Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1891-01-24

The Territorial legislature, at lite last sitting
created Bureau Of Statistics. BY this act the
Territorial Librarian d made Territorial Stats
tician. Section Of the instrument defines that
on or before the fret day Of January OF each year
. shall be his duty to Irepsre and cause to DO
furnished TO the County Clerks Of the several
counties, for delivery to the County Assessors,
suitable blank forms for the collection ofsiatis-
lies. as required by section Of the act which
s,G iThe several County Assessors and their
deputies, Of this Territory, shall ut the time OF
taxing the lists OF property for taxation, procure
from each person required to list property in their
County statement Of the mum Der Of acres he
has under cultivation during the preceding yea.
the number OF acres irrigated, the number Of
acres he has had under enclosure for pasture, the
Kinds OF crops and the respective acreage thereof
the amount OF product OF each respective crop dur
ing tho presiding year; number OF gallons made
OF wine, cider, vinegar and sorgham; number OF
pounds made each Of butter, cheese, honey and
dried fruits oil each kind respectively; number
OF hives Of beesi number pounds Of wool sborn;
the number each Of mich COWS, cattle horses
mules. asses, sheep, goats and swine over six
months old owned on tue alst day December Of
tho preceding yoar. The statement s to be
signed By the person making IL, and in addition
ne VIII be required to affirm uhd, oath that the
schedule contains full aud correct statement
concerning all the matters and things inquired
Of TO the best OF his knowledge and belief.
Section provides that any person who In
required by the act 10 give information refusing
70 do 50 shall DO subject to penalty Of not les
than % nor more than 500, which cur be reeov-
cred In any court Of competent Jurisdiction, and
It Is made the duty Of the district Or county 10
prosecute the suit at the expense of the county
Tor the use Of the school fund OF such county.
Section provides that each County Assessor
sha,l compile and return 10 the County Clerk o.
his county, at the time he returns the Assess
mont rolls, carefully tabulaisd estimsts for the
proceeding year Of the amount that has been ex-
pended In each town and city In his county and
throughout his county for buildings, public and
private. number and kinds Of industrial Con
Germs, with the number Of people employed and
the amount Of wages paid, the value Of their
annual product, the number OF storss Of each
kind respectively In each town, city and cour ty,
capital invested amount Of annual sales, number
ofempioyees and the wages paid. and the popu-
lation Of each town and city In the couny and
the population Of the county Ir conformity with
the provisions or the act the Territorial Librarian
Joseph Lppman, prepared the necessary blanks.
az required By section Of the sci, and has Tor
wsrded them to the vsrieus County Clerks in
the Territory 70 be b. them5 delivered to the
County AsSssors Although the wording Of the
bill wherein tho mode Of compensation for the
work Is provided for Is plain. word comes from
several of the counties that lnasmuch a. the Law
d 90 Tot specify from what fund the money shall
be appropriated. several County Courts propose to
ignore the law. Now the law Is plain upon these