Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-12

amend chapter 10 OF the Laws OF Utah,
1884. This bill adds to sections and a
clause empowering the City Councils of
the Territory to annually assess, collect
and expend water tax, TO supply the
several cities with water for domestic and
irrigating purposes and TO regulate the
use of water for manufacturing purposes.
To provide against otfenses OF assault and
battery and petty larceny.
Substitute III. +. No. l4-An act to
amend section u, chapter 40, OF the Laws
OF Utah, 1884. This amendment is i'm
portant TO the citizens of Salt Lake as
well as others, and we give it in full as
follows:
"Any person who in violation of any right
of any other person or of said corporation
TERRITORY of Utah,) wilfully turns or uses
the water, or any portion thereof, of said
canal ditch, or reservoir; except Mt time or
times, when the use of such water has been
duly distributed to such person, or wilfully
uses any greater quantity of such water
than has been duly distributed to him, or in
any wav changes the flow of water when
lawfully distributed for irrigation or other
useful purposes, except when duly authorized
to make such change, or wilfully and
canal water-gate, ditch, conveying water
for irrigation or other useful purpose, is
guilty of q misdemeanor."
G.. f. No. Alan act amending an act
TO incorporate Logan City, approved jan
uary 18th, lS66-provides for the extern
sion of the city limits.
G.. +. No. 2S-A bill amending an act
incorporating the city of Moroni, in San
pete county-extendin the city's area.
c. f. No. PA bill amending an act
! incorporating the city of Morgan, in Nor
gan county, approved February 18th,
lS6S-gives increased power to the city
government similar to that conferred
upon Richfield, as shown above.
Substitute G. L. No. 34-An act amend
ing an act relating to fire insurance com
panies, approved March 10, 1884. This
bill provides, among other amendments
that an annual report of insurance com
panies shall be filed with the Secretary
of the Territory, and n certified copy o.
such statement shall be published in one
OF the newspapers.
C. f. No 19-A bill amending section
Is of chap. A., session laws of 1886.
Substitute G. +. No. 10-A bill supple
mental to chapter 6, Session Laws of 1884
entitled "An act for the protection OF fish
and game" This amendment makes i
misdemeanor to kill any trout less thar
six inches long, and prohibits the KILN,
OF elk, mountain sheep or antelope dur
ing the four ensuing years.
G. +. No. 20-A bill amending section
57S and $50 OF the Compiled Laws G
Utah OF 1876.
G. +. No. IA bill amending section
4 and 5 of chapter As, session laws c
1884.
c. L. No. S-A bill pertaining to high
ways-described heretofore in legislativ,
proceedings.
The bills referring respectively to tn,
distribution OF Vests maps, the en-
enlargement OF timber growing, and tn
government of Rich county bulls.
An act to lessen the terms of sentcnc
of convicts for good conduct
An act amending an act to incorporat
Provo City.
An act incorporating American Fork.
Several other bills, OF comparativel
little importance, will probably be AZ
proved by the Executive this evening.