The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-27
! LEGISLATURE
Spirited Debate on the Election
Bill.
1T PASSES THE LOWER HOUSE
The Liberals Put Two Democrats Forward to
Combat the Measure-Routine Bust
ness In the Council.

The feature Of yertesday's session was the
debate In the lower house of the legislature
upon the election bill, account of which is
given in the regular proceedings
The wording of the bill as it has passed both
houses is as follows:
A bill for an act in relation to elections and
tenure of Office.
Be ii enacted by the Governor and Legislative
Assembly OF the Territory of Utah:
Section l. That on Tuesday next after the
1rSt Monday in November 1892 and bienniallv
thereafter, a general election shall be held
throughout the territory for the election of all
territorial, county and precinct officers who by
law are or mag be made elective also for mem
pery OF The legislative assembly, and all such
ofncers so elected shall qualify and enter upon
Inc outles OF their respective Offices on the first
Jay Oh January next succeeding their election,
anu continue IN office for Two years and until
thelr successors are duly elected and qualified:
Provided, That members of the legislative as.
semoly. elected according to the provisions of
1hls section, shall qualify and enter upon the
9uuies Oh ia o once on the second Monday in
January, 1884, and biennially thereafter
sec. :. That the official term of the present
ihcumoents OF any of the offices mentioned in
the foregoing section shall extend TO the first
uay OF January, 1873 and until their successors
are duly elected and qualified, but not longer.
sec 3. That on the Tuesday next after the
nrst Monday In November, 1892 there shall be
helu an election in each city, town, VILLAGE land
OF the same or pertaining thereto which by law
are or may be made elective and the officers so
elected shall qualify and enter upon the duties
OF their respec tive offices on the first day of
January, 1893, and continue in Office till the first
DAY OF January, 1894, and until their successors
are duly elected and qualified. That the pre-
sent lncumbents of the offices IN entioned in this
section may continue therein and exercise the
functions thereof till the first day of January
1875 and until their successors are elected and
qualified, but not longer
sec 4. That on the Tuesday next after the
frst Monday in November, 1893 and bienniallv
thereafter, there shall be held an election in
each city, town. village and school district in
the territory to fill all offices of the same or
thereto which by law are or NAV be
made elective, and the officers then elected
shall qualify and enter upon the duties of their
respective offices on the first day of January
next succeeding their election, and continue in
ONCE for 70 years and until their successors
are duly elected and qualified
sec. .. That all acts and parts OF acts. in so
far as they provide for holding elections to FIJI
any OF the offices mentioned in this act (other
than for special elections to fill vacancies) or in
any manner for fixing the tenure of such o1fices
otherwise than as in this act provided, are
hereby repealed
Sec; 9. This bin shall take effect from and
after its approval.