, 1888-02-29
TWO SUBSTITUTES.
Amended Maverick and Gambling
Bills in the House.
The immigration Bill and Cattle
Business Discussed.
The Public Examiner Bill Killed in
the Council.
House of Representatives.
THE NEW MAVERICK BILL.

THE NEW MAVERICK BILL.
A substitute for the vetoed maverick
bill was introduced and read. 1t is a CON-
promise measure and may fare better than
the deceased. In the first place the board
of live stock commissioners shall be com
posed of one member. from, instead of for,
each county. The manner of appointing
the board is unchanged, and no compen-
sation is provided for the commissioners.
THE round up and inspection fund.- is
now called the inspection fund" Fol
lowing is an alteration suggested by Gov
ernor Moonlight: Amy inspector or other
employee of the commission who shall re-
ceive any bride or who shall receive for
the services required of him by this act
any compensation or reward other than
such as is provided in this act, shall be
Immediately discharged and be forever
debarred from employment by the COM
mission, and be subject to the punish
ment provided for bribery" The other
bill simply provided for the immediate
release OF the unfaithful employe. In the
new bill deputy sheriffs with power to
summon a posse are not created, but
stock inspectors may, when deputized
according to law, exercise the powers of
deputy sheriffs." When inspectors seize
estrays from shipments of cattle they
shall give the shipper a receipt for the
same in the name of and on behalf of the
live stock commissioners. The ownership
Of estrays in recovery proceedings must be
proven within six months, instead of one
year, after the publication of notice of the
sale of unidentified animals. Round up
foremen mast give especial heed to the
care of all branded neat cattle, the owner
ship of which is unknown, and said fore
men shall brand, or cause to be branded,
the calves Of all cows found in his round
up with the brand of the mother, when
the ownership of such COW is unknown"
For moneys paid into the territorial treas
ury under the provisions of tho act re-
ceipts shall be issued to the secretary of
the stock commission and the auditor.
All fees, compeusations, salaries and ex-
ponscs paid or incurred by authority of
the provisions of the bill hal b. paid out
OF the inspection fund only.
Printed copies of the bill will reach the
legislature to day.
LIVE STOCK TAXATION.
Mr.. Viewers bill concerning the as.
sessment and taxation of live stock on the
open range provides that for the purpose
OF taxation all horses and cattle shall have
situs and be returned, listed and assessed
in the county in which the home ranch
from which the herds are directly man
aged is located. In case horses or
cattle are enormously assessed or listed
for the wrong county, the owner hal
have the right to an injunction to res
train the collection of the unjust tax.
MORTGAGE LAW.
MIR. Patterns measure %amendatOry to
section 90 of the revised statutes makes
the removal of mortgagcd property,
whether the instrument is of record or
not from the jurisdiction of the district
in which it is located at the time of be-
coming encountered, a felony. The
property may be removed by the written
consent OF the mortgage.
FEES.
MIR. Duffey's amended fee list for the
territorial secretary was read a first time
and ordered printed. The alterations are
slight.
COLLECTING TAXES.
Another bill introduced by Mr.. Patten
yesterday is for an act providing for the
more speedy and certain collection of
taxes. According to its provisions if the
treasurer of any of the several counties
of the territory believes hat the owner of
personal property on which the taxes are
unpaid is about TO remove from the coun-
ty, he may at once collect the amount due
whether or not the same is delinquent.
Section 3 of the bill says: 'As between
the grantor and grantee of any property,
real, personal or mixed, where there is no
express agreement in writing as to which
shall pay the taxes that may be assessed
thereon, if such property Is conveyed on
or after the first day of January, then the
grantor shall pay the taxes thereon for
that year" One clause of the bill great
ly facilitates the collection Of poll taxes.
Several attorneys consulted by a LEADER
representative unite in endorsing Mr..
Patterns measure.
CALL OF THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Holidays anti gambling bill came