The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-03-12

secretary of territory for duties impos-
ed by territorial laws, likewise a good
provision; an act to regulate the levy
and sale upon legal process of shares of
stock in incorporated companies; an
act authorizing all courts to summon
interpreters when necessary; an act au-
thorizing the city of Cheyenne to issue
bonds for the purpose building water
wOrks;this is something that should have
been done years ago, but, now that it is
fairly under way, the people will wei
corie it just as warmly; an act requiring
that clerks of courts, and their deputies,
shall give bonds; an act to authorize the
foreclosure of mortgages by advertise
ment, this legGlizes power Of sale mort
cages, and obviates the necessity of the
usual equity proceedings to %foreclose;
an act authorizing the secretary Of ter
ritory to procure a block Of native
granite suitably inscribed, as Wyom-
ing's contribution to the Washington
monument; an act authorizing the board
of county commissioners to erect a poor
house and hospital. All Of these mea-
sures are very good and are highly sat
isfactOry to the people.
As to amendments, there are 4 great
many. Among the more prominent are:
An act fixing the minimum term of
conviction for felony at one year; the
minimum had been abolished in II; an
act supplying omissions and correcting
errors in the compiled laws; this act leg
allies the interpretations and corrections
Of the cOmpilers; the amendment TO the
railroad bill, providing that the Wyo-
ming, Montana & Pacific road shall ex-
pend 10000 during the present year
o. their road, or shops, and build 100
miles of road by November 1888; AN &C
repeating the Infamous m~iscegenation
law, which prevented the inter-marriage
OF the races; an act providing that here
after the court shall fix the punishment
in cases of conviction for felony; here
%tofore, juries have had that power; an
act revising and extending the law re-
lating to divorces and alimony; this sup
plies much needed legislation on this
important subject; an act amending the
charter of the city of Chey enne; this
extends the terms of the mayor, and
the officers appointed by him, to two
years, after the next election; an act to
regulate and establish the judicial dis
tricts of Wyoming, it provides that the
first district shall comprise Laramie
county (and also Crook county, when
organized) to be presided over by Chief
Justice Sener; the second district, to
comprise Albany and johnson counties,
to be presided over by Associate Justice
Blair; the third district to comprise
Carbon, Sweetwater and Unita coun-
ties, to be presided over by Associate
Justice Parks an act authorizing the
taking Of testimony and accounts in
~Chancery cases in vacation; this eXpe-
dites legal business, and is a boon to
~lltigants; an act striking out the pre-
sent provisions of the civil code relating
to arrest and bail in civil cases and sup.
plying other provisions; an act provid-
ing for rewards for parties charged
with felony; this authorizes the payment
Of rewards for the mere capture of re-
fugees from justice; an act to protect
hotel and boarding house, keepers and
for other purposes;this gives the keepers
a lien on the baggage OF the guests and
makes it a misdemeanor to procure
board or lodging under and by false OF
fraudulent representations; an act ap.
plying certain provisions of the civil
code to cases in chancery, as injunction,
mandamus, etc. an act giving Justices
courts jurisdiction over certain cases Of
arrest as provided in title g., chapter IL
lin the civil CODE.
So far as can be seen there Is no in,
furious Legislation incorporated into our
laws. Much that hes been obscure is
made plain; that which was deficient is
supplied; what was needed has been
created.