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The State of Utah.
In conformity with an act of congress aproved September
9, 1850, the Territory of Utah was organized. The Territory
embraced within its area was bounded on the north by the Terri-
tory of Oregon, on the east by the summit of the Rocky moun-
tains, on the south by the thirty-seventh parallel of north lati-
tude, and on the west by California.
But one of the original boundaries remain, that on the south.
The boundaries of Utah are now as follows: Beginning at a point
formed by the intersection of the thirty-second degree of longi-
tude west from Washington with the thirty-seventh degree of
north lititude; thence due west along said thirty-seventh degree of
north latitude to the intersection of the same with the thirty-
seventh degree of longitude west from Washington; thence due
north along said thirty-seventh degree of west longitude to the
intersection of the same with the forty-second degree of north
latitude; thence due east along said forty-second degree of north
latitude to the intersection of the same with the thirty-fourth de-
gree of longitude west from AVashington ; thence due south along
said thirty-fourth degree of west longitude to the intersection of
the same with the forty-first degree of north latitude; thence due
east along said forty-first degree of north latitude to the intersec-
tion of the same with the thirty-second degree of longitude west
from Washington; thence due south along said thirty-second
degree of west longitude to the place of beginninq,-; an area of
82,190 square miles. (Bulletin Federal Census, i8i)0.)
Topographically Utah is celebrated for its great mountain
ranges and fertile valleys. The chains of nicnintains all extend
north and south except the Uintah range, which lies east a]?d
west, and out of them all rise immense peaks to a height of 12,000
aud 13,000 feet.
The Great Salt Lake is another nv)st notable feature. Its
waters are impregnated with salt to a degree which renders it
many times more dense than sea water.
Prior to the advent of the pioneers, July 24, 1847, Utah had
no population beyond a few traders, traope-s, etc., except the In-
dians. It was on the date mentioned that the Mormon emigrants
filed through "Emigration'' canyon, in the Wasatch mountains,
planted the American flag; on Ensign peak, to the north of Salt
Lake City, and founded the first permanent settlement. Tliey
THE STATE OF UTAH.
were but a band of pioneers, comprising 130 persons, eighty men
and fifty women. They left the Missouri river April 16, '^847,
and made the journey across the plains under the leadership of
Brigham Young. The great leadership of the man who so long
led the Mormon people was never better demonstrated than when
his foresight prompted him to halt his column ai'd take occu-
pancy of Salt Lake valley, here to make the abiding place of
his people. The little colony prospered and many more emi-
grants followed from year to year. In 1850 the population of
Utah had grown to 11,380 souls. In i860 it was 40,137; in 1870,
86,786: in 1880, 143,963; in 1890, 207,905. In 1895 ^ territcrial
census gave the population as 247,324.
Agriculturally, nature has been kind indeed to this favored
region, and the greatest irrigation system in the world enhances
the productiveness of a soil by nature marvelously rich, to tlie
extent that enormous crops of grain, fruit and vegetables are
raised which dwarf almost to puniness those 01* eastern states. All
of Utah's mountains carry depo;»its of every description of min-
eral. Beneath these jagged peaks are untold treasures of gold,
silver and lead, while more coal, copper and iron are buried un-
der the foot hills than there is in both Pennsylvania and Michi-
gan. Immense canyons open through the mountains, gateways
for the highways of comrrerce, with which the prospects are tTat
Utah will be abundantly supplied in the near future. On the
mountain slopes and plains graze, sleek and fat, countless
flocks of sheep and herds of cattle and horses, the live stock in-
dustry being hardly second to either those of mining or agri-
culture.
This astounding variety of resources and great wealth of the
state has challenged the attention and consideration of ihe great-
est capitalists of both the American and Eurojiean continents,
and many of them are among the heaviest investors in this region.
In the development of these many and ^-aried resources there is
room for a vast populatioii to find profitable employment. The
economic advantages of the exchange' of pro'luds is understood
by all and not the least advantage of the region in this resj^ect is
the surety that a great home market will be here established.
AT FIRST.
The beginnings in Utah were made by the ivIorni'Mis. The
first white child was born of parents who came with the first band
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THE STATE OF UTAH.
of pioneers. It opened iti» eyes August 8, 1847, just two weeks
and two days after the arrival on the present site of Salt Lake.
The child v/as a girl, the daughter of John and Catherine Cainp-
bell Steele, and was named Young Elizabeth Steele, after Brigham
Young and Queen Elizabeth. She is still living and is Mrs. James
Stapley, of Kanarria.
A permanent emigration fund was early established by the
Saints, and on October 29. 1855, the First Presidency of the ]\Ior-
mon church issued the "Thirteenth Epistle," directing that the
Saints who emigrated ar the expense of that fund should journey
in- hand carts.
The first company of emigrants to cross the plains by hand
carts arriv';d at Salt Lake September 26, 1856. The party was
in charge c.i Captain Edmund Ellsworth and ^). D. Mc Arthur,
and was composed of two companies, comprising m all 497 sculs
with 100 h?.nd carts, 5 wagons, 24 oxen, 4 mules and 25 tents.
The pitrty led by Ellsworth left Iowa June Q, 1856, ind ihat under
McArthur the nth. The> were met on their arrival :it Salt Lake
by President Brigham Young with a brass band and a large
gathering- r.f people and were given a hearty welcome.
Israel Evans' company, consisting of 154 people and 31 hand
carts, was the next to arrive, followed by that of Edward Bunker.
Two more companies, 600 strong in men, women and
children, started west in 1856. They were in charge of James G.
Willis and Captain Edward Martin. They started late in the year
and were oveitaken by a severe snow storm, which retarded their
progress to such an extent that great sufifering was experienced
by many of the party, and some of the members were obliged to
sell their personal effects to obtain provisions. A relief party
was «ent out frum Salt Lake with provisions and clothing, and
on the 30th of November the vanguard of the expedition reached
Salt lake. Other hand cart companies followed, some arriving
as late as the middle of December of that year, and in 1859 and
"60 a number of these companies made their way across the
plains to the "Promised Land."
UTAH ADMITTED.
Utah was admitted January 4th, 1896, when President Cleve-
land approved the bill admitting the Territory into the Union of
States. The event was welcomed by the people of Utah with
great rejoicing, and on January 6th Governor Heber M. Wells
THE STATE OF UTAH.
was inaugurated. The inaugural ceremonies were held in the
great Mormon taoemacle and were witnessed by fully 15,000 peo-
ple, whose solemn reverence evidenced the appreciation of the
whole people of Utah, of all that the occasion betokened. That
inauguration was more to them than the mere swearing in of new
officers. It was the inauguration of a new era in Utah, the insolu-
ble uniting of a divided people, and the cessation forever of all
strife between the Mormon and Gentile elements. A striking co-
incidence, but one which attested the sincerity of that unity, was
the fact that Chief Justice Zane, who had in years gone by sen-
tenced so many of the Mormon people to the penitentiary for
practicing polygamy, administered the oath of ofhce to Governor
Wello (an adherent of the Mormon faith), as chief executive of
the state.
The oath of office was administered to all the new State
officers and the event ful day was brought to a brilliant close with
a grand inaugural ball at the Salt Lake theatre in the evening.
THE CAPITAL.
The capital of Utah is Salt Lake City, a beautiful city of
50,000 inhabitants, remarkable for its magnificent broad streets
shaded on either side 1)y tall, stately trees and along v/hich are
running water courses brought thither from the surrounding
mountains. Utah has no capitol building as yet, the State offices
being located in the City and County building, one of the most
imposing and magnificent public structures in existence.
Salt Lake is the headquarters of the Mormon church, and
the great Mormon temple, which cost over $2,500,000 to erect,
and the great tabernacle, are located in its midst. AH the princi-
pal streets are named beginning from the temple square and are
designated: North Temple, First North, Second North, etc., and
east, south and west to correspond.
The tabernacle is famous as having the largest seating ca-
pacity of any building in the world which has an unsupported
roof. The building seats 12,000 people comfortably, and so ex-
cellent are the acoustic properties that a pin dropped .it the altar
can be heard in the remotest corner.
The city is the chief distributing point for the state. It has
numerous "warm" and "hot" springs which make it an admirable
health resort, and in summer the Great Salt Lake furnishes the
finest bathing in the world.
The Constitutional Convention.
The constitutional convention of the State of Utah, composed of 107 members,
assembled at Salt Lake City March 4th, 1895, in accordance with the enabling act
of Congress, approved July 16th, 1894. John Henry Smith was elected president
and Parley P. Christensen secretary. The convention was in session until the 8th.
day of May, and adopted a constitution which was approved by the people at an
election held on the 5th day of November of the same year. Following is the con-
stitution:
PREAMBLE.
Grateful to Almighty God for life and liberty, we. the people of Utah, in order
to secure and perpetuate the principles of free government, do ordain and estab-
lish this
CONSTITUTION,
ARTICLE I.
Declaration of Rights.
Section 1. All men have the Inherent
and inalienable right to enjoy and defend
their lives and liberties; to acQuire, pos-
sess and protect property; to worship ac-
cording to the dictates of their con-
sciences; to. assemble peaceably, protest
against wrongs, and petition for redress
of grievances; to communicate freely
their thoughts and opinions, being re-
sponsible for the abuse of that right.
Sec. 2. All political power is inherent In
the people, and all free governments are
founded on their authority for their equal
protection and benefit, and they have the
right to alter o" reform their government
as the public welfare may require.
Sec. 3. The State of Utah is an insep-
arable part of the Federal Union, and
the Constitution of the United States is
the supreme law of the land.
Sec. 4. Tbe right of conscience shall
never be infringed. The State shall make
no law respecting an establishment of re-
ligion or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof; no religious test shall be re-
quired as a qualification for any office of
public trust or for any vote at any elec-
tion, nor shall any person be incompe-
tent as a witness or juror on account of
religious belief or the absence thereof.
There shall be no union of church and
state, nor shall any church dominate the
State or interfere with its functions. No
public money or property shall be appro-
priated for or applied to any religious
worship, exercise or instruction, or for
the support of any ecclesiastical estab-
lishment. No property qualification shall
be required of any personi to vote or hold
office, except as provided in this consti-
tution. ! , f I,
Sec. 5. The privilege of the writ of ha-
beas corpus shall not be suspended unless,
in case of rebellion or invasion, the public
safety requires it.
Sec. 6. The people have the right to bear
arms for their security and defense, but
the legislature may regulate the exercise
of this right by law.
Sec. 7. No person shall be deprived of
life, liberty or property without due pro-
cess of law.
Sec. 8. All prisoners shall be bailable
by sufficient sureties, except for capital
offenses, when the proof is evident or
the presumption strong.
Sec. 9. Excessive bail shall not be re-
quired; excessive fines shall not be im-
posed; nor shall cruel and unusual pun-
ishments be inflicted. Persons arrested or
imprisoned shall not be treated with un-
necessary rigor.
Sec. 10. In capital cases the right of
trial by jury shall remain inviolate. In
courts of general jurisdiction, except in
capital cases, a jury shall consist of eight
jurors. In courts of inferior jurisdiction
a jury shall consist of four jurors. In
criminal cases the verdict shall be unani-
mous. In civil cases three-fourths of the
jurors may find a verdict. A jury in civil
cases shall be waived unless demanded.
Sec. IL All courts shall be open, and
every person, for an injury dome to him in
his person, property, or reputation, shall
have remedy by due course of law, which
shall be administered without denial or
unnecessary delay: and no person shall
be barred from prosecuting or defending
before any tribunal in this State, by
himself or counsel, any civil cause to
which he is a party.
Sec. 12. In criminal prosecutions the ac-
cused shall have the right to appear and
defend in person and by counsel, to de-
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mand the nature and cause of the accu-
sation ag-alnst nim, to have a copy thereof,
to testify in his own behalf, to be con-
fronted by the witnesses against him, to
have compulsory process to compel the
attendance of witnesses in his own be-
half, to have a speedy public trial by an
impartial jury of the county or district
in which the offense is alleged to have
been committed, and the right to appeal
in all cases. In no instance shall any
accused person, before final judgment, be
compelled to advance money or fees to
secure the rights herein guaranteed. The
accused shall not be compelled to grive evi-
dence against himself; a wife shall not
be compelled to testify against her hus-
band, nor a husband against his wife,
nor shall any person be twice put in
jeopardy for the same offense.
