Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-12
NEW LAWS OF THE TERRITORY.
tive Approval, and Which Are
Now Laws of Utah.


legislature that Utah will ever have, ha
not done lots OF work. The principa
accusation against the body is in referenc
to the kind of work performed. Of tn
great number of bills which have origin
ated during the session, only about
score have become law The DEMocRA,
has not attempted to publish these nu
merous measures, and now does no
propose to print even those which
have been approved, for want O
space; but the following summary
represents, with tolerable fullness, the
entirety of the new laws, which may be
looked upon as the extent of the actual
labor accomplished by the retiring
solons. Several of these measures are
very important, especially the stock bill
and that relating to mining locations.
The former will in itself be regarded as
sufficiently creditable, as public bene-
| faction, to warrant an expression of graft
tude to the legislators and His Excellency.
1t covers numerous needs in an industry
which is becoming the most extensive of
any in the Territory, and we devote con-
siderable space to synopsis of its vari-
Gus features
IL. F. No. 29-An act regulating the
branding, herding and care of stock, and
Furnishing certain ofenses concerning the
same. This law requires all parties driv-
ing sheep, horses or cattle in numbers of
twenty or more, to prevent them mixing
up with stock belonging to actual set
tiers, and from trespassing on lands or
property, and makes willful violation of
this misdemeanor, punishable by fine
of less than $1OO, and holds the trespasser
liable for all damages. Itprovides pen
atty of 500 fine or less for persons found
guilty of driving off stock from its estaS-
llshed range, and holds such trespasser
responsible for injury to the extent of
5000 head for all stock So removed.
Persons selling meat cattle, horses,
sheep, etc, are required to give bill a
sale OF the same, and purchasers are COM
PEELED to exact such paper; the bill of
sale must contain full description of
the marks and brands, and no person is
allowed to purchase stock which does
not contain marks or brands; and the
same law applies to hides, and holds the
seller and the purchaser similarly IL |
able: All proprietorssof slaughter-houses
shall keep record of the names and
places OF residence of all parties from
whom purchases of stock are made, and |
the brands and marks as well, and this
same obligation is imposed on all first
purchasers of hides throughout the Ter
rltory. These records shall at all times
De kept open for inspection.
Pound-keepers are constituted inspect-
,rs, and every butcher or other person
'laughtering meat cattle shall cause the
ame to be Inspected, receiving certifi-
ate, and shall pay therefor the sum of
twenty-five cents per head, and ten cents
Der head for all in excess OF five head at
me time. The district pound-keeper
hall keep record of the age, sex and
brands of all stock slaughtered, and pri-
ate individuals who slaughter are re-
ulred in addition to this to exhibit the
lde to the inspection of the pound
eeper at the time of slaughtering. Par
les other than the owners or their agents.
re prohibited from skinning the carcasses
dead cattle or sheep. ,
Inc county courts are authorized to ,
mploy detectives and offer rewards in
ases of violations of the law. '
Persons for driving off either for per- E
onal use or to sell, any stock belonging
other parties, shall be deemed guilty
felony, punishable by $1,000 or less, c
nd imprisonment not exceeding ten c
ears. :
A fine of $500 and imprisonment not :
ore than five years shall be imposed
pom those who shall place brands upon +
deface existing brands on stock not V
leir own. n
Parties passing through the country
18th droves of stock are required to ex- T.
nine their herds and eliminate all stock e
ot bearing their own brands, and those =.
tipping stock at nighttime must first u
I've such stock inspected by the precinct 1.
'und-keeper, and the certificate contain !,
Shippers name, ETC., with the latter. Y
Stock Inspected by the precinct pound te
'eper and certificate containing name e.
shipper, description OF stock, ETC.. n
llst be left at the Office of the inspector IS
public examination at least one wear. o.
In all trials for violation of this law the u
oof OF the brands and marks shall be II
tficlent to identify, and shall be deemed "
una tdcae evidence of ownership. All d'
olatlons for which there is no penalty IN
shall be deemed misdemean M
ID: +. No. S4-An act for the benefit of
rrltorlal prisoners, released from the
nltentiary. This bill is said to have
suited from the efforts of H. B. Claw m
and other Mormons, and provides th
1t $l5 shall be furnished to every Terri da
lal prisoner whose term of confne pa
mt reacher a year or more, at the ex an
alton OF term of sentence; and not less Tt
IN $40 of the amount must be ex- fel
lded by the Warden for clothing for a
h convict. th
:. f. No. 43-An act to prevent the be- WI
ling OF waters used for domestic pur- kis
the presence of anv cat an
or morse yard, sheep pen, stable, pig da
|, chicken coop, deposits or piles of yo
nure, offensive rubbish, carcasses of Sh
d animals, or to corral or pen up any bu
the above-named animals in any posi- fin
where the drainage from such prem got
or presence of any such animals got
Ii flow directly into the waters of anv exl
am, we'll or spring of water used for
lestlc purposes, and the violation of Ion
law is declared q misdemeanor. Fin
|. f. No. 66-An act amending an act POI
Incorporate the city of Lehi, approved +"
ruary 9th, 1852. This act gives the I'll
authority and power to regulate the kiss
er running through the town and win
IS taxes for maintaining it; TO direct "
control the location of railroad tracks my
latter laid within the city; to regulate by
control gas works, telegraph poles, do.
; TO restrain or prohibit the running ="
'rge OF stock and the selling of the csc,
to pay accrued damages; to levy a &c
'erty tax, not to exceed 5 mills, for 1 lo
keeping in repair of streets. teer
+. No. 3S-An act amending section dra,
lapter 80, Laws of Utah, 1884. This lass
simple substitution for the word 'sto', kiss
me OF said chapter of the words. tatic