The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
WORK OF THE
UTAH LEGISLATURE
At the Close of the Fifty-first Day OF
the Session, Just Sixteen Bills
Had Been Passed.

senate ana mousse on tuesday, March
2, the Utah legislature had been in
session just fifty-one days, and in that
time sixteen bllls have been approved
by both houses and received the sig.
nature of the governor.
The measures so approved are as
follows:
s. B. No. 1, by Williams-To pro
vide for the regular and contingent ex-
penses for the eighth legislative SEES
sion and appropriating the sum OF
$4,000. or such portion of the same
as may be necessary.
S. b. No. 2, by Badger-Making
February 70, the birthday of Abraham
Lincoln, a holiday.
S. B. No. 10, by Notwithstanding
section 2049X, relating to salaries of
certain state officers.
S. b. No. II, by Bonner X. Smith
Providing for the furnishing of the
governors Office and making an ap-
preparation therefor.
S. B. No. 81, by Benner X. Smith
To punish life convicts for committing
assaults upon others by means of
force or otherwise.
S. b. No. So, by Kuchler-Amending
the compiled laws of Utah, 1907, re.
lating to the duties of judges of cleo
tlons
s. b. No. 10, by John Y Smith-Re'
lating to the creation of bonded in
debtedness up to the constitutional
limit.
S. 3. No. a. by Stookey--To pun.
ish certain convicts for committing as
saults upon others by means of force
or otherwise.
s. b. No %. by Badger-To amend
section S25 of the compiled laws of
Utah. 1907, relating to nominations.
s. b. No. %, by Badger-Amending
section S22 of the compiled laws of
Utah, 1907, relating to nominations.
s. b.. No. "a, by Badger-To amend
section 1873, compiled laws of Utah.
1907, relating to nominations.
Fl. B. No. 2S, by Notwithstanding
section 1870, compiled laws of Utah,
1907, relating to state aid for public
schools where the revenues are insult
ficient.
H. p. No. 80, by notwithstanding
section 1908, compiled laws of Utah
1907, relating to pawnbrokers and
secondhand dealers. to keep record
and to furnish copy of same to the
sheriff.
H. b. No. A, by RusselI-Defining
vagrancy, amending section 3427.
compiled laws of Utah, 1907 relating
to vagrancy, begging, prostitution and
drunkenness
Fl. B. No. 81, by Thompson-Provid.
ing for the holding of farmers and do
nestle science institutes and schools
In tha 80
pealing sections 2095 to 209S, inclu.
,sive, compiled laws of Utah. 1907
Fl. B. No. 1922, by Fuller-Amending
section 1869. compiled laws of Utah,
1907, relating to the levying of tax for
the establishment and maintenance of
free public library and gymnasium
in cities of the third class and towns
Probably the most important meas
IRE to come before the present legis
iature was approved by the senate on
Monday, March /, and will become a
law as soon as signed by the gov
ernor 1t is house bill No. S5, grant
ing to smelters the right of eminent
domain
The bill was introduced as the re-
suit of the so-called "smelter smoke"
cases, in which farmers whose crops
we're damaged by the fumes from
smelters enjoined the smelters from
operating.
The bill passed is more restrictive
than the one of two years ago, which
the governor vetoed. 1t provides that
the power of eminent domain shall
not be operative unless the smelling
company has options on rs per cent
CT the property within the four-mile
radius. The law is made applicable
IN counties of less than 10000 popula-
ton. The bill gives the smelling
companies the right to condemn prop,
erty on which dust fumes from the
smelter are likely to settle.
A pure food measure was approved
in the passage of senate bill Nc. 1876,
which provided that all poultry shall
be thoroughly cleansed and drawn
within twelve hours after being
slaughtered
Senator Stookey's bill enlarging the
state board of health, changing the
duties OF the board and creating state
laboratories was killed
Senator Badger introduced bill
fixing a uniform rate for the publica-
ton of legal notices and other adver-
Using required by law. The bill was
introduced at the request of a news
paper man.
BY the adoption of the minority and
adverse report on house bill No. 1863.
by McCracken, the house squelched
measure designed to give collection
agencies the right to attach peoples
property before judgment is rendered,
or practically any legal proceeding
taken.
Owing TO The fact that nearly one
third of the members were given per.
nission 10 withdraw in order to take
the ! ogan train, on motion of Mr..
Morris. the house deferred considera-
tion of bills on the calendar until a
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