The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-24
INCREASES MOTOR
CAR LICENSE FEES
sEEoMILLER MEASURE PASSES
LOWER HOUSE or THE UTAH
LEGISLATURE.
VIII Become Effective Upon Approval,
and Author Claims II VIII Add
Approximately 100000 to
Annual Revenues.

aAAN hhiAANink Ntilitlt iOuuN VII Nbt DUNNN
highways of the state. The author OF
the measure, Representative Seeglnll-
Ter, said that 1t was anticipated that
It would increase the motor vehicle
license receipts to some extent this
| year, but nothing In comparison to
what the increase would be next year,
when every car owner would be re-
qulred to pay the higher fees. II was
expected, he said, 20 add approximate
ly 100000 to the annual revenues Of
the state.
A measure has been presented by
s. w. Morrison which provides that
any voluntary association OF seven or
more members may sue and be sued In
the name of the association, and that
service of process upon any officer,
manager or managing agent OF such
association shall constitute service
upon the association. The bin would
make any organization. especially
labor unions, liable for suit. and It
would, according to It's language make
the members liable also.
The Southwlck income tax measure
was the subject OF lengthy debate dur
ing hearing before the committee. the
measure being declared impractical by
some OF those who appeared before the
committee.
Representative Day has introduced n
new bill providing for examining and
regulating OF chiropractors. The new
measure varies only slightly from the
original bin for such purpose intro
duced by Day
Another attempt to regulate the bust
ness OF production and sale OF imta-
tlon milk Is to be made, Representative
Parker having introduced a bill for
that purpose. Two years ago such a
measure appeared in the legislature.
but II failed OF enaction.
| Representative Clnwson has intro
duced bill to increase the hours OF
labor for female help. II goes further
than the Quincy bill. killed In the
senate last week, for IL would increase
the working day from eight TO eight
and one-half hours, and II would delete
that provision In the existing statute
which would provide that more than
eight hours may be worked "ln cases
OF emergency where life or property
Is IN imminent danger"
Governor Mabey's proposal for
state bond issue OF Sl,500,000 for state
road purposes, took concrete form on
February 10 in the shape OF n bill
providing for such an Indebtedness.
The measure was introduced In the
house by Representative Day. The
bin would authorize the state land
commission To provide for and negoti-
ate as needed for the purposes OF the
measure, loans aggregating 81, 100000.
the bonds to bear a rate OF interest TO
be fixed by the land board. but not 10
exceed 51h per cent.
Funds for the printing Of the bonds
and other necessary preparations for
the issue are provided for In the bill.
They would be taken from the motor
vehicle registration fund, and these
funds also would be used to pay the
interest on the bonds.
AS n companion bill to the proposed
road bond issue, Representative Day
introduced bill which would repeal
the action OF the legislature OF 1919.
which called for n bond Issue OF ST.
100000 for the Utah soldier settlement
fund. The measure simply provides
for the repeal Of the soldier settlement
act.
When the state senate adjourned
Saturday, It was with the understand
Ing that the senators would not meet
again until Wednesday morning. The
members of the house decided to hold
q session on Monday.
by unanimous consent one bill was
introduced In the senate February 10.
The bill Is the uniform law prepared
by the National Farm Bureau associ-
alton for cooperative marketing OF
agricultural products.
With the signing by Governor Mabey
on February IS. OF eight bills relating
10 the establishment OF state depart
ment OF finance and purchase, the frs
big step toward carrying into effec
the program OF reorganlzing the stint
government on more business-l.s
basis was put into effect.
The. bills as passed by the stat
legislature are In force on approya
. with one exception, which has no pa
ticular effect on the general program
! Legally, therefore, the state depart
5 ment Of finance and purchase tool
= form with the signing of the governor
name on the engrossed bill.
II Is explained that the department
OF finance and purchase viii not IN any
:, way dlsplaoe the state board OF exam
k iners, which now is legally and by
g. the constitution required 70 approve
d all claims against the state before
n they are paid.
Publication of proceedings OF boards
Of county commissioners In newspapers
met with the dsapproyal Of Represen-
tative Seegmller IN the house and hc
succeeded IN having House bin No
81 hv nay, laid on the ,able ter mr.
, grwenys orcr Dr. measure thai lasted