The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-02
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,:
FIFTYSECoND DAY.
COUNCIL.
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amended by adding five new sec
lions. Laid on the table to come w
in its order.
The committee on enrolment re.
ported c. f. 3 properly enrolled and
forwarded to the Governor.
The committee on Judiciary re-
ported OH the petition of the cOu ty
court of Beaver County. praying
for the sum of 1857 for money ex-
pended In boarding, guarding AMI
medicine furnished to Ben Tasker
and other persons not properly the
charg- of Beaver County. The
committee had investigated the
matter and found it contrary to the
policy generally adopted, as the
counties have power TO levy tax
cover all contingent expenses and
all prisoners have been maintained
at the expense of those counties in
whose charge they were; and it
would have been proper for the
county court Of Beaver TO apply TO
such counties. Iron County had re-
fused to pay for the keeping Of BIN
Tasker and was partially justified in
80 doing. The committee also cOnsid-
cred that the amount of SIS per day,
as charged in the petition, is eXh0r-
bitant, and reported adversely. But
as the notorious thief and murder er.
Ben Tasker, had no particular
place Of habitatiOn, the committee
recommended that $150 be appropri-
ated to cover the expenses prayed
for by Beaver County. The COM
mittee further recommended that
$3.50 be appropriated as reward for
the capture and arrest of Ben
Tasker. Referred to the committee
on claims, with instructions to in
corporate the amounts in the APP
preparation bill.
The committee on counties. to
whom was referred the petition of
S. j. Pearson and others, asking
that portion Of the western part
of Kane County be annexed to
Washington County, and the petit
ton of J. r. Cutlin and others, ask
ing for a portion of the northern
part of Kane County to be added to
Washington County, brought in
bill to accomplish the result asked
for in the petition. The bill was
laid on the table to come up in it's
order.
Councillor Sm0ot introduced a bill
to define how appropriations shall
be paid. The bill provides that all
appropriations from the territorial
treasury of 81, 200 and upwards Shall
De paid in quarterly installments in
the year in which it is to be paid.
Laid on the table to come up in It's
order.
H. F. s. the bill to change the
time Of CHASING estTays to twelve
instead of eighteen months, was
taken up. The amendments sug-
gest that all persons conducting
drives and round ups shall notify
the nearest pOundkeepers of the
times and places of the drives, and
that said poundkeepers shall take
charge Of all unclaimed stock and
brand them with a letter S, two and
One-half inches long, on the right
side, as territorial eStray brand,
and owners shall be entitled to re-
deem them within twelve months
by paying 81 for empounding and
branding them; afterwards the
poundkeepers to claim and dispose
OF said estrayS as in the law pro-
vided.
Councillor Wells expressed strong
sentiments against these round ups.
and said that they had been ab0l-
ished years ago in Salt Lake County
by public sentiment, and the cOun-
cllOr considered that a man ought 20
have ighteen months for his crit
tiers TO run on the range before they
are classed as estrays. He also
wished that the county officers
should be authorized TO pay back
the money to owners when the
stock is properly identified that had
been sold as estrays. He did not
want to encourage cattle drives; the
people here had got sick of it. as it
always had been abused and always
would be.
Considerable discussion ensued
upon the amount of remuneration
which should be given to pound
keepers, motions being made that
these persons have SITE, and soc.
for listing and branding the estrays
in these drives, and to receive 1c.
per day for. herding. One dollar
was agreed upon.
G. F. 90, bill changing the boun-
1arles of Kane and Washington
Counties was read and passed.
G. f. 80, defining how territorial
appropriations shall be paid, was
read and amended.
Councillor E. Snow saw defect in |
he proposed bill. He would favor |
/ bill which would ask for the |
claims to be audited 1T certain |
lines, but not to bar any claims
which might not be presented just
1t a certain date.
Councillor Thurber said the de-
ign of the bill was to scatter the !
payment of claims CT appropria-
ions ever the whole year, and not |
or large claims to be presented and
1aid in the early part of the year,
up all the funds, and
hen for small amounts, such as
uror's fees, and the like to be left
)ut in the cold. The bill was re-
t. the committee on
evenue.
AImessage was received stating
hat he House had concurred in
he COuncil amendments tn IT F