The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-06
EVENING SESSION.

EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was begun al
o'clock and was enlivened by read
ing message from the governor an
nouncing the signing of S. B. No. 126
the eminent domain bill
At the hour of $40 the appropriation
bill was received and read. The read
ing was Interrupted by the report of
the conference committee on S. B. No.
81, the revenue bill.
Mr.. Booth, the chairman, said the
committee had agreed to concur in the
house amendments, with the following
exceptions where the house recedes:
The house amendment making the
the state board of equalization is
stricken out.
Section 80 reads:
Section 90-There must be levied at
each session of the legislature upon
all property in the state liable to tax
alton a sufficient sum to realize the
amount necessary to meet the appro-
priations made for the two succeeding
fiscal years, and for the payment of
deficiencies, if any have occurred in
the previous fiscal year or years. Such
levy must be made for each fiscal year
separately, and must not exceed S
mills on each dollar of valuation in
Guiding taxes for school purposes. The
fiscal year commences on the 1st day
of January"
This was stricken out, except as to
the fiscal year commences on the list
day of January"
Section "a, which was stricken out
by the house, was reinstated, thus the
action of the state board of equaliza-
ton in fixing the rate of taxation for
rt1~
action by the board of county commits
sioners and all other officers charged
with the performance of any duties
under the revenue law, the same obi
cations as If the board of county
commissioners had made the levy at
the proper time.
Section So, reading: Between the
first and third Mondays in August of
each year the board must determine
the rate of state tax to be levied, and
collected upon the assessed valuation
of the property of the state, which af-
ter allowing 10 per centum for delin-
quencies in and costs of collection of
taxes, must be sufficient to raise the
specific amount of revenue required to
be raised by the legislature, for state
purposes. The board must immediate
ly thereafter transmit to the county
clerk of each county a statement of
such rate, and upon its receipt the
county clerk must, in writing. notify
the state board of equalization there
off, which was stricken out by the
house, was restored.
Mr. Chichester inquired if the pas
sage of the bill, which provides that
all taxes shall be paid in cash, would
prohibit county treasurers who have
taken scrip for taxes, from turning in
the same to the treasurer of the state.
Mr.. Sutherland said unquestionably
they could.
Mr. Evans announced his opposition
to the provision, and was the sole
negative on the motion to concur in
the report.
On roll call the bill passed-ayes, Is.
Warner and JONES'.
S. B. No 12S, validating certain deeds
and documents, as amended by the
house, passed, all voting aye.
Consideration of the appropriation
dill was then resumed and the bill
placed on first reading.
The first attack on the bill was made
oy Evans who moved to cut the
amount for clerical assistanc. in the
state auditors office from $1,000 to $3.50
The motion, however, went over
The mileage of the judges and stem
,graphers in the following districts
we're raised as follows:
Fourth district from $3.50 to $3.50.
Fifth, Sixth and Seventh, from 5000
% $500.
STATE MEDICAL BOARD.
At this point the governor sent in
he following appointments for the
tate medical board:
DR.. F. S. Bascom, Salt Lake.
DR.. j. NJ. Dart, Salt Lake.
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