Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-12

your approval, thcn | rnCpmucn1 mat
tho CITY Council be required t6~iix
tho salary ~ the Assessor, and that the
present law which permits 81 the pay.
munt Of "a pcfcentago on the amount
collie cited be repealed.
further recommend that you create
a rerritDrini Board Of Equalization,
with clearly defined powers, ~ III ient
10 enable them 20 - ilust inequalities In
the assessment between tie counties,
and thai the assessment Of railroads,
telegraph anu telephone liuos he made
by them. Under the present system
there exists almost NJ many different
iieaso the valuation Of such property
~ there are Assessors 10 pass upon II.
By referring ~ tho letters received
from the County Assessors and COlloc.
tore, marked Exhibit IL, 1t viii be
seen that the question Of assessing the
stock which ranges in this aud ntJ1.
cent States and Territories, and also
tho method " assessing and collecting
tue taxes on Territorial herds Of stock,
is worthy Of your consideration. There
are other questions Of interest raised
by them which arc fully set forth In
their letters, mainly the necessity "
authorizing the counties In levy
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necessity ofs grazing law, etc.
HOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
The Board Of Equalization will sub.
nit 20 your body report setting forth
In full detail he information they have
been able ~ gather during the past
two yeir.. II was unfortunate for the
Territory that the powers OF the Board
lFHNNNRI ftuH Hlm "a d AL.
prohibited thtm from Increasing the
sum 81 tho whole asresfment OF the
Iorriiory. THIS practically defeated
the intention Of the law. The Il sard
hiss visited every county In the Terri.
tory but two, and la. done excellent
work. recommend the creation Of q
permanent Bosrd, equipped with ample
power 10 correct inequalities wherever
they may exit.
pAYMENT or wARRANrs.
Section - Of the Compiled Laws Of
lsss provides that warrants drawn by
the Auditor on the Treasurer shall be
paid Ia the order nf their presentation.
lfthere IL no money 10 pay the war
rant the Auditor must register II and
pay IL iu the order Of It's regi-tr ton.
This provision OF the law &. praoti.
cally defeated hy section 2naS which
provides that Auditors warrant. shall
be received by the county collector. In
payment Of territorial taxes. The
Treasurer infUrms me that nearly every
collector returns territorial warrants
with his remi,tsnces and large
amount OF unregistered warrants have
thus been paid In advance ~ the 70.
sis'ercd warrants. Tbls has worked n
great hardship N the territorial In.
stilntions. They registered their war.
rants a. the law required, but were
denied the Intended benefits The
Territory has been the greatest sufferer.
It's public Institutions have paid large
sums for Interest on borrowed money.
recommend such change rs will
Insure tue payment oi warrants In the
ofdOg Of their registration.
PAYMESr OF JURORS AND WITNESS
FINS.
Al tho last sesslDn Of the Legislature
the sum NJ sf6,DlO was Appropriated to
pay the fees II Jurors, witnesses, etc.,
for the years 1880 aHd 1891. BecaIse
Of the wording Of law the Trenaurcr
deemed It 20 br his duty o. pny the Ell.
the appropriation from the n .t years
taxes. Tue result was that other war
rants 10 the amount OF 81, 800 which
might have been paid Ia 1880 had To
be- carried over 10 1891, AMI some are
still unpaid. II would be we'll TO guard
against q similar working OF tue law
this Htssiou.
nANItiSd LAW.
The banking Law provides that the
amount which any one officer Of a
bank may borrow shall bn limited 10
$4,000. In my last message called
attention 10 the fact that IN ease OF a
bank having only s95, 900 cani,al, three
uiiicera couli exhaust the entire capi.
tai. | again recommend thnt ia.
amount which may he borrowed by
the officers OF a bank be limited to one.
tenth OF the capital subscribed.
also renew my recommendation
that the powers and duties OF the bank
examiner be clearly set forth. The re-.
port Of the examiner on the condi-
ton OF the banks Ia marked exhibit
a.
fUGTGvEs FROM JUSTICE.
The act Of March 10. 1891. amend.
Ing section 597 I OF the Compiled Laws
OF Utah, ISIS, relating TO fugltivos
from Justice, provides that the neces.
sary expenses aud lawful fees OF the
agents appointed 10 bring back such
tugitlves shall be paid from the Terri.
torial treasury. During the two years
ending December 81, 1891, S2577.ID
has been paid ON account OF such
services. In tho cssc OF the requisition
for the return OF Robert q. Bulllss from
Washington, ID. o., the agent en.
ployed an attorney. The attorney sent
me n bill made out against the
Territory for the sum of $500.
declined to consider IL on
the ground that under the law
IL was the duty OF the agent
to pay his expenses aud then present
liis vouches for approval. From in.
formation which | had received was
led TO believe that the necessity for the
employment Of an attorney arose from
the improper acts on the part OF the
agent, and that II was not an expense
which ought to b. paid by the Terri.
tory. | refer to thls matter for the pur.
pose " raising the question rs 10 how
far tho Territory ought to or is willing
u go IN paying the expenses OF n cents,
aud whether II was Contemplated by
tue act that the fees OF attorneys en-.
p'oyed by agents should DO paid.
MUNICIPAL CIIARTERs.
I have received letters from the
Mayors Of SAT- Lake, Mount Pleasant.
Richmond, Parnwan, Provo, Amer.
can Fork anu Ephraim cities, and "A
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