The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-08

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be Z. ss..--,t5fires Of the United States CJ
Cj hepl'.-,' C,noress assembled: that the
AH ie5I...~ Of the Territories of the
legisl H5 states now or hereafter TO be
Un.ysG: shall not pass local o. special
orgali;-- 'o1v of the folloWing-enumerated
reses. that is to say;
Sbsnging the names OF persons or
places o,a,;ns altering and
,-a-ting roads or high ways.
STscsting roads, town plats, streets,
.,lsvs and public grounds.
T3csting or changing county seats
Pegulsting county and township al
lAI Regulating the practice in courts of
1psgulating the jurisdiction and duties
= ;5stioes OF the peace. police magis-
rates. and cOnstables-
Providing Tor changes OF venue In
civil and criminal cases.
Incorporating cities, towns, or VII
les or changing or amending the
n5sTtsr OF any town, city, or village,
e. the punishment Of crimes and
FnisdemesnOrs.
Far The assessment and collection of
+.-sr for Territorial, county, township,
or road purposes.
Pr Providing for the management of
common schools.
The opening and conducting of any
election OF designating the place Of
E The sale or mortgage on real estate
belonging TO minors OF other under
The protection Of game or fish.
Charterins or Licensing ferries or toll
Renting fines, penalties or forfeit
Ures.
Creating, increasing, or decreasing
fees. percentage, or allowances of
public officers during the term for
which said officers are elected or ap-
pointed.
Changing the law of descent.
Granting TO any corporation, associa-
ton, or individual the right to lay down
railroad tracks, or amending existing
charters for such purposes.
Granting to any corporation, associa-
ton, or individual any special or exclu-
ave privilege, immunity, or franchise
whatever.
In all other cases where a general law
can be made applicab e, no special law
shall be enacted in any Of the Territories
Of the United States by the Territorial
thereof.
SEC. 2. That no Territory of the
United States now or hereafter to be
or any political or municipal
corporation or subdivision of any such
Territory, shall hereafter make any
subscription TO the capital stock Of any
Incorporated company, or company or
association having corporate powers, or
n any manner loan its credit 10 or use
Il for the benefit of any such company
OF association, or borrow any money for
the use of any such company or as
ISOLATION.
SECS. That no law of any Territor-
isl legislature shall authorize any debt
10 be contracted by or on behalf of such
Territory except in the following cases:
10 meet a casualdefcitin the revenues,
% pay the interest upon the Territorial
ie0t, 20 suppress Instructions, or 10
provide for the public defense, except
nat n addition to any Indebtedness
treated for such purposes the Leglsla-
.ure may authorize a loan Tor the cree
ion Of penal, cha ritable, or educational
institutions Tor such Territory If the
total indebtedn SIS of the Territory is
not thereby made to exceed per cent.
upon she assessed value of the taxable
in such: Territory as shown b.
the last general assessment for taxalion,
and nothing in this act shall be con-
strued co prOaibit the refu 9Ging OF any
existing indebtedness of sucn Territory
or OF any political or municipal .eorpOrs
non, county, er other SUBDIVISION
therein.
SEc.4. That no political or munich
pal corporation, county, or ot3er subdi-
vision IN any of the Territories of the
United States shall ever become indeb-
ted in any manner or fer any purpose
90 any amount in the aggregate. ancluo-
existing Indebtedness. exceeding
Hour PEI oentum en- the value OF the tax
able property within such corporation.
county, or subdivision. TO be ascertalned
% the last assessment for Territorial
Aiia county lakes previous 70 the incur
ing % such indr btedness and all bonds
O oolsa1Ous IN excess OF such amount
gwen oy such corporations such shall be
NOla. Ia4t nothing in this act con-
.1lneu SNAIL be 50 construed as TO affect
Sue fSlidity OF sny act of any Territorial
-1ss'slat0re heretofore enacted, or OF
a.. oongauons existing or contracted
- LILl0eT nor 10 preclude the issuing
=. ponds already contracted for in pur
:. s-a l- o. express provisions of law. nor
PIgVent any Territorial Legislature,
.-om IegalEing tina acts of any county,
III . pa corporation or subdivision of
~! territory as to any bonds hereto
issued or contracted TO be issued.
SLS' ,. That section eighteen humid
20 e !. and eighty-nine, title twenty-three. |
= :. me Revise Statutes of the United |
N sc De amended to read as follows:
Aue legislative assemblies of the |
-e.eI a territories shall not grant pri-
, ,s.e charters or special privileges, but |
- may, by general incorporation !
-, permit persons TO associate them |
80 together as bodies corporate for |
5---.-s; manufacturing and other in |
- -s3 IA! pursuits, and for conducting
- --s business Of Insurance, banks OF dis
- ana deposit (but not of issue.) |
al =; rust and guaranty associations,
-o,I- tol ne construction or operation OF /
80 H "a, Wagon-rOad, irrigating-
- ~ = ne Colonization and Improvement /
c,r linus n connection Herewith, or for !
- 50 Summaries, churches, libra
=. - any other benevolent, charitable,
" scientific association"
sLe- o. That nothing in this act con-