The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-03-24
UTAH LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS
More Bills Considered and Passed
Than at Any Previous Session.
With But One Exception.

salt Lake city The ninth leg sla.
live assembly adjourned without day
At noon ON Saturday. after extending
niue days over the sixty day schedule.
A great portion Of the legislation ot
the session was accomplished after
The clock had been stopped because
Of tho expiration OF the time allotted
the lHvmakcrs.
Moro bills were con idcrcd and
more passed by the ninth legislature
than by any other in the history Of
the state with the single exception Of
the urst state legislature. The ninth
legislature NOT only passed more laws
than any other. but % also passed
more measures changing present con
d. ors than any other legislature.
Because of several drastic and rovo-
muonary measures passed the lcglsla'
turp win probably Doe the subject Of
q great doal of criticism adverse as
we'll as cumwoudliuy.
Among the important bills passed
by Doe legislature was q measure hd.
uiug early construction Ut state
capitol
Iac general liquor measure, pro.
yidug Tor elections ZOO each city and
town 81, the state to decide the liqour
question. taking the licensing power
from city councils in cities OF the first
and second class aud placing It with
thcs district court, uld providing
various regulations for liquor traffic.
Measures providing FOR the Dcs
/ MulncH commission form OF municipal
government Tor citics ~ the frat and
second class for the election of non.
partisan boards of commissioners and
for thoir nomination at primary cleo
lions
| The appointment OF new district
/ judges for the Second and Third ju-
dicial districts.
The appointment Of commission
with judicial powers TO investigate
and recommend changes In the ays.
ten Of revenue and taxation,
A revision Of the pure food laws
OF the state.
An Increase I'm the salaries Of state
and county officers ana the proposal
OF constitutional amendment TO IN.
crease the salary Of the members OF
the state Legislature.
The enactment of a law prohibit
ing the employment OF children, and
OF measure preventing the employ
mont Of women more .'an nine hours
q day
The passage Of a measure iorbidding
the sale OF cocaine. morphine, opium
or heroin
The prohibition Of the sale OF CT.
nrettes or cigarette papers.
The passage OF n measure forbidding
rmbllng "A felony.
TfT'he enactment OF laws lettering
health conditions In the state
Providing for the erection Of armory
building for the Utah National Guard
More beneficial Insurance laws. pro
tecting policy holders and safeguard
ling the states interests.
More beneficial land laws. TO induce
settlers TO come to Utah. and incrcas
ing the acreage In dry farms.
More stringent banking laws, fur
nishlng greater protection TO deposi
tors.
The creation Of an immigration ant
, lhuoT OuIfhut uHu'l hNAA' ehF'A NlaiNh
Providing a relief fund for disabled
nremen.
d Among the bills Of more than ordI
nary moment that failed to recciy,
the approval OF both houses and tn,
governor-the bills that failed to pas
were the reapportlonmont OF th'
, state into representative and senator
lal districts In accordance with tn
census OF 1910
The ratification OF the propose
amendment TO the federal conAtitu
ton authorizing an income tax.
The bill providing for primary cleo
, ton for United States senators.
The bill prohibiting the use Of col
porate funds for political purposes.
The initiative and referendum,
The public service commission bill
The anti-pass bill.
The revision Of the Insurance cod
, VI the state.
, The revision OF the Ash and gam
, laws.
The regulation OF rates for tran,
portatlon OF coal.
The appointment OF commission
10 Investigate construction Of the Mo
I fat road.
The construction of the state caI
ltol is now assured The legislator
has made available for constructio
: ii.750.OO0 and makes operative N
provisions OF the laws enacted tw
, years ago for the erection Of the car
ltol. This amount In addition TO III
half million previously ayailabl
: makes a total now available for III
construction OF the capitol OF NOR
J. than S2,25000 This sum will b
J. practically sufficient TO complete IN
J. structure.
o The sO-called Des Moines bill
j which passed both houses chang
J. radically the municipal government
In the Ave largest cities In the STATE
Instead OF mayors and city councils I
Salt Lake. Ogden, Provo. Logan an
q Murray. there viii be mayors and con
4 missioners who will have leglslatiy
and administrative powers. In Sa
Lake the commission will consist q
the mayor and four commissioner
! and In the other cities a mayor an
TWO commissioners.
4 The most drastic bills passed q
+. the session were the highway rObber!
q nmbling, cigarette and drug" bill