Sec. 13. Offenses herstofore required to
be prosecuted by indictment shall be pros-
ecuted by information after examination
and commitment by a magistrate, unless
the examination be waived by the ac-
cused with the consent of the state, or
by indictment, with or without such ex-
amination and commitment. The grand
jury shall consist of seven persons, five
of whom must concur to find an indict-
ment; but no grand jury shall be drawn
or summoned unless, in the opinion of the
judge of the district, public interest de-
mands it.
Sec. 14. The right of the people to be
secure in their persons, houses, papers,
and effects against unreasonable searches
and seizures shall not be violated; and no
warrant shall issue but upon probable
cause supported by oath or affirmation,
particularly describing the place to be
searched and the person or thing to be
seized.
Sec. 15. No law shall be passed to
abridge or restrain the freedom of speech
or of the press. In all criminal prosecu-
tions for libel the truth may be given in
evidence to the jury; and if it shall ap-
pear to the jury that the matter charged
as libelous is true, and was published
with good motives ,and for justifiable
ends, the party shall be acquitted, and
the jury shall have the right to deter-
mine the law and the fact.
Sec. 16. There shall be no imprisonment
for debt except in cases of absconding
debtors.
Sec. 17. All elections shall be free, and
no power, civil or military, shall at any
time interfere to prevent the free exer-
cise of the right of suffrage. Soldiers In
time of war may vote at their post of
duty, in or out of the State, under regula-
tions to be prescribed by law.
Sec. 18. No bill of attainder, ex post
facto law, or law impairing the obligation
of contracts, shall be passed.
Sec. 19 Treason against the State shall
consist only in levying war against it,
or in adhering to its enemies, or in giving
them aid and comfort. No person shall
be convicted of treason unless on the tes-
timony of two witnesses to the same
overt act.
Sec. 20. The military shall be in strict
subordination to the civil power, and no
soldier in time of peace shall be quar-
tered in any house without the consent
of the owner; nor in time of war, except
in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Sec. 21. Neither slavery nor involuntary
servitude, except as a punishment for
crime, whereof the party shall have been
duly convicted, shall exist within this
State.
Sec. 22. Private property shall not be
taken or damaged for public use without
just compensation.
Sec. 23. No law shall be passed granting
irrevocably any franchise, privilege, or
immunity.
Sec. 24. All laws of a general nature
shall have uniform operation.
Sec. 25. This e»^umeration of rights shall
not be construed to impair or deny others
retained by the people.
Sec. 26. The provisions of this constitu-
tion are mandatory and prohibitory, un-
less by express words they are declared
to be otherwise.
Sec. 27. Frequent recurrence to funda-
mental principles is essential to the secu-
rity of individual rights and the perpetu-
ity of free government.
ARTICLE II.
State Boundaries,
Section 1. TTie boundaries of the State
of Utah shall be as follows:
Beginning at a point formed by the in-
tersection of the thirty-second degree of
longitude west from Washington with the
thirty-seventhi degree of north latitude;
thence due west along said thirty-seventh
degree of north latitude to the intersec-
tion of the same with the thirty-seventh,
degree of longitude west from Washing-
ton; thence due north along said thirty-
seventh degree of west longitude to the
intersection of the same with the forty-
second degree of north latitude; thence
due east along said forty-second degree
of north latitude to the intersection of
the same with the thirty-fourth degree
of longitude west from Washington;
thence due south along the said thirty-
fourth degree of west longitude to the
intersection of the same with the forty-
first degree of north latitude; thence due
east along said forty-first degree of north
latitude to the intersection of the same
with the thirty-second degree of longi-
tude west from Washington; thence due
south along said thirty-second degree of
west longitude to the place of beginning.
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ARTICLE III.
Ordinance.
The following ordinance shall be irre-
vocable without the consent of the United
States and the people, of this State.
First— Perfect toleration of religious
sentiment is guaranteed. No inhabitant
of this State shall ever be molested in
person or property on account of his or
her mode of religious worship; but polyg-
amous or plural marriages are forever
prohibited.
Second— The people inhabiting this State
do affirm and declare that they forever
disclaim all right and title to the unap-
propriated public lands lying within the
boundaries hereof, and to all lands lying
within said limits owned or held by any-
Indian or Indian tribes, and that until
the title thereto' shall have been extin-
guished by the United States the same
shall be and remain subject to the dispo-
sition of the United States, and said In-
dian lands shall remain under the abso-
lute jurisdiction and control of the Con-
gress of the United States. The lands
belonging to citizens of the United States
residing without this State shall never be
taxed at a higher rate than the lands be-
longing to residents of this State; nor
shall taxes be imposed by this State on
lands or property herein belonging to or
which may hereafter be purchased by
the United States or reserved for its use;
but nothing in this ordinance shall pre-
clude this State from taxing, as other
lands are taxed, any lands owned or held
by any Indian who has severed his tribal
relations and has obtained from the
United States or from any person, by
patent or grant, a title thereto, save and
except such lands as have been or may
be granted to any Indian or Indians un-
der any act of Congress containing a pro-
vision exempting the land thus granted
from taxation, which last-mentioned
lands shall be exempt from taxation so
long, and to such extent, as is or may
be provided in the act of Congress grant-
ing the same.
Third— All debts and liabilities of the
Territory of Utah, incurred by authority
of the legislative assembly thereof, are
hereby assumed and shall be paid by this
State.
Fourtn— The legislature shall make laws
for the establishment and maintenance of
a system of public schools, which shall be
open to an the children of the State and
be free from sectarian control.
ARTICLE IV.
Elections and Right of Suffrage.
Section 1. The rights of citizens of the
State of Utah to vote and hold office
shall not be denied or abridged on ac-
count of sex. Both male and female citi-
zens of this State shall enjoy equally all
civil, political, and religious rights and
privileges.
Sec. 2. Every citizen of the United
States of the age of 21 years and upward,
who shall have been a citizen for ninety
days, and shall have resided in the State
or Territory one year, in the county four
months, and in the precmct sixty days
next preceding any election, shall be en-
titled to vote at such election except as
herein otherwise provided.
Sec. 3. In all cases except those of trea-
son, felony, or breach of the peace, elec-
tors shall be privileged from arrest on
the days of election, during their attend-
ance at elections, and going to and re-
turning therefrom.
Sec. 4. No elector shall be obliged- to
perform militia duty on the day of elec-
tion except in time of war or public
danger.
Sec. 5. No person shall be deemed a
qualified elector of this State unless such
person be a citizen of the United States.
Sec. 6. No idiot, insane person, or per-
son convicted of treason or crime against
the elective franchise, unless restored to
civil rights, shall be permitted to vote at
any election or be eligible to hold office in
this State.
Sec. 7. Except in elections levying a
special tax or creating indebtedness, no
property qualification shall be required
for any person to vote or hold office.
Sec. 8. All elections shall be by secret
ballot. Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prevent the use of any ma-
chine or mechanical contrivance for the
purpose of receiving and registering the
votes cast at any election: Provided,
That secrecy in voting be preserved.
Sec. 9. All general elections, except for
municipal and school officers, shall be
held on the Tuesday next following the
first Monday in Novemiber of the year in
which the election is held. Special elec-
tions may be held as provided by law.
The terms of all officers elected at any
general election shall commence on the
first Monday in January next following the
date of their election. Municipal and
school officers shall be elected at such
time as may be provided by law .
Sec. 10. All officers made elective or ap-
pointive by this constitution or by the
laws made in pursuance thereof, before
entering upon the duties of their respec-
tive offices, shall take and subscribe the
following oath or affirmation: "I do sol-
emnly swear (or affirm) that I will sup-
port, obey, and defend the Constitution
of the United States and the constitution
of this State, and that I will discharge
the duties of my office with fidelity."
FRANK J. CANNON, UNITED STATES SENATOR.
THE STATE OP UTAH.
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ARTICLE V.
Distribution of Powers.
Section 1. The powers of the govern-
ment of the State of Utah shall be divided
into three distinct departments, the legis-
lative, the executive, and the judicial;
and no person charged with the exercise
of powers properly belonging to one of
these departments shall exercise any
functions appertaining to either of the
others, except in the cases herein ex-
pressly directed or permitted.
ARTICLE VI.
Legislative Department.
Section 1. The legislative power of this
state shall be vested in a senate and
house of representatives, which shall be
designated the legislature of the State
of Utah.
Sec. 2. Regular sessions of the legisla-
ture shall be held biennially at the seat
of the government, and, except the first
session thereof, shall commence on the
second Monday in January next after the
election of members of the house of rep-
resentatives.
Sec. 3. The members of the house of
representatives, after the first election,
shall be chosen by the qualified electors of
the respective representative districts on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, 1896, and biennially there-
after. Their terms of ofl^ce shall be two
years from the first day of January next
after their election.
Sec. 4. The senators shall be chosen by
the qualified electors of the respective
senatorial districts at the same tim'es and
places as members of the house of repre-
sentatives, and their terms of office shall
be four years from the first day of Janu-
ary next after their election: Provided,
That the senators elected in 1896 shall be
divided by lot into two classes as nearly
equal as may be; seats of senators of the
first class shall be vacated at the expira-
tion of two years, those of the second
class at the expiration of four years: so
that one-half, as near as possible, shall
be chosen biennially thereafter. In case
of increase in the number of senators,
they shall be annexed by lot to one or
the other of the two classes, so as to keep
them as nearly equal as practicable.
Sec. 5. No person shall be eligible to the
office of senator or representative who is
not a citizen of the United States, twen-
ty-five years of age, a qualified voter in
the district from which he is chosen, a
resident for three years of the state, and
for one year of the district from which
he is elected.
Sec. 6. No person holding any public
office of profit or trust under authority
of the United States or of this State shall
be a member of the legislature: Provided,
That appointments in the State militia
and the officers of notary public, justice
of the peace, United States commissioner,
and postmaster of the fourth class shall
not, within the meaning of this section,
be considered offices of profit or trust.
Sec. 7. No member of the legislature,
during the term for which he was elected,
shall be appointed or elected to any civil
office of profit under this State which
shall have been created, or the emolu-
ments of which shall have been increased
during the term for which he was elected.
Sec. 8. Members of the legislature, in
all cases except treason, felony, or breach
of the peace, shall be privileged from ar-
rest during each session of the legisla-
ture, from fifteen days next preceding
each session, and in returning therefrom;
and for words used in any speech or de-
bate in either house they shall not be
questioned in any other place.
Sec. 9. The members of the legislature
shall receive such per diem and mileage
as the legislature may provide, not ex-
ceeding four dollars per day and ten cents
per mile for the distance necessarily trav-
eled going to and returning from the
place of meeting on the most usual route,
and they shall receive no other pay or
-^^jyerquisite.
^^ec. 10, Each house shall be the judge
of the election and qualifications of its
members, and may punish them for dis-
orderly conduct, and, with the concur-
rence of two-thirds of all the members
elected, expel a member for cause.
Sec. 11. A majority of the members of
each house shall constitute a quorum to
transact business, but a smaller number
may adjourn from day to day, and may
compel the attendance of absent mem-
bers in such manner and under such pen-
alties as each house may prescribe.
Sec. 12. Each house shall determine the
rules of its proceedings, and choose its
^ own officers and employees.
"^ec. 13. The governor shall issue writs
of election to fill vacancies that may oc-
cur in either house of the legislature.
Sec. 14. Each house shall keep a journal
of its proceedings, which, except in case
of executive sessions, shall be published,
and the yeas and nays on any question,
at the request of five members of such
house, shall be entered upon the journal.
Sec. 15. All sessions of the legislature,
except those of the senate while sitting
in executive session, shall be public; and
neither house, without the consent of the
other, shall adjourn for more than three
days, nor to any other place than that in
which it may be holding session.
Sec. 16. No regular session of the legis-
lature (except the first, which may sit
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ninety days) shall exceed sixty days, ex-
cept in cases of impeachment. No spe-
cial session shall exceed thirty days, and
in such special session, or when a regular
session of the legislature trying cases of
Impeachment exceeds sixty days, the
members shall receive for compensation
only the usual per diem and mileage.
-—Sec. 17. The house of representatives
shall have the sole power of impeach-
ment, but in order to impeach two-thirds
of all the members elected must vote
therefor.
"^•»^ec. 18. All impeachments shall be tried
by the senate, and senators, when sitting
for that purpose, shall take oath or make
affirmation to do justice according to the
law and the evidence. When the gov-
ernor is on trial the chief justice of the
supreme court shall preside. No person
shall be convicted without the concur-
rence of two-thirds of the senators
elected.
