| Show JOHN JOlIN JOHNS S LEWIS VIS THINKS S1 STATE A TE COllECTION ON TRUCKS IS SHY Sponsors Bin Bill Providing I For More l Stringent Enforcement MANY MA TY NEW ACTS Measures To Collect De- De De Delinquent Special Taxes Are Arc Studied Special Dispatch Dl SALT LAKE LAIE Feb A 3 3 A meas meas- measure ure uro designed to double the states state's annual revenue from enforcing Its laws governing the tho operation or of automobile transportation lines was introduced In the senate yes yes- yesterday yesterday es by Senator John S Lewis or of Weber The measure provides for an appropriation monthly to the pub pub- public public public lic utilities commission sufficient to cover the cost ot or employing auditors and Inspectors to see seo that the laws governing operation or of auto transportation concerns are strictly enforced The limit of annual appropriation for tor this ef- ef effect ef effect feet Is and it Is ned designed that this money shall be repaid out of ot revenues collected through strict enforcement The annual revenue now derived from this source Is said to be beabout beabout beabout about and Senator Lewis believes the revenues can be dou- dou doubled dou doubled bled ARMORY BILL DILL Representative Holther ot or We We- We Weber ber her Introduced a D bill In the lower lowerhouse lowerhouse house providing for tor an appropriation appropriation appropriation of or t to the state arm arm- armor armory or ory board to erect a suitable na- na national na national guard armory In itt Ogden for tor use ue of or the three units ot of the guard now located there of or Davis introduced a abill abill abill bill providing for tor or of liens created against property by delinquent tax assessments In II a period of or two years ears Epperson also Introduced a bill making it a misdemeanor tor for any public official to ran fall or refuse to perform any duty Imposed upon him by law and making making- conviction serve as an automatic removal from office Ashton or of o Salt Lake Introduced a bill providing a pension for foraged foraged aged aled and Infirm prison guards who had bad had 25 years of ot ServIce The pension Is to be 60 per cent centor or of the salary received by the guard at time of or retirement DAY Y DILLA DILL BILL BILLA A bill by Woodruff of or Salt Sait Lake county would make Arbor day a legal egal holiday and provide for des des- desIgnation desIgnation des designation ignation of the da day by gubernatorial gubernatorial tonal proclamation on some date between March 15 and April 5 6 Representative Redd introduced a concurrent resolution providing for tor an amendment to the Continued on Paso Iago I age Two I JOHN Sa S LEWIS HAS NEW NEVI BILL BillI I from rage laC One to permit the legislature to provide for the th classification of properly for fot purposes of ot taxa taxa- taxa taxation tion and authorizing the legisla- legisla legislature turc tare ture to provide for tor a graduated Income ta tax The amendment would enable the legislature to create classes and sub classes of or property and Impose a uniform rate rato of ot taxa taxa- taxation taxa- taxa taxation taxation tion upon the various classes and classes sub classes within taxing districts It would also enable the tho legis laturo to exempt certain classes front from taxation It If the legislature deemed that any class or classes ought to be so exempted Representative Petty introduced a bill requiring that all articles manufactured outside of Utah Ulah and offered for or sale BIlle here to be stamped with the name of the th manufacturer and ond making It unlawful to offer any foreign manufactured product for tor sale ealo here hero a as a 1 home manufacture DELINQUENT TAXES XE TIle The Stifle Stino and Hollingsworth bills which have been introduced respectively iii hf the senate and house respective respective- ly Iy authorizIng cities to foreclose liens Hens created against city property assessed for tor special Improvements bid fair to draw strong support from th Ute the larger arger cities which have on their assessment assessment- books assessment books thou thousands sands of dollars ars worth Of ot property properly taken over oer for tor delinquent special Improvement taxes The bill bills would give the cities authority to obtain title to this property In six and sell re it for tor the tho delinquent taxes thus returning the property to the tax tac rolls In- In Instead in instead stead of ot holding it on the tho city rolls exempt exempt from taxation WInans of Weber introduced a joint resolution In the house yes yes- yesterday afternoon designed to take U e office ot of superintendent of p public Instruction out of tlc politics by providing for tor his election by bythe byth the state board of education In- In Instead in instead stead of ot by the th people at large laree at general elections STILL MORE BILLS DILLS Senator Griffin Introduced a bill providing pro for exemption from tax taxation of ot property used for tor gener- gener generating generating and delivering electric pow power er Cr to the extent that tills tisie prop I erty property may be bo used to furnish power for pumping water for tor Irrigation purposes introduced a bill In the senate senat to amend the tho uniform sales act to define who may negotiate a a document of ot title IlS as to goods also introduced a bill abill relating to warehouse receipts and defining who may negotiate such Senator Gar Gardner ner introduced a bill abill to amend the tho present law to require that every owner of a o when ho be applies for registration at the office of the presenta secretary Of ot state tate shall present a receipt for tor taxes on his machine or proof that the payment Of such taxes has hns been properly se so secured cured yEr IW SCHOOL LAW W Introduced Under the th terms of ot a II bill in- in In b by Senator 1 teaching of the Constitution or of o tile the United States Stales civil government and duties of citizenship would bo be made mado compulsory In all public schools of ot Utah and passing of a examination in these would be b made a 1 n condi condi- condition condition condition tion for tor promotion from grade schools to high schools and nd for graduation from any public school chool It would also require teachers to pass satisfactory examinations In these subjects before betor being permit permit- permitted permitted ted to teach It provides that the tho subjects must be bo taught from the sixth grade frado up The house argued a considerable time whether a majority report In favor of or a minority report against the Coppin bill requiring drivers of ot vehicles to slop stop at grade grado crossings before crossing should bould be adopted and wound up by adopting the tho minority report The bill went to the calendar with unfavorable report Representative Stifles Stines bill pro pro pro- pro night registration hours on election years was passed by the tho house The till as ns presented presente pro pro- provide provided pro provided vide vided that hat In counties of m more re than population the th cleric should keep hl his office offic open from 7 to 9 i o'clock on on on week nights between October 15 IS and October 27 of ot election years to register persons persona unable to be bo present and be registered In their respective dIstricts on regular registration days das The he Th bill was as amended to apply to all nil counties of the state and was passed Hou House Hous e bill No 26 by Killian requiring the state of or Utah the state road commission and school districts to eradicate noxious weeds from properties controlled by them was passed by the house |
