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Show I CM SPRY SIGNS IMPORTANT TAX I MEASURE 1 Salt Lake March 1R The governor gover-nor yesterday signed the biennial road appropriation bill, which makep provision pro-vision for the expenditure of $100 sou of state funds annual! J for the cm-! cm-! struc'ion and maintenance of the roads of the state, under the direction of the state road commission This 'appropriation amounts to $'in yearly for each of the twenty-eight counties of the state Under the terms of the bill this appropriation ap-propriation i; not available for the moR' populous counties of the state j 1 1 n f i 1 each has appropriated an amount 'equal to that allotted by the state : Lesi populous counties are required to I appropriate one half the sum donated b the state, and th smaller counties are required to contribute one-fourth of the sum they expect to receive from the state. The state road fund will le greatly augmented by the nroceeds oi the Browning motor vehicle tax law Tbp bill creating this special tax was also j signed by the governor yesterday Thi bill fixes a graduated licence tax on all motoi eblc!es. graded in proportion propor-tion to the horsepower of the ma- j ( hlns. From this source an increas- i it t'AI'AHIIO i nrtinito1 o y. V . All T f 1 I is estimated that during the first two vears the revenue from this tax will amount to $200,000 This money will' be devoted exclusivelj to the constni-;tion constni-;tion and maintenance of roads and ttill j become a pert of the state road fund L Art Bill Signed fter having survived rather a i sformv voyage through the legislature ' the Hayward art bill was vesterday signed by the governor This bill bj- f comes effective on Tanuary 1, 1916. It i enlarged the Utah art institute from three to five makes provision for two i annual exhibitions, one In Salt Lake ( and one in another town in the state, t to hp rhocon hv- thr InctUntA rr,A nHm. inates the prize feature that has caused 6n much dissension among 1 Utah artists I Two bills Introduced hv Represent alive Dan B. Shields of Salt Lake I which have for their object the stamp I lng out of the drug habit, were amonp the bills which the governor slpmed I yesterday One provides that the state board of pharmacy mav revoke the licenses oi registered assistant pharmacist as well as ol registered pharmacists for violations of the laws of the state and the rules of the state ) board The other so restricts the pale of habit-forminp drugs that It Is expected ex-pected that al saleK to drug users will be stopped absolutely. Three measures affecting the irriga tion projects in the state were also signed Senator W. W. Seegmiller of Kane, chairman of the senate committee com-mittee on agriculture and irrigation, is the author of the measures One provides for the creation or an irrigation irriga-tion and water rights commission, another prescribes the duty of the state engineer at the time of the completion of contract work on irrigation irriga-tion and reservoir projects and the third regulates the compensation of water commissioners. Procedure Simplified. Four bills Introduced at the request of the Utah State Bar association, which have for their object the sim pliflcation of procedure in probate matters were signed yesterday. These bills permit the sale of stocks listed on exchanges without notice being given, give the courts more discretion discre-tion in the extension or credits on the sale of real estate belonging to au estate, validate contracts made by decedent before death for the sale of personal property and authorize joint administration of estates The usual revenue measure, authorizing author-izing the levy of 4.". mills Tor general state purposes and directing that $2,000,000 be raised for state purposes by direct taxation was approved yea-terda yea-terda by the governor The governor gov-ernor also approved the proposed constitutional con-stitutional amendment directing that the auditor shall examine all public accouuts and that the state treasurer shall have charge of the state funds under the supervision of the state board of examiners. Thn purpose of the proposed amendment is to reduce the liability of the state treasury and thus pave the way for a reduction of the bond of the treasurer It will be effective only if it shall rerehe l majority affirmative vote at the general gen-eral election of 1916. Under a bill by the joint commit tee on livestock, transient livestock in Utah more than twent davs In each year is subject to taxation This bill is expected to increase the valuation valu-ation of property in border counties of the state. Likl or Bills Signed The bihR signed yesterday by the governor follow: House bill No. 59 b Burton An act to permit increase of salaries for deputj county surveyors. House bill No. 77. by Shields -An act to provide for the revocation of li- enses of assistant pharmacists House bill No. 79. by Shields An act restricting the sale of poisons House till No 95, by Burton An act authorizing the recordinc of certified cer-tified copies of instruments. House bill No. 135. by Browning An act providing for an annual license li-cense tax for motor vehicles. House bill No 144. by Hinckley An act giving town boards power to enact and enforce ordinances. House bill No. 183, by Hayward An act to provide for the enlargement of the Utah Art institute and prescribing pre-scribing the duties of Its members. House bill No. 194. by Shields An act permitting members of fire and police departments to accept free transportation on street cars. House bi'l No 204, by Judiciary committee An act authorizing courts in probata cases to direct sale of stocks having a fixed value 0n stock exchanges without first giving notice no-tice of such sale. House bill No. 206. by Judiciary committee An act giving the court discretion in the sale of real estate belonging to an estate, either for cash or credit. House bill No. 210, by judiciary committee An act authorizing courts In probate matters to direct the filing fil-ing of written contracts made prior to the death of decedent for the sale of personul property or real estate. House bill No 229. by Judiciary committee com-mittee An act to provide for the joint administration of estates. House biil No. 266, by joint appro priations committee An a t direct , 'g the biennial tax levy ior state purposes j Hons,. io nl resolution No. "i by Bur-ion Bur-ion A j n, -solution proposing a constitutional amendment making the i duties of the state auditor include examining of public accounts and pro-"iding pro-"iding (hat the state treasurer shall deposit ,;ll funds under the direction of the ftt&te board of examiners. Senate bill No. 188. by Seegmiller An act creating a commission on ir-rigatlon ir-rigatlon aih1 water rights. Senate bill No 189. by Scrgmlller An ai j preecribing the duties of the staif engineer on the completion of work on Irrigation and reservoir projects pro-jects Senate bill No 195. by Seegmiller An act regulating the amount of compensation to be paid water commission' com-mission' Senate bill No 240. by committee on highway! and public lands An act appropriating $100,800 for the construction con-struction of roads throughout the state i,nl nreecribing the duties of llic s-talc road commission. Senat bill No. 242, by joint urn mlttee on livestock An act provtd ing for the assessment of transient I I cstock. |