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Show UTAH LEGISLATURE Practically half of the session fit the 1939 Legislature 'Is over and the body has had about 300 bills Introduced Introduc-ed for consideration.. Several important matters were brought forward last week, amonif these were six measures passed by the tienute, recommended by tbe atute code comnil.sHlon for repealing dpad timber from the statute books. Some ot these laws which th bills would repeal have been declared unconstitutional, unconsti-tutional, while others never have been effective, and appropriations have lapsed lap-sed back Into the general fund. These laws deal with licensing peddlers, a homo for fallen women, setting a tax on trading stumps, providing n minimum wage for females, and tbe Utah soldier settlement law. Governor Pern's headless ballot act came to the house in a IU1 bv Crump, Jr., of Salt Lake, providing for the abolishing of the party emblems em-blems at tbe top of the election ballots bal-lots and making voting strictly by office. of-fice. The Boulder Dam Is still a rallying point for the speech makers with ' a portion of the present week to be devoted de-voted to ways and means of Utah adopting a stand of some kind on the plan. Some eighty members of the body paid a visit to southern Utah over the week end and found among other things a very low temperature and nipping nip-ping breezes. An attempt to rectify the unconstitutionality unconsti-tutionality of Utah's corporation law was made In a bill Introduced Into the bouse. The measure provides for the licensing and certification of domestic do-mestic and foreign corporations by the secretary of state at the same rate as the present law but restricts the license tax to apply only on capital stock used within the state. A bill has been Introduced providing for the licensing of aircraft and airmen. air-men. The law would extend the liability lia-bility of an aircraft owner or operator operat-or to include Injury to other operators operat-ors as well as passengers. Aircraft operated In the state must oe licensed by the United States department of commerce. A bill establishing old age pensions has passed the house after a real attack at-tack and defense on the part of the defenders and antagonist of the measure, I Doubling the present assessment on netallfcrous mines, , taxing the stockholders of building and loan companies, and extending the present cigaret tax to Include all forms of tobacco are the features of several new bills. The Utah law now does not assess stockholders of banks and does not apply to Investment houses, building and loan and other concerns of a similar sim-ilar nature. One bill would extend the tax mans activities to such-Tioldlngs. . A 15 per cent tax to apply to the retail price ot all tobacco products Is the rate proposed In the nicotine net. A bill now In the house proposes to divide each county Into population districts corresponding to the number of representatives from the county and that one representative be selected se-lected by the voters of each district Much discussion followed a divided di-vided report by the educational committee com-mittee on the constitutional amendment amend-ment measure which increases ths state school fund to, 50 per child and establishes an equalizing fund t $5 per child. The uniform veterans' law relating to the guardianship of Incompetent veterans and their minor min-or children passed the house without a dissenting vote. Four bills arranging enactment of Utah motor legislation uniform with similar legislation of other states have been offered. The plans offered by these bills provide a uniform registering regis-tering of motor vehicles and .requires public liability Insurance on rented cars, also proposes registering of titles for motor vehicles and regulates regulat-es operatelon of cars on the highways and provides for licensing the car drivers. BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE No. C7, Crltchlow Providing for licensing li-censing of aircraft nnd airnren. No. C8, neither Providing for the certification and payment of license taxes by corporations to the secretary of state. No. 09, Miller Setting aside a sinking fund for the redemption of I'onds issued by the board of education. educa-tion. No. 70, Piercy Designating the North American cedar as the state tree of Utah. No. 71, Jorgenson Providing for as.;efsnient of mines at six times their net annual proceeds Instead of three as now provided. No. 72, Bedd Providing for tax assessment of stockholders of bunking and investment companies. No. 73, Badger Exempting pneumatic pneu-matic tired trailers from payirent of motor vehicle registration fees. No. 74, Thompson Repealing the law prohibiting smoking in enclosed public places. No. 75, Hirschl Compelling semiannual semi-annual statement by county auditors of their salaries nnd those of deputies and assistants doing assessment roll vork. No. 76, HI rachl Revising the fees of county officers. No. 77, Torng Placing a tax of 15 per cent of the retail price before the tax Is added on all forms ot tobacco and tobacco substitutes. No. 78, Mellor Providing for adjustment, ad-justment, settlement and payment of drainage taxes assessed against lands In dralnoge districts. |