The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-18

TONERS of Chicago, ana IS Tor 81 lor !
printed envelopes.
Evans presented a petition from john
c. Swaner, bee inspector of salt Lake
county, which reads as follws;
sInasmuch as the amount collected
by Salt Lake county for the year 1893
of the special bee tax is insufficient to
COMPENSATE me for my services as pee
inspector of said county, beg leave
TO Detition your honorable body that
you instruct the county court of said
county to pay me sufficient from the
general funds of the county to cover
said deficiency. Would state that my
original bill was for Sc days at So per
day or S1OS. and all received TO date
being $3.50"
These petitions we're all appropriate
ly referred.
COURT DOCKETS.
Senate concurrent resolution No. 3.
authorizing the secretary Of state 10
provide uniform dockets for the var
ious district courts, was introduced by
Chichester and laid over under the rules
FOR A WARDEN.
Glen Miller introduced senate bill No.
is. providing for the management OF
the state prison and the appointment
of warden and guards thereof. IL
reads as follows:
Section That the board of state
prison commissioners shall have the
control and management OF the state
prison and the prisoners connhed there
in and may make such rules as they
NAV deem necessary for the manage
ment and regulation of the same, and
the conduct of the prisoners therein,
and may contract for the necessary
supplies and appliances.
Sec. 2.-The board shall appoint a
warden of the state prison ana such
guards and other employees as IN thelr
Judgment they may deem necessary, All
of whom shall serve during the peas
ure of the board.
Sec. 3-This act shall take effect i'm
mediately upon approval by the gov
A motion to suspend the rules and
read second time was lost, ayes H.
navs 5. The bill, however. was dis
posed of later in the session.
RIGID ELECTION RULES.
Senate bill 10 for IAN act in relation
to elections and crimes and oftehses
against the elective franchise was
introduced by Allison.
Under its provisions it shall be uh-
lawful for any person, directly or in
directly. by himself or any other per
son. to pay, loan or contribute, OFFER
or promise to pay, loan or contribute,
any money. or other valuable consider
alton to or for any voter or to or Tor
/ any other person TO induce the voter
to vote. or refrain from voting, at
any election provided by law, or to in
| duce any voter to vote, or refrain from
4 voting for any particular person or
1 persons.
Also to give, offer, or promise any of
! fee, place or employment or to
/ promise to. give or procure the same to
! any voter or other person in order TO
I induce such voter TO vote or refrain
! from voting for any person or per-
1 sons.
paid any money, or valuable thing,
4 with the intent that the same shall be
used in bribery, wholly or in part.
1t shall be unlawful for any person
/ to receive any money or valuable con-
! sideration for any of the objects above
specified.
1t is unlawful. under the provisions
of the bill, for any candidate to make
any bet or wager with a voter OF take
a share or interest in any bet upon
4 the result of the election. Any viola
ton is deemed a misdemeanor.
Intimidation by force, violence or
restraint or threats of the same, with
view of coercing a voter is forbidden
| Employers of all grades are forbidden
to enclose their mems wages in pay en-
| VI ,5pes bearing written or printed
political notices, devices or arguments
direct or implied; and within ninety
I days before election it is unlawful to
paste up, or exhibit any hand bill or
notice containing any threat to the
/ effect that in case any candidate is
! elected or defeated work in that par
ticular. establishment shall cease, or
wages be reduced, in any factory, MILL
work shop, mine, office or boarding
house And no employer shall make
any threats, expressed or implied, in
any other manner, intended or cal
culated to influence political action on
the part of employees. 1t is also IN
lawful for any employer to threaten
any employee with discharge or prom
Use any promotion for voting any par
ticular ticket. Any violation of the
above shall be deemed a misde-
meanor.
Every candidate voted for. shall,
| within thirty days after election, file
in the Office of the secretary of state
! if for state officers or district judge,
and with the city recorder or county
| clerk if for a town or county office,
a statement of all monies contributed
| directly or indirectly in aid of his
| election and the names of all persons
receiving the same. Within thirty
days after election the chairman of all
committees of political parties pre-
senting candidates shall make and file
! a statement under oath, setting forth
in detail all money received and paid
out and to whom and for what purpose
said money was paid. All such state
mentS shall be open for public in
spection when so desired.
Any person offending against the pre-
ceding section is a competent witness
| ratf st another and may be compelled
to testify upon a trial This evidence
cannot be used against the witness on
any trial save for perjury.
The penalty for bribery or attempt
to bride is punishable by a fine of not
more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in
the penitentiary for not more than five
years or by both The penalty for in
timidation is punishable by a fine not
exceeding $1,000. Any candidate re-
fuSing TO file his statement of eX-
penses is guilty of misdemeanor and
shall forfeit his Office.
This bill was referred TO the com
mittee on elections.
PREPARING TO VOTE.
On motion of Senator Sutherland the
special committee appointed to con
fer with like committee from the
house on the manner Of voting for
United States senators was discharged
and the resolution covering that bust
ness taken up, read the second and
third time and passed. Messers. Ev-
ans and Chambers voting no.
Senator Zundel moved a suspension
of the rules and the appointment Of a
special committee of three to consider
general salaries. This was lost.