Show 1 r. r PASSED BY LAST LEGISLATURE z I BANK LETTERS LETTER'S TOPIC f of Laws LaR Dealing Dealing- With Evils Evil's in Business Business' P Practice P Praised l r J Also Those Which Provide r for n of of Good Roads Rouls and ancl r School System Within i thill t 11 State ir r t TRADE AND LETTER OF or NATIONAL COPPER BANK BANK BAN has just a nn an active Session during which 4 5 sli J ms 1 pOr nt leg legislation nn leas worked yas out onto Without at attempting t em tin to ro rc if SQ In in detail wo d desire lre to 1 p resent present a 1 few fEnt of f tho the moro morn P salts salient g lit ius ih C o of f interest to nIl all of us Earl session session there was passed i tell th fe features of ff business practice one group On One of of six SIX them laws nil all dealing e constitutes constitute nc needed p protection against the tho frau fraudulent n n. o operations of so-c so called so-called collection tion ti operating from diStant headquarters the the p past st of t lne l once fees for work which have havo 11 in thou thoy never intended do to under ander rit f from y the hib hor r r owner o of an account have I 1 t is s nn all d t then I collet- collet tion given p t 11 failed to make over O the I eon concern no proceeds With Wi P remedy to b be had lind a but the tho t law rc 0 Mires that thal l en e gl give e a bond o of to the thc noW I I i c which chich on inured J hy by secretary of state I ont gout of any an act of the tho rr agency cnn can recover his f. f i losses The second law tan n in an cases cagey j tot Pot of bankruptcies and alignment s the I landlords landlord's lIen Hen m may mT T jot be e entered as asI 1 wa n valid claim except to tb extent of or I I r EI alx months' months rental In Inthe the Pit pat the landlords land land- lords lord 1 hen e has bu had bad priority over t all 11 other otherE t 1 E claims except purchase imbue mort- mort J Ii case wage wage wag lIens Hens and x ti and to an in I unlimited extent In con consequence there ther sae alii often otten r between the land land- landlord lord and the that merchant t with the result rosult mercantile creditors v Would ouid rind find a n large accumulation Ing ot of unpaid rent tak precedence e over their own ci claims m. m t lUlU nu nn debtors debtor's completely absorbing the n asset fIt Th The oil off present I law Inn IY cuts the tho tty for or this particular la sort of or fraud With similar Intent th the wage wago lien Hen 1 law lair Has passed parsed stating stating- can be filed tiled that no wage lien Hen against a bankrupt or as n- signed concern for tor a A. sum Ium and In greater than no ca case e for would a sum that exceed tho the claimants claimant's earnings for tor flee five month months An Any such claims on the part of ft n hr will he be manager partner or the the he automatically suspended b by bankruptcy or assignment t I Law aw on nm P- P PIt aIt It was l J also o enacted that t a business cannot be conducted I under an 0 assumed umed nama name or partnership st stI stile ie except after filing filing- with the clerk cllrk of ot tho count affidavit county an lo l setting forth this thin name nam and the 10 location of or the principal business bual els s. s together with tho full tun of or and es of ot the pt persons owning names or con conducting u business Another of the tho group was waB 1 slaw which makes the drawing o of a n check cheek knowing know know- I InS InS' that balances or credits In th the handy hands of or the drawee wee arc are not sufficient nt for tor payment a ml and th the mere drawing of It prIma facie evidence c of Intent to defraud The Tho new 1 law w Is more drastic than the old one which utterly failed to protect the tho public against the man man who nho ho opens a 1 small bank account merel m merely rel to guard himself against legal attack and then proceeds to gl give worthless checks right and left A law already on the hooks hook regard ard ing the making of or false falsa statements of ot financial worth was amended and made moro more stringent It It provides that an any person TV who ho makes make IL a false statement or causes calise it to be be bernade made or uses It after the making shall ball to ino or Imprisonment or both The whole group Is la ahl valuable one making forte strongly for tor the clean conduct con con- duct of ot business within this state elate Good Road Bond Legislation Energetic legislating was vas also done in th the matter of ot good toad In the first place a direct appropriation of was Wa made mado b by the state to bo ho divided among the various counties From one fourth to th the tho whole oC or each count county county's s' s share hare In Iff this appropriation dep depending upon the tho assessed