The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-13
SENATE ENACTS
SCHOOL TAX BILL
Done Measure Made a law by
Upper House.
STATE LEVY IS ORDAINED
REPUBLICANS GRAB LIONS
SHARE FOR DEMONSTRATION.

AT its session last evening the state
senate passed the following bills.
senate Bill No. lS5, by Love-Regu-
lating the distribution Of cadavers
among medical societies and colleges.
Senate Bil No. $50. BY Barnes-Tax
levy for $500 600 for state fiscal and
school district purposes. The rate for
state purposes was fixed at mills and
the school rate at mills
Senator Barnes tried to have the
state tax rate kept at 4l5 mills. but
Chairman Lewis of the appropriation
committee DIRECTED.
The governor and the secretary Of
state assure me thar on the basis of the
appropriation bin passed today 8 mills
VIII barely suffice. said Lewis
Senator Murdoch made a hard fight
TO keep the school tax at 3i4 mills, but
the Republican leaders insisted on
using the disputed ls mill for state pur-
poses.
-Four and a half mills wiz supply
the &LJ00O00 appropriated for state
purposes, said he.
Total Appropriated.
But $l,700,000 has been Appropriated
not $1,50000O,' said Senator Love.
"HoW's that?" said Murdoch
THE miscellaneous appropriations
made throughout the session-for the
great eXposiuons, the irrigation bills.
wild beast bounties. and so forth
amount 90 over $3.50 600, and the roads
appropriations amount 10 $4,000"
Then ] was right when I said the
state needed additional revenue" said
Murdoch, referring 70 the statement
made by him when his income tax bill
was up.
A misunderstanding arose by which,
for a time, the constitutional limit of s
mills came near being exceeded. After
the state tax was raised 10 SO mills.
the senate refused 10 change the school
tax to Zia mills. Later the mistake was
discovered and the schools suffered by
the 2. mill reduction.
Other Bills Passed.
Senate Bill No. 1S7. by. Gardner-For
. bond on personal property tax
Senate Bill No. 1872, by Barber-Mqk-
ing unauthorized use of animal, vehicle
or other personal property a trespass.
Senate Bill No. 1856, by LOve-FOr !
mill county poor tax.
Senate Bill No. 1917, by Love-For free
textbooks in cities of the first and sec
Ond class, exclusive Of High schools.
House Bill No. l45-Creating the Of
/ fees of secretary and treasurer Of the
I board Of trustees Of the state mental
hospital
II. B. 100. requiring that the presi-
dent of a town board must give bonds,
S. B. 19S and 100, by Lawrence,
remedying defects In the Ogden city
court law.
s. b 100, appropriating $4,000 for
/ legislative expenses in addition to S25.
900 appropriated at the beginning Of the
session.
Raises School Tax.
II. 3. 1871, by Done. school tax in
crease bin. providing for a maximum
6la-miu city school tax and a minimum
2ia-milI county school tax, was passed,
Senators Lawrence, Sherman and Love
voting I'm the negative.
The following measures were killed
during the evening session.
III. 3. 66. requiring that no evidence
shall be allowed in court to recover for
property not assessed.
II. g. l59. for app0rtionment of cost
of collecting taxes between state, cOun-
~ and town.
Fl. B. 100. relating to the sale of
delinquent real estate.
AT the opening OF the evening ses-
sion Senator Bennion, on behalf of the
senate and its employees. presented
President Allison with a handsome
gOld-mOuuted ebony gaVel. President
Allison responded with a few words,
declaring he had never known of a
/ legislative assembly so devoid of party
rancor or personal feeling.