The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-05
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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

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TnuRspAY, Jan. ., 1861, 1 pm .a
Council met a. per Adjournment
Councillor George AT, Smith presented
a petition from the citizens Of Fountain
Green and Moroni, San Pete county,
signed Ijy Matthew Caldwell and ia
others, praying for the removal Of the
lcounty scat from Manti to Moroii. II
was referred 10 the committee opc0unlies.
lCouncilor Smith also presented 4 petition
| from The citizens Of Mount Pleasant San
Pete count y, signed by $50 pcFsons, pray.
ing for an appropriation, for the constrnc.
tion Of 4 road irou that place by war 81
Thistle Valley and Spanish Fork To-
ISpringyilIc, Utah county. On motion Of
Councillor Hardy. II was referred ID the
committee on roads, bridges, ferries aud
canyons. 4, J. 4, Z l.,.' I.
Councillor Woodruif, chairman Of the
committee on revenue, prescntcd the fol
lowing report:
ITO the Honorable tho President and
the Council: 3. 81. Il. .,..s Fl
Gentlemen: Yonr COMMITTEES. to
whom WAS referred that portion 81 the
iGovernor's message relating TO the sub.
ject Of taxation at Fairfield and Carnp
Floyd. would respectfully report that We
have thoroughly investigated this subject.
and have received the facts III the case
from the probate judge ard the assessor
and collector Of Cedar county, whereby
we hive learned that the commantlinr
officers Of the u s. Army at Camn Floyd
utterly forbid the assessing OF collecting
E0f uRy taxes from any person whatever.
within the military reserve; also. that the
inhabitants Of Fairfield, who are not IN.
lclnded In the military reserve, hare called
meetings and passed resolutions declaring
that they will not pay any taxes 10 those
assessors and ColIectoTsWho are appointed
BY the laws II the Territory, and such
officers have been lindcred ID the dis
charge q their duty by mob force, us the
documents accompanying this report,
which are forwarded by theprobaIe judge
Of Cedar county, WiiEclcarly show. Hence
your committee would recommend The
passage ofthe accompanying bill, entitled
AN net for the f0rcible. assessinr and
collection Of taxes. NJ .s. n.
w NyoonRrEr, Chairman
Councillor Whiting presented d petition
from the citizens of North Bend, San
Pete county, signed BY l9persons. asking
for an appropriations Of $4,000, for tlle
purpose Of improving the road through
Spanish Fork Kanyon, which was read
aud referred % Inappropriate committee.
n. Council adjourned I'LL tomorrow al
4 pm :.s: Il; q.
Il. FaipAY, pm
"A communication was received from
Secretary Wootton, relative 10 tic a,p an
progal by the Governor, Of certain memo.
|rlals, and a resolution in regard to the
publication Of the journals Of The Legisla.1
tive Assembly. ..s 3. !. s.
Councillor Woodruff presented the re-
port Of the treasurer OF the Deseret 40.
Manufacturing Society. Ii
was accompanied by resolution to ap-
pEnpriate $500 out of the Territorial
Treasury for the relief Of said society.
Ihe resolution toappropriate was opposed,
and fuaily killed. Il. ..s 81
On motion OF Councillor Darlington. the
.docameuts accompanying the resolution
were ordered TO be printed In the MouN-
rAtSIER aid DESIRED Nelrs. s, q. s.4. .z.
For want ef space we arc only. able 10
Insert the following portion VI said docu.
ments: Il. $ Isl .,[.. "
REPORT or THE PRESIDENT
OF THE DESERET AGRTCUI,-
TURAL AND MANUFACFUIi.
.1 ING SOCIETY. s.
10 The Gofanor and Legislative. :. :. II. g.: ~
III: J. Assen6lg ot the Territory Of Uiah:
GESrLEHEs We are happy to say
thai through the encouragement your
honorable body has seen proper 10 afford
us through your appropriations and the
ready and perseyering excrtions Of the
people OF this Territory, we have. arrived
to a greater perfection in agriculture
aud manufactures thaa could have been
expected in our isolated position in these
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Oar soil Is much diversified, our bench
land has been greatly improved by irri-
cation, and the low land that was count.
ell us useless IS now, by piougLing and
flooding through the winter; becoming the
most productive. .ssa iii. FL III -.
Much Of our land has been severely
taxed by raising successive crops Of .wlIeati
for the past eight or ten years, and We
would recommend the change TO erops Of
corn and roots, that the farmers NAV
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