Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-15
NEW REGULATIONS
FOR LAND BOARD
Members Take Action In Con.
tormty With Senate Com
mittee's Suggestions.
SMITH INTRODUCES BILL.
IT Conforms with National Rcgula.
lions and Prohibits Board Members
From Buying State Lands.

At one time II looked avs if the pres.
ent legislature would become famous
for the scope of its Investigations.
When the fever WAS az It's height the
sInelters were under fire from the
house, the railroads and coal COM
panies by both the house and the
senate Jointly. and the land board by
tho senate on It's own account
Now, however,. it seems that only
tho senate committee was able to
bring its work 10 a successful cenclu-
sion and tprn ont Recommended lions
for new law. in j, practical form.
The hot shot from Hulauski's land
board committee fell on the senate
Wednesday afternoon. the principal
subject of attack, Harry s. Anderson,
had handed in his resignation within
an hour and the land board itself was
busy in session going Over the report.
Thursday the board had arrived at
conclusions to the effect that lis rules
needed revising. and Thursday after
noon Benner X, Smith brought In a
senate bill. which, ii II passes, VIII
make such rules Ina perative.
The senate still has - receive the
names of the land board for reap
pointment under the provisions of a
recently passed Bill, When the names
come In it is understood that HIulanisls
intends 10 lead a fight against them.
ON account of their alleged failure
to investigate the charges against An
| derson after they had been bToug hit
! to their notice,
The text of Benner X Smiths bill
is as follows:
Section l. 1T is hereby made the
| duty of the state board of land COM
missOners upon the receipt in It's Of
fee Of any application, bid. contract
or other paper Immediately on the re-
| ceipt thereof to stamp thereon the
day and time of the receipt thereof
Sec. . The members of the state
4 board of land commissioners and the
employees of said board are hereby pro-
hibited from acquiring either directly
| or indirectly any state lands or in-
| terest therein
Sec 3, Any member or employe OF
the state board OF land commissioners
I who either directly or Indirectly In his
\ own interest OF in the interest OF an
| other interIer2s with or hinders the
\ application of a bona fde applicant to
| acquire state lands Or any interest
| thereing, shall upon conviction there
OF. be deemed guilty OF q mlsdefneau-
| or
Sec. 4 That section ~. chapter 81,
laws OF Utah, 1899. as amended by
chapter S5. laws of Utah, 1901, be and
the same is hereby. amended 10 read
as follows;
Sec IT, The state board Of land
commissioners Is hereby authorized tc
contract with the bona ftde occupants
who have In good faith filed upon
lands In this state, under the laws OF
the United States whereby said occu-
pants can relinquish their said entry
10 said lands and be permitted 10 pur-
chase the said track of land Of the
\ state after its selection by the state
board al private sale, at price TO be
! fixed by the board which price shall
/ not be less than sl,25 per acre: pro-
| vided, however THAI this section does
| not confer any authority upon said
| board TO contract with such occupants
| in any manner whatever, who have
gone into possession or filed upon such
| land after an appIc aIion has been
filed by any other person or persons
with said board for the selection or
purchase OF the same lands or any
| part thereof