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Show The twenty-second session of the Utah legislature came to a close on Sunday, after a twenty-three hour tour of duty, as the lawmakeis held on until S a. m. Governor H. 1 Blood opposed the idea of a special Son and insisted on the passage of absolutely needed legislation he-fore he-fore adjournment of the legislature. The unemployment relief measure was finally thrashed out and sen to the governor for signing. The bill JeWes a sales tax of three fourths of one per cent on all retaU sales. The legislature arranged to submit sub-mit one constitutional amendment to the people. This amendment proposes pro-poses to give the legislature greater great-er authority over the employment of women and minors. Some measures designed to help the delinquent taxpayer and the insolvent in-solvent debtor were passed. The session ses-sion just ended compares very favorably, fa-vorably, in volume of work completed, com-pleted, with most of the sessions of former legislatures. No general revenue tax-bill was introduced in-troduced during the session, thru oversight, and this apparently may make it necessary to hold a special meeting to pass this purely pre-f-.mctory measure. The Utah legislature, in the last hours of its session, passed the biennial bi-ennial appropriation bill. The sum of $4,034,000, for general state activities, ac-tivities, is provided by the measure. meas-ure. The reduction from the last bi-ennium bi-ennium is approximately one-third, according to proponents of the bill. All state institutions did not receive re-ceive a blanket cut of this amount, as some institutions could not be maintained on a budget curtailed to that extent. The desired end was secured, se-cured, however, by curtailing all activities ac-tivities and eliminating others which were considered expensive luxuries under the present financial finan-cial circumstances of the state. A bill, which will facilitate the reorganization of building and loan companies was passed and will become be-come a law, if approved by the governor. gov-ernor. The bill provides that any building and loan association, organized or-ganized under the laws of the state, may, at a special meeting called for the purpose, reorganize and provide for carrying on Its business busi-ness by a two-thirds vote of the shares of the members who vote at such meeting. The house sustained the governors gover-nors veto to the bill aiding Dixie college at St. George. The bill leaves to the discretion of the state board of education as to whether state aid will be granted to the college. The uniform motor vehicle code was passed and sent to the governor. The code provides for drivers' licenses, li-censes, establishes a slightly different differ-ent schedule of license fees and facilitates fa-cilitates the recovery of stolen cars. The bill providing for increased income taxes was lost in the senate committee. The bill was known as the Holbrook bill and called for an increase in income taxes and franchise fran-chise rates. Tobacco advertising is to appear ap-pear on bill boards thruout Utah, as the Utah legislature repealed the law prohibiting this class of advertising. adver-tising. Much expense to the state and labor on the part of opponents of tobacco is thus cast aside. Some bills of interest to the majority ma-jority of the residents of the state were handled as listed in the following follow-ing summary. S. B. 9 Murray fish hatchery site. Signed by the governor. S. B. 115 Beer bill. To the governor. gov-ernor. S. B. 67 State engineer's revolving re-volving fund. Signed by governor. S. B. 15 Payrolls In gold. Sent to the governor. S. B. 48 Withdrawals- in building build-ing and loan corporations. To governor. gover-nor. H. B. 55 Reclamation projects. Sent to the governor. H. B. 18 State industrial school. To the governor. H. B. 23 Libel laws. To governor. H. B. 54 Water users' association. associa-tion. Sent to governor. Passed by both houses: S. B. 61 Coal corporations as public utilities. S. B. 72 Amending tax laws. S. B. 97 Legislative code committee. com-mittee. Signed by governor. S. B. 140 Tax commission pay. H. B. 172 Tobacco advertising. H. J. M. 2 Indian lands bill. H. B. 84 State land contracts. H. B. 101 riood control. S. B. 16 Advertising state deficits. defi-cits. S. B. 23 Fishing season dates: S. B. 24-Fishing guides. S. B. 25 Regulating businesses. S. B. 20 Relating to ballots. S. B. 30 Liquidation of banks. S. B. 32 Relating to motor fuels. S. B. 39 Killing of dogs. S. E. 44 Regulating contractors, S. B. 45 Taxes in installments. S. B. 40 Relating to foreign corporations. cor-porations. S. B. 50 Regulating drug stores. S. B. 51 Capital of banks. S. B. 77 Additkn to Eryce national na-tional park. S. B. SI Firemen's pensions. S. B. 83-Pool selling. ' Highway rights of way. b. B. 100 Budget control ! TnVLTuh Sl!Uo h"Pltl. S. B.30-Truck taxation law. |