Sec. 19. The governor and other State
and judicial officers, except justices of
the peace, shall be liable to impeachment
for high crimes, misdemeanors, or mal-
feasance m office; but judgment in such
cases shall extend only to removal from
office and disqualification to hold any
office of honor, trust, or profit in the
State. The party, whether convicted or
acquitted, shall, navertheless, be liable to
prosecution, trial, and punishment ac-
cording to law.
Sec, 20. No person shall be tried on im-
peachment unless he shall have been
served with a copy of the articles thereof
at least ten days before the trial, and
after such service he shall not exercise
the duties of his office until he shall have
been acquitted.
Sec. 21. All officers not liable to im-
peachment shall be removed for any of
the offenses specified in this article, in
such manner as may be provided by law.
Sec. 22. The enacting clause of every
law shall be: "Be it enacted by the leg-
islature of the State of Utah." and no
bill or joint resolution shall be passed
except with the assent of a majority of all
the members elected to each house of the
legislature, and after it has been read
three times. The vote upon the final pas-
sage of all bills shall be by yeas and
nays; and no law shall be revised or
amended by reference to its title only;
but the act as revised, or section as
amended, shall be re-enacted and pub-
lished at length.
Sec. 23. Except general appropriation
bills, and bills for the codification and
general revision of laws, no bill shall be
passed containing more than one subject,
which shall be clearly expressed in its
title.
Sec. 24. The presiding officer of each
house, in the presence of the house over
which he presides, shall sign all bills and
joint resolutions passed by the legisla-
ture, after their titles have been publicly
read immediately before signing, and the
fact of such signing shall be entered upon
the journal.
Sec. 25. All acts shall be officially pub-
lished, and no act shall take effect until
so published, nor until sixty days after
the adjournment of the session at which
it passed, unless the legislature by vote
of two-thirds of all the members elected
to each house shall otherwise, direct.
Sec. 26. The legislature is prohibited
from enacting any private or special laws
in the following cases:
First— Granting divorce.
Second— Changing the names of persons
or places, or constituting one person the
heir at law of another.
Third— Locating or changing county
seats.
Fourth— Regulating the jurisdiction and
duties of justices of the peace
Fifth— Punishing crimes arid misde-
meanors.
Sixth— Regulating the practice of courts
of justice.
Seventh— Providing for a change of
venue in civil or criminal actions.
Eighth^Assessing and collecting taxes.
Ninth— Regulating the interest on
money.
Tenth— Changing the law of descent or
succession.
Eleventh— Regulating county and town-
ship affairs.
Twelfth— Incorporating cities, towns, or
villages; changing or amending the char-
ter of any city, town or village; laying
out, opening, vacating, or altering town
plats, highways, streets, wards, alleys,
or public grounds.
Thirteenth— Providing for sale or mort-
gage of real estate belonging to minors
or others under disability.
Fourteenth— Authorizing persons to
keep ferries across streams within the
State.
Fifteenth— Remitting fines, penalties, or
forfeitures.
Sixteenth— Granting to an individual,
association or corporation any privilege,
immunity or franchise.
Seventeenth — Providing for the manage-
ment of common schools.
Eighteenth— Creating, increasing or de-
creasing fees, percentages or allowances
of public officers during the term for
which said officers are elected or appoint-
ed.
The legislature may repeal any existing
special law relating to the foregoing sub-
divisions.
In all cases where a general law can
be applicable no special law shall be en-
acted.
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Nothing- in this section shall be con-
strued to deny or restrict the power of
the leg-islature to establish and regulate
the compensation and fees of county and
township officers; to establish and regu-
late the rates of freight, passage, toll,
and charges of railroads, toll roads, ditch,
flume and tunnel companies incorporated
under the laws of the State or doing busi-
ness therein.
Sec. 27. The legislature shall have no
power to release or extinguish, in whole
or in part, the indebtedness, liability, or
obligation of any corporation or person tO'
the State, or to any municipal corpora-
tion therein.
Sec. 28. The legislature shall not au-
thorize any game of chance, lottery, or
gift enterprise under any pretense or for
any purpose.
Sec. 29. The legislature shall not dele-
Monday in Januiary, A. D. 1901. The offi-
cers of the executive department, during
their terms of office, shall reside at; the
seat of government, where they shall
keep the public records, books and papers.
They shall perform such duties as are
prescribed by this constitution and aa
may be prescribed by law.
^Sec. 2. The officers provided for in sec-
tion one oif this article shall be elected
by the qualified electors of the State at
the time and place of voting for members
of the legislature, and the persons re-
spectively having the highest number of
votes caist for the office voted for shall
be elected; but if two or more shall have
an equal and highest number of votes
for any one or said offices, the two houses
of the legislature, at its next regular ses-
sion, shall elect forthwith by joint ballot
one of such persons for said" office.
gate to any special commission, private ~^"~~Sec. 3. No person shall be eligible to the
corporation, or association any power to
make, supervise, or interfere with any
municipal improvement, money, property,
or effects, whether held in trust or other-
wise, to levy taxes, to select a capitol
site, or to perform any municipal func-
tions, ili *
Sec. 30. The legislature shall have no
power to grant, or authorize any county
or municipal authority to grant, any ex-
tra compensation, fee, or allowance, to
any public officer, agent, servant, or con-
tractor, after service has been rendered
or a contract has been entered into and
performed in whole or in part, nor pay
or authorize the payment of any claim
hereafter created against the State, or
any county or municipality of the State,
under any agreemient or contract made
without authority of law: Provided, That
this section shall not apply to claims in-
curred by public officers in the execution
of the laws of the State.
Sec. 31. The legislature shall not author-
ize the State, or any county, city, town,
township, district, or other political sub-
division of the State, to lend its credit or
subscribe to stock or bonds in aid of any
railroad, telegraph, or other private in-
dlviaual or corporate enterprise or under-
taking.
ARTICLE VII.
Executive.
— - Section 1. The executive department
shall consist of governor, secretary of
state, State auditor. State treasurer, at-
torney general, and superintendent of
public instruction, each of whom shall
hold his office for four years beginning on
the first Monday of January next after his
election, except that the terms of office
of those electPd at the first .election shall
begin when the State shall be admitted
into the Union, and shall end on the first
office of governor or secretary of state
unless he shall have attained the age of
thirty years at the time of his election,
nor to the oflfice of attorney general un-
less he shall have attained the age of
twenty-five years at the time of his elec-
tion, and have been admitted to practice
in the supreme court of the Territory or
of the State of Utah, nor unless he shall
be in good standing at the bar at the
time of his election. No person shall be
eligible to any of the offices provided for
in section one of this article unless at
the time of his election he shall be a
qualified elector and shall have been a
resident citizen of the State or Territory
for five years next preceding his election.
The State auditor and State treasurer
shall be ineligible to election as their own
successors.
Sec. 4. The governor shall be com-
mander in chief of the military forces of
the State, except when they shall be
called into the service of the United States.
He shall have the power to call out the
militia to execute the laws, to suppress
insurrection, or to repel invasion.
Sec. 5. The governor shall see that the
laws are faithfully executed; he shall
transact all executive business with the
officers of the government, civil and mil-
itary, and may require information in
writing from the officers of the executive
department, and from the officers and
managers of State institutions upon any
subject relating to the condition, manage-
ment and expenses of their respective
offices and institutions, and at any time
when the legislative assembly is not in
session may, if he deem it necessary, ap-
point a committee to investigate and re-
port to him upon the condition of any
executive office or State institution. He
shall communicate by message the condi-
tion of the State to the legislature at
every regular session, and recommena
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such measures as he may deem expedi-
ent.
— Sec. 6. On extraordinary occasions the
governor may convene the legislature by
proclamation, in which shall be stated
the purpose for which the legislature is
to be convened, and it shall transact no
legislative busines except that for
which it was especially convened, or such
other legislative business as the governor
may call to its attention while in session.
The legislature, however, may provide
for the expenses of the session and other
matters incidental thereto. The governor
may also by proclamation convene the
senate in extraordinary session for the
transaction of executive business. ^
-—Sec. 7. Ini case of a disagreement be-
tween the two houses of the legislature
at any special session with respect to
the time of adjournment, the governor
shall have power to adjourn the legisla-
ture to such time as he may think proper:
Provided, That it be not beyond the time
fixed for the convening of the next legis-
lature.
Sec. 8. Every bill passed by the legisla-
ture, before it becomes a law, shall be
presented to the governor. If he approve,
he shall sign it, and thereupon it shall
become a law; but if he do not approve,
he shall return it with his objections to
the house in which it originated, which
house shall enter the objections at large
upon its journal and proceed to reconsider
the bill. If, after such reconsideration, it
again passes both houses by a yea and
nay vote of two-thirds of the members
elected to each house, it shall become a
law, notwithstanding the governor's ob-
jections. If any bill be not returned with-
in five days after it shall have been pre-
sented to him (Sunday and the day on
which he received it excepted), the same
shall be a law in like manner as if he had
signed it, unless the legislature by its
final adjournment prevent such return,
in which case it shall be filed with his
objections in the office of the secretary of
state within ten days after such adjourn-
ment (Sundays excepted) or become a
law. If any bill presented to the gov-
ernor contains several items of appropri-
ations of money, he may object to one or
more such items while approving other
portions of the bill. In such case he shall
append to the bill at the time of signing
it a statement of the item or items which
he declines to approve, together with his
reasons therefor, and such item or items
shall not take effect unless passed «over
rnor's objection as in this section
provided.
Sec. 9. When any state or district office
shall become vacant and no mode is pro-
vided by the constitution and laws for
filling such vacancy, the governor shall
have the power to fill the same by grant-
ing a commission, which shall expire at
the next election, and upon qualification
of the person elected to such office.
"Sec. 10. The governor shall nominate,
and by and with the consent of the sen-
ate appoint, all State and district officers
whose offices are established by this con-
stitution, or which may be created by
law, and whose appointment or election
is not otherwise provided for. If, during
the recess of the senate, a vacancy occur
in any State or district office, the gov-
ernor shall appoint some fit person to
discharge the duties thereof until the
next meeting of the senate, when he shall
ixominate some person to fill such office.
If the office of justice of the supreme
or district court, secretary of state, State
auditor. State treasurer, attorney general,
or superintendent of public instruction, ba
vacated by death, resignation, or other-
wise, it shall be the duty of the governor
to fill the same by appointment, and the
appointee shall hold his ofhce until his
successor shall be elected and qualified,
as may be by law provided.
^ Sec. 11. In case of the death of the gov-
ernor, or his impeachment, removal
from office, inability to discharge the
duties of his office, resignation, or
absence from the State, the powers
and duties of said office shall de-
volve upon, the secretary of state until
the disability shall cease, or until the
next general election, when the vacancy
shall be filled by election. If, during a
vacancy in the office of the governor, the
secretary of state resign, die, or become
incapable of performing the duties of the
office, or be displaced, or be absent from
the State, the president pro tempore of
the senate shall act as governor until the
vacancy be filled or the disability cease.
While performing the duties of the gov-
ernor as in this section provided, the
secreta.ry of state or the president pro
tempore of the senate, as the case may
be, except in cases of temporary disabil-
ity or absence from the State, shall be
entitled to the salary and emoluments of
the governor.
^^ec. 12. Unless otherwise provided by
law, the governor, justices of the su-
preme court and attorney general shall
constitute a board of pardons, a majority
of whom, including the governor, upon
such conditions and with such limitations
and restrictions as they deem proper,
may remit fines and forfeitures, commute
punishments, and grant pardons after
convictions in all cases except treason
and impeachments, subject to such regu-
lations as may be provided by law rela-
tive to the manner of applying for par-
dons; but no fine or forfeiture shall be
remitted and no commutation or pardon
granted except after a full hearing before
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thB board, in open session, after previous
notice of the time and place of such hear-
ing has been given. The proceedings and
decisions of the board, with the reasons
therefor in each case, together with the
dissent of any member who may disagree,
shall be reduced to writing and filed,
with all the papers used upon the hear-
ing, in the office of the secretary of
state.
