The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-25

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judiciary committee reported that at
ter a consideration of the matter it
had decided that the bill should become
a law; that the objections of the gov
ernor were technical and not of merit,
or words TO that effect, and therefore
the bill should pass. 1t did so by a
vote of Is to Go absent. The house
later on also passed the same over
the veto. and the city of ogden, be-
ing notified of the action, began lssu-
ing notices under the measure
This measure is entitled: AN act
authorizing boards of education in
cities of the first and second class and
school trustees of school districts, to
submit to qualified electors the propo-
sition to incur Indebtedness IN addltlon
to the school taxes for the current
year." and provides, among other
things, that whenever debts equal TO
the school taxes for the current year
shall have been created by any school
district. or by the board of education
of any city of the first or second class,
thereby rendering it necessary TO ere
ate and incur additional Indebtedness
in order to maintain and support the
schools for the current year or any
part thereof then the trustees or
board of education may cause the
proposition to incur and create sucn
additional Indebtedness to be submit
ted to a vote of such qualified electors
as shall have paid a property tax IN
the year preceding such election.
The election provided for, when held
in a city of the first or second class,
shall be called by publishing notice,
signed by the president and clerk OF
the board of education, in news
paper published in the city, for not
less than ten days, and by posting
said notice at the polling places IN
each municipal ward of the city Tor
the same length of time next preceding
said election. The board of education,
before any notice is published or
posted, shall appoint three electors in
each municipal ward to conduct the
elections, who shall take and subscribe
an oath of office, and who shall make
returns to the board. Such notice Shall
contain: The time and place of hold
ing such election. The names of the
judges at each polling place to conduct
such election. The time during which
the polls will remain open. The amount
of Indebtedness which the board pro-
poses to incur or create
The election, when held in any school
district other than city of the first
or second class, shall be called by
publishing notice, signed by the
trustees of such district, in news
paper published in the county in which
such district is situated, for not less
than ten days, by posting said notice
in three conspicuous places in the dis
trict for the same length of time pre-
ceding said election, these notices to
be the same as those in cities as emu
merated above.
The ballot used shall be furnished by
the board of education or by the
trustees, and shall express upon its
face the propositions which the board,
or the trustees, desire to submit to the
taxpayers. Any informalities in con-
Quoting such election shall not inval-
idate the same if it shall have been
otherwise legally conducted.
Every registered voter residing in
any ward of any city. or residing in
any school district in which an cleo
ton is held for the purpose mentioned,
and who shall have paid a property tax
in such district or city in the year pre-
ceding such election, shall be entitled
TO vote. Challenges for cause by any
qualified voter shall be allowed, and
promptly decided by the judges con-
Quoting the same.
Immediately after the closing of the
polls. the persons appointed to conduct
the election shall count and canvass the
ballots and make returns thereof to the
board of education, or said trustees.
and said board of education, or said
trustees, shall, within five days, meet
and canvass said returns, and if a ma
jority of the ballots cast are in favor
of mourning and creating such addi-
tionaI Indebtedness. then the board of
education or the TRUSTEES shall cause
an entry of that fact to be entered
upon the minutes; and thereupon said
board of education, or said trustees. as
the case may be, shall be authorized
and directed to incur and create such
additional Indebtedness as shall be
necessary to support and maintain the
schools of any such school district or
the schools controlled by any such
board of education. for the current year
or any part thereof. not exceeding the
amount mentioned in the notice calling
such election
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED.
Three new bills were introduced yes
terday.
Mr. Monson introduced bill in the
interest of the agricultural college. pro-
viding for the establishment of an
agricultural station, etc. which is
nothing more or less than the code bill.
with a few amendments, and which will
come up soon in the form of an
emergency act, and will, no doubt. be
passed as such Although the form
presented apparently contains much
that is new. it is but a copy Of the code
with a number of additions.
FORESTRY COMMISSIONER.
Mr.. Shurtliff introduced a bill pro-
viding for the appointment of a for
estry commissioner, with bonds in the
sum of s.. 600. who shall investigate the
condition of forests on state lands and
on the public domain within the state
Of Utah. and who shall, from personal
observation. make a report of the
condition of the same, the amount
Of growing timber and the To-
cation of forests, relative to principal
streams: the principal species of forest
trees and their value as timber trees
and protectors of the water supply: the
extent and cause of forest destruction
and the causes of forest fires and the
best means of protecting trees from the
same: also other matters of Importance
bearing on this subject. He shall be
appointed for two years and shall re-
ceive a salary of $500 per annum and
81 600 per year for expenses.
The bill was referred TO the forestry
committee
Mr.. Smoot introduced a bill, by re-
quest. providing for the appointment of
a state sealer Of weights and measures
He is TO get 81. 700 per year. His north
ern deputy is to inspect in Box Elder.
Cache. Rich. Weber Davis and Morgan.
at a salary of $500 per annum. He takes
Salt Lake. Tooele. Summit, Wasatch,
Utah and Juab. and the other deputy
the balance. at a salar-- of $500 per year.
The bill is a poorly drawn and poorly