The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-08-21

An Act To Prohibit the Passage
of Local or Special Laws In
the Territories, Etc.


approved by the President and is
now a law. 1t will be found Of in
terest to the public generally:
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the
United States of America in con-
gress assembled, that the Legisla-
lures of the Territories of the
United States now or hereafter to
be organized shall not pass local or
special laws in any of the following
enumerated cases, that is to say:
Granting divorces.
Changing the names of persons
or places.
Laying out, opening, altering
and working roads or highways.
Vacating roads, town-plats,
streets, alleys and public grounds
Locating or changing county
seats.
Regulating county and township
affairs.
Regulating the practice III courts
of justice.
Regulating the jurisdiction and
duties of jus;ices of the peace, police
magistrates, and constables.
Providing for changes of venue
in civil and criminal cases.
Incorporating cities, towns, or
villages, or changing or amending
the character of any town, city, or
village.
For the punishment of crimes or
misdemeanors.
For the assessment and collection
of taxes for territorial, county,
township, or road purposes.
Summoning and impanellng
grand or petit jurors.
Providing for the management OF
common schools.
Regulating the rate of interest on
money.
The opening and conducting of
any election or designating the
| place OF voting.
The sale or mortgage of real
estate belonging To minors or
others under disability.
The protection of game or fish.
Chartering or licensing ferries or
toll bridges.
Remitting fines, penalties, or for
FIXTURES.
Creating, increasing or dccreas-
ing fees, percentage, or allowance
of public officers during the term
for which said officers arc elected
or appointed.
Changing the law of descent.
Granting to any corporation,
association or individual the right
to lay down railroad tracks OF
amending existing charters fol
such purpose.
Granting to any corporation,
association, or individual any spe-
cial or exclusive privilege, immu-
nifty or franchise whatever.
In all cases where general law
can be made applicable, no special
law shall be enacted in any of the
Territories of the United States by
the Territorial Legislatures thereof.
Sec. ,. That no Territory of the
United States now or hereafter to
be organized, or any political OF
municipal corporation or subdl-
vision of. any such Territory, shall
hereafter make any subscription to
the capital stock of any incorpor-
ated company, or association aav
: ing corporate powers, or III any
manner loan its credit to or use il
for the benefit of any such com
panv or association.
Sec. 3. That no law of any Ter
ritorial Legislature shall authorize
, any debt to be contracted by or OF
behalf of such Territory, except IL
the following eases: To meet /;
casual deficit in the revenues, tC
pay the interest upon the Terrific
: rial debt, to suppress instruction
or TO provide for the public defense
except that in addition to any
indebtedness created for such pur
poses, the Legislature may author
lie loan for the erection of penal
charitable or educational institu
: tons for such Territory, if the tota
: Indebtedness of the Territory il
4, not thereby made to exceed | pc
centum upon the assessed value o
the taxable property in such Terri
tory shown by the last genera
c assessment for taxation. Anr
{ nothing in this act shall be con
:, strued to prohibit the refund,ng o
any existing Indebtedness of sucl
Territory, or of any political o
c municipal corporation, county o
c other subdivision therein.
:. Sec. 4. That no political o
n municipal corporation, county o
other subdivision in any of tn
G Territories of the United State
e shall ever become indebted in an
/ manner or for any purpose to an
e amount in the aggregate, includin
$ existing Indebtedness, exceeding
e per centum on the value of the tax
a able property within such corpora
l. ton, county, or subdivision, to b
a ascertaincd by tho last assessmer