The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-29

or adulteration of a dairy product
fine of 500 for each offence
H B. No. rs by Levy-Repealing sec
ton POST. chapter IS. of the compiled
laws of 1883 in relation to highways.
H. B. No. 76 by Nye-The same bill
in the senate Monday on
the subject of insurance.
FISH AND GAME.
H. B. No. n by Thorne-For the pro-
lection of fish and game and providing
for the appointment of state and coun-
ty game commissioners.
The bill is in many respects similar
to others already introduced in both
houses on the same subject except that
its restrictions to hunters and fisher
men are more stringent.
GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES.
H. B. No. rs by Bolitho-Prescribin
a new mode of government for coun-
ties. The bill vests the power that has
heretofore existed in the courts to gov
ern county affairs, in the board OF
county commissioners, TO consist of
three members. Until next election the
present selectmen shall constitute the
board, when they shall be elective,
one to be elected every two years, eX-
cept the first board which shall be
elected two for two years and one Tor
four alternating thereafter. Following
the state constitution the bill prohibits
counties from giving or loaning its aid
of or it's credit to any person or cor
poration and limits the Indebtedness
to be contracted to the taxes for the
current year unless otherwise pro-
vided by vote of a majority Of the tax
payers of a county. The bill contains
the usual provisions making county
officers liable for allowing any claims
contrary to law. 1t directs that the
commissioners shall be elected one
from each of three districts into which
the county shall be divided as nearly
equally as possible.
The county commissioners of any
county having an outstanding indebt-
edness on Jan. of this year may
fund the same and issue bonds there
for, providing a form of bonds having
not more than twenty years to run at
interest not to exceed 6 per cent,
which bonds are redeemable whenever
said county has sufficient funds on
hand to pay ten of the bonds. A sink
ing fund is provided for the payment
of a proportionate number of the
bonds each year. The bill contains
use of money for which bonds are is
sued except for the specific use for
which bonds are issued
Provision is made for a semi-annual
statement by treasurers and auditors
showing disbursements for the preced-
ing six months. The bill puts the con-
troll of elections in the hands of the
commissioners instead of courts as I'M
der the Edmunds-Tucker act. In addi-
ton TO the county officers as now in
existence the office of auditor is Gre
tod =,
as usually prescribed for such office
The system of issuing warrants is
changed by providing that the county
clerk who has heretofore issued war
rants shall transmit the appropriation
list to the auditor. who shall draw
warrants. A system of fees is pro
vided which shall be collected by the
various county officers with a uniform
reduction over present fees of from q
to 40 per cent, and requires that al
fees be paid to the treasurer once each
month and each officer must receive 9
receipt from the treasurer for such
fees before he can draw his salary fol
the month
The salary of commissioners is fixed
at Sd per day for each day actually
employed in the interest of the coun.
ty with mileage at 10 cents per mile
actually Travelled.
The compensation of all other county
officers shall be by fixed salary sucf
as may be prescribed by the board o.
commissioners The bill further pro
vides that all fees paid into the treas
ury of a county shall constitute a sal
airy fund from which all salaries shall
be paid, surplus to go for paying
ordinary expenses of the county. anC
deficiency to be made up from tn,
general fund.
AGAINST TRUSTS.
H. B. 79 by Bolitho-Prohibiting tn,
formation of pools by persons, co-part
nerships or corporations. The bill il
substantially the same as the one in
troduced by Sutherland in the senat,
on Monday.
RELIEF OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS
H. B. No. so by Raddatz. for the re
lief of school districts which have fail
ed to levy special school tax. TIL
bill extends the time of collecting sue
tax for 1895, to April 80, 1896
SALE OF CHATTELs.
H. B. Sc by Ferguson of Salt Lake
Number inserted in lieu of a bill with
drawn. The bill amends section 2S3
of the compiled laws of 1883, directin
that sale of goods or chattels shal
be considered evidence of fraud a
against the creditors of the seller un
less such goods or chattels is &C
companied by delivery within
reasonable time or unless the sale i
| accompanied by bill of sale as evi
dence that the sale is made in goo
faith.
S. B. No. by Allison, incorporating
the Utah school for the deaf an
dumb
The only discussion of the day oc
CURED when the order of third read
ing was reached. The judiciary com
mittee's substitute for H. B. IA cam
up and was passed. 1t prescribes tn
manner Of transferring causes in tn
| district courts. Then came up H. [
| No. which the governor had vetoe
for reasons heretofore mentioned. A
stated, the committee of the whole re
commended the passage of the bi
over the executives veto and Critch
low promptly moved that such
course be adopted. He argued wit
much feeling that the position of tn
| governor was not well taken, pal
ticularly in that portion of his mes
| sage in reference to leaving those OF
| f1cers without compensation whose pa
| depended upon the fees they collected
4'AA' N,ti@OhAo" lOoh lie ground IndC tn
constitution clearly directs that a.
fees must be collected and covere
| into the proper treasury and tina
therefore no officer could lawfully pa
| himself from the fees he collected Blu
should await the passage of a salar
bill which should be retroactive. H
thought that the governors suggestio
that the bill if it became a law woul
create panic among officeholders, ur
less salary bill was first passed, wa
ill-timed and he was in favor of get
ting rid of such officers as would NJ
be willing to await legislation on tn
salary subject. For these reasons an
| Others Mr. Crit chln1Kr 11rond The M 60 :,