, 1884-03-26
CHAPTER SO.
statute Laws-RevlslOn and COmplIatlOn

AN ACT to pFov'2 %, lS In sr Tss5sSp ann" AMID f SS% a%s %%1S e6 tss Statute 1'"'0f
BE it enacted by The Council and House of Representatives of the
Territory Of Wyoming:
SECTION l. That the governor of the Territory of Wyo.
ming be, and is hereby authorized, by and with the advice
and consent of the council, to appoint three persons,
learned in the law, as commissioners, to revise, simplify,
arrange and consolidate all statutes of the Territory
which shall be in force at the time such commissioners
shall make their final report of their doings: Provided,
That no attorney shall be appointed as one of the above
named commissioners who has not been a practising
attorney in the Territory of Wyoming for a period of
more than two years.
SEC. 2. That in performing this duty, the commits
sioners shall bring together all statutes and parts of stat
utes, which, from similarity of subjects, ought to be
brought together, emitting all redundant, repealed and
obsolete enactments, and making such alterations as may
be necessary to reconcile the contradictions, supply the
omissions and amend the imperfections of the original
text, and they shall arrange the same under chapters and
sections, or other suitable divisions and subdivisions,
with head notes briefly expressed, of the matter contained
in such divisions; also with side notes so drawn as to
point to the contents of the text, and with references to
the original text from which each section is compiled and
they shall provide by a temporary index, or other expe-
dent, means for an easy reference to every portion of
their report, and the compilation and revision herein
provided for shall be so prepared as to show in some
suitable manner all changes in and additions proposed to
be made to the existing law of the Territory.
SEC. 3. That when the commissioners have completed
the revision, compilation and consolidation of the statutes
as aforesaid, they shall cause a copy of the same to be
filed in the office of the secretary of the Territory, to be
submitted to the ninth legislative assembly of the Terri
tory, upon its converting, that the statutes so revised,
amended, added to and consolidated, may be re-enacted,
if the Legislative assembly of the Territory shall so deter
mine, and at the same time they shall designate such
statutes or parts of statutes as in their judgment ought to
be repealed, together with any provisions which in their
judgment ought to be enacted in lieu thereof, or in addi-
ton thereto.
SEC. 4. That the commissioners shall each receive a
compensation for his services of one thousand two humid
red dollars, and said commissioners shall also be author
lied to employ one clerk, who shall receive for his services
the sum of eight hundred dollars, and to expend a sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars for stationery.
SEC. 5. Upon the completion of the work Of said COM
missioners, and the filing of the same in the office of the
secretary, as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the governor
and secretary of the Territory to examine the same, and,
as soon as practicable, determine whether the same has
been done, and a report made, in conformity to this act,
and if they shall so determine, they shall file their decision
with the auditor of the Territory, upon which it shall be
lawful for the auditor to draw warrants for the payment
of any expenses incurred under this act, upon any appro-
priation made for the payment of such expenses.
SEC. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage and approval.
Approved February 20, 1884,.