The governor shall have power to grai'^'u
respites or reprieves in all cases of con-
victions for offenses against the State,
except treason or conviction on impeach-
ment; but such respites or reprieves shall
not extend beyond the next session of
the board of pardons; and such board, at
such session, shall continue or determine
suich respite or reprieve, or they may com-
mute the punishment or pardon the of-
fense as herein provided. In case of con-
viction for treason, the governor shaJl
have the power to suspend execution of
the sentence until the case shall be re-
ported to the legislature at its next regu-
lar session, when the legislature shall
either pardon or commute the sentence or
direct its execution; he shall communi-
cate to the legislature at each regular
session each case of remission of fine or
forfeiture, reprieve, commutation, or par-
don granted since the last previous re-
port, stating the name of the convict, the
crime for which he was convicted, the
sentence and its date, the date of remis-
sion, commutation, pardon, or reprieve,
with the reasons for granting the same,
and the objections, if any, of any mem-
ber of the board rr^pr^r. thpreto.
Sec. 13. Until otherwise provided by law,
the governor, secretary of state, and at-
torney general shall constitute a board
of State prison commissioners, which
board shall have such supervision of all
matters connected with the State prison
as may be provided by law. They shall
also constitute a board of examiners with
power to examine all claims against the
State except salaries or compensation of
officers fixed by law, and perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by law,
and no other claim against the State, ex-
cept for salaries and compensation of offi-
cers fixed by law, shall be passed upon by
the legislature without having been con-
sidered and acted upon by the said board
of examiners.
Sec. 14. Until otherwise provided by law,
the governor, state treasurer and state
auditor shall constitute a board O'f insane
asylum commissioners. Said board shall
ha,ve such supervision of all matters con-
nected with the State insane asylum as
may be provided by law.
Sec. 15. Until otherwise provided by
law, the governor, attorney general and
superintendent of public instruction shall
constitute a board of reform school com-
missioners. Said board shall have such
supervision of all matters connected with
the State reform school as may be pro-
vided by law.
Sec. 16. The secretary of state shall
keep a record of the official acts of the
legislature and executive department of
the State, and, when required, shall lay
the same and all matters relative thereto
before either branch of the legislature,
and shall perform such other duties as
may be provided by law.
Sec. 17. The auditor shall be auditor of
public accounts, and the treasurer shall
be the custodian of public moneys, and
each shall perform such other duties as
may be provided by law.
Sec. 18. The attorney general shall be
the legal adviser of the State officers, and
shall perform such other duties as may
be provided by law.
Sec. 19. The superintendent of public in-
struction shall perform such duties as
may be provided by law.
Sec. 20. The govern Dr, secretary of state,
auditor, treasurer, attorney general, su-
perintendent of public instruction, and
such other State and district officers as
may be provided for by law, shall re-
ceive for their services quarterly a com-
pensation as fixed by law, which shall
not be diminished or Increased so as to
affect the salary of any officer during his
term, or the term next ensuing after the
adoption of this constitution, unless a va-
cancy occur, in which case the successor
of the former incumbent shall receive
only such salary as may be provided by
law at the time of his election or appoin-
ment. The compensation of the officers
provided for by this article, until other-
wise provided by law, is fixed as follows:
Governor, tw^o thousand dollars per an-
num.
Secretary of state, two thousand dollars
per annum.
State auditor, fifteen hundred dollars
per annum.
State treasurer, one thousand dollars
per annum.
Attorney general, fifteen hundred dol-
lars oer annum.
Superintendent of public insitruction, fif-
teen hundred dollars per annum.
The compensation for said officers as
prescribed in this section, and in all laws
enacted pursuant to this constitution,
shall be in full for all services rendered
bv said officers, respectively, in any offi-
cial capacity or employment during their
respective terms of office. No such offi-
cer shall receive for the performance of
anv official dutv any fee for his own use,
but all fees fixed by law for the perform-
ance bv either of them of any official duty
shall be collected in advance and depos-
ited with the State treasurer quarterly
to the credit of the State. The legislature
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may provide for the payment of actual
and necessary expenses of said officers
while traveling- in the State in the per-
formance of official duty.
Sec. 21. All grants and commissions
shall be in the name and by the authority
of the State of Utah, sealed with the
great seal of the State, signed by the
governor, and countersigned by the sec-
retary of state.
Sec. 22 There shall be a seal of the
State, which shall be kept by the secre-
tary of state, and used by him officially.
Said seal shall be called "the great seal
of the State of Utah." The present seal
of the Territory of Utah shall be the
seal of the State until otherwise provided
by law.
Sec. 23. No person while holding any
office under the United States government
shall hold any office under the State gov-
ernment of Utah, and the governor shall
not be eligible for election to the senate
of the United States during the term for
which he shall have been elected gov-
ernor.
ARTICLE VIII.
Judicial Department.
Section 1. The judicial power of the
State shall be vested in the senate sitting
as a court of impeachment, in a supreme
court, in district courts, in justices of the
peace, and such other courts inferior to
the supreme court as may be established
by law.
Sec. 2. Tlie supreme court shall consist
of three judges; but after the year A. D.
19a5 the legislature may increase the num-
ber thereof to five. A majority of the
judges constituting the court shall be
necessary to form a quorum or render a
decision. If a justice of the supreme
court shall be disqualified from sitting in
a cause before said court the remaining
judges shall call a district judge to sit
with them on the hearing of such cause.
Th/e judges of the supreme court shall be
elected by the electors of the State at
large. The term of office of the judges
of the supreme court, excepting as in this
article otherwise provided, shall be six
years. The judges of the supreme court,
immediately after the first election under
this constitution, shall be selected by lot,
so that one shall hold office for the term
of three years, one for the termi of five
years, and one for the term of seven
years. The lots shall be drawn by the
judges of the supreme court, who, for
that purpose, shall assemble at the seat
of government; and they shall cause the
result thereof to be certified by the sec-
retary of state, and filed in his office.
The judge having the shortest term to
serve, not holding his office by appoint-
ment or election to fill a vacancy, shall
be the chief justice and shall preside at
all terms of the supreme court, and in
case of his absence the judge having, in
like manner, the next shortest term shall
preside in his stead.
Sec. 3. Every judge of the supreme
court shall be at least thirty years of
age, and before his election shall be a
member of the bar, learned in the law,
and a resident of the Territory or State
of Utah for five years next preceding his
election.
' Sec. 4. The supreme court shall have
original jurisdiction tO' issue writs of
mandamus, certiorari, prohibition, quo
warranto and habeas corpus. Each of the
justices shall have power to issue writs
of habeas corpus, to any part of the
State, upon petition by or on behalf of any
person held in actual custody, and may
make such writs returnable before him-
self or the supreme court, or before any
listrict court or judge thereof in the
State. In other cases the supreme court
shall have appellate jurisdiction only, and
power LO issue writs necessary and proper
for the exercise of that jurisdiction. The
supreme court shall hold at least three
terms every year, and shall sit at the
capital of the state.
--Sec. 5. The State shall be divided intO'
seven judicial districts, for each of which
at least one, and not exceeding three,
judges shall be chosen by the qualified
electors thereof. The term of office of
the district judges shall be four years,
except that the district judges elected at
the first election shall serve until the
first Monday in January, A. D. 1901, and
until their successors shall have been
qualified. Until otherwise provided by
law, a district court at the county seat
of each county shall be held at least four
times a year. All civil and criminal dus-
iness arising in any county must be tried
in such county, unless a change of venue
be taken in such cases as may be pro-
vided by law. Each judge of the district
court shall be at least twenty-five years
of age, a member of the bar. learned in
the law. a resident of the Territory or
State of Utah three years next preceding
his election, and shall reside in the dis-
trict for which he shall be elected. Any
district judge may hold a district court
in any county at the request of the judge
of the district, and upon a request of the
governor it shall be his duty to do so.
— ^ny cause in the district court may be
tried by a judge pro tempore, who must
be a member of the bar, sworn to try the
cause, and agreed upon by the parties or
their attorneys of record.
- —Sec. 6. The legislature may change the
limits of any judicial district, or increase
or decrease the number of districts, or
the judges thereof. No alteration or in-
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crease shall have the effect of removing a
judge from office. In every additional
district established a judge shall be elect-
ed by the electors thereof, and his term
of office shall continue as provided in
section five of this article.
Sec. 7. The district court shall have
original jurisdiction in all matters civil
and criminal not excepted in this consti-
tution and not prohibited by law, appel-
late jurisdiction from all inferior courts
and tribunals, and a supervisory control
of the same. The district courts or any
judge thereof shall have power to issue
writs of habeas corpus, mandamus,^ in-
junction, quo warranto, certiorari, prohi-
bition, and other writs necessary to carry
into effect their orders, judgments, and
decrees, and to give them a general con-
trol over inferior courts and tribunals
within their respective jurisdictions.
Sec. 8. The legislature shall determine
the number of justices of the peace to
be elected, and shall fix by law their pow-
ers, duties and compensation. The juris-
diction of justices of the peace shall be
as now provided by law, but the legis-
lature may restrict the same,
--^ec. 9. From all final judgments of the
district courts there shall be a right of
appeal to the supreme court. The appeal
shall be upon the record made in the
court below, and under such regulations
as may be provided by law. In equity
cases the appeal may be on questions of
both law and fact; in cases at law the
appeal shall be on questions of law alone.
Appeals shall also lie from the final or-
ders and decrees of the court in the ad-
ministration of decedent estates, and in
cases of guardianship, as shall be pro-
vided by law. Appeals shall also lie fron^
the final judgment of justices of the
peace in civil and criminal cases to the
district courts on both questions of law
and fact, with such limitations and re-
strictions as shall be provided by law;
and the decision of the district courts
on such appeals shall be final, except in
cases involving the validity or constitu-
tionality of a statute.
Sec. 10. A county attorney shall be elect-
ed by the qualified voters of each county,
whO' shall hold his office for a term of
two years. The powers and duties of
county attorneys, and such -other attor-
neys for the State as the legislature may
provide, shall be prescribed by law. In
all cases where the attorney for any
county or for the State fails or refuses to
attend and prosecute according to law
the court shall have power to appoint an
attorney pro tempore.
— Sec. 11. Judges may be removed from
office by the concurrent vote of both
houses of the legislature, each voting
separately: but two-thirds of the mem-
bers to which each house may be entitled
must concur in such vote. The vote shall
be determined by yeas and nays, and the
names of the members voting for or
against a judge, together with the cause
or causes of removal, shall be entered on
the journal of each house. The judge
against whom tho house may be about to
proceed shall receive notice thereof, ac-
companied with a copy of the cause al-
leged for his removal, at least ten days
before the day on which either house of
the legislature shall act thereon.
Sec. 12. The judges of the supreme and
district courts shall receive at stated
times compensation for their services,
which shall not be increased or dimin-
ished during the time for which they are
elected.
Sec. 13. Except by consent of all the
parties, no judge of the supreme or in-
ferior courts shall preside in the trial of
any cause where either of the parties
shall be connected with him by affinity
or consanguinity witnin the degree of
first cousin, or in which he may have
been of counsel, or in the trial of which he
may have presided in any inferior court.
Sec. 14. The supreme court shall appoint
a clerk and a reporter of its decisions, who
shall hold their offices during the pleas-
ure of the court. Until otherwise pro-
vided, county clerks snail be ex-officio
clerks of the district courts in and for
their respective counties, and shall per-
form such other duties as may be pro-
vided by law.
Sec. 15. No person related to any judge
of any court by affinity or consanguinity
within the degree of first cousin shall be .
appointed by such, court or judge to or
employed by such court or judge in any
office or duty in any court of which such
judge may be a member.
Sec. 16. Until otherwise provided by
law, the judicial districts of the State
shall be constituted as follows:
First district— The counties of Cache,
Box Elder and Rich.
Second district— The counties of Weber,
Morgan and Davis.
Third district — The counties of Summit,
Salt Lake and Tooele, in which there
shall be elected three district judges.
Fourth district— The counties of Utah,
Wasatch and Uinta.
Fifth district— The counties of Juab,
Millard, Beaver, Iron and Washington.
Sixth district— The counties of Sevier,
Piute, Wayne, Garfield and Kane.
Seventh district — The counties of San-
pete. Carbon, Emery, Grand and San
Juan.
Sec. 17. The supreme and district courts
shall be courts of record, and each shall
Sec. 18. The style of all process shall
be "The State of Utah," and all prose-
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cutions shall be conducted in the name
and by the authority of the same.
Sec. 19. There shall be but one form of
civil action, and law and equity may be
administered in the same action.
