The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-16
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male, over the age of IA years, acquir-
ing the knowledge of any trade or pro-
! fession, or which shall limit or at
tempt TO limit the number of such per-
sons employed by any person, firm or
corporation" Committee on labor and
arbitration.
To Secure Private Property.
Thurman, of Utah-The following
! proposition: Private property shall
not be taken for public purposes with
out a just compensation first made or
! secured to be made, as may be deter
mined by law; nor shall private prop
erty be taken by any private corpora
| ton first made, to be determined by
agreement of the parties or by jury
! in court of competent jurisdiction. -
Committee on preamable and declara-
ton of rights.
Discrimination Between Sexes.
Cannon, of Salt Lake-''It shall be
unlawful for any person, firm or cor
poration in this state to discriminate,
either directly or indirectly, in the
wages paid to employees performing
the same labor on account of the sex
of such employees Committee on la
Dor and appropriation.
To Recommend Laws.
Maloney, of Weber-'It shall be the
! duty of the supreme, district and SUI
perior court judges to report to the
encouragement of the state, at least
thirty days before each session of the
general assembly, such defects in the
laws as may have been brought to
their attention, and 20 suggest such
amendments or additional legislation
as they may deem necessary. The at
torney general shall report to the
: at session
legislation as. he may deem advisable"
Committee on judiciary.
MiIftfa Proposition.
Hart, of Cache-All persons between
81 and As, except those exempted by
law, shall form the militia of Utah.
Persons conscientiously opposed TO
bearing arms may purchase an exemp-
ton at the rates proposed by law.
Other general provisions are made.
Committee on militia.
Duties of Judges.
Maloney. of Weber-'The justices of
the supreme court shall be obliged to
give their opinions on important ques-
lions of law, and upon solemn occa-
sions, when required by the governor.
senate or house of representatives. "
Committee on judiciary.
Maloney, of Weber-'All judicial de-
cisions in this state shall be free for
publication by any person., and no
copyright shall ever be granted to any
person, company or corporation" Com
mittee on judiciary.
Peters, of Box Elder-Providing for
county government and prohibiting the
removal of county seats by the leglsla-
ture. Committee on municipal corpora
tons.
Maloney of Notwithstanding de-
cisions by superior and district judges
within thirty days after argument.
Settlers on School Lands.
Lewis of Weber@To protect settlers
on school lands in their occupation,
cultivation and improvements by prl-
ority right of purchase. The price is
to be settled without regard to i'm
provements made, but by fair ap-
praisement at the time of settlement.
superintendents of Schools.
KimbaIl of Salt Lake-Providing that
the superintendent of district schools
must be fitted by nature. education
and moral character. In order to get
an able man, two counties, by act OF
legislature, may be empowered to unite
in one school district. This is to be
determined by majority of the tax
payers. Committee on education.
Francis of Morgan-Another PROPOSE
ton on counties, providing for removal
of county seats except by vote OF
the majority of the citizens of the
county. There are the provisions for
pro ratio payment of debts when ter
ritory is taken from counties. Com
mittee on municipal corporations.
No Donations of Lands.
Francis of Morgan-'Lands under
control Of the state shall never be
donated to railroad companies, private
corporations or Individuals" Com
mittee on public lands.
Francis of Morgan-"No city, county,
town, precinct, municipality or other
subdivision of the state shall ever be-
come a subscriber to the capital stock
or owner of such stock, or any portion
thereof or interest therein of any rail-
road or private corporation or asso-
ciation." Committee on municipal
corporations.
New Taxation Scheme.
Coray of Juab-To tax all property,
except that OF state, U. S. and public
and private libraries at a valuation
fixed by the legal interest 1t earned
the year before. Committee on rev.
enue, taxation and public debt.
Crane Of Kanosh (and Salt Lake,
Fixing the present boundaries of the
territory as the boundaries Of the
state.
Public Institutions.
Low of Cache presented a PROPOSE
ton on public buildings and state in
situations which has been approved by
part of the article on the subject. 1t
reads as follows:
''Reformatory and penal institutions
and those for the benefit of the insane,
blind, deaf and mute and such other
institutions as the public good may re-
quire, shall be established and support
ed by the state in such manner as may
be prescribed by law.
'tAll property and institutions Of the
territory, shall upon adoption of the
constitution, become the property and
institutions Of the state of Utah.
1.-THE governor, secretary of state
and encouragement shall constitute a
board to be known as the state prison
commissioners and shall have the con-
troll, direction and management of the
state prison. The governor shall be
chairman, and the board shall appoint
a warden, who may be removed for
cause. The warden shall have the
power to appoint his subordinates,
subject to the approval of said board.
'SThe legislature may authorize the
employment, under state supervision
and the state prison commissioners, OF
convicts on public roads or other
public works; but said convicts shall
not be let or hired to any contractor
nor shall the working of convicts on
public roads or public works ever
interfere with the preparation for OF
the cultivation of any crop which il
may be intended shall be cultivated
by the said convictS, nor interfere with
the good management of the state
farm, nor put the state to any expense
ut shall be steadily kept in view by
the legislature and the board of public
charities, that all penal and charitable
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