, 1899-02-07

reimburse II. C. Sherman for rental pal,
the state on certain lands, and for i'm
provements thereon.
House bill 81 relates to the care anC
custody Of minor children and orphans
House bill CO providese that the sher
if, in addition to his salary. shall re
ceive certain fees for serving papers
etc.
House bill So provides that the sher
paid clerks Of the court.
House bill GA provides that justice.
of the peace in precincts having less
than 1,5OO population shall receive Ger,
tain fees for services performed, and
shall receive no salary.
House bill 60 requires butchers tc
keep a record of brands on all stock
killed by him, and provides that he
shall give a bond.
House bill &C relates to the collection
Of delinquent taxes.
House bill 81 appropriates s7S9.15 to
reimburse Ex-Governor Richards for
moneys advanced by him in connection
with the Omaha exposition.
House bill 6S appropriates $116.36 tc
reimburse Ex-Governor Richards for
moneys expended by him on account OF
enlistment Of troops.
House bill So repeals certain sections
of the act creating a board of live stock
commissioners, these sections being
those which provide for appropriations
for said boards.
House bill 10 requires that hereafter
the state engineer shall cover into the
general fund certain fees heretofore
paid to him subject to his own disposal.
House bill II prohibits the printing
Of various officers and boards reports
not expressly authorized by law. This
is a most salutary measure, and will
save the state thousands of dollars per
year. 1t is estimated that the reports
issued by the various boards and off
GERS in the year 1898 cost not less than
$4,000, n officers report alone
amounting to the princely sum OF
$1,500.l
House bill 70 compels all county Off
GERS tc charge for all services rendered
by them, and prohibits the giving away
of any property belonging to the
county.
House bill IA makes the Office of attor-
ney general elective instead of appoin,
tive as at present.
House bill rs relates to the admission
Of attorneys to practice in the courts
of the state.
House bill 76 provides that the state
officers may appoint deputies and pre-
scribes their duties and pay. Each
deputy is to receive s 1880 per annum
and no other compensation whatever
The deputy auditor is to be deputy in
surance commissioner and clerk of the
equalization board; the deputy treas
urer is to be clerk of the charities and
reform board, and the deputy superin-
tendent Of public instruction is to be
deputy register of the state board OF
land commissioners, and also clerk OF
said board. 1t forbids the expenditure
of any contingent in a less time than
that named in the law, and requires
receipted bills for all moneys expended
House bill n prescribes the method
of organizing the state board Of equal
ization and fixes its duties.
House bill rs provides for the APP
pointment of county assessors and re-
quires that there shall be one assessor
in each county to hold his office one
year, and he is to be appointed by the
board of county commissioners. This
assessor, by consent of the board
may appoint as many assistants as may
be necessary, and he is required to pay
for their services, the county being ii
no way liable therefor. The assessor
is to be paid on the percentage plan and
this will doubtless go a long way to-
ward securing something like a full as.
sessment.
House bill 70 provides for the ap'
piontment of delinquent tax collectors
by the boards of county commissioners
House bill so concerns boards o,
county commissioners while sitting az
county boards of equalization, and pre-
scribes their duties.
House bill 81 amends the act relat'
ing to coal mine inspector, fixing hi!
term Of office at four, instead of two
years, and places his salary at $3.50
per year, and all necessary expenses.
House bill so establishes the office o.
supreme court bailiff and fixes his sal
airy at $500 per annum
House bill SO modfies the law con
corning appointment oftrustees of coun'
ty libraries.
House bill 81 directs the board O.
charities and reform to remove all thu
insane from Evanston to Laramie
[This is probably a piece of sarcasm
and was introduced by Mr.. McAnall!
Of Carbon county,
House bill So prescribes the duties
of officers having supervision of oul
state lands.
House bill Sc enables railway com
panies to exercise the right Of eminen