The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-13
all services rendered. and must give
bond of $40, 900.
PRIN ATE, rnRPnR ATInNS


a bond of $4,000.
PRIVATE CORPORATIONS.
Senate bill IS, by Mr. Chambers, an
act to amend an act entitled IAN act
compiling and amending the laws re-
lating to private corporations"
The bill repeats all of sections 2267 to
229S inclusive, compiled laws of 1888, and
enacts other sections in their stead.
Corporations of all kinds formed must
! be formed of members one third of
whom must be residents of this state
and acknowledgment must be made
either before county clerk or notary
public. Life OF corporations shall be
not less than three nor more than fifty
years. Acknowledge shall not be
made until 10 per cent of the stock has
been paid in, which may be in money
or property
Bonds Of officers are fixed in the pen
! al sum of $500
Corporations formed for religious So
cial, benevolent, educational or scien-
tho purposes, or cooperative mercan-
! tile institutions are not required to file
their articles with the secretary Of
state
Capital stock may not exceed S2O,0OO,-
goo and it may be reduced to not less
! than % per cent in excess of corporation
indebtedness. Directors shall never be
! less than three nor more than twenty
i've, and no change in name shall be
made except by a two-thirds vote of
all stock at a meeting called by pub
Icatlon in a newspaper for twenty-one
Gays. Consultations are effected by a
| two-thirds vote of the stockholders of
each after thirty days notice.
corporations shall have their powers
continued after dissolving for the pur-
pose Of collecting debts and claims and
paving its obligations.
Directors may be removed by vote
OF stockholders holding one-ha1f stock
outstanding after notice
Non-use of franchises granted shall
be a forfeiture of privileges.
Shareholders have one vote for each
share Of stock.
PROBATE PROCEDURE.
Senate bill 50, by Mr.. Chambers, an
act to repeal and to enact a new section
instead and lieu Of section II, of chan
Ter D. OF an act approved March II,
1894, entitled 'An act relating to pro-
ceouqe OF probate courts, in the settle
ment OF estates and guardianships.
me Dill provides that no. holder off a
claim against an estate shall maintain
any action thereon unless the claim is
! flrst presented the executor or admins
traitor, except in the following case: An
acuon may be brought by any holder
OF a mortgage or lien to enforce the
same against the property subject
thereto and if the time for presentation
| OF claIfns has not expired, then if the
claim has not been presented. the nIain-
! tiff shall have no recourse against INV
other property and no counsel fees. but
II the time has expired and the plaintiff
mas had no actual notice he NAV have
! recourse after security is exhausted
against the executor or adninistra tor
SO far as he may have other assets an
plfcable to the payment of the claim:
Ut recourse may be had against the
uIstrloutees or benefciaries to the ex-
| tent OF the value of the amount of the
estate that may have been set anart
| to them A'hi
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
Senate bill 70, by Mr.. warner-An
! act 10 amend general section 1897. com
plled laws Of 1888, relating to criminal
procedure in district courts, drawing
ana summoning grand jurors and petit
5erors, ana TO repeal all acts or parts
OF acts in conflict Herewith.
The bill provides that all public Of
lenses t"lable in the district courts. ex-
cept cases appealed from justice courts.
must be presented by information or
| Indictment.
Grand juries must consist of seven
elglole male citizens, any five of whom
may ind an Indictment.
! The sheriff and county clerk of each
county, as soon as this act shall become
a law, and in the month of January
thereafter, shall prepare a list of as
many names as the district judges may
direct, and from this list the sheriff
! ana clerk shall alternately select. The
juror must nave been a resident of the
he
and write the English language.
Petit Jurors are drawn in the same
manner.
Each party in civil and criminal
case shall be allowed three peremptory
challenges, except in capital cases.
when fifteen shall be allowed each
party.
Jurors are eligible when thew are
over q years; can read and write En-
gllsh; when they are taxpayers: of
sound mind and discretion; who have
not been convicted of felony: who are
not subject to military control, and
who were not on the jury list for the
year preceding.
EXEMPTION Law.
Senate bill No. Il, by Mr.. Warner
An act TO amend general section 1929 |
| compiled laws of 1883, relating to ex-
emptions and sale on execution.
The bill eXempts from levy and exc
cution,. chairs, tables, desks and books
TO the value of $500.
Household, table and kitchen furni-
ture to the value of $780,
One sewing machine all family hang
ing pictures and drawings, all carpets
in use, provisions for three months. two
cows with sucking calves, two hogs
! and sucking pigs, all necessary wear
ing apparel OF every person; all beds
! and bedding.
Farming utensils. $500; two oxen, two
| horses or two mules and harness and
food for same for sixty days, one wag-
on. all seed grain and vegetables not |
exceeding in value $500.
The tools and chest of a mechanic
| not exceeding $500; the seal of a. no.
tary and his records; the instruments
of a surgeon, doctor, dentist and sur
veyor and their libraries; the books of
attorneys. judges and ministers.
The cabin Of a miner not exceeding
$500; his tools, ETC., 5000.
Two oxen, horses or mules, their har-
ness and wagon, cart or dray owned !
by cartman, drayman, hackman, etc:
a physicians, surgeons or minister's
horse and buggy, with three months
hay and grain; all money in any man
ner growing out of any life insurance
when annual premiums paid do not ex-
coed $500.
All public property, real and per-
sonaI
If the debtor be the head of a, family.
a homestead with crops etc. of the |
value of $1,000. Also $500 for his wife
and $3.50 for each child If the home