THE HOUSE no providing for licensing of aircraft and air fren no GS CS holther olther II Provi providing dlug for the hie certification and payment ot of license taxes by corporations to the secretary of state no GO CO 1111 sillier ler setting aside it sinking fund for tins the redemption of bonds issued by the board of education no 70 designating the north american America ii cedar as the state tree of utah 0 no 71 jorgenson providing for assessment of mines at six times their net annual proceeds instead of three ils as now provided ded no 72 redd ProvI providing dlug for tax assessment of stockholders holders of banking and investment companies compi inies no 73 badger exempting pneumatic tired trailers from payment payi rent ot of motor vehicle registration fees no 71 74 thom thomison repealing n the law prohibiting biting smoking in enclosed public places no 75 hirschl Coin compelling velling seini reini annual statement by county auditors ot of their salaries and those of deputies and assistants dolog doing assessment roll no ag fig the fees ot of county officers no 77 young placing a tax ot of 13 15 per cent of the retail price before the tax Is added on en all forms ot A tobacco and tobacco substitutes no 73 78 luellor providing for adjustment iett settlement lement and payment of drainage taxes Asses assessed qed fig against last lands la in dral dalno lille districts |