The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-03-04
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
February 20.


, II being the last day for presenta.
ton of bills without special permits.
sion, both the house and senate were
. nearly swamped with new measures,
, 2S bills being introduced in the house
and 13 in the senate.
One of the house bills is a new In
rigation measure by j. A. Anderson
which is designed to place the state
in harmony with the national reclama
| ton act A. V. Anderson OF Salt Lake
has a bill to lengthen the terms of all
county officials except county attor,
! neys.
But one bill was passed by the sen.
ate. three being postponed. Senator
Walton's bill providing that con.
stables attending Justices courts be
paid So per day. was amended to ex-
clude cities of the first and second
class and passed.
Two house bills relating to taking
school census and apportionment of
school funds were killed
Bills passed by the house were:
H. b. No. 13S-Appropriating $780,
900 and providing for the establish
ment of central experiment station.
s. b. No. 45-Creating a state poaro
Of sheep commissioners.
II. b. No 95--Reorganizing the state
board of corrections.
H. B. No. 35-Forbidding members
of school boards to be interested in
contracts under the board.
II. B. No. 67-Fixing the fees of
county clerks.
February "a
Senator Callister's fish and game
bill, which repeats existing laws and
enacts complete new laws. occupied
much OF the senate's time, but was
finally passed Other bills passed
were:
s. B. No Officiating to special
taxes in cities.
s. b. No. S0-Creating an armory
board for the national guard.
| Fl. B. No. S9--Relating to docketing
of judgments.
| II. B. No. 9S-Reating to executions.
| II. b. No. 132-Relatlng to concur,
rent jurisdiction of city and district
courts.
| II. b. 136-Providing for the record
ing and the custody of official bonds.
| Bills passed by the house were as
follows
| II. b. No. 157-Requiring all papers
hled In the office of the county re,
corder to be recorded.
| II. B. No. 15S-Defining the word
| folio to mean 100 words or figures
representing numerals.
| III. b. No. 51-Creating a board OF
poultry commissioners and appropriat.
ing $1,000 for prizes at poultry shows.
II. b. No. S0-Making II felony to
withhold part Of the wages of alien
laborers.
The bill prohibiting the use of certain
chemicals in food stuffs was killed by
| the house.
| February 81.
1t Is evident that actual law-makina
has now begun in both branches of the
| legislature. The house committees
| turned In reports on nineteen bills
and eight measures which have been
pending were passed. BY consent OF
the house three new bills were intro
duced. The senate also ground away
on the grist of bills and passed five
OF them, none of any particular inter
est to the public.
Bills were passed by the house:
Providing for the return of property-
found on the body OF deceased per.
son to justice of the peace To punish
persons who alter marks and brands
In the same manner as for the larceny
OF the stock so misbranded Reorgan,
lzing state board of equalization
Amending the law In relation to tres.
pass. Providing that county attorneys
may have criminal actions dismissed
In justices courts. Permitting &C.
tons In the district court to be dis.
missed on motion of county attorney
Requiring vendors of mercantile
stocks and goods in bulk to furnish
TO purchasers certified list of their
liabilities. Requiring owners of range
stock to place salt for its use.
Bills were passed by the senate: Els.
tablishing trades school in Sanpete
county. Exempting wages earned out.
side OF the state from garnishment.
Providing for commencement of fiscal
year. Making IL unlawful to carry con.
| cealed weapons. Granting the right to
corporations to consolidate. Relating
to the duties of the food and dairy
commissioner. Providing for the TAX.
| ing of dispositions without the state.
February 20.
Bills were passed by the house fix
| ing the end of the fiscal year. as
amended by conference committee. -
Making some changes in fees to be
| collected by county recorders.
Allowing fee Of 81 to sheriffs for
service OF writs and processes in gar,
nlshment proceedings
Relating to changes of venue in &C.
tons pending before justices of the
peace.
Requiring pound-keepers to make re.
ports OF estrays to sheriff.
Making the bribery or attempted
bribery of witness felony instead
of a misdemeanor
Making the possession of stolen
property prima facie evidence of lar.
ceny.
Defining the crime of swindlng and
providing for making false representa-
lions to secure credit.
Providing for the surveying of coun
ty boundaries by the state engineer
The senate passed bills relating &c