Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-05

oution must, when allowed By tho
board OF examiners, be paid out OF any
appropriation for tho prosecution Of
dolinqutntg.
II. To discharge tho duties Of n
member Of tue board Of examiner,
the board Of pardlus, state b ard Of
land COmnifsiouefs, board n state
prison commissioners and board Of
reform school commissioners, ana suoh
other duties ~ may 10 prescribed ~
law.
~. 70 report to the Governor At
least thirty DAYS prior 10 the regular
biennial meeting Of the Legislature
the condition OF tue nnsirs OF his dc.
pntimUnt, and TO accompany tho same
with COZ y Of his dock u, and Of the re-.
ports received by him from county at.
tornry q, which report must ALEC Include
an Nemized statement u the moneys
received from all sources, aud Tor any
service performed aud Of all moneys
di,bu reed, which report must BIO made
TO tue uoVerhof uuicr DATA.
Soc. 2. Tho annual salary Of the
Attorney General, o. Include oil SER
vices rendered ex.oiilolo ns n member
Of ANY b ard or commission, or which
may be hereafter dsvOlvcd upon him
by law, shall be fifteen hundred a 300
dollar.
Sec. 3. Tho Attorney General must
OK, cuto 10 ihu State an official bond 10
the sum Of nve thousand 100000 dol
lars.
Sec. 4. IL 10 the duty Of tho Attorney
General 10 institute Investigations for
tho recovery OF all real or personal
property VIII oh may havs eachohtei or
should oacheAt TO the State, aud for
that purpose he has the power to cite
any aud VII persons be ore any Of the
district courts u this 3 ate 10 answer
iuvcstigations and render AcocDunts
concerning the said property, real Of
personal, and TO examine all books and
papers Of any aud oil corporations.
When any real OF personal property 10
recovered which should eschoat %
the state, the attorney general must
Institute suit In the district court Of
the county where said property shall
10 situated for the recovery 10 0soheat
the same 10 the State.
THE LIBEL LAW.
The Judiciary committee finally
agreed TO roc mmeuI a libel law, anu
presented the following with n recon.
mendation thst II pass:
A oil for an act rotating 10 and de-
nning the law OF libel, pfoviiing tor
rottactions ami the effect thereof In
certain specified oisus.
10 II euacied by the Legislature Of
the state Of Utab;
II II shall apleur on the trial OF any
action brought Tor the publication of
hny libel la any newspaper pub
ii.hed Ia ihls State that the ssid
llboi was published Ia good faith,
that ita fasity was duo to the mistake
or mlsappfrhentiDn OF the lacts, anu
that full aui fair foifactiun Of any
statement therein alleged 10 DO erfone.
Gus was published In the next regular
issue Of such Newspaper, OF, In case oi
daily papers, within three days after
SUCH mi tako or mlsapprenonsion was
brought TO tue notice OF such publisher
or publiahers, In "a conspicuous place
anu type In such newspaper 90 was the
article complAiuei Of ne llbeluue, then
the plaintiff IN such cases shall recover
only actual damages. Provided, how.
ever, that tho provisions OF this act
shall not apply 10 tho case Of any libel
AGAINST any candidate for public
oiiioe In this State. unless tho retfao-
ton OF the charge Ia msde editorlally
In n conspicuous manner NJ least three
days before the election, In case such
nbelous action was published la daily
pApet; n published In n weekly paper,
at least ton days before the election.
ACE Oh coEsEET
Tho bill fixing the age OF consent,
which passed the House with Is years
a. tho minimum limit, nut " hich was
changed by the Senate icommittes 10
l8 yeare, was taken ny. The. amsnd-
msnt OF 10 was stricken out, and the
bill with IS years A. the minimum age
at which Rirl can consent 10 uulaW-
fol intercourse was passed, ayes 10,
nays none,
FELLowsERvAsTs BILL PASSED,
A bill for an act defining who sTe
ffiiOWsefvAn . was taken up on itE Thru
reading and discussed. Warner aud
Allison OPP sod several provisions Of
tue bill as amsndsd by the Judiciary
committee, aud Sutherland aud Booth
argued IN support of the amendments
The proposed amendments were de'
feattd ~ a vote OF o 10 0. The hill wa,
then passed, with mlunr an ondmeutI,
byA yIte Of 10 10 /, Jan boss being
the negative vote.
sUPERIsTEsDRsT OF PUDLIC iNB,RUC
TlON.
Allison has prepared Tor introduce
tlon hill for an set dedniur the du'is.