The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-12-04
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, |
Dec. 3, 1877.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Dec. 3, 1877.
MORNING.
The Council convened at 10 O'Clock.
President Pease in the chair.
Roll called.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hall.
The journal of Saturday wa read
and approved.
Notice of the following bills were
given:
By MI. Haas-To provide for the
care and custody Of Territorial prison.
ers.
BY Mr.. Downey-To amend the civil
code.
BY Mr.. Draper-To amend An Act
concerning administrators of deeds,
and of the proof and recording of con-
veyances and cancelling Of mortgages.
The following bills we're introduced:
BY Mr.. Downey-C. F. No. 16, To
provide that hereafter all deeds,
mortgages and other instruments x e
cuted in the presence Of II witness
shall be deemed as valid and binding as
those executed before two witnesses.
By Mr.. Downey-C. F. No. II, Pro-
viding that all divorces heretofore de-
creed shall be valid.
By Mr.. Downey-C. +. No. Is, To
establish a wagon road from Laramie
City through Douglas Creek and Hahn's
Peak mining districts to White River
Agency, and a%ppropriating 5000 for the
same.
BY Mr.. Cheney. F. No. 10, That
sec. IS, of chapter los. of the Laws of
Wyoming, shall not apply to Sweet
water county.
BY Mr.. Dyer-C. +. No. 20, Fixing
the salaries of county officers.
BY Mr.. Dyer-C. f. Nc. 81, Provid-
ing that the Justices of the Supreme
Court shall receive $1,000 each from
the Territorial Treasury.
C. F. No. Z, In reference to the herd
ing, branding and care of stock, passed
the Council under suspension of the
rules.
G. F. No. o, Legalizing the official
acts of Il. G. Nickerson, a Justice of
the Peace of Sweetwater county, passed
the Council under suspension of the
rules.
Recess until 2 p. m.
AFTERNOON.
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Providing that fees and emoluments of
all officers of Albany county be reduced
one half.
Mr.. Mertzheimer offered an amend
ment, that the bill apply to Uinta
county.
Mr.. Swan offered an amendment,
that the bill apply to Laramie county,
Mr.. Cheney wanted it to apply to
Sweetwater county.
Mr.. Friend moved to apply it to Car.
bon county.
On motion the bill was made to APP
ply to the entire Territory, and passed
the Council by a unanimous vote, under
suspension of the rules.
The Council then went into a com.
mittee of the whole for the considera.
tion of G. F. No. II, In reference to
elections, and to prevent frauds con.
corning the same.
Mr.. Holiday said: SIN presenting
this bill 1 am prompted by the follow
ing motives:"
First--To arrange under one head
all the election laws of our Territory
and remedy many defects that are ap'
parent in the old laws as they now stand
Second-To prevent, and, l hope,
forever to discountenance the evil eff.
fects of political parasites fastening
themselves upon every candidate for al
office, the emoluments of which are 6
pecuniary inducement to aid, as it may
be, in the support of a family. 1t i!
unnecessary here to attempt to follow
in detail the corrupting influence OF
sapping from parties while candidates
as has been the case, more than the
pecuniary value of the office, when, t.
avoid the humiliation Of defeat be
comes the only inducement for sue
cess.
Third-To provide a law for con
tested elections. This part of the bill
is copied from the Revised Statutes o.
Illinois, upon which there are able
decisions and reports-a matter ir
which our laws at present are almos
wholly deficient.
FOurth-To throw n protection
around the most sacred of American
privileges-the right of the electora
franchise-the will of the people ex
pressed by secret ballot, without
bribery OF interference. The impor
lance of this in our Territory will com
mend itself to every INT who has beer
even a casual observer CT the previou!
manner of conducting u elections
that is to say, with a large proportion
of the electors of our Territory, EN-
ployed by powerful corporations whose
iron will, as conclusive evidence ha.