valuation of the county is to be be duplicated by It It and each county count must levy a 6 G t tax taz x upon tho the property of ot the precincts through which a state road PUlps passes for tor th the building and maintenance road of ot that The amount tl to b be realized from these thue levies which the stat state road commiss commission commis commis- s sion on is 18 given give power to enforce cannot be estimated before knowing through which though precincts these then roads road are to pass pas it is roughly d that con con- considerably above pe a a million dollars will be spent upon tho the state road System during the the next two years ears In addition legislature a 9 special sum eum o of 0 for tor the marking of the tho Pioneer r trail Neer through Echo cand and 1 o Weber East t it canyons and making Pj for wagons and autos An An- othor was laII set aside for the Im tm proves pro provement of ot the Midland trail which crosses th tho e state In In still lIun further ad nd- nd It 1 ie ed that counties appropriate for tor ma may Y the tho extension of roads road within their boundaries sums arms as thc they see sea fit Ut such other othe r Congress was vas also ala tn memorialized a donation of ot halt half a IL mil mn- lion acre acres of public lands lamb being re re- re quested If It the request Is I. granted th Ule proceeds proceed from the sale ale of ot this land ar at are to be be- beu u used ed In road building Tho The state has hilt adopted th the policy o of f using Jilin convict con labor upon the roads road an and this legislature voted to keep two at nt work In Instead tead of or one ona as a heretofore gangs gan gs The sum of 77 is s specially printed tor for their maintenance and to I bu buy needed road making equipment Th The state states state's s policy of or voting I Increasing road I building building- appropriations at each now new of the legislature Is second only 1 in In Importance to H Its generous s expenditures for tor education Two excellent forward steps were taken In In- In Ina a agricultural development de The tint first was tho the transformation of or the branch of or the state normal school local local- Id I'd d dt at Cedar City Into a branch of th the e estate state state agricultural Dr college This Thill really realty gl gives elves 8 the state two agricultural college col lege leges OM one In the north and one In the fO south tl the experiment Ration Ration- stations Moreover ore ver they thc are In widely different types of ot counts country 0 and can therefore be bl of ond dm more value to he the public The second sec sec- step to the b board n was yV of the he giving of ot authority tural COlle n colle-n 0 trustees of the le and nd 1 home homo d Srm o to 0 place Practical farm tarm of f the state em n n In ln every part to These G demonstrator arc arcand make compre Demonstrators and d home homei lud tudy ludy of ot farm lion ion rh They y cona are hS b by actual visita- visita 1 of oC new V to tn aaS a III t in the introduction Intro- Intro oD an and nets ew cro crops new methods of ot boys' boys In ln n encouraging en en- en home ome contest contest in a na f Ys farm and lag Ing ng and similar r or o e c test cow cs county fairs airs a. a k SiMlon pons in nd- nd the had nil agricultural ln In Promoting and I d o of oth th their lr UC Interests respective di d o other h fir ways way gas as may mo b be tr t a In such Ruch co with t th fed alwAYs ego with oth other r- r pUblic gOvernment and r working toward th the e dame am gate bodies Ia Las C Cha na Another new denart departure Ute Sta I. I men ment t nUt h a t authorizing the form enactment enact enact- gatlon gation districts for tor ford t th siren atton ot irrigation Irrl- Irrl d and mana pure t and rights tlC Like other ement ent e ot Wat these may bond thom themselves themselves' ve Vet purposes named tor and to be th the e the e taxes ar aro assessed d d. In tho the usual ulluS way Our OUT n collee Col y gatlon gatton In which this ata state le iem 8 ot has grown UP p owls lowly and a Weer methods of ot incorporation under n mutu r arlo rloyd or This rids Is the first m attend U lu 1 tl establish a n broad baa basis Is s tot fot th i- i J t to to tc development de and is sure aura to b be hi fu f ee reaching consequences of fr at The legislature Je also nillo dt deposit of ot public funds authorized by nn Zed path tb officer with an any bank or trl tru t p till p patty pany n In the state providing the tha corn cure cuic from tho the bank not th than h he e ae ct cent nt Interest upon the bl c. c Z p Pet r takes take security for the safety ot of t th the de d posit Tho The interest so o received ed a. a u t. to n 5 r placed In the Life general fund an and 1 