Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-18
The House.


BY Mr.. Farnsworth, from William
Fotheringham, OF Beaver, asking for $3.50
compensation for searching the records OF
the Second District Court to ascertain the
amounts of fees allowed in Territorial
criminal business for the past two years,
by authority of Auditor Clayton. Claims
and Public Accounts.
BY Mr.. Lund, from w. A. Pierce and
other residents and Taxpayers OF Moab
praying that all that portion OF
Emery county lying east OF the tenth
meridian, be annexed to San Juan county.
The petitioners represented that they
resided 120 miles from the county seat of
Emery county, and travel over the road,
which crosses the Green and the Grand
rivers, was expensive and extremely
dangerous Committee on Counties
BY Mr.. Thurman, from A. o. Smoot,
Jr., Assessor and Collector OF Utah
county, praying to be reimbursed in the
sum OF 1927 IL, the amount of uncollect-
ible taxes for the years 1882, 1888 and
1884 paid by him to the Territorial Treas
urer. Committee on Claims and Public
Accounts.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
From the Committee on Private Cor
porations, substitute for G. F. No. "a,
amending the law relating to fire insur-
ance companies The bill passed to its
third reading and was ordered printed.
From the Committee on Municipal
Corporations and Towns, recommending
that G. f. No. 3 and ii. +. No. 80,
amending the city charter of Smithiield,
Cache county, be consolidated into one
bill.
From the same committee, III. +. No.
4S, amending the city charter of Pleasant
Grove, Utah county. '7-a-Hs'.
From the Committee on Highways,
favorably on the petition OF David Cam
eron and other citizens OF Piute and
Garfield counties, asking $500 from the
Territory for road and bridge purposes
between Circle Valley and Panguitch,
the same to be expended under direction
OF the county courts oil said counties.
From the same committee recommend
ing that the petition OF citizens OF Kane
county for making roads and bridges in
Kanab canyon be granted to the amount
of 81 800.
| From the same committee on another
petition from Kane county citizens, rec
ommending that the Probate Judge o.
that county be allowed to draw on the
Territorial Treasurer for 81 900, the same
to be used in making highways in Long
Valley canyon, instead OF Shonesburg
canyon, as provision was made for by
the last Legislative Assembly. The
County Court of Kane county is required
TO expend $500 additional in making tn,
| improvements.
From the Judiciary Committee, recon
mending that III. +. No. 6, relative to the
enforcing OF liens, be put upon its passage
From the same committee, recommend
ing that III. Il. No. %, pertaining to lien
on personal property, be rejected. Bil
rejected. 4-. r.H..
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. 'iN,tl
BY Mr.. West, II. +. No. 40, prescribin
qualifications for electors and oiiicehuld
ers; providing for the registration q
voters, and regulating the manner G
conducting elections. Committee OIL
Elections.
By Mr.. West, IL. +. No. so, providin
for Il Territorial Board OF Equalization
Committee on Ways and Means. M
SECOND READING OF BILLS.
III. II. No. Az, amending the charter {
Alpine City, Utah county, by deiinitel
prescribing the taxation powers OF tn
municipality, The rules were suspende
and the bill passed on its third readn
by unanimous vote.
IL, 4. No. AZ, the remodeled jury bill
passed in quick time under suspension {
the rules.
G. f. No. IL, regulating the practice
medicine and the sale OF medicine, cam
up in the next order Of business.
On motion, the enacting clause wa
stricken out.
II. f. No. 10, amending the charter
Richfield City, was then read by sections
after which it was filed to come up on il
third reading. .E al
The consolidated bill-II. +. No. 80 an
G. +. No. 3-amending the city chartc
OF Smithfeld, passed to its third readin
and was ordered printed.
g. +. No. rs, amending section 2, chul
ter 81, Laws OF 1880, relating TO the al
pointment OF the Board OF Directors
the Territorial Insane Asylum, passed
its third reading under suspension OF ia