The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-23

thing of Interest to Those Who
Are in the Business of the Law
and Those Who Are Not.
In order that the public, which is
deeply interested in what is being done,
NAV understand the tenor of the new
laws which are being made from day
to day, The Herald has compiled all
the senate and house bills which have
been signed by the governor. 1t will
be observed that in the majority Oh
cases, the laws have an emergency
clause and take effect at once. There
are isolated instances, however, where
this is not the case. In the case OF the
measure which requires all county
clerks. city recorders, clerks of boards
of education and school districts to
certify all warrants of Indebtedness
the act does not take effect until the
Goth OF March This was provided Tor
in order that officials who are at a
remote distance from the city might
have time to be fully apprised OF the
passage of the act and not unWittlngly
violate it's provisions.
The memorials to congress which In
Lclude one asking for the passage of a
law providing for the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver and another for
the restoration of the Mckinley tariff
rates on wool, lumber, lead and agri-
cultural products are not given in the
following list.
SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.
Senate bill A. An act incorporating
the state school for the deaf and
dumb, and providing for its govern
ment Bill effective at once, emergen-
cy clause having been attached. In
troduced by Allison.
LADY TEACHERS.
Senate bill TO- This act provides that
female teachers in public schools shall
receive the same. salary as male. for
the same kind of work that there shall
be no discrimination against them on
account of sex Introduced by Ali
son. Effective at this time, an emerg-
ency clause having been attached to
the measure when introduced.
SUPREME COURT.
Senate bill a. AN act organizing the
supreme court and fixing terms; also
providing for court oailiffs, etc. Reg
ular terms are fixed on the second
Monday in January, May and Septem-
Der. Fees-Filing transcript on ap-
peal, s12; petitions or writs, SO; for
certificate of admission as attorney
$25; transcripts, 10 cents per folio;
comparisons, cents per folio; certifi-
Gates under seal. 81. Introduced by
Judiciary committee. Effective after
approval
STATE PRISON.
Senate bill Is. Providing for man
agment of the state prison, appoint
ment of warden and guards, etc.
Passed with emergency clause at
tached.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Senate bill %. Authorizing county
clerks and notaries public to ack-
nowledge articles of Incorporation and
validating all articles acknowledged
before probate judges. Effective at
once. introduced by Sutherland.
ANTI-BLACKLIsTS.
Senate bill 80 An act prohibiting the
exchanging by persons, firms and cor
porations, blacklists of employees. Eff
fectiye at once.
NOTARIES PUBLIC.
Senate bill 81. Authorizing governor
to appoint notaries public and vail
dating previous appointments by the
governor, and the governor of Utah
territory, continuing them in office for
the terms for which they were appoint
ed. and validating their official acts.
Effective at once
FELLOW SERVANTS.
S. B. No. 40, an act to define who
are and who are not fellow servants.
All persons engaged in the service
OF a railway or other corporation, for
elgn or domestic doing business in This
state, who are entrusted by such cor
poration with the authority of super
intendence, control or command of
other persons in the employ or service
of such corporation, or with the au-
dhorlty to direct any other employee
in the performance of any duty of
such employee, are yice-princfpals of
such corporation, and are not fellow
servants with such employee
All persons who are engaged in the
common service of such railway cor
porations, and who, while so engaged.
are working together ait the same time
and place to a common purpose. of
same grade, neither of such persons
being entrusted by such corporations
with any superintendent or control
over their fellow employees are fellow
servants with each other; provided,
so construed as to make employees of
such corporation, in the service of
such corporation, fellow servants with
other employees of such corpora ton
Employees who do not come within
the provisions of this section shall not
be considered fellow servants.
No contract made between the en-
ployer and employee, based upon the
contingency of the injury or death Of
the employee, limiting the liability Of
the employer under this act, or fixing
damages to be recovered, shall be
valid and binding.
Effective sixty days after adjourn
ment of legislature.
introduced by Allison.
COURT SEALS.
S. B. No. "A. providing county clerks
and clerks of the several district courts
with seals.
CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS.
S. B. No SO, providing that crimi-
mails shall be prosecuted by Informal
tion..
A defendant in a criminal case may.
after he has been committed or bound
over by committing magistrate to
answer for an indictalble offense, I'M
less the district judge has impaneled
a grand jury to inquire into his case.
be proceeded against and prosecuted
by information, in lieu of indictment.
The information must recite the
fact of the commitment of the defen-
dant, and the names of the witnesses.
if any, testifying for the people in
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