The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-24

other diseases" only one pesthouse.
asylum or hospital was presumably
not intended by the legislature; in
any event, il is a provision which /
cannot approve.
transmit herewith, for filing IN
your office, house bill No. 1O9, by Mr..
Archibald. entitled: AN Act TO amend
sections 1892 and 1894, Compiled Laws
o. Utah. 1907, relating TO schools IN
cities OF the first and second class.
without my approval.
This act provides that any school
district or territory adjoining any city
of the first or second class may be
annexed to and made n part OF the
school district within such city, with
out being made a part OF such city
for municipal or other purposes anu
provides the manner OF annexation. A
further provision gives to those resid
ing In the annexed territory the right
of voting for members OF the board OF
education.
This act is clearly contrary to the
provisions OF section 6 OF article 10 or
the Constitution of the State OF Utan,
which provides; In cities or the first
and second class the public school
system shall be controlled by the
board OF education OF such cities. sep
arate and apart from the counties IN
which said cities arc located
l transmit herewith, for filing IN
your Office. house bill No. 232, by Mr
Archibald, entitled: An Act TO
amend sections TIA aud lis, Compiled
Laws OF Utah, 1907. relating TO the
classification of cities and the man
ner OF changing the class of a city
and relating TO the boundaries or
school districts in case OF change OF
class" without my approval,
This act is clearly in conflict with
the provisions of section 6 OF article
10 of the Constitution or tho State OF
Utah, which provides that In cities
oil the first and second class, the pub
lie school system shall be controlled
by the board of education OF Sucl
cities, separate and apart from the
counties in which said cities are To-
Gated"
/ ] transmit herewith. for filing Sn
your Office, senate bill No. "a. by Mr..
Badger. entitled: An Act TO amend
section 206, Compiled Laws of Utah,
1907. relating to the powers OF CITY
councils without my approval.
Paragraph of section 206 OF this
act provides among other enumerat-
ed powers OF the city council the right
to sell. lease, convey and dispose OF
property, real and personal. for the
benefit Of the city. Provided, how
ever. that no such lease shall extend
for greater period than so years"
This bill has failed OF my approval
for the reason that | believe so years
too long a period to lease city prop
erty, Under the terms of such Il
lease the city would be deprived for
half a century of the ever increasing
earning capacity of It's holdings.
transmit herewith, for filing III
your Office. senate bill No. 2l0, by Mr..
Badger, entitled AN Act amending
sections 43Ox1. 43Ox2. and 43OxS. Com
piled Laws OF Utah, 1907, relating %
corporate suretyship," without my ap
proval.
Section of this act makes void
bonds and undertakings entered into
with any company as surety touching
or affecting any services to be rem
dered or acts to be performed In the
State of Utah, unless such corporation
shall first have complied with the laws
Of the State OF Utah.
This provision Is Objectionable IN
that 1t relieves the surety company
Of liability on bond because OF any
omission on its part In complying with
the laws OF the state Under its terms
the surety company may escape lia
bility ON a purely technical conStruc
ton of the statute.
l transmit herewith, for filing In
your office senate bill No. 2OS. by
eifiting committee, entitled: AN Act
providing for the exchange OF water
for irrigation and culinary purposes.
without my approval
Section 3 OF this act provides; said
right may be enforced by condemna
tion proceedings as provided by law
There is no provision OF law for the
enforcement of such right by condem
nation proceedings.
To the Secretary OF State:
transmit herewith, for filing In
your office senate bill No, 17i, by Mt
Wilson, entitled. An Act to amend
SccLlOn EoOtt tpIuplieu l1d"S VI oN"h
1907, relating TO the investment OF
state funds and their securities" with
out my approval.
, This act provides for the invest
ment OF state funds in stock certlfi
Gates OF irrigation companies In any
amount not exceeding so per cent oi
their market value" Such securities
do not deem sufficiently safe as col
lateral security for state funds.
| transmit, herewith, for filing In
your office, house bill No. SO, by Mr
Henrie, entitled: AN Act providing
an annual vehicle road tax and the
manner OF collecting and expending
the same" without my approval.
In my opinion, this bill makes pro-
vision for excessive taxation on ve-
hicles which are used for the purposes
of gaining livelihood Vehicles are
already subject to the regular property
tax.