The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-18
THE LEGISLATURE.
TWenty-Fo Session.
Thirty-SeTenlh Days Proceedings
COUNCIL.

re terence, on the Part of the Hous
: on the Dill authorizing certain cour
K ties to purchase stock in the Uta
, Eastern Railway Company.
= The House bill defining the Fir
' and Third Judicial Districts, vi
e taken up and passed its first readin
E and was referred to the committee o
e ljudiciaTy.
, This bill spportions Cache, Rict
: Weber, Box Elder, Morgan, Utah
( Millard, sanpete, SEWER. Juab, an
/ Wssatch to the First Judicial Di:
l triCt, With Court House as Ogden 70
the northern counties, and Salt Lake
Tooele, Summit and Davis to tn
Third Judicial District; also states
Congress should appoint snothe
associate Justice for Utah, the north
ern counties shall be named tn
Fourth Judicial Di. t:ict
A communication was received
| from the House, announcing that i
had passed the billremCving the polit
ical disab ties OF women.
Sad bill vas taken up, read the
frat time and laid on the table tC
come up in its regular order.
The bill strkss ont the word
male" in the qualifications OF terri
torial, county and precinct officers aud
electors, and adds the words ito hold
Office" to the act comforting upon
women the elective franchise.
The sugar bill, reported back from
the House, With amendment, was
taken up and the amendment con-
CURED in. The amended bill specifies
the amount at Z, 900 instead OF 10, 900
pounds of sugar to be produced.
The bill licensing and regulating
the sale of liquors was read three
times and passed.
This bill provides for County Courts
granting licenses outside corporate
limits, when petitioned for by ten
treeholders; for the giving of bonds
by applicant, in the sum Of not less
than $500 nor more than So, GOO, that
he will not keep q diso7derly house;
that the amount of license shall be
not less than 500 nor more than
$3.50 for six months and double these
amounts for twelve months, and no
license shall be granted for less than
six months; two thirds of the regis
tered voters of any precinct can sue
petition against the issuance
If license; licensed persons giving or
telling to an Indian, insane person or
minor shall be held guilty OF a mis-
lemeanor and be fined; whenever a
person shall become a county charge
BY reason of iutempeIance, q suit
nay be commenced against the
iealer in the habit of selling or giving
he person liquor; any married
woman can maintain a suit for dam
ages sustained by herself or children
On account of such traffic; that no
suit for liquor bills, sold in less guam
titles than five gallons, except for
mechanical or chemical
shall be maintained in the
courts; one half of all fines to be paid
% the scLool fund, and the other half
@ be used by the County Court.
A communication was received in
the Council that the House
1ad passed the bill amending the in.
act, with amendments.
The Council concurred in the House
Recess was taken until until ppm.
ppm.
The Council resumed its sitting.
Councillor Smith, from the commit
ee on education, reported the school
ill back, with amendments.
The women's rights bill Wss re-
erred to the committee on judiciary.
Councillor Fctheringham presented
| petition from Josiah Rogerson
and collector of Beaver
Jounty, praying for relief for taxes
NEGLECTED in that county. Mr..
2ogerson having paid the same
to $94.15-prays TO be re-
nbursed. Referred 10 the committee
n claims and appropriations, with
to incorporated the amount
q the appropriation bill.
Councillor Caine, from the commit
n general interpretations, reported
bat the House bill amending chapter
J, title II, of the Compiled Laws of
Utah, was virtually incorporated in
Jouncil File q.
A message from the Governor was
eceived announcing that he had sp
,roved the following bills: An act
hanging the name of Christensen to
.arsen; an act changing the name Of
,syt0n to Nsylor; an act requiring re-
orders of mining districts to give
onde; and an act providing for the
OF courts in certain cases.
a communication was received
rom the House Announcing that the
to 'ernor had sent q message notify
ng that body he had approved the
bile: An act for the protec-
ion of bees; an act defining the
.moun! of bonds of the Auditor of
Public AccountF, and territorial and
county tre43urers; also an act organ
zing San Juan County and enlargipg
emery County.
The school bill was read the second
ime By sections, amended, read the
bird time by its title and so passed,
I'D vas sent to the House for con-
in the amendments.
The principal amendments made
" the Council 10 the bill as it was
eceived from the House, were: Civ.
ng power to trustees. by a two-.hirds
majority vote of the taxpayers present
At a school meeting, to purchase,
mold, sell and convey property for the
benefit Of such district.
Trustees in contiguous districts can
make arrangements for union"
schools and transfer monies for the
benefit of children attending schools |
IN adjoining districts.
Trustees ghall prescribe the
branches to be taught in district
schools.
The House amendment to the
original bill, giving parents, wards OF
option OF eleoting the four
fundamental clements of education at
! fee Of 81 per term, was stricken out.
County treasurers ID act as sub
erri:o-ial treasurers for handling
chool monies arising from the terri
orial school tax
a communication was received
rom the House announcing the PAS
age of s. bill 20. ipcorE Grating vii.
ages.
Councillor Harrington, from the
committee On elections, reported that
hey had examined the House bill for
~ act changing the time for holding |