The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-31
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Mr.. Stout presented memorial
from B. III. Roberts and 1913 others,
relative to the guarding of the
sanctity of the nominating fran
chise. The petitioners represent
! that they are unprepared at each re-
current election Of school, county,
precinct and other officers to make
nominations, as the present law
neither states how, when nor where
initlatory steps are to be taken for
such representation. Read and re-
ferred to the committee on cleo
tons.
The following petitions were pre-
sented: By Mr.. Peery, from the
city council Of Ogden, asking that
approved territorial scales and
measures be established at each
county seat Of each county of the
territory. Referred to the commit
tee on commerce.
BY Mr.. Dusenberry, from John
w. Turner, for relief to the amount
of S1,40O, connected with his SER
vices as sheriff in the capture. trial
and conviction of Fred. Welcome
and Jack Emerson, who had muir
dered petitioners son in July, 1879.
Referred.
Mr.. Booth, from the committee on
municipal corporations and towns,
reported relative to the petit
ton OF Let Russell and other
citizens of Lehi to change the boun-
Diary lines of that city, that the COM
mittee had duly considered the Pc
tition and recommended that the
prayer be granted. The change is
substantially to add an additional
half mile on the east of the city of
Lehi and drop half mile from its
present extent on the north. Re
port accepted and the committees
bill to change the boundaries placed
on file.
The Speaker appointed Messrs.
Thurman, Partridge and Peery on
the committee to request the Secre-
tary of the Territory to furnish to
the House a list Of all foreign cor
pOrations doing business in the Ter
ritOry.
Mr.. Hatch, from the special COM
mittee on conference, reported rela-
tive to H. F. No. 8, that the joint
committte recommended the adop
ton of the following substitute for
section 3: All laws and parts OF
laws conflicting with this act are
hereby repealed" The report was
accepted.
Introduction of bills: Coz 3-
BY Mr.. penroSe, in relation to irri-
cation companies; explaining that
as there were so many amendments
to be made to the present statute, it
was deemed better to introduce
a bill for a new act. The bill
provides that on the representation
by petition by majority of citizens
to the County Court that there are
unclaimed streams which may be
utilized, the County Court shall pro-
coed TO organize the county into dis
tricts, which districts may en- n1GSse
meet and organize irrigation compa-
MES with thirteen trustees; that
notice Of such organization be given
by publication; that the trustees 10
cate the canal, determine the
quality of the land and the amount
of tax per acre to be levied upon |
taxable property to construct the |
canal. Pending the reading of the !
bill it was referred to the commit
tet. on irrigation,
QBy Mr.. Dalton. to amend section
/ of chapter II, Of the session laws |
of 1878, relating to the per cent. of
tax to be levied for Territorial and
school purposes. Referred to the
committee on ways and means.
Council bill No. Is was taken up
on it's second reading. The bill
designates as public holidays the
following days: Jan. /, May so,
Day; July 1, July "a,
Pioneer day, and all days which
may be set apart by the President
of the United States or the Gov
ernor of the Territory, as days of
and also the 25th Of
December.
Mr.. Dusenberry suggested the adj
of an additional section
in regard to. negotiable papers be.
coming due on such days The bill
was filed for third reading.
The Council bill to amend section
1888 of the Compiled Laws of Utah
was called up on its third reading.
The bill relates to the point from
which distances are 10 he COM
puted IN serving summonseS by
sheriffs. Mr.. Penrose moved that
the bill be recOnmitted TO the COM
mittee on judiciary. Carried.
The House bill providing for the
incorporation Of villages was taken
up on its third reading. The pro
visions of the bill are that any vii