The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-11

court in Utah cases are included. Deci-
sions which do not construe particular
sections have been placed under appro-
pirate sections or under section 2,4SS,
which extends the common law over the
state, reference to such decisions being
made in the general index.
IMPORTANT CHANGES.
OF the changes made by the commits
sion and adopted by the legislature, the
more important are as follows
A new act on adoption: an act Drovid-.
ing for assignments for the benefit OF
creditors; providing for the destruction
OF diseased animals. restrictions on the
admission of attorneys, and providing Tor
an attorneys lien: providing for the nj
ing, renewal, and foreclosure of chattel
mortgages, and for the mortgaging OF ex-
emot property with the consent Of the
wife; the repeal of all special municipal
charters, and the enactment of d general
law for the incorporation of cities and
towns: amendment OF the law providing
for the formation of private corporations;
restrictions on private and corporate
banks; regulations concerning insurance
companies; providing for a state bank
examiHer. and for the examination OF
building and loan associations, insurance
companies, and loan, trust, and guaranty
| associations; providing for railroad rights
| OF way, leases, rates. preferred STOCK,
ETC.: new descriptions of county bound
aries: amendment OF the county govern
ment bill. requiring cities and counties
! TO puDHSn len!Zeu reports aHnudlly
providing that the district court shall
| mold three terms a year in each county;
| additional provisions concerning courts;
amendment of election law including the
| substitution OF office registration for
] house to house canvass; a new form of
! ballot. aboiishing the numbering of bal
! lots prohibiting stay OF execution of
| judgment in election contests; amend
! ments IN lee bills: providing for a state
| board OF health, and prescribing the pow
erS of local boards; additional provisions
concerning highways; providing for the
selection and recording OF homeSteddS;
giving to married women full contractudi
and property rights, and making them
| equally liable for the maintenance of the
! family; providing for d state engineer,
Tor the measurement of water, and Tor
the recording of water rights: the en-
| largement of jury lists, and providing Tor
| the selection of jurors by commissioners;
| granting greater powers to courts-mar-
tial: changes in the mining law, and
| aDOlishing the Office OF district mining
recorder. amendment of school law, in
clue-ng provisions for the establishment
of high schools outside of cities, and for
! the establishment OF parental schools
providing for the employment of con-
Victs. general act on official bonds;
changes in the law relating to real estate;
amendment of the law of taxation, in
GLIDING q provision that the state board
! of equalization shall not assess railroads
and other corporations doing business
wholly within one county; providing Tor
the registry of births and deaths
abolishing dover, and giving to a surviv-
ing wife third interest in fee of all
realty of which her husband was seized
during the coverture; changes in the law
of succession; general provisions concern
ing state institutions providing for deputy
state officers changing the manner OF
commencing civil actions: providing for
reply TO counterclaim; other changes il
Dleadings; the addition OF a chapter OF
garnishment; amendment of the law
concerning trials. and u change in the
manner of charging juries: notifications
of the law concerning exceptions, new
trials, and appeals; providing fol
the punishment of contempts before
other than judicial officers; add
tional provisions concerning the fore
closure of mortgages; amendment Of
the law concerning forcible entry ant
detainer; amendment of the law o.
eminent domain; additional provisions OF
quo warranto; changes in procedure il
justices courts; simplidcation of probate
procedure and important amendment!
| thereto, including the provision that pro
ba+e orders and DEGREES shall imDor
absolute verify; providing forms of pro
bate notices; prescribing a uniform
length of time for publication; provision!
concerning the selling, mortgaging, anC
, leasing of property of decedent an,
other estates: providing for the determi
| nation of heirship; additions to the pena
code; and numerous amendments to tn
code of criminal procedure.