Sec. 20. Until otherwise provided by
law, salaries of supreme and district
court judges shall be three thousand dol-
lars per annum and mileage, payable
quarterly out of the State treasury.
Sec. 21, Judges of the supreme court,
district court, and justices of the peace
shall be conservators of the peace, and
may hold preliminary examinations in
cases of felony.
Sec. 22. District judges may at any time
report defects and omissions in the law
to the supreme court, and the supreme
court, on or before the first day of De-
cember of each year, shall report in writ-
ing to the governor any seeming defect
or omission in the law.
Sec. 23. The legislature may provide for
the publication of decisions and opinions
of the supreme court, but all decisions
shall be free to publishers.
Sec. 24. The terms of office of supreme
and district judges may be extended by
law, but such extension shall not affect
the term for which any judge was elect-
ed-
Sec. 25. When a judgment or decree is
reversed, modified or affirmed by the su-
preme court the reasons therefor shall
be stated concisely in writing, signed by
the judges concurring, filed in the office
of the clerk of the supreme court, and
preserved with a record of the case.
Any judge dissenting therefrom may give
the reasons of his dissent in writing over
his signature.
Sec. 26. It shall be the duty of the court
to prepare a syllabus of all the points
adjudicated in each case, which shall be
concurred in by a majority of the judges
thereof, and it shall be prefixed to the
pul>lished reports of the case.
Sec. 27. Any judicial officer who shall
absent himself from the State or district
for more than ninety consecutive days
shall be deemed to have forfeited his
office: Provided, That in case of extreme
necessity the governor may extend the
leave of absence to such time as the ne-
cessity therefor shall exist.
ARTICLE IX.
Congressional and Legislative Apportion-
ment.
Section 1. One representative in the
Congress of the United States shall be
elected from the State at large on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday in
November, A. D. 1895, and thereafter at
such times and places and in such man-
ner as may be prescribed by law. When
a new apportionment shall be made by
Congress, the legislature shall divide the
State into congressional districts accord-
ingly.
Sec. 2. The legislature shall provide by
law for an enumeration of the inhabitants
of the state A. D. 1905, and every tenth
year thereafter, and at the session next
following each enumeration, and also at
the session next following an enumera-
tion made by the authority of the United
States, shall revise and adjust the appor-
tionment for senators and representatives
on the basis of such enumeration, accord-
ing to ratios to be fixed by law.
Sec. 3. The senaite shall consist of
eighteen members and the house of rep-
resentatives of forty-five members. The
legislature may increase the number of
senators and representatives, but the sen-
ators shall never exceed thirty in num-
ber, and the number of representatives
shall never be less than twice nor greater
than three times the number of senators,
conferred by Congress upon the State.
Sec. 4. When more than one county
shall constitute a senatorial district, such
counties shall be contiguous, and no coun-
ty shall be divided in the formation of
such districts unless such county contains
sufficient population within itself to form
two or more districts, nor shall a part of
any county be united with any other
county in forming any district.
REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS.
Until otherwise provided by law, repre-
sentatives shall be apportioned among
the several counties of the State as fol-
lows: Provided, That in any future ap-
portionment made by the legislature each
county shall be entitled to at least one
representative :
The county of Boxelder shall constitute
the first representative district, and be
entitled to one representative.
The county of Cache shall constitute
the second representative district, and be
entitled to three representatives.
The county of Rich shall constitute the
third representative district, 'and be en-
titled to one representative.
The county of Weber shall constitute
the fourth representative district, and be
entitled to four representatives.
The county of Morgan shall constitute
the fifth representative district, and be
entitled to one representative.
TTie county of Davis shall constitute the
sixth representative district, and be en-
titled to one representative.
The county of Tooele shall constitute
the seventh representative district, and be
entitled to one representative.
The county of Salt Lake shall consti-
tute the eighth representative district,
and be entitled to ten representatives.
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The county of Summit shall constitute
the ninth representative district, and be
entitled to one representative.
The county of Wasatch shall constitute
the tenth representative district, and be
entitled to one representative.
The county of Utah shall constitute the
eleventh representative district, and be
entitled to four representatives.
The county of Uinta shall constitute the
twelfth representative district, and be
entitled to one representative.
The county of Juab shall constitute the
thirteenth representative district, and be
entitled to one representative.
The county of Sanpete shall constitute
the fourteenth representative district, and
be entitled to two representatives.
The county of Carbon shall constitute
the fifteenth representative district, and
be entitled to one representative.
The county of Emery shall constitute
the sixteenth representative district, and
be entitled to one representative.
The county of Grand shall constitute
the seventeenth representative district,
and be entitled to one representative.
The county of Sevier shall constitute
the eig-hteenth representative district, and
be entitled tO' one representative.
The county of Millard shall constitute
the nineteenth representative district, and
be entitled to one representative.
The county of Beaver shall constitute
the twentieth representative district, and
be entitled to one representative.
The county of Piute shall constitute the
twenity-first representative district, and
be entitled to one representative.
The county of Wayne shall constitute
the twenty-second representative district,
and be entitled to one representative.
The county of Garfield shall constitute
the twenty-third representative district,
and be entitled to one representative.
The county of Iron shall constitute the
twenty-fouth representative district, and
be entitled to one representative.
The county of Washington shall con-
stitute the twenty-fifth representative dis-
trict, and be entitled to one representa-
tive.
The county of Kane shall constitute the
twenty-sixth representative district, and
be entitled to one representative.
The county of San Juan shall constitute
the twenty-seventh representative dis-
trict, and be entitled to one representa-
tive, m
SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.
Until otherwise provided by law, the
senatorial districts shall be constituted
and numbered as follows:
The counties of Boxelder and Tooele
shall constitute the first district, and be
entitled to one senator.
The county of Cache shall constitute
the second district, and be entitled to
one senator.
The counties of Rich, Morgan, and
Davis shall constitute the third district,
and be entitled to one senator.
The county of Weber shall constitute
the fourth district, and be entitled to two
senators.
The counties of Summit and Wasatch
shall constitute the fifth district, and be
entitled to one senator.
The county of Salt Lake shall constitute
the sixth district and be entitled to
five senators.
The county of Utah shall constitute the
seventh district, and be entitled to two
senators.
The counties of Juab and Millard shall
constitute the eig^hth district, and be en-
titled to one senator.
The county of Sanpete shall constitute
the ninth district, and be entitled to one
senator.
The counties of Sevier, Wayne, Piute
and Garfield shall constitute the tenth
district, and be entitled to one senator.
The counties of Beaver, Iron, Washing-
ton and Kane shall constitute the elev-
enth district, and be entitled to ati« sen-
ator.
The counties of Emery, Carbon, Uinta,
Grand and San Juan shall constitute the
twelfth district, and be entitled to one
senator.
ARTICLE X.
Education.
Section 1. The le^slature shall pro-
vide for the establishment and mainten-
ance of a uniform system of public
schools, which shall be open tO' all the
children of the State and free from sec-
tarian control.
Sec. 2. The public school system shall
include kindergarten schools; common
schools, consisting of primary and gram-
mar grades; high schools, an agricultural
college, a university, and such other
schools as the legislature may establish.
The common school shall be free. The
other departments of the system shall be
supported as provided by law: Provided,
That hig'h schools may be maintained
free in all cities of the first and second
class now constituting school districts,
and in such other cities and districts as
may be designated by the legislature.
But where the proportion of school mon-
eys apportioned or accruing to any city
or district shall not be sufficient to main-
tain all the free schools in such city
or district, the high schools shall be
supported by local taxation.
Sec. 3. The proceeds of all lands that
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have been or may be granted by the
United States to this State for the sup-
port of the common schools, the proceeds
of all property that may accrue to the
State by escheat or forfeiture, and ail
unclaimed shares and dividends of any
corporation incorporated under the laws
of this State, tlie proceeds of the sale
of timber, minerals, or other property
from school and State lands other than
those granted for specific purposes, and
the five per centum of the net proceeds
of the sales of public lands lying- within
the State, which shall be sold by the
United States subsequent to the admis-
sion of this State into the Union, shall
be and remain a perpetual fund, to be
called the State school fund, the interest
of which only, together with such other
means as the legislature may provide,
shall be distributed among the several
school districts according to the school
population residing therein.
Sec. 4. The location and establishment
by existing laws of the University of
Utah and Agricultural College are hereby
confirmed, and all the rights, immunities,
franchises, and endowments heretofore
granted or conferred are hereby per-
petuated unto said university and agri-
cultural college, respectively.
Sec. 5. The proceeds of the sale of
lands reserved by an act of congress ap-
proved February 21, 1855, for the estab-
lishment of the University of Utah, and
of all the lands granted by an act of
Congress approved July 16, 1894, shall con-
stitute permanent funds, to be safely in-
vested and held by the State; and the
income thereof shall be used exclusively
for the support and maintenance of the
different institutions and. colleges, re-
spectively, in accordance with the require-
ments and conditions of said acts of
Congress.
Sec. 6. In cities of the first and second
class the public school system shall be
maintained and controlled by the board
of education of such cities, separate and
apart from the counties in which said
cities are located.
Sec. 7. All public school funds shall be
guaranteed by the State against loss or
diversion.
Sec. 8. The general control and super-
vision of the public school system shall be
vested in a State board of education, con-
sisting of the superintendent of public
instruction and such other persons as the
legislature may provide.
Sec. 9. Neither the legislature nor the
State board of education shall have power
to prescribe text-books to be used in the
common schools.
Sec. 10. Institutions for the deaf and
dumb and for the blind are hereby es-
tablished. All property belonging to the
school for the deaf and dumb, heretofore
connected with the University of Utah,
shall be transiferred to said institution
for the deaf and dumb. All the proceeds
of the lands granted by the United States
for the support of a deaf and dumb asy-
lum and for an institution for the blind
shall be a perpetual fund for the main-
tenance of said institutions. It shall be:
a trust fund, the principal of which shall
remain inviolate, guaranteed by the State
against loss or diversion.
Sec. 11. The metric system shall be
taught in the public schools of the State.
Sec. 12. NeiLiier religious nor partisan
test or qualification shall be required of
any person as a condition of admission,
as teacher or student, into any public
educational institution of the State.
Sec. 13. Neither the legislature nor any
county, city, town, school district, or
other public coi-poration shall make any
appropriation to aid in the support of any
school, seminary, academy, college, uni-
versity, or other institution controlled
in whole or in part by any church, sect,
or denomination whatever.
ARTICLE XI.
Counties, Cities, and Towns.
Section 1. The several counties of the
Territory of Utah existing at the time of
the adoipition of this constitution are
hereby recognized as legal subdivisions
of this State, and the precincts and school
districts now existing in the said counties
as leg-al subdivisions thereof, and they
shall so continue until changed by law
in pursuance of this article.
Sec. 2. No county seat shall be re-
moved unless two-thirds of the qualified
electors of the county, voting on the
proposition at a general election, shall
vote in favor of such removal, and two-
thirds of the votes cast on the proposition
shall be required to relocate a county
seat. A proposition of removal shall not
be submitted in the same county more
than once in four years.
Sec. 3. No territory shall be stricken
from any county unless a majority of the
voters living in such territory, as well as
of the county to which it is to be an-
nexed, shall vote therefor, and then only
under such conditions as may be pre-
scribed by general law.
Sec. 4. The legislature shall establish
a system of county government, which
shall be uniform throughout the State,
and by general laws shall provide for
precinct and township organizations.
Sec. 5. CoriDorations for municipal pur-
poses shall not be created by special
laws; the legislature, by general laws,
shall provide for the incorporation, or-
ganization, and classification of cities and
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towns in proportion to population; which
laws may be altered, amended, or re-
pealed.
Sec. 6. No municipal corporation shall
directly or indirectly lease, sell, alien,
or dispose of any waterworks, water
rights, or sources of water supply now
or hereafter to be owned or controlled by
it, but all such waterworks, water rig-hts,
and sources of water supply now owned
or hereafter to be acquired by any muni-
cipal corporation shall be preserved, main-
tained, and operated by it for supplying
its inhabitants with water at reason-
able charges: Provided, That nothing
herein contained shall be construed to
prevent any such municipal corporation
from exchanging water rights or sources
of water supply for other water rights or
sources of water supply of equal value,
and to be devoted in like manner to the
public supply of its inhabitants.
ARTICLE XII.
Corporations.
