The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-15
VERY LONG SESSIONS.
The Council Passes the Utah Ter
ritorial Library Bill.
A BILL ON MECHANICS LIENS.
The Anti-Cigarette Measure Lengthily Dis
eussed in the Council-A Misunderstand-
ing About the Asylum.

Dosh houceS Helu lengthy SESSIONS yes
terday, and among the most importan
business was the reading of Aliens terri
torlal school bill, which seems to meet wit
general favor in the House, and that bod,
will undoubtedly pass it. In the Council
however, it may meet with different fate
as MIR. Collett has also introduced simila,
measure.
In the House, yesterday, Mr.. Kimball in
PRODUCED bill to secure to ranchmen
tavern keepers and other persons, liens OF
personal property. Itprovides that anyone
who shall herd or pasture sheep shall have
a lien upon the same until all charges have
been paid; provides that the baggage Of
hotel guests liable to lien, and makes othe,
general provisions of the same nature.
Mr.. Kimbsn also introduced bill to Sc
cure liens to mechanics and others.
There is some little interest manifest ed
in the forthcoming report of the committee
who are now examining Fort Cameron
with view 10 reporting upon the adyisa-
bility OF its purchase for the establishment
of branch of the territorial asylum DR..
Pike says there seems to have gotten out a
decidedly wrong impression in reference to
the capacity of the building, and asserts
that when completed, he will be able to
treat 800 patients with much better effect
than he can now handle 100.
In the Council, Mr.. Benner has intro
duced bill providing that any person who
shall kill, wound, ensnare or trap within
the territory of Utah any male elk, deer,
buffalo, or bison, antelope or mountain
sheep, or male or female fawn
or young eff any said animals
between the 1st day Of January and tue
18th day of October of each year. shall be
guilty Of misdemeanor, and shall upon
conviction thereof be fined In any sum not
less than twenty five dollars nor more than
one hundred dollars for the first offence, and
for each succeeding offence shall be fined
not less than fifty dollars nor more than
two hundred dollars, or may, for each sue
ceeding offence, in the discretion Of the
court, be imprisoned in the county Jail for
any period not exceeding three months.
sec. Amy person who shall pursue, with
dog or dogs. any of the animals mentioned
in section l, for the purpose of killing the
same, shall be guilty of amisdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined in
any SUN not less thaA fifty dollars,
nor more than two hundred dollars, or be
imprisoned in the county jail, rot more
than six months, or may be subjected to
both such fine ana imprisonment in the dis
erection of the court; and any person may
liwfully kill such dog or dogs while
pursuing any Of said animals and
a o1 ln 1s.Il E
slch dog or dogs to the owner
thereof. Section 8. No person except
butchers and dealers in meat, who have
regularly established stands or places of
business, shall Jffer or expose for sale any
hindquarter Of any of the animals mention
ed in Section of this act, without offering
or exposing for sale Herewith the fore
quarters Of the same, under q penalty of
not less than tYeuty-f nor more than
one hundred dollars 6pe. Section 4. Any
person who shall wantonly kill Or destroy
any OF the animals mentioned Ia the LIST
Section OF this act, or shall kill or
destroy the same for the sole purpose
Of securing the hide or skin of
any such animal, o. shall ship, carry or
- oAoPOAb O0I VI bAC VI any
of such animals, or any saddle or quarter
thereof, shall for ss.ah. animal SO killed,
destroyed, shipped, carried or TRANSPORTED,
be guilty of misdemeanor, and on convie-
ton thereof, shall be fined in any sum not
less than twenty-five nor more than one
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the
county jail for any period not exceeding
three months, or be subjected toeither or
both such fine or Imprisonment in the dis
erection of the court. Section 5.-Any per
son who shall kill, ensnare, net, or trap, any
quail, cartridges, pheasants. prairie chick
en-, sage hen or grouse, within the terrific
ry of Utah between the 1st day of Janua-
ry and the 1st day of September, OF each
year, shall be guilty of misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined in any sum not lees than S. nor more
than $40, and und er like penalty no person
shall kill, ensnare net or trap, at any time,
any lark, whippoorwill, thrust, swallow,
snowbird, boblink, blackbird, woodpecker,
or other insectivorous birds, not being
birds of prey, except English sparrows;
provided, that nothing in this act shall be
construed to prohibit any professional
taxidermist from killing birds, or animals
within the territory Of Utah, for preserva
tion in cabinets or museums. Sec. 6.-Any
person who shall take, kill or destroy any
wild goose or wild duck between the 18th
day of March, and the 1st day of Septem-
Der of each year within the territory Of
Utah, or who shall rob the nest of any wild
goose or wild duck, or who shall rob the
nest Of any Of the birds mentioned in this
act, except the English sparrow, or who
shall kill any wild goose or wild duck be-
tween one hour after sunset and one hour
before sunrise, shall be guilty of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined in any sum not less than five
dollars, nor more than twenty-five dollars
for each offense. Sec. THE provisions
of this act shall apply to all Indians in the
territory of Utah except in cases of game
and birds taken upon their reservations.
Sec. S-Any nonresident alien who shall
at any time within the territory of Utah,
kill, snare, net or trap any of the animals
mentioned in this act shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined in any sum not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than five hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail
for any period not exceeding six months,
or may be subjected to either or both pen
alties aforesaid, in the discretion of the
court. Sec. cit shall be the duty of the
game commissioners, marshals, sheriffs and
constables to see that the game laws of this
territory are strictly enforced. Sec 10
The possession of any game mentioned in