The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-15
VARIAN WAS
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ferring of powers by special act;
against increasing stock Without the
consent of a majority OF she stock;
against combinations by common car
rlers; against construction OF street
or other railroad through a city. town
OF Incorporated village without the
consent OF the local authorli.s; 70 give
connecting rights to telegraph and teie-
Phore lines: also against 20 Is and
trusts COMMITTEES on corporations
other than municipal.
IaA4>lOn of Mines.
Evans. of Weber, proposed that "an
mines and mining cal as. both placer
ana rock in place, containing or bear
ing gold, silver, copper, lead coal or
other valuable mineral deposits, after
pu chase thereof from the United
stats shall be taxed at the price paid
the United States therefor unless. the
surface ground or some part thereof,
OF such mine. or claim, is used for
other than mining purposes and has
separate and ind ependent value for
SUCH other purpos s, in which case
spch surface ground, or any part
thereon, so used for other than mining
purposes. shall be taxed at it's value,
Tor such other purposes as may b. pro-
Ylded by law: and all machinery used
IN mining and all property and sur
lace improvements on or appurten-
ant to mines and mining claims which
nave value separate and in dependent
OF such mines or mining claims and
the annual net proceeds of all mines
and mining claims Shall be taxed as
revenue, taxation and public debt,
T'he Legislative.
Eichnor introduced a proposition on
the legislative department, containing
the following new features:
No act of the Legislature shall limit
the amount to be recovered for injuries
resulting in death, or for injuries to
person or property. The legislature
snail never pass any law authorizing
suits to be brought against the state.
one PROVISION is very specific against
! any political subdivision granting aid
to any religious sect. Another proYi-
sion prohibits the legislature, or any
county, city or municipality from
granting extra compensation to any
officer, servant, agent or contractor
after service has been rendered, or
| contract made, or pay any claims Gre
ated without express authority of law
There is an iron-clad provision
I against any division Of the state lend
ing its credit to any person, associa-
| ton or corporation.
! mo bill, except general appropria-
/ ton bills and bills for the codifcation
! of laws shall contain more than one
! subject, which shall be clearly express
| sed in its title" THE general appro-
prlation bill shall embrace nothing but
/ the ordinary expenses of the legisla-
| tive, executive judicial departments,
! interest on public debt, and the public
| schools. Committee on the Legislature.
| Eichnor also introduced a provision
! heretofore brought in regarding
! amendments to the constitution and
! the calling and conduct of a constitu-
| tfOnal convention. Committee on fu-
| ture amendments.
! Murdoch, of Wasatch, again intro
| dUced his printed proposition on pro-
| hibition. Committee on schedule and
/ amendments
Slower, Of Tooele, offered a PROPOSE
! ton providing that all hospitals, asy-
| 1ums, reformatories and other institu-
! tons in which people are under re-
! straint shall at all times be subject to
/ public inspection, whether maintained
! by public or private corporations. Com
mittee on municipal corporations.
Property OF Women.
Varian introduced proposition read
Ing: "All property, both real and per-
sonal, of the wife. owned or claimed
| by her before marriage and that ac-
| quired afterWard by gift, devise or
! descent, shall be her separate property,
and laws shah be passed more clearly
/ defining the rights of the wife in re-
lat1on, as we'll as her separate prop
erty, as to that held in common with
her husband. Laws shall also be pas
sed providing for the registration of
/ the Wife'S separate property. Commit
tee on legislative.
| Varlan also introduced a proposition
that "The legislature shall provide by
law for a uniform and equal rate of
assessment Of taxation, and shall pre-
SCRIBE such regulations as shall secure
| a just valuation for taxation of all
property, real, personal and possessory,
except mines and mining claims, the
net proceeds alone of which shall be
taxed.
The Judiciary.
Warrum, of Cache, offered a PROPOSE
ton on judiciary. 1t provides for a
! supreme court of three judges holding
for six years. one elected every two
years. When the first three Judges
are elected the one having the short
est term will be chief justice. No ad-
! journment shall be taken when there
is business for consideration, and then
never more than thirty days. The sal
airy is $500. The clerk of the court is
TO be elective and hold for four years,
11lSlV dlC W NC SIX JuuICIdI UlSlrlCtS
constituted as follows until otherwise
| apportioned by the Legislature. First
Box Elder, Cache and Rich. Second
! Weber, Morgan and Davis. Third
Salt LAX county. Fourth-Summit,
Wasatch, Uintah, Grand, Emery, Car
bon and San Juan Fifth-Utah,
Tooele and Juab. Sixth-The remain
der of the state.
The Judge is given discretion in di-
viding his time between counties I'M
til regulated by statute, but hust hold
court at each county seat at least once
a year. The term Of Office of district
Judge is fixed at four years, and salary
at $1,000. Appellate Jurisdiction is
given over probate matters. Superior
courts in each county are given juris-
diction over probate matters, civil
cases under 81, 500 and criminal cases
concurrent with justices Of the peace
as regards misdemeanorS. Term of Of
fee is four years, and salary to be
fixed by county court. Justices OF the
peace are to be the same as now. Dis
trict and county attorneys are pro-
vided for.
Public Lands.
Warrum also presented a PROPOSE
ton on public lands, providing for con-
troll of lands by three commissioners.
Mo law shall ever be passed by the
legislature granting privileges to per-
sons who may have settled on public