the j e eor of or from official bonds is 15 to be p paid d they ther th co er Thorp Is la a la law providing pro r t th closer inspection of ot hotels and It down regulations for tor their plu ln ng lighting etc a late Jaw allowing quick a. a tion In garn garnishment cases In ordo ordet forestall the debtor In an any attempt flight or removal remo of ot his property a n 1 la a authorizing the te sale Bale or lease of ot artt vial etal lighting or PO power er plants b by muni nun a law pro providing a II penalty t tl misbranding closed cloud packages of f fru r j or ha having ing ur lackage for Lor sale aale- measure that will help in sec securing a 1 broader and firmer market for tor Utah products of ot this de description a a. minimum I wage law for tor workers a law amplifying the powers of the sheep heep commission In the quarantining or destruction of or diseased sheep a law extending to towns the privileges of municipal ownership of ot waterworks waterworks waterworks' water water- works works' a a. law making more efficient the Juvenile court machinery of the whole state a law appropriating fund funds for forthe tho the driving of or experimental well wells In scantily c Iv watered districts district districts for tor It In is known that In man many of these district there is t water not far tar from tho surface Bur sur face a law creating a a. department of banks and b banking with a commissioner commission commission- er and examiners and l Increasing DoSing the tho e number of ot required examinations to two each year There was waR also a a. game law whose outstanding feature Is the establishment establishment of ot two large game preserves and ono one at nt the Strawberry reservoir and ono ono one oneat at Fish lake The preserves tes could scarcely have ha been b band better per located an any anywhere an- an where In on tho the 0 west P and the th thought T back of ot the pro I provision lon seems an excellent excel excel- excellent lent Ilent one The purely administrative division of ot this legislatures legislature's appropriations exceeded exceeded exceeded ex ex- ex- ex that of two years ears ago b by l in round numbers This is almost wholly foUnd In increased official sale sala- ties ri 6 and clerk hire and represents an advance of ot 15 per cent Among other appropriations are 60 50 for the Jn institute an and demonstration work of ot the agricultural college for or mining and metallurgical research to be conducted by tho the University of or Utah to help entertain the thea Na a National a- a lIonal Education association at Salt Lako this coming summer forthe for tor the tho Utah exhibit at nt the eXPo expositions In n 1916 aa tR pensions for tor Indian war veterans and amI their widows forthe for tor forthe the state fair tall Including Including- for a 1 alive alive live stock pavilion and approximately for tor the tho state Industrial school mental hospital school for tor the deaf and blind and penitentiary I The Tho legislature voted against both of ot the amendments to o the tho constitution of ot the United States I. I e. e e tho Income tax amendment and the one providing for the direct election of or United States Sen Son Sena Senators a tors The tax lev levy for or the next biennium presents no c changes langes boing 4 41 H mills milli for tor general purposes egl J 3 mill milt high schools and 3 J mills mill for tor district schools The counties are aro further authorized to Y Jo 4 mills for tor th their lr schools and the cities from G CJ to S 3 mills for tor the tho same nimo O purpose the maximum depending on the tho assessed valuation of the elt city The Tho assessed v valuation of ot the state Ja pastes parses es In this biennium and rand tho the 4 4 i I mill tax will consequently yield about Twenty eight per cont cent of ot this or about will ba be set apart for tor the maintenance of at th tho ethree three leading leadIng leadIng lead- lead Ing state Institutions Institution In addition there has been sp specially appropriated d for tOI these Institutions about I two sums plus the tho 3 mill district tax tax plus lus the J mill high scho plus the thc Interest from land board will total about a be ho spent for foi I educational the state and which I is entirely dive I of or sums Rums to be raised by cand c cand ct and cities V r Provision I Is also made for tor the Hie c of ot countr country school county or hl high h school districts first class clais and for tor the manage their affairs by boards of or for the lovy le Ing of ot taxes b by the thea Tho The eon consolidated country countr district with Its rural high sc sch already y strong in lit Utah and Is Js' bet bell all aU over O the tho state aa aar r ras ri rias as possible |