The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-23

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House bill No. 800 relates TO appeals
and provides the manner of approving
bonds in the district court and other
matters necessary 90 complete an ap-
peal from Justices courts. The meas
ure provides a new procedure for ap-
peals from Justices courts IT pro-
vides that prOce sdings on appeal may
F. be in the district court except that the
| justice of the peace be notified of the
appeal by the clerk and the sending up
of the abstract on appeal by the jus
/ tice.
House bill No. 302 provides for an
attorneys fee to the successful party
/ in case of a writ of probation or GER
! tiorari. Tie purpose of this measure is
/ to prevent collision in justices courts.
Senate bill No. 49, provides that
city justice shall receive a salary, and
| that he shall turn all money received
by him into the city treasury. The aim
of this measure is to prevent COLLISION
by collectors and justices courts.
Senate bill No. 162 provides that a
summons from justices courts must be
served inside Of ninety days after il Is
issued. The purpose of this measure is
to require the plaintiff to serve a sum-
mons within a reasonable time and not
hold it in his possession for years be
fore serving, as has been repeatedly
dOre.
Senate bill No. los provides that it
shall be unlawful for any person to
contract to pay attorneys fees. court
costs. etc, In a justice court in collect
ing accounts. The purpose of this is
to prevent collision TO encourage and
foster litigation.
Senate biz No. I66 provides that The
district or supreme court may review
eX parte hearings or default judgments
in justices courts. This measure is in
/ tended to prevent fraudulent default
/ Judgments.
Some very important measures con-
corning the public schools of Utah have
/ been passed by the legislature. Two
years ago law
I School Laws was made provid
A.. ,L ing that a county
nc '"'P' 0'S" or any portion Of a
county containing a
| school population of $4,000 or more
might consolidate into one school dis
! trict under one board of education.
i salt Lake and Weber counties were the
/ only counties that had the required
school population and. therefore, were
I the only counties that could get the
advantages Of consolidation. By the
! passage Of house bill No. 20. any coun-
I ~ may consolidate under one board of
trustees regardless of school population.
The law has required the county su-
perintendents of the various counties to
I prescribe the course of study for their
/ respective counties. By the passage of
house bill 80 this authority is given TO
/ a state board composed of the state
{ superintendent of public instruction,
[ The principal of the state normal school,
T the principal of the state normal train
/ ing school ard two county superinten-
/ dents selected by the state board OF
education. This will make the school
work Of the state more uniform and
cause the state normal school and pub
/ lie schools to work in greater harmony
and unison.
J House bill No. 1873 provides that Coun-
/ ty school districts Of the first class
that is consolidated districts-ShaII
! constitute high school districts, and
gives the board Of education of such
districts all powers of high school
/ boards. This is a long step toward the
/ enCouTasem of high schools through
out the state.
/ House bill PAP compeIs boards of trUs-
/ tees to set aside one-half of 1 mill on
| the dollar for q library fund TO be eX-
pended under the direction of the state
board Of education. There is perhaps
nothing that will increase the reading
habit throughout the state more than
! viii this act. The money that has been
/ wasted by the trustees on book agents
1 viii be saved and expended under the
/ direction of those who make special
study of the public schcN library quGs-
/ ton.
After sixty days of hard fighting the
state superintendent's salary was raised
from 81, 500 to s., 400 a year.
One mill was added to the rate Of
taxation for the payment Of teachers
i'm cities of the first class. This viii
permit of a substantial increase in the
salaries of teachers in Salt Lake City.
The office of deputy state superinten-
/ dent of public instruction was abol-
ished as paid Office, and the new law
permits the state superintendent TO
appoint any one he may choose to ill
appointments at Institutes.
/ The Public School Teachers Retire
ment association will be taken advan-
tage of by all teachers. It is an insur-
Gnce company controlled by the teach
ers and members Of the school boards.
The teachers pay / per cent of their
monthly salary into the fund, and after
having taught thirty years may be re-
tired on half pay. Or. in the event that
they change their occupation before
that time. they draw out one-half of
the amount they have paid into the
| fund; or, in the event that they are dis
missed from the service they draw out
all they have paid in, That portion of
a teachers salary now withheld on ac-
count of sickness is paid into the fund
and legacies win also assist
!
| Deserved death overlook the bill for
| the creation of police and fire COM
mission in cities of the first class This
measure early was
/ Ripper Bills designated the rip
Mari.ad 0a.+b per bill, and a rip
per bill it was, in
! deed, for no more
ripping legislation could have been de-
vised by the most cunning. This ripper
| bill proposed that the city of salt Lake
| turn over the entire control and SUPER
vision of its fire and police departments
to a board appointed by the governor.
The city was to have no voice in the
management of the affairs of either of
| these municipal service branches, but
! it was to foot the bills; provision was
| made that the city must place at the
| disposal of the state board such q sum
as that body in its wisdom or unwis-
dom saw fit to demand. The board was
! given power to make estimates" and
the mayor and city council faced the