Section 1. Corporations may be formed
under general laws, but shall not be
created by special acts. All laws relating
to corporations may be altered, amended,
or repealed by the legislature, and all
corporations doing business in this State
may, as to such business, be regulated,
limited, or restrained by law.
Sec. 2. All existing charters, fran-
chises, special or exclusive privileges
under which an actual and bona fide or-
ganization shall not have taken place and
business been commenced in good faith
at the time of the adoption of this con-
stitution shall thereafter have no validity;
and no corporation in existence at the
time of the adoption of this constitution
shall have the benefit of future legisla-
tion without first filing in the office of
the secretary of State an acceptance of
the provisions of this constitution.
Sec. 3. The legislature shall not extend
any franchise or charter, nor remit the
forfeiture of any franchise or charter of
any corporation now existing or which
shall hereafter exist under the laws of
this State.
Sec. 4. The term "corporation," as used in
this article, shall be construed to include
all associations, and joint stock companies
having any power or privileges of cor-
porations not possessed by individuals
or partnerships, and all corporations shall
have the right to sue, and shall be sub-
ject to be sued, in all courts in like cases
as natural persons.
Sec. 5. Corporations shall not issue
stock except to bona fide subscribers
thereof or their assignee, nor shall any
corporation issue any bond or other obli-
gation for the payment of money except
for money or property received or labor
done. The stock of corporations shall
not be increased except in pursuance of
general law, nor shall any law authorize
the increase of stock without the consent
of the person or persons holding the
larger amount in value of the stock, or
without due notice of the proposed in-
crease having previously been given in
such manner as may be prescribed by
law. A fictitious increase of stock or
indebtedness shall be void.
Sec. 6. No corporation organized outside
of this State shall be allowed to trans-
act business within the State on condi-
tions more favorable than those prescrib-
ed by law to similar corporations organ-
ized under the laws of this State.
Sec. 7. No corporation shall lease or
alienate any franchise so as to relieve
the franchise or property held thereunder
from the liabilities of the lessor or grant-
or, lessee or grantee, contracted or in-
curred in operation, use, or enjoyment of
such franchise or any of its privileges.
Sec. 8. No law shall be passed granting
the right to construct and operate a
street railroad, telegraph, telephone, or
electric light plant within any city or
incorporated town without the consent
of the local authorities who have the
control of the street or highway proposed
to be occupied for such purposes.
Sec. 9. No corporation shall do business
in this State without having one or more
places of business, with an authorized
agent or agents upon whom process may
be served, nor without first filing a cer-
tified copy of its articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state.
Sec. 10, No corporation shall engage in
any business other than that expressly
authorized in its charter or articles of in-
corporation.
Sec. 11. The exercise of the right of
eminent domain shall never be so abridg-
ed or construed as to prevent the legisla-
ture from taking the property and fran-
chises of incorporated companies and sub-
jecting them to public use the same as the
property of individuals.
Sec. 12. All railroad and other transpor-
tation companies are declared to be com-
mon carriers and subject to legislative
control, and such companies shall receive
and transport each other's passengers
and freight without discrimination or un-
necessary delay.
Sec. 13. No railroad corporation shall
consolidate its stock, property, or fran-
chises with any other railroad corporation
owning a competing line.
Sec, 14. The rolling stock and other
movable property belonging to any railroad
company or corporation in this State
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shall be considered personal property,
and shall be liable to taxation and to
execution and sale in the isame manner
as the personal property of individuals,
and such property shall not be exempted
from, execution and sale.
Sec. 15. The legislature shall pass laws
establishing- reasonable maximum rates
of charges for the transportation of pas-
sengers and freight, for correcting abuses^
and preventing discrimination and extor-
tion in rates of freight and passenger
tariffs by the different railroads and other
common carriers in the state, and shall
enforce such laws by adequate penalties.
Sec. 16. No corporation or association
shall bring any armed person or bodies
of men into this State for the preservation
of the peace or the suppression of domes-
tic troubles without authority of law.
Sec. 17. No officer, employee, attorney,
or agent of any corporation, company, or
association doing business under or by
virtue of any municipal charter or
franchise shall be eligible to or permitted
to hold any municipal office in the mu-
nicipality granting such charter or fran-
chise.
Sec. 18. The stockholders in every cor-
poration and joint stock association for
banking purposes, in addition to the
amount of capital stock subscribed and
fully paid by them, shall be individually
responsible for an additional amount equal
to the amount of their stock in such cor-
poration for all its debts and liabilities
of every Icind.
Sec. 19. Every person in this State shall
be free to obtain employment whenever
possible, and any person, corporation, or
agent, servant, or employee thereof, mali-
ciously interfering or hindering in any
way any person from obtaining or en-
loying employment already obtained from
any other corporation or person, shall be
deemed guilty of a crime. The legislature
shall provide by law for the enforcement
of this section.
Sec. 20. Any combination by individu-
als, corporations, or associations having
for its object or effect the controlling of
the price of any products of the soil, or of
any article of manufacture or commerce,
or the cost of exchange or transportation,
is prohibited and hereby declared unlawful
and against public policy. The legislature
shall pass laws for the enforcement of
this section by adequate penalties, and,
in case of incorporated companies, if nec-
essary, may declare a forfeiture of their
franchise.
ARTICLE XIII.
Revenue and Taxation.
Section 1. The fiscal year shall begin
on the first day of January, unless chang-
ed by the legislature.
Sec. 2. All property in the State, not ex-
empt under the laws of the United States
or under this constitution, shall be taxed
in proportion to its value, tO' be ascer-
tained as provided by law. The word
property, as used in this article, is hereby
declared to include moneys, credits, bonds»
stocks, franchises, and all matters and
things (real, personal, and mixed) capable
of private ownership; but this shall not
be so construed as to authorize the tax-
ation of the stocks of any company or
corporation when the property of such
company or corporation represented by
such stocks has been taxed. The legisla-
ture shall provide by law for an annual
tax sufficient, with, other sources of reven-
ue, to defray the estimated ordinary ex-
penses of the State for each fiscal year.
For the purpose of paying the State
debt, if any there be, the legislature shall
provide for levying a tax annually suffi-
cient to pay the annual interest and prin-
cipal of such debt within twenty years
from the final passage of the law creating
the debt.
Sec. 3. The legislature shall provide by
law a uniform and equal rate of assess-
ment and taxation on all property in the
State according to its value in money,
and shall prescribe by general law such
regulations as shall secure a just valua-
tion for taxation of all property; so that
every person and corporation shall pay a
tax in proportion to the value of his, her,
or its property: Provided, That a de-
duction of debits from credits may be au-
thorized: Provided further. That the
property of the United States, of the
State, counties, cities, towns, school dis-
tricts, municipal corporations and public
libraries, lots with the buildings thereon
used exclusively for either religious wor-
ship or charitable purposes, and places
of burial not held or used for private or
corporate benefit shall be exempt from
taxation. Ditches, canals, and fiumes
owned and used by individuals or cor-
porations for irrigating lands owned by
such individuals or corporations, or the
individual members thereof, shall not be
separately taxed so long as they shall be
owned and used exclusively for such
purpose.
Sec. 4. All mines and mining claims,
both placer and rock in place, containing
or bearing gold, silver, copper, lead, coal,
or other valuable mineral deposits, after
purchase thereof from the United States,
shall be taxed at the price paid the
United States therefor, unless the surface
ground, or some part thereof, of such
mine or claim is used for other than
mining purposes, and has a separate and
independent value for such other pur-
poses; in which case said surface ground,
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or any part thereof, so used for other
than mining- purposes shall be taxed at
its value for such other purposes, as pro-
vided by law; and all the machinery used
in mining-, and all property and surface
improvements upon or appurtenant to
mines and mining claims, which have a
value separate and independent of such
mines or mining claims, and the net an-
nual proceeds of all mines and mining
claims, shall be taxed as provided by law.
Sec. 5. The legislature shall not impose
taxes for the purpose of any county, city,
town or other municipal corporation, but
may by law vest in the corporate au-
thorities thereof, respectively, the power
to assess and collect taxes for all pur-
poses of such corpc.ration.
Sec. 6. An .accurate statement of the
receipts and expenditures of the public
moneys shall be published annually in
such manner as the legislature may pro-
vide.
Sec. 7. The rate of taxation on prop-
erty for S'tiate purposes shall never ex-
ceed eig-ht mills on each dollar of valua-
tion; and whenever the taxable property
within the State shall amount to two
hundred million dollars the rate shall not
exceed five mills on each dollar of valua-
tion, unless a pri^positjon to increase such
rate, specifying the rate proposed and
the time during- which the same shall be
levied, be flret submitted to a vote of such
of the qualified electors of the State as
in the year next preceding saich election,
shall have paid a property tax assessed
to them within the State, and the ma-
jority of those voting thereon shall vote
in fa.vor thereof, in such manner as may
be provided by law.
Sec. 8. The making of profit out of pub-
lic moneys, or using the same for any
purpose not authorized by law, by any
public officer shall be deemed a felony,
and shall be punished as provided by law,
but part of such punishment shall be
disqualification to hold public office.
Sec. 9. No appropriation shall be made
or any expenditure authorized by the
legislature whereby the expenditure of the
State during any fiscal year shall exceed
the total tax then provided for by law
and applicable for such appropriation or
expenditure, unless the legislature making
such appropriation shall provide for
levying- a sufficient tax, not exceeding the
rates allowed in section seven of this
article, to pay such appropriation or ex-
penditure within such fiscal year. This
provision shall not apply to appropriations
or expenditures to suppress insurrections,
defend the State, or assist in defending
the United States in time of war.
Sec. 10. All corporations or persons in
this State, or doing business herein, shall
be subject to taxation for State, county.
school, municipal, or other purposes on
the real and personal property owned or
used by them within the territorial limits
ot the authority levying the tax.
Sec. 11. Until otherwise provided by
law there shaili ibe a Slta.te board of equal-
ization, consrisiting: of the g-overnor. State
auditor. State treasurer, secretary of
btarte, and attorney-gieneral; also, in each
county o.f thte State, a county board of
equalization, consisting of the board of
county commiissioners of said county.
Phe duty of the State board of equaliza-
tion s'hall be to adjust and equalize the
valuation of the real and personal prop-
erty among- the several counties of the
State. The duty of the county board of
equalization sthall be to adjust and equal-
ize the valuaition of the real and personal
property wifchSn their respective counties
-h^ach board shall aiSO perform such other
duties as may be prescribed by law
Sec. 12. Nothing in this constitution
shall be construed to prevent the legisla-
ture from providing a stamp tax, or a tax
based on income, occupation, licenses,
franchises, or mortgages.
ARTICLE XIV.
Public Debt.
Section 1. To meet casual deficits or
failures in revenue, and for necessary
expenditures for public purposes, includ-
ing the erection of public buildings and
for the payment of all Territorial indebt-
edness assumed by the State, the State
may contract debts, not exceeding in the
aggregate at any one time the sum of two
hundred thousand dollars over and above
the amount of the Territorial indebted-
ness assumed by the State. But when
the said Territorial indebtedness shall
have been paid the State shall never
contract any indebtedness, except as in
the next section provided, in excess of the
sum of two hundred thousand dollars,
and all moneys arising from loans herein
authorized shall be applied solely tO' the
purposes for which they were obtained.
Sec. 2. The State may contract debts
to repel invasion, suppress insurrection,
or to defend the State in war, but the
money arising from the contracting of
such debts shall be applied solely to the
purpose for which it was obtained.
Sec. 3. No debt in excess of the taxes
for the current year shall be created by
any county or subdivision thereof, or
by any school district therein, or by any
city, town, or village, or any subdivision
thereof in this State, unless the propo-
sition to create such debt shall have been
submitted to a vote of such qualified
electors as shall have paid a property tax
therein in the year preceding such elec-
THE STATE OF UTAH.
tion, and a majority of those voting
thereon shall have voted in favor of in-
curring such debt.
Sec. 4. When authorized toi create in-
debtedness as provided in .section three
of this article, no county shall become in-
debted to an amount, including existing
indebtedness, exceeding two per centum.
No city, town, school district, or other
municipal corporation shall become in-
debted to an amount, including existing
indebtedness, exceding four per centum of
the value of the taxable property therein,
the value to be ascertained by the last
assessment for State and county purposes
previous to the incurring of such indebt-
edness; except that in incorporated cities
the assessment shall be taken from the
last assessment for city purposes: Pro-
vided, That no part of the indebtedness
allowed in this section shall be incurred
for other than strictly county, city, town,
or school district purposes: Provided
further, That any city or town, when au-
thorized as provided in section three of
this article, may be allowed to incur a
larger indebtedness, not exceeding four
per centum additional for supplying such
city or town with water, artificial light,
or sewers, when the works for supplying
such water, light, and sewers shall be
owned and controlled by the municipal-
ity.
