The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-21
The Proceedings.

! Rev. d. R. Lowell, chaplain at Fort
Douglas, was called upon to offer the
opening prayer.
Button announced that Stenographer
McGurrin could not be present, as he
was witness in court However, Fred
| McGurrin was at the desk and the
proceedings went on
When that part OF the minutes were
read which referred to the resolution to
discipline Coray. that delegate was as
nervous as a girl graduate on COM
mencement day. He looked stead
lastly at his copy of the journal and
nervousiy bit his finger nails. AS soon
as the reading was through he rose
slowly to his feet and rather family
addressed the chair.
Mr.. President" ne said, ct arise to
a question of personal privilege
All members looked in his direction,
waiting for the promised excuse, but
President Smith cut him off.
The minutes are not yet disposed
Of" said the chair.
The minutes then went through
without correction
Wells offered a resolution request
ing that the district court should ex-
cuse F. e. McGurrin from attendance
as witness in order that he might be
present and attend to his duties, and
also providing for a committee of two
to present the case to the courts.
Evans moved an amendment that
Fred McGurrin be authorized to con-
tinue during his brothers necessary alb
sence. Evans motion carried, and
Varian then moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table as it was contradic-
tory on its face. His motion carried.
Coray Retracts.
Coray then obtained the floor He
said he wished to explain what had
occurred the day before. He had I'M
derstood from Mr.. Thatcher's letter
that the latter was only slightly i'll
and would be present in a few days.
Since then he had learned that MIR.
Thatcher was seriously i'll. He said he
did not want to attack a sick man,
and therefore he would withdraw his
remarks.
Evans, from the committee on rules,
reported in favor of the adoption of
rule making it impossible to consider
proposed articles on the same day as
that on which they are reported.
Adopted.
Municipal Corporations.
Eichnor, from the committee on
municipal corporations, reported the
proposed article on that subject, and
it went to the committee Of the whole.
1t is as follows:
Section 1.-The several counties of the
territory of Utah, existing at the time OF
the adoption of this constitution are
hereby recognized as legal sub divisions
OF this state, and the precincts and school
districts as SnoW existing III the said
counties as legal subdivisions thereof,
and shall continue until changed by law
i'll pursuance of this article.
Sec. mo county seat shall be removed
unless two-thirds of the quaiiried electors
of the county voting on the proposition
at the general election shall vote in favor
of such removal and two-thirds of the
votes cast on the proposition shall be re-
CURED TO relocate a county seat. A
proposition OF removal shall not be sub
nlitted in the same county more than
once in four years.
Sec. 3.-There shall he no territory
stricken from any county unless, ma
tory shall vote therefor, and then only un-
der such other conditions as may be pre-
scribed by general law applicable to the
whole state. Every county which shall
be enlarged or created from territory
taken from any other county or counties
shall be liable for a just proportion of
the existing debts and liabilities of the
county or counties from which such
territory shall be taken; provided, that
in such accounting neither county shall
be charged with the debt or liabilities
any county property or in the purchase
or under construction of any county
buildings then N use or under construc-
ton which shall fall within and be re-
tanned by the county.
Sec. 1.-The legislature shall establish
a system OF county government which
shall be uniform, throughput the state
and by general laws shall provide for
precinct or township organization under
which any county may organize when
ever a majority of the qualified electors
-ll ll0
ton shall so determine and whenever a
county shall adopt precinct or township
organization. the assessments and collec-
tion of the revenue shall be made, and
the business of such county, and the
local affairs of the several precincts or
townships therein, shall he managed and
transacted in the manner prescribed by
Sec. 5-Corporations for municipal pur-
poses shall not he created by special
laws: but the legislature, by general
laws shall provide for the incorporation,
and classification, in pro-
portion to population of cities and towns,
which laws may be altered, amended or
repealed. Cities and towns heretofore
organized or Incorporated. may become
organized under such general laws when
ever a majority of the electors voting Al
a general or special election shah so de-
termine. and shall organize in conformity
herewith; and cities or towns heretofore
and all charters thereof framed !
by authority of this constitution. shall |
pt SubJcCb ~ anu NOAeACA'SN ny e5Nh-A al |
laws.
Sec. 6.-No runicipaI corporation shall
in any manner, directly or Indirectly. |
lease. sell. alien or dispose of any water |
works, water rights or sources of water |
supply now Or hereafter owned or con- |
trolled by it, bi3r all OF such wafer works. |
water rights ard sources OF water supply |
now owned or Hereafter acquired by apv |
lnunicipal corporation shall he preserved. |
maintained and operated by it for the |
supply of its Inhabitants with water at |
cor fo1o oh rr0--iin6 hat h
ing herein contained shall bs construed |
to prevent any such municipal corpora-
ton from exchanging any water rights
DIT sources Of water supply for other water |
rights or sources of water supply of |
equal value and To be devoted in like
manner to the public supply of its in
habitants.
Prohibition.
Kicks, chairman of the committee on
schedule, miscellaneous and future
an article on prohibition and |
believes that Salt Lake and Ogden
should have representation on the COM
mittee as they are greatly interested
in the subject. 1t was recommended
that the committee be increased by the
addition of two members from these
cities. Referred to the committee on
rules
The following propositions were in
troduced and referred:
Hughes, of Cache-Declaring all wa
ters property of state, but holding I'M
impaired all vested rights. The right
to appropriate unappropriated waters
Is not denied, except as to public pur-
poses. Eminent domain is given for
bitches and reservoirs. Water dis
tricts are provided for and superin-
-endents of these and the state engineer
are declared to be the state board.
of natural city water rights
l. Il: = 4 IL.