, 1890-02-05

1000 and 5000 residents and $50 pei
month in precincts of over 5000 popula
ton.
The fees of clerks of the district courts
are also defined in the bill.
Mr.. Kinney introduced a bill amending
Chapter 81. of the session laws of 1888
relating to the earnings OF judgment
debtor.
The president signed the joint resolu
ton which provides for the appointment
Of a JOINT committee to visit various terri
torial institutions.
Mr.. Liggett's bill which Lamends tbs
law relating to c%oroner's inquests and re-
duces the number of Jurors from six tc
there was passed also.
House bill No. g.. A bill to amend
Section 81, of the Revised Statutes Of
Wyoming, relating to discharge by Ger.
tificate of release of deeds OF trust and
mortgages.
The house substitute for council resolu-
ton regarding the printing of the reports
of territorial officers was received. 1t
provides for receiving proposals tor the
printing of various reports, but also pro
vides that after proposals are received
1t shall be left to the option of the com
mittee on printing to let contracts. AS a
substitution for the house substitute Mr..
Hunter introduced a resolution, which
was unanimously adopted, as follows:
WHEREAS, 1t is deemed ~expedient
and advisable that the reports OF the ter
ritorial officers be published at the earliest
possible moment; therefore be it
ResotUed, By the council and house of
representatives of the territory of Wyom-
ing;
\ That the Joint special committee on
printing be instructed to have published
in one volume 500 copies of the COVER
nor's message, and the reports OF the fol-
lowing Damed territorial officers and com.
~missioners, viz: Geologist, engineer, uni
versity trustees and visitors, attorney gen.
eral, penitentiary commission. veter;na-
risn, fish commissioner, secretary of the
territory, live stock commission, insane
asylum commission; also, in separate
pamphlet form the following reports:
Five thousand copies OF the report of
the geologist.
Five thousand copies of the report of
the engineer.
Three thousand copies of the report OF
the fish commission.
Five hundred copies of the report of
the attorney general.
One thousand copies of the report of
the auditor.
Six hundred copies of the report of the
insurance commissioner.
Provided-That the cost OF the publ
cation OF the said reports shall not exceed
the sum of 81, 500.
Provided further-That the Joint
special committee on printing be in
structed to let the printing and binding
of the reports called for by this resolution
to the lowest responsible bidder under
such restrictions as the said Joint special
committee shall deem proper.
Resolved, That there is hereby appro-
priated from the funds in the territorial
treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the
sum of 81 500. or SO much thereof as
may be necessary, to carry into effect the
provisions of this Joint resolution. And,
it is hereby made the duty of the auditor
Of the territory to draw his warrants upon
the treasurer of the territory for the
amount due to the contractor or con-
tractors for the printing and binding OF
said reports, whenever there is filed in his
Office the certificate of said Joint special
committee, or a majority of the members
thereof, that such contractor or coz
tractors are entitled to the same and
stating the amour to which said son-
tractor or contractors may be entitled. '
Mr.. Hunter introduced council file No.
26 relating to county and territorial reve'
nues.
The bill provides for uniform assess
ment of lands and prescribes that state
ments of owners concerning values shall
be made under oath. 1t also provides
that taxes may be paid in lnstallments,
May Both and Nov. Both being designated
as the dates when payment may be made.