Show eighteenth legislature ends constructive session the eighteenth session of the utah legislature ending last week performed constructive work in passing the boulder dam Con compact pact the corporation license tax bill 1111 the state building program and the plan ning of state buildings on a permanent basis the creation of a new tax commission and a general revision of the taxing system the appropriation for an institution tor for the feeble minded and tho the continuance of the code commission it Is probable that the ile ryan bill pro providing TidIng for the creation of a state stale tax revision commission Is about the most important thing sel achieved deved agitation over taxation matters his has been stirring the tam taxpayers payers of the th state for or years and members of some clashes and industries are of the opinion that they are hearing bearing more thin than their share ot of the burden the tax revision bill passed by the legislature and signed by tho the governor provides tor for a commission of fourteen men consisting of three salaried commissioners to bo be appointed by the governor seven members from the house appointed by the speaker and four members of the senate appointed by the president provision tor for the construction of buildings at the various state institutions Is art an important act of the session the construction of the building for the feeble minded Is recognized as an especially urgent case the tha corporation tax law will require foreign corporations to pay taxes only on the capital stock used in the state instead of taxing its entire capital stock as ag provided by the former law I 1 the tha legislature also passed an old age pension bill and a bill to extend the benefits benell ts of the fir fl remiena emens pension act to the families ot of deceased dece asea tire fire men I 1 the resolution of representative 8 S M jorgensen proposing a constitutional I 1 amendment to permit the establishment ament of an equalizing fund fond tor for the more equitable distribution ot of educational cat ional opportunities throughout the state was passed while the resolution of representative hammond proposing another constitutional amendment to permit a change in the method of distributing the state school fund was passed also it Is estimated that a approximately annually will be added to the moneys used for education in utah by the jorgensen reso gutlon as it Is proposed to raise 5 tor for each child of school age for this equalizing fund school boards ot of adjoining districts are allowed to cooperate for school i maintenance by an act of the last session other acts that help hello to mate make the session just ended an important one are I 1 requiring boards of education to set aside a sinking fund for bond redemption demp dempt tion ln requiring school boards to prepare yearly budget before june 30 authorizing schools to charge tuition for students attending from outside the district making statements rendered to depositors by banks binding after SO 00 days fixing the liability of a bank banh to depositors for payment of forged or altered checks making payment of a check presented after six alx lx months optional with bank that stop payment orders on a check Is not binding on a bank after six months A banking mea measure passed effects effect transfer of security receipts permits lbanesi anks used as depositories repositories deposit ories of public funds to deposit with other banks securities instead of providing a depository tory fund A measure pa passed ad burial certificates as ader utah alue sky law 11 the tha providing for licensing ol of real estate brokers and salesmen tal esmen 1 I 1 regulating and of produce dealers delers and fixing s standards tan dards tor for produce contal containers pele prohibiting shipments into utah ot of dire agid bw bees or ibee V equiP equipment g live istook highways ao ac 61 2900 ann bally by coil i cultural cou kc irp tr federal fadial fund 44 abt anil and incorporation of collet olle 0 f g the establishment of ag ricy to trat ri D 6 coo para associations 1 providing royl 1 OW ot tont a ex X aie service rv I 1 ce molls men ind and their children 1 providing 00 yearly r to idt of chil droh whose arg father re aia killed ed in the iorli wi war r we the asit ot of rom apil brudy brandy la in manuet ot i mince ff coo got in eit prohibiting ot of real ind and personal p f e r pro property Defty na am service vice preventing the ol of cigar bigar ettes or tobacco on bul bill boards relating to sale ot of goods gooda and who nay may negotiate a document ot of title placing of freight cars car in the rear ot of trains authorizing payment of delinquent lin quent drainage district taxes with bonds of the district exempting from jury duty only those women who have the active care of minor children relating to the filing of comp complaints lainta for reparations before the public utilities commission requiring a fee of 25 to be paid for the tiling filing with the public utilities commission of application for certificates of convenience and necessity relating to uniform legislation on the discharge of obligators obligatory obliga tors bound for the same debt transactions between a person acting alone and acting jointly with others and validating certain written transact transactions long without consideration utah state code commis commission slon was continued the tha revising and codification of the utah statutes will continue regulating boxing contests providing tor for the designation of a resident agent of land owners under drainage drat ge and irrigation districts providing that reclamation contracts may be uena liens upon the lands bone fitted this act also provides tor for levees to be made under contract the adjustment and settlement of part ot of the delinquent drainage district taxes amending the law relating to water conservation districts and the taxes therein relinquishment of all the states right title and interest to lands included in the echo reservoir providing for a permanent colorado river commission to look after the interests of this state tn in the colorado river providing that applicants to the secretary of state for license plates for their motor vehicles must show that the personal property taxes on those Tehi vehicles cles have hava been paid forthe tor the current year authorizing the tha state board ot of education acting with the state board of equalization and assessment and the county commission to allow school boards to exceed tax limitations requiring monthly payment into the treasury of fees and collections of state departments and offices authorizing the levy of 24 mill tax for the general fund of the state for the biennium bienn lum beginning july 1 1929 providing tor for a tax on oleomargarine authorizing increased tax levies fo tor r city streets in second class cities of less than population changing the existing law relating to the tha tax rate for county purposes increasing the fees of grand and trial jurors in district courts from 3 to 1 4 a day that defense witnesses in liquor cases shall ishall not be relieved from pro Ise cution as a result of their testimony requiring a years residence in the state before divorce complaint may be fibel amending the tha law relating to the adoption of minor children there were a number of bills introduced by the senate judiciary committee fit at the request of the state code cod commission repealing or amending existing laws most of these measures measured repealed laws law which never neter had bad become operative or effective th the 0 repeal measures sur were wera passed for the purpose of clearing the statute books ot of a lot of dead and useless timber A resolution passed urged the fed eral government to classify the agricultural lands in the colorado river basin another urged weed control on the indian lands and canals on the ati lands within the old uintah indian reservation house resolutions included one urging the appointment of tools B s gates as secretary of the in perlor and one urging congress to loans for drainage and levee districts abolishment of the state board ot of elk ak control taking bear off the pro tooted list allowing fishing for common flah fish tn in the lower little behr bear cub and lol gan rivers permitting lo 10 longer nger seasons for or s ing in utah lake giving the th consent of the th otate fat to by th federal of alti fhate and private lands fat the sear ritt acted b bay y migratory bla b refuge aim bm CODA by the ui falwel g govern mont meat to the young of absent glee eleton at muil lopal ol 01 amending the old I 1 law to anns Y afie of I 1 idao eto eta I 1 providing tor for ur the registration 0 of student balliers barb bar liers tra the tha chief blu bill called tor for something laora than with which to carry on the th state SOT gov ornamental om orn mental activities during the coming biennium blenn laio while a supplemental bud got gat appropriation gives omitted from the original bill the legli legit lature latura also appropriated aitu which to defray its au own expenses |