The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-12
Fwenty-FOurth Session.
Thirty-YIrst Bays Proceedings.
COUNCIL


y y STRANGE signed by Thomas Cupit al
" 339 property holders of Park Cit
u against the passage of the bill to il
le corporate said city, as the boundsrit
e as now described included mimi
e and milling property, over an
|, through which roads were made f
4 mining purposes, and we're not sui
y ject to taxation by municipal author
10 ties. The remonstrance is not again
Q the incorporation, only 80 far as th
|! boundaries in the bill are set forth
1t was read and referred to the CON
mittee on municipal corporations an
toWnsites.
The bill amending charters of in
corporAted cities, sent from the Hous
on Tuesday, was taken from the tsbl
and read, passed its first reading
land, on motion Of Councillor Caine.
was referred to the committee or
municipal corporations and town
Sites.
The bill for an act to incorporate
Nephi City was then taken up and
after passing its first reading by it
title, was referred to the same CON-
mittee.
A message from the House an
no1nced the passage by that body OF
the bill creating a jury fund IN civil
cases.
The bill for an act amending an
act providing for the protection Of
keepers of inns, hotels, boarding
houses, etc., approved February Is.
1876, was taken up, passed It's fret
reading, and was referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary.
A notification from the House was
received and read of the passage in
that branch of the bill prohibiting
the smoking and chewing of opium,
with amendments, which were read
and agreed to.
The bill in relation to the proceed
ings OF probate courts was taken up
and read the first time, which read
ing it passed.
A message from the House al
nounced the concurrence of that
body in the Council amendments to
the bill creating Emery County.
The bill amending sections 1908
and 1892 Of the Compiled Laws was
read the first time and passed that
reading.
The House, per messenger, notified
the Council of the concurrence in the
of the latter to the con-
current resolution respecting redis-
tricting the territory.
The bill for creating q jury fund in
civil cases, and for other purposes,
was taken from the table and read
once, passed its first reading, and
was referred TO the committee on
judiciary.
The bill relating to proceedings Of
probate courts was read the second
time, and passed its second reading.
The bill amending section 1903
and 1892 of the Compiled Laws of
Utah, was taken up, and amended by
changing the time for imprisoning
for contempt from thirty days to ten,
and it passed its second reading az
it then passed its third
reading by its title, the title was read
and The bill passed.
Councillor Sm0ot, chairman of the
committee on municipal corporations
and townsites, reported back the bill
to incorporate Park City, with amend
ments. The bill was put on its sec
ond reading, with the amendments,
and it passed to its third reading.
The amendments make the bill con-
form to the prayer OF the petitioners
in the remembrance mentioned above,
with regard to the boundaries; require
the mayor, councillors and justices of
the peace TO be ireeholders; provide
for holding elections biennially; for
the giving OF bonds by judges of cleo
ton; authorize tax of five mills on
the dollar on ell taxable property,
made such by the statutes, One-hslf
Of which shall be for city purposes
and the other half for common
schools; fixing the license on saloons,
etc., ct not less than $50. instead OF
''not to exceed" that amount, as it
previously read; the clause providing
for impounding cattle and collecting
fines and damages on same, was
stricken out; the concurrence of two,
thirds of the city council is required
for the removal OF city officers. The
charter is to go into effect on the 1st
OF April.
Councillor Wells, from the COM
mittee on enrolment, reported the
act requiring mining recorders to give
bonds, and the act condemning lands
for public use, as correctly enrolled
and sent to the Governor for his sp
proval.
The bill amending sections 1903
and 1892 OF the Compiled Laws was
taken up on It's third reading; the
title was amended to reai, repeal
ing section 1903 and amending sec
ton 1892" and the bill was passed
and sent TO the House for concurrence
in the amendments.
The bill to incorporate Park City,
in Summit County, then passed its
third reading by its title, and was sent
10 the House for action.
Councillor Smoot introduced a bill
for an ACT to amend an act entitled
an act regulating the mode of pro
cedurs in criminal cases, which was
read. passed its frat reading, and waI
referred to the committee on judi
cisry.
A communication from the House,
ANNOUNCED the receipt OF a message
from the Aeting-Governor, conveying
bis non-approval of the act relating
to the jurisdiction of Justices courts
j Councillor Wells, from the enroll
ment committee, reported the bill
prohibiting the smoking and chewing
of opium, as having been sent to thI
Governor for bis approval.
Minutes called for, and the Coun
Gil adjourned, with a clear table.