Sec. 5. All moneys borrowed by or on
behalf of the States or any legal subdivis-
ion thereof, shall be used solely for the
purpose specified in the law authorizing
the loan.
Sec. 6. The State shall not assume the
debt, or any part thereof, of any county,
city, town, or school district.
Sec. 7. Nothing in this article shall be
so construed as to impair or add to the
obligation of any debt heretofore con-
tracted, in accordance with the laws of
Utah Territory, by any county, city, town
or school district, or to prevent the con-
tracting of any debt, or the issuing of
bonds therefor, in accordance with said
laws, upon any proposition for that pur-
pose which, according to said laws, may
have been submitted to a vote of the
qualified electors of any county, city,
town, or school district before the day
on which this constitution takes effect.
ARTICLE XV.
Militia.
Section 1. The militia shall consist of
all able-bodied male inhabitants of the
State between the ages of eighteen and
forty-five years, except such as are ex-
empt by law.
Sec. 2. The legislature shall provide by
law for the organization, equipment, and
discipline of the militia, which shall con-
form as nearly as practicable to the regu-
lations for the government of the armies
of the United States.
ARTICLE XVI.
Labor.
Section 1. The rights of labor shall have
just protection through laws calculated
to promote the industrial welfare of the
State.
Sec. 2. The legislature shall provide by
law for a board of labor, conciliation, and
arbitration, which shall fairly represent
the interests of both capital and labor.
The board shall perform duties and re-
ceive compensation as prescribed by law.
Sec. 3. The legislature shall prohibit:
First— The employment of women or of
children under the age of fourteen years
in underground mines.
Second— The contracting of convict
labor.
Third— The labor of convicts outside
prison grounds, except on public works
under the direct control of the State.
Fourth — The political and commercial
control of employees.
Sec. 4. The exchange of black lists by
railroad companies or other corporations,
associations, or persons is prohibited.
Sec. 5. The right of action to recover
damages for injuries resulting in death
shall never be abrogated, and the amount
recoverable shall not be subject to any
statutory limitation.
Sec. 6. Eight hours shall constitute a
day's work on all works or undertakings
carried on or aided by the State, county,
or municipal governments, and the legisla-
ture shall pass laws to provide for the
health and safety of employees in factor-
ies, smelters, and mines.
Sec. 7. The legislature, by appropriate
legislation, shall provide for the enforce-
ment of the provisions of this article.
ARTICLE XVII.
Water Rights.
Section 1. All existing rights to the
use of any of the waters in this State for
any useful or beneficial purpose are here-
by recognized and confirmed.
ARTICLE XVIII.
Forestry.
Section 1. The legislature shall enact
laws to prevent the destruction of and
to preserve the forests on the lands of
the State and upon any part of the public
domain the control of which may be
conferred by Congrtss upon the State.
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ARTICKB XIX.
Public Buildings and State Institutions.
Section 1. All institutions and other
property of the Territory upon the adop-
tion of this constitution shall become the
institutions and property of the State of
Utah.
Sec. 2. Reformatory and penal institu-
tions, and those for the benefit of the
insane, blind, deaf and dumb, and such
other institutions as the public g-ood
may require, shall be established and
supported by the State in such manner
and under such boards of control as may
be prescribed by law.
Sec, 3. The public institutions of the
State are hereby permanently located at
the places hereinafter named, each to
have the lands specifically granted to it
by the United States in the act of Com-
gress approved July 16, 1894, to be dis-
posed of and used in such manner as
the legislature may provide:
First— The seat of government and the
State fair, at Salt Lake City, and the
State prison in the county of Salt Lake.
Second— The institutions for the deaf
and dumb and the blind and the State
reform school, at Ogden City, in the coun-
ty of Weber.
Third— The State insane asylum, at
Prove City, in the county of Utah.
ARTICLE XX.
Public Lands.
Section 1. All lands of the State that
have been or may hereafter be granted to
the State by Congress, and all lands ac-
quired by gift, grant, or devise from any
person or corporation, or that may other-
wise be acquired, are hereby accepted
and declared to be the public lands of
the State, and shall be held in trust for
the people, to be disposed of as may be
provided by law, for the respective pur-
poses for which they have been or may
be granted, donated, devised, or other-
wise acquired.
ARTICLE XXI.
Sialaries.
Section L All State^ district, city,
county, town, and school officers, except-
ing notaries public, boards of arbitration,
court commissioners, justices of the
peace and constables, shall be paid fixed
and definite salaries: Provided, That
city justices may be paid by salary when
so determined by the mayor and council
of such cities.
Sec. 2, The legislature shall provide by
law the fees which shall be collected by
all officers within the State. Notaries
public, boards of arbitration, court com-
missioners, justices of the peace, and con-
stables paid by fees shall accept said fees
as their full compensation. But all other
State, district, county, city, town, and
school officers shall be required by law
to keep a true and correct account of all
fees collected by them, and to pay the
same into the proper treasury, and the
officer whose duty it is to collect such
fees shall be held responsible under his
bond for the same.
ARTICLE XXII.
Miscellaneous.
Section 1. The legislature shall provide
by law for the selection by each head of
a family an exemption of a homestead,
which may consist of one or more parcels
of land, together with the appurtenances
and improvements thereon, of the value
of at least fifteen hundred dollars, from
sale on execution.
Sec. 2. Real and personal estate of every
female acquired before marriage, and all
property to which she may afterwards be-
come entitled by purchase, gift, grant,
inheritance, or devise, shall be and re-
main the estate and property of such fe-
male, and shall not be liable for the debts,
obligations, or engagements of her hus-
band, and may be conveyed, devised, or
bequeathed by her as if she were un-
married.
ARTICLE XXIII.
Amendments.
Section 1. Any amendment or amend-
ments to this constitution may be pro-
posed in either house of the legislature,
and if two-thirds of all the members elect-
ed to eacii of the two houses shall vote in
favor thereof such proposed amendment
or amendments shall be entered on their
respective journals with the yeas and
nays taken thereon; and the legislature
shall cause the same to be published in
at least one newspaper in every county
of the State where a newspaper is pub-
lished, for two months immediately pre-
ceding the next general election, at which
time the said amendment or amendments
shall be submitted to the electors of the
State for their approval or rejection, and
if a majority of the electors voting there-
on shall approve the same, such amend-
ment or amendments shall become part
of this constitution. If two or more
amendments are proposed, they shall be
so submitted as to enable the electors to
vote on each of them separately.
Sec. 2. Whenever two-thirds of the
members elected to each branch of the
legislature shall deem it necessary to
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THE STATE OF UTAH.
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call a convention to revise or amend this
constitution, they shall recommend to
the electors to vote at the next general
election for or against a. convention, anu
if a majority of all the electors voting at
such election shall vote for a convention,
the legislature at its next session shall
provide by law for calling the same. The
convention shall consist of not less than
the number of members in both branches
of the legislature.
Sec. 3. No constitution or amendments
adopted by such convention shall have
validity until submitted to and. adopted by
a majority of the electors of the State
voting at the next general election.
ARTICLE XXIV.
Schedule.
Section 1. In order that no inconven-
ience may arise by reason of the change
from a Territorial to a State government,
it is hereby declared that all writs, act-
ions, prosecutions, judgments, claims, and
contracts, as well of individuals as of
bodies corporate, both public and private,
shall continue as if no change had taken
place; and all process which may issue
under the authority of the Territory of
Utah previous to its admission into the
Union shall be as valid as if issued in the
name of the State of Utah.
Sec. 2. All laws of the Territory of
Utah now in force, not repugnant to this
constitution, shall remain in force until
they expire by their own limitations or
are altered or repealed by the legislature.
The act of the governor and legislative
assembly of the Territory of Utah enti-
tled "An act to punish polygamy and
other kindred offenses." approved Feb-
ruary 4, A. D. 1892, in so far as the
same defines and imposes penalties for
polygamy, is hereby declared to be in
force in the State of Utah.
Sec. 3. Any person who, at the time or
the admission of the State into the Union,
may be confined under lawful commit-
ments, or otherwise lawfully held to an-
swer for alleged violations of any of the
criminal laws of the Territory of Utah,
shall continue to be so held or confined
until discharged therefrom by the proper
courts of the State.
Sec. 4. All fines, penalties, and forfeit-
ures accruing to the Territory of Utah
or to the people of the United States in
the Territory of Utah, shall inure to
this State, and all debts, liabilities, and
obligations of said Territory shall be
valid ag^ainst the State and enforced as
may be provided by law.
Sec. 5. All recognizances heretofore
taken, or which may be taken before the
change from a Territorial to a State gov-
ernment, shall remain valid, and shall
pass to and be prosecuted in the name
of the State; and all bonds executed to
the governor of the Territory, or to any
other officer or court in his or their offi-
cial capacity, or to any official board for
the benefit of the Territory of Utah, or
the people thereof, shall pass to the gov-
ernor or other officer, court, or board,
and his or their successors in office, for
the uses therein respectively expressed,
and may be sued on and recovered ac-
cordingly. Assessed taxes and all rev-
enue, property— real, personal, or mixed —
_ and all judgmeptsi, bomds, specialties,
choses in action, claims, and debts of
whatsoe'ver description, and all records
and public archives of the Territory of
Ti^tah, shall issue and vest in the State
of Utah, and may be sued for and recov-
ered in the same manner and to the same
extent by the State of Utah as the same
could have been by the Territory of Utah;
and all fines, taxes, penalties, and for-
feitures due or owing to any county, mu-
nicipality, or school district therein at
the time the State shall be admitted into
the Union are hereby respectively as-
signed and transferred, and the same
shall be payable to the county, munici-
pality, or school district, as the case may
be, and payment thereof be enforced un-
der the laws of the State.
Sec. G. All criminal prosecutions a.nd
penal actions which may have arisen or
which may arise before the change from
a Territorial to a State government, and
which shall then be pending, shall be
prosecuted to judgment and execution in
the name of the State, and in the court
having jurisdiction thereof. All offenses
committed against the laws of the Terri-
tory of Utah before the change from a
Territorial to a State government, and
which shall not have been prosecuted
before such change, may be prosecuted in
the name and by the authority of the
State of Utah, with like effect as though
such ch^.nge had not taken place, and
all penalties incurred shall remain the
same as if this constitution had not been
adopted.
Sec. 7. All actions, cases, proceedings,
and matters pending in the supreme and
district courts of the Territory of Utah
at the time the State shall be admitted
into the Union, and all files, records, and
indictments relating thereto, except as
otherwise provided herein, shall be ap-
propriately transferred to the supreme
and district courts of the State, respec-
tively; and thereafter all such actions,
matters, and cases shall be proceeded with
in the proper State courts. All actions,
cases, proceedings, and matters which
shall be pending in the district courts of
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THE STATE OF UTAH.
the Territory of Utah at the time of the
admission of the State into the Union
whereof the United States circuit or dis-
trict courts might have had jurisdiction
had there been a State government at the
time of the commencement thereof, re-
spectively, shall be transferred to the
proper United States circuit and district
courts, respectively; and all files, records,
indictments, and proceedings relating
thereto shall be transferred to said United
States courts: Provided, That no civil
actions, other than causes and proceed-
ings of which the said United States
courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction,
shall be transferred to either of said
United States courts except upon moftion
or petition by one of the parties thereto,
made under and in accordance with the
act or acts of the Congress of the United
States, and such motion and petition not
being made, all such cases shall be pro-
ceeded with in the proper State courts.
Sec. 8. Upon a change from Territorial
to State government, the seal in use by
the supreme court of the Territory of
Utah, until otherwise provided by law,
S'hall pass to and become the seal of the
supreme court of the State, and the sev-
eral district courts of the State may adopt
seals for their respective courts, until
otherwise provided by law.
Sec. 9. When the State is admitted into
the Union, and the district courts in the
respective districts are organized, the
books, records, papers, and proceedings
of the probate court in each county, and
all causes and matters of administration
pending therein, upon the expiration of
the term of office of the probate judge,
on the second Monday in January, 1896,
shall pass into the jurisdiction and pos-
session of the district court, which shall
proceed to final judgment or decree, order,
or other determination in the several mat-
ters and causes as the Territorial probate
court might have done if this constitu-
tion had not been adopted. And until
the expiration of the tei*m of office of
the probate judges, such probate judges
shall perform the duties now imposed
upon them by the laws of the Territory.
