The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-27

was rushed through to third reading
and passed.
FROM THE COUNCIL.
The Council sent notification of the
passage of c. B. 81, relating to special
verdicts.
Also of the rejection of H. B. rs, to
allow the appointment of women on
boards of public institutions and of H.
B. 10S, to prevent police officers in
cities from holding other offices.
Also of the passage of c. B. So, relat-
ling to the revocation of liquor licenses,
H. B. 81, relating to town pounds, ETC.,
and H. 3. III, to require railway COM
lpanies to post notices of all cattle
killed. This latter was amended in
several respects, but the House refused
! to concur
Also of the passage of C. B. 81, abol-
fishing the Office of collector in cities of
the third class and c. B. 81, relating to
witnesses.
FROM THE GOVERNOR.
| The governor sent notification of the
approval and filing of the joint me-
mortal protesting against the removal
of the Colorado Utes.
SPECIAL TAXES.
H. B. So, by Stanford, to allow
counties to levy a special tax for
unanimous vote. The bill has been
heretofore published in full.
MINING BILLS.
On motion, H. B. 1874. to regulate the
filing and recording of notices of loca-
| ton of mining claims, was made the
special order for Wednesday at 2:30.
CRIMINAL EXPENSES.
| H. ]. r. 6, asking Congress to enact
laws that will mako If OhIio ora tory .1lpOr,
the counties to bear criminal expenses,
was passed unanimously.
| H. B. 81, one of Johnsons medical
bills, was killed on vote of p to l.
OLD COURT CERTIFICATES.
H. B. 100, by Varian, to provide for
the payment of all jurors and witness
ses' fees was taken up and passed,
only Dougall, stanford, Stoker and
Wines voting in the negative:
The bill as passed read as follows:
A bill for an act to provide for the
| payment for Jurors and Witnesses
| and making Appropriations therefor.
Be it enacted by the Governor and
Legislative Assembly of the Territory
of Utah:
Section 1. 1t shall be the duty OF each
court commissioner in his district to
receive and examine all certificates for
witness fees and mileage in territorial
criminal cases, or jury service and
mileage in any of the district courts
in this territory, issued prior to the
1st day of January, 1892. If the COM
missioner shall be satisfied hat the
certificates are correct, that the service
was actually rendered under territor-
ial laws providing for fees and mile
age to jurors and witnesses end the
amounts claimed have not been here
tofore paid, he shall allow ana pay to
| the holder of the claim the amount
| thereof.
Section 2. In all cases the evidence
to establish a claim before the commits
sioner, shall be produced by the claim
ant without cost to the territory and
the commissioner is hereby empowered
to administer oaths and take affirma-
lions. Any person who shall knowing
| ly and falsely swear or affirm to any
material matter before a court com
missioner shall be guilty of perjury.
Section 8. The court commissioner
shall return to the auditor of public
accounts, all certificates allowed and
paid by him, together with the receipt
of the person receiving the money
and verified statement, showing the
dates and amounts of payments and
persons paid. The auditor shall regis
ter and cancel all certificates so Geceiv-
ed, ana report the same 10 the neAl
Legislature Any court commissioner
who shall knowingly swear falsely tC
the statement required by this section
shall be guilty of perjury.
Sec. f. Any court commissioner who
shall allow and pay any certificate
| provided for in this act for any greater
sum than under the provisions of this
act is due thereon, shall be guilty OF
a felony.
Sec. 5. The sum of 100000, now OF
hereafter to come into the treasury
excluding school moneys, is hereby ap-
propriated to carry out the provisions
of this act; and of said sum $4,000 is
set apart specially for the first district
$4,000 for the second district; So 09(
for the third district; $1,000 for the
fourth district. The commissioners fol
the several districts, after examining