Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-27

The county government blll cAu'
In for share Of attention and Il grad
ually coming TO a suitable condition Tor
nnal action.
FR1M THE SENATE.
Communication from tue Senate
made the following announcements
House bill ljl, relating TO the sale OF
Intoxicating liquors ~ Indians, signed
by the President.
House bill 10, relating to iormera'
Institutes, sigucd by the PRECEDENT
House bill liJ, relating to tue aiul-
tcratiou Of candy, signed by the Pfcsi-
Jcnl.
Senate bill Il, relating 10 exemptions
from levy and sale on execution,
siguei by the President
senate bill lU9, relating to the s'or-
agu AMI sale Of unclaimed baggage OF
freight transported by common
carrier, rigurd by tue President
Senate bill o. relating 10 the pfoNil'
ing Tor tue maEiug Of deeds ~ real
property sold on execution ugnuu ~
The President.
House Joint resolution Z, relating tt
the salaries oi m,mbtrs ADD employee
ai the fret Legislature " the State o.
U.ah, amended And passed.
MEAT BILL IS LAW.
A communication from the Cover
nor announced executive approval o
| House bill 81, repeating chapter 81 o
tue session laws VI 1894, entitled Al
act ~ prevent the exposure TOT sails U
unwh0los0me or diaeusud meats,
Committee REPORTS.
The judiciary committee recommend
| ed concurrence 10 Senate amcndmoni
10 stcuona /, 3 anu 4, aud non'eoncul
renee VA senate amendments 10 ael
lions o auu 7 Of Senate btl, 1855, provi'
ing for tho revision, eOdincAnOn on
aunotStlon 81 the laws Of VIA
u = udrted.
Thr same committee recommend
the passage Of Seuaie bill ia, 10 pr
vide Tor ball c0mmisnlOnofs IA cities
this State. AdOptoJ.
Tue committee on elections re
ommended tue ampudment AMI pas
agu of Senate bill lO2, relating 10 al
making sundfy prOyislo M ie0noeTnli
elections. Adopted.
NEW BILL.
Senate bill ne to provide for Il
discharge OF the uuties Of sheriff by u
, assessor In certain cases, was Gend ~
and second times and TUiUffeu 10 q
/ committee ou judiciary.
. Senate gbili 40, 10 lCgillmat q
. ltsuc VI Gigamous add pUlygamUl
{ marriage, born on or prior TO JanuaI
y 4 1886. ami declaring thelr herltao
= auu other flgLtf, was read inst al
81 ,eooud times ana referred W the cul
y mitteo On judiciary.
AN IRRIGATION LAW.
House bllll7l, by the joint comm
tee on agriculture and iffigati0nl VI
. yidIug Tor the appointment OF 81
engineer aud water commandments a
70 the estall shing OF irrigation divisiI
X In each Uounty and Tor agJudicht!
|, aud recording water rights, AMI y
b Wiling the manner Of making app
7, ptiau0ns, was introduced add read u
and sto1nd times aud hleu for III
D. reading. The measure II an imports
NJ one ana concerns every farmer q
70 lrrlgator In the Slate. IL was as
low:
SEC. /. All prior lawful rights u
use OF any OF the waters oi this 81
.fp hereby recognized ami coutlfm
= Gee. ., A cubic foot Of water
Fecond VI time shall 10 the legal sta
A. ard or unit Tor the measurement
m flowing water Ia thi. stsIe, aId kuU
II AS the 'secOnd foot"
A "miutt's iu0h," when used
slNlsi Ia evidence, shall mean II
pf oue.hitieth OF a cubic foot per I
ond.
s,o.8. Tho term Of duty OF wat,
shall mean the area oi lanl thal
re second foot will successfully irflgi
'h and, when not otherwise specified
sh agreed, the "duty" OF Que second
fhall ue one hundred acres or
gs acres the duty " one mino's Inch
N. See. I. The right 10 tho use 81
IL of the pubic waters VI this State Il
We be acquired by appropriation VIII
las must DO for some useful " beuth
10. purpose. The right TO divert heIea
any unappropratei waters Of
m, state Tor beneficial uses shall neye
'nt denied, unless such diversion shall
ola | detrimental TO mo lut'le'lu ~
rs state. PhorlIy u appropriation
ia heTeinbeloTo slalodlahali give tue
tor right
Sec. D. II shall DO the duty OF eN
PIE person who shall DO entitled 10
''h water from any ditch, canal or T.
volr tor irrigation putp1'o', 70 SEQ
ilh NO receives no more wafer from
Inc ditch, canal or reservoir than b
afl iustIy entlllud TO-, aud no shall a
'ed times take every meaus 10 prevent
!, n W Of m 70 water than no II emu
10 receive from sucn uileh, cam
reservoir, upon nis land. ly shall
ia. be the duty Of any person laking "
''' from any uitch, canal Or resorVolr
49, Irrigation purposes, on hnding Una
,'u' osiviug more water either lhfl
'P' his headgate OF by means OF leaks Q
any other means, 10 Immediately
ng, ,teps TO prevent his further feoei
'm- more Wster than he IA entitled 10,
~ n he knowingly permits such
ar waer TO come upon his land from
~, dlton, canal OF reservoir, anu TAILS