The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-28

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seizure or transfer of such property
! shall be considered and treated as pre-
ferred debts. and such employees shall
| be preferred creditors, and shall be first
cient to pay them in full, then the same
shall be paid to them pro rata, after
paying costs. Any such employee, desir-
ing to enforce his or her claim for wages
under this act, shall present state
ment, under oath, showing the amount
due after allowing all just credits and
set-offs, the kind of work performed, to
the officer. person or court charged with
such property, within ten days after the
seizure on any writ of attachment, or
within thirty days after the same may
have been placed in the hands of any
receiver or trustee; and thereupon it
shall be the duty of the person or the
court receiving such statement to pay the
amount of such claim or claims to the
person entitled thereto (after first pay
ing all costs occasioned by the seizure of
such property out of the proceeds of
the sale of the property seized; Provided,
That any person interested may contest
such claim or claims, or any part thereof
by filing exceptions thereto, supported
by AFFIDAVIT, with the officer having the
custody of such property, within ten
days after the notice OF presentment OF
ant shall be required to reduce his claim
to judgment before some court having
jurisdiction thereof, before any part
thereof shall be paid.
An act entitled IAN Act to Protect En-
ployees and Laborers in their Claims for
Wages" approved March TO- 1882, is
hereby repealed. Provided, That the re-
peal of said act shall not affect any
right or remedy, nor abate any suot
or action or proceeding existing, institu-
ting or pending, under the law hereby
repealed. This act shall take effect upon
its approval.
FISH AND GAME.
Senate bill IS, by Warner, "a bill for
an act providing for the protection of
fish and game and the appointment of
county and territorial commissioners. ="
The bill forbids any dumping of
sawdust or shavings from any saw
or planning mill in any stream in the
state and makes such action misde-
meanor.
All owners cf bitches, fumes or
canals of any kind leading from any
stream must, if requested, erect screens
composed of metal bars not more than
three-fourths of an inch apart.
No person shall take any fish from
any of the waters of the state save
with hook and line, and that only be-
tween June Is and February Is follow
ing. No trout less than six inches must
be taken and no person shall have in
his or her possession any fish unlaw-
fully taken.
The use of explosives or quick lime
or the having of any fish taken by
these means, knowingly, is punishable
by a fine of not less than 500 nor more
than $500, or by imprisonment not less
than one month nor more than six
months, or by both fine and imprison-
ment.
No elk, deer, bison, antelope or
mountain sheep shall be killed between
the 18th of December and 18th of Sep
TENDER following, nor shall have in pos
session the carcass of any animal men
toned between the 10th of December
and the 18th of September following. No
dogs shall be used in the pursuit of any
Of the animals mentioned.
Any person killing any of the ami
mails mentioned for their hides or shall
ship or cause any carcass to be shipped
outside Utah is guilty of misde-
meanor
The killing of quail. partridge. pheas-
ant, prairie chicken or grouse between
January l and August l is prohibited,
and the killing of all insect and worm
birds, not birds of prey, except English
sparroWs, is made a misdemeanor.
The season of ducks, geese and snipe
is fixed between September Is and
April Is.
MECHANICS LIENS.
Senate bill 81, by Glen Miller, for IAN
Act to Amend Chapter XII. of the SEES
sion Laws of 1884, being "An Act to
Secure Liens to Mechanics and Others"
and to repeal all other acts and laws in
relation thereto.
Chapter XII. of the session laws of
1894, is amended by adding thereto a
new section, to be called section II, as
follows: Section H-In any action
brought by any mechanic artisan or day
laborer to enforce any lien under this
act, where Judgment is rendered for
plaintiff, the plaintiff shall be entitled to
recover a reasonable attorneys fee, to
be fixed by the court, which shall be
taxed as costs in the action"
PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
Senate bill 3S, by Glen Miller, IAN Act
to Authorize Cities and Precincts to Es-
tablish and Maintain Free Libraries and
Reading Rooms"
The bill says: 1.-The city council of
each city of the first or second class shall
rave power to establish and maintain
public library and reading-room for the
use and benefit Of the inhabitants of
such city, and way levy tax of not to
exceed one mill on the dollar, annually,
on all the taxable property in the city,
such tax to be levied and collected in
like manner with other general taxes of
said city, and to be known as the eli
brary fund.-
When the city council of such cities
shall have decided to establish a public
library and reading ROOM, the mayor
shall, appoint board of nine diree-
tors chosen from the citizens at large,
and not more than one member of the
city council shall be at any one time
member of said BOARD.
These directors shall hold Office one
third for one year, one-third for two
years. and one-third for three years,
from the first day of July following their
appointment, and annually thereafter
the mayor shall, appoint as before, three
directors to take the place of the re-
firing directors, who shall hold Office for
three years, and until their successors
are appointed
Vacancies in the board, occasioned by
removals, resignation, or otherwise,
shall be reported to the city council, and
be filed in like manner as original ap-
pointments, and no director shall re
ceiVe compensation as such.
Said directors shall organize by the
election of one of their number as preSi-
dent and by the election of such other
officers as they may deem necessary.
They shall make and adopt such bylaws,
rules and regulations for their own guild
ance, and for the government of the la
brary and reading room as may be ex-
pedient, not inconsistent with this act.
They shall have the exclusive control of
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