The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-06

become a law in like manner as if he had
signed it, unless the legislative assembly
by adjournment sine die prevent its return,
in which case it shall not be a law.
Sec. Z. The lieutenant governor shall be
eX- officio president of the legislative coun-
Gil; he shall not vote upon any measure
pending before it, except when the council
is equally divided. He shall perform the
duties of governor, in case of the disquali ,
fication, absence or death of the governor,
and in case the lieutenant governor shall
from any cause be absent or disqualified,
or shall be engaged in performing the duties
of the governor, the president pro tempore
of the legislative council shall perform the
duties of the lieutenant governor.
Sec. s. The secretary shall record and
preserve all the laws ana proceedings OF |
the legislative assembly, and all the acts
and proceedings of the governor in the ex-
ecutive department. He shall transmit
one copy of the laws and journals OF the
legislative assembly within thirty days
after the end of each session thereof, to
the President, and two copies of the laws,
within like time, to the President OF the
Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, for the use Of Congress.
He shall transmit one copy of the eXecu-
tive proceedings on the first day OF jan
uary in each year, to the President. He
shall prepare the acts passed by the legis-
lative assembly for publication, and fur
nish a copy to the public printer of the ter
ritory within ten days after the passage of
each act. He shall be the custodian of tue
territorial seal, and shall attach the same
to all wrlts and commissions issued by the
governor.
| Sec. 9. The auditor shall examine and
audit all public accounts connected with
the pecuniary affairs of the territory, and
shall report the same to the governor on or
before the 1st day of November in each
year, and oftener if required by the gov
ernor, and shall deliver to his successor in
Office all books, moneys, accounts and other
property belonging to the territory so soon
as his successor shall become qualified.
He shall draw warrants upon the treasurer
for all claims and demands payable out of
the territorial treasury.
Sec. 10. The treasurer shall receive all
moneys and other property belonging to
the territory that may be raised by taxa
ton or otherwise, and shall keep suitable
books in which he shall enter an account of
his receipts and disbursements, to whom
made and on what account. The treasurer
shall pay out all moneys that may come into
his hands by virtue of his Office, upon
drafts or orders countersigned by the
auditor Of public accounts, and shall annu-
ally report to the governor on or before
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quired by the governor, a full account of
his receipts and disbursements, with the
necessary vouchers for the same, and shall
deliver to his successor in office all books,
moneys, accounts and other property be-
longing to the territory SO soon as his sue
cessor shall become qualified.
Sec. II. The encouragement shall
prosecute and defend all actions IN the
supreme court of the territory to which the
territory. or the people thereof, or any ooun
ty may be parties, and shall upon request
give his opinion in writing to any of the
territorial officers or district attorneys up
on any matter touching their public duties
and shall have general supervision of the
conduct Of district attorneys under the di.
rection of the governor to the end that the
laws may be strictly enforced.
l Sec. II. The superintendent of publ,
instruction shall possess and exercise al
: powers and duties now imposed by tn,
5 laws of said territory upon the superin
tendent of schools, and also the duties i'm
8 posed by Sec. 25 of the act entitled "Al
d act to amend an act entitled AN act Il
: amend Sec. $3.50 of the Revised Statute
: of the United States,'" which took effec
r March 3, 1887.
: Sec. ID. The judicial power of the terri
tory of Utah shall be vested in the suprem
I court, the district courts, the probat
: courts and in justices of the peace
/ The supreme court shall consist @
d three judges, elected as hereiubefor
s provided, and they shall, upon The organize
J. ton of the court, elect one of their numbe
n chief justice. The supreme court sha
n have Jurisdiction to review upon appes
y any decision of the district courts, or tn
]. judges thereof; and the supreme cour
Il shall also have original jurisdiction to issu
2, writs of mandGmuS, eertfOrdri, prohibitio
and hdbeGS corpus, and all writs necessar
8 and proper to the complete exercise of il
l. appellate jurisdiction. The supreme cou1
i; shall also have original Jurisdiction to hea
/; claims against the territory, but it's dec
r, sion shall be merely recommendatory an
i, no process in the nature of execution sha
IF issue thereon, but the judgment shall b
le reported to the next session of the legisla
20 ture for its action. The judges of til
s. supreme court shall elect some suitabl
r person clerk of said court
to Sec. IA. The territory shall be divide
y into seven judicial districts as follows, t.
lie wit: The counties of Box Elder, Cact
Y, and Rich shall constitute the First di.
~ trict; the counties of Weber, Morgan an
h Davis shall constitute the Second distr1c
m the county of Salt Lake shall constitute I'll
le Third district; the counties Of Tooel
Of Juab, Willard and Sanpete shall constitu
s, the Fourth district; the counties of Sur
he NIT, Wasatch and Uintah shall constitu
I'd the Fifth district; the counties of Uta
Ill Emery, Grand and San Juan shall const
ar tute the Sixth district; the counties
Kane, Washington, Beaver, Iron, Sevie
u Piute and Garfield shall constitute ii
in Seventh district, and at least one term
an the district court shall be held in ea
We county once in each year.
n Sec. 10. The district courts shall ha,
lie original jurisdiction in all cases both in la
nd and in equity, and such jurisdiction upon a
es peals from inferior courts and tribunals
all may be conferred by law; and shall al
ed have original jurisdiction to issue writs
al mandate, certiorari, prohibition and babe
h corpus, and all writs necessary for the fl
as exercise of the jurisdiction hereby CO
r. ferred. The county clerk shall be exotic
be clerk of the district court and the Gust