The district court shall have appellate ana
revisory jurisdiction over the decisions of
the probate courts, as now provided by
law, until such latter courts expire by
limitation.
Sec. 10. All officers, civil and military,
now holding their offices and appoint-
ments in this Territory by authority of
law, shall continue to hold and exercise
their respective offices and appointments
until superseded under this constitution:
Provided, That the provisions of this sec-
tion shall be subject to the provisions of
the act of Congress providing for the
admission of the State of Utah, approved
by the President of the United States on
July 16, 1894.
Sec. 11. The election for the adoption or
rejection of this constitution, and for
State officers herein provided for, shall be
held on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in November, 1895, and shall be
conducted according to the laws of the
Territory and the provisions of the en-
abling act; the votes cast at said election
shall be canvassed and returns made in
the same manner as was provided for in
the election for delegates to the consti-
tutional convention: Provided, That all
male citizens of the United States over
the age of twenty-one years, who have
resided in the Territory for one year
prior to such election, are hereby author-
ized to vote for or against the adoption
of this constitution, and for the State
officers herein provided for. The returns
of said election shall be made tO' the
Utah commission, who shall cause the
same to be canvassed, and shall certify
the result of the vote for or against the
constitution to the President of the
United States in the manner required by
the enabling act; and said commission
shall issue certificates of election to the
persons elected to said offices severally,
and shall make and file with the secretary
of the Territory an abstract, certified to
by them, of the number of votes cast for
each person for each of said offices, and of
the total number of votes cast in each
county.
Sec. 12. The State officers to be voted
for at the time of the adoption of this
constitution shall ^e a governor, secretary
of State, State auditor. State treasurer,
attorney-general, superintendent of public
instruction, members of the senate and
house of representatives, three supreme
judges, nine district judges, and a repre-
sentative to Congress.
Sec. 13. In case of a contest of election
between candidates at the first general
election under this constitution for judges
of the district courts, the evidence shall
be taken in the manner prescribed by the
Territorial laws, and the testimony so
taken shall be certified to the secretary of
State, and said officer, together with the
governor and the treasurer of the State,
shall review the evidence and determine
who is entitled to the certificate of elec-
tion.
Sec. 14. This constitution shall be sub-
mitted for adoption or rejection to a vote
of the Qualified electors^ of the proposed
State at the general election to be held on
the Tuesday next after the first Monday
in November, A. D. 1895. At the said
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35
election the ballot shall be in the follow-
ing: form:
For the constitution: Yes. No.
As a heaojng- to each of said ballots
there shall be printed on each ballot the
follawing instructions to voters:
All persons desiring to vote for the con-
stitution must erase the word "No."
All persons desiring- to vote against the
constitution must erase the word "Yes."
Sec. 15. The legislature at its first ses-
sion shall provide for the election of all
officers whose election is not provided for
elsewhere in this constitution, and fix
the time for the commencement and
duration of their terms.
Sec. 16. The provisions of this consti-
tution shall be in force from the day on
which the President of the United States
shall issue his proclamation declaring the
State of Utah admitted into the Union;
and the terms of all officers elected at
the first election under the provisions of
this constitution shall commence on the
first Monday next succeeding the issue of
said proclamation. Their terms of office
shall expire when their successors are
elected and qualified under this consti-
tution.
Done in convention at Salt Lake City, in
the Territory of Utah, this eighth day of
May, in the year of our Lord one thou-
sand eight hundred and ninety-five, and
of the independence of the United States
the one hundred and nineteenth.
JOHN HENRY SMITH, President.
Attest:
PARLEY P. CHRISTENSEN,
Secretary.
Louis Bemhadt Adams,
Rufus Albern Allen,
Andrew Smith Anderson,
John Richard Barnes,
John Rutledge Bowdle,
John Sell Boyer,
Theodore Brandley,
Herbert Guion Button,
William Buys,
Chester Call,
George Mousley Cannon,
John Foy Chidester,
Parley Christiansen,
Thomas H. Clark, Jr.,
Louis Laville Coray,
Elmer Ellsworth Corfman,
Charles Crane,
William Creer,
George Cunningham,
Arthur John Gushing,
William Driver,
Dennis Clay Eichnor,
Alma Eldredge,
George Rhodes Emery,
Andreas Engberg,
David Evans,
Abel John Evans,
Lorin Parr,
Samuel Francis,
William Henry Gibbs,
Charles Carrol Goodwin,
James Frederic Green,
Francis Asbury Hammond,
Charles Henry Hart,
Harry Haynes,
John Daniel Holladay,
Robert W. Heyborne,
Samuel Hood Hill,
William Howard,
Henry Hughes,
Joseph Alonzo Hyde,
Anthony Woodward Ivins,
William F. James,
Lycurgus Johnson,
Joseph Loftis Jolley,
Frederick John Kiesel,
David Keith,
Thomas Kearns^
William Jasper Kerr,
Andrew Kimball,
James Nathaniel Kimball,
Richard G. Lambert,
Lauritz Larsen,
Chris'ten Peter Larsen,
Hyrum Lemmon,
Theodore Belden Lewis,
William Lowe,
Peter Lowe.
James Paton Low,
Anthony Canute Lund,
Karl G. Maeser,
Richard Mackintosh,
Thomas Maloney,
William H. Maughn,
Robert McFarland,
George P. Miller,
Elias Morris,
Jacob Moritz,
John Riggs Murdock,
Joseph Royal Murdock,
James David Murdock,
Aquilla Nebeker,
Jeremiah Day Page,
Edward Partridge,
J. D. Peters,
Mons Peterson,
James Christian Peterson,
Franklin Pierce,
William B. Preston.
Alonzo Hazelton Raleigh,
Franklin Snyder Richards,
Joel Ricks,
Brigham Henry Roberts,
Jasper Robertson,
Joseph Eldridge Rohinson,
Willis " Eugene Robison,
George Ryan,
John Henry Smith,
George B. Squires,
William Gilson Shaip,
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GEORGE M. CANNON.
R. C. CHAMBERS.
M. M. WxVRNER.
NOBLE WARRUM, JR.
THE^ STATE OF UTAH.
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Harrison Tuttle Shurtliff,
Edmund Hunter Snow,
Hyrum Hupp Spencer,
David Brainerd Stover,
Charles Nettleton Strevell,
Charles William Symons,
Daniel Thompson,
Moses Thatcher,
Ing-w^ald Conr-ad Thoresen,
Joseph Ephraim Thorne,
Samuel R. Thurman,
William Grant Van Home,
Charles Stetson Varian,
Heber M. Wells,
Noble Warrum, Jr..
Orson P^'erg-uson Whitney,
Josieph John Williams.
STATE OFFIOERS. STATE OF LTAH.
Governor— Heber M. Weils.
Secretary of State— James T. Hammond.
Attorney General— A. C. Bishop.
State Auditor— Morgan Richards, Jr.
State Treasurer— James Chipraan.
Superintendent of Public Instruction—
Dr. J. R. Park.
Judg-es of the Supreme Court— C. S.
Zane, G. W. Bartch and J. A. Miner.
Clerk of the Supreme Court— D. P.
Palmer.
Reporter of the Supreme Court— J. M.
Tanner.
State Bank Examiner— The Secretary of
State.
State Coal Mine Inspector— Thomas
Lloyd.
State Pish and Game Warden— John
Sharp.
Board of Examiners— The Governor,
Secretary of State and Attorney General.
State Board of Land Commissioners—
The Governor, Secretary of State and At-
torney General, and W. K. Walton and T.
D. Rees.
State Board of Eaualization— R. C.
Lund, J. E. Booth, T. D. Dee and J. J.
Thomas.
Board of Pardons— The Governor, At-
torney General, and members of the Su-
preme Court.
State Board of Loan Commissioners—
The Governor, Secretary of State and At-
torney General.
State Board of Education— The Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, the Presi-
dents of the University and Agricultural
College, J. H. Millspaugh and D. H.
Christensen.
Directors of the Deseret Agricultural
and Manufacturing Society— J. R. Win-
der, N. A. Empev, Mrs. M. B. Saulisbury,
F. W. Jennings, S. W. Sears, Mrs. B.
Bamberger, Mrs. Mary D. Henricksen,
R. C. Chambers, E. J. Conrad, Abram
Hatch, L. W. Shurtliff and Mrs. C. H.
Clayton.
State Board of Horticulture— J. A.
Wright, president. Other members to be
appointed, one in each county by county
commissioners.
Board of Medical Examiners— F, S. Bas-
com, J. M. Dart, J. T. White, O. C.
Ormsby, M. N. Graves, S. L. Brick and
W. R. Pike.
Board of Dental Examiners — H. A.
Whitney, J. W. Thatcher, S. H, Clawson,
George E. Ellerbeck and A. S. Chapman.
Board of Pharmacy— C. H. McCoy, J.
B. Farlow, G. H. Fennemore, John L.
Boyden and B. F. Riter.
Code Commission — R. W. Young, Grant
H. Smith and W. A. Lee.
Utah Silk Commission — Mrs. Z. D. H.
Young-, Mrs. I. " E. Bennett, Mrs. M. A.
Caine, Mrs. A. C. Woodbury, Mrs. M. A.
Cazier.
OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL
GUARD OF UTAH.
Willard Young, Brigadier General, com-
manding- First Brigade.
John, Q. Cannon, Adjutant General.
Inspector General— Not appointed at
time of issue.
C. S. Burton, Quartermaster General,
T. J. Stevens, Commissary General.
G. H. Penrose, Surgeon General.
Noble Warrum, Jr., Judge Advocate
General.
Inspector of Targ-et Practice— Not ap-
pointed at time of issue.
N. W. Clayton and Henry J. Newman,
Aides-de-Gamp.
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH.
James E. Talmage, president.
Located at Salt Lake City. Established
by leg-islative act in February, 1850, and
opened for the admission of students in
November, same year. The University
building-s comprise a main structure llOx
151 feet, four stories in heig-ht, the west
building- 77x127 feet, three stories in
height, both built of stone and brick, and
located on the city block lying- between
First and Second North streets and Sec-
ond and Third West streets. The physi-
cal and chemical laboratories are located
in a new and beautiful structure, known
as the Deseret Museum building. The
Fremont school, near the University site,
is used for a training- school in connec-
tion with the work of the normal courses.
The University has a large museum,
which now possesses upward of 3,500
specimens of ores, rocks and minerals;
2,500 fossils and casts; 3,000 botanical pre-
parations; 600 zoolog-ical preparations; 150
ethnological specimens and 200 curios.
Total value of University buildings and
grounds, $250,327.
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THE STATE OP UTAH.
BOARD OF REGENTS.
J. E. Talmage, L. S. Hills, Mrs. Emma
J. McVlcar, John Q. Packard, Waldemar
Van Cott, Isaac Smith, Moses Thatcher,
Frank Pierce and J. J. Daly.
Secretary — Frank Pierce.
Treasurer— R. C. Chambers.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
J. M. Tanner, president.
Located at Log-an, Cache county,
tablished by legislative act in 1888.
of buildings and grounds, $211,947.
Es-
Cost
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
W. S. McCornick, M. W. Merrill, Sr.,
Lorenzo Hansen, Sarah G. Goodwin, D.
C. Adams, Mrs. Emily S. Richards and
John C. Graham.
OFFICERS OF THE BOARD.
W. S. McCornick, president; Joseph E.
Hyde, secretary; R. S. Lyon, treasurer.
STATE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
E. M. Allison, superintendent; Mrs. E.
M. Allison, matron.
Located at Ogden, Weber county. Es-
tablished 1888. Opened for inmates Octo-
ber 31. 1889. The buildings are of brick
and stone, and consist of a main struc-
ture 60x142 feet, four stories in height; a
rear building 100x102 feet, three stories in
heig-ht. The farm of fifty-seven acres,
with barns and outbuildings, is located
within 200 yards of the main building.
The total value of the buildings and
grounds, according to the auditor's report,
is $164,823.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
John T. Rich, Ashby Stringham and
Joseph S. Peery.
STATE INSANE ASYLUM.
L. M. Hardy, M. D., superintendent; H.
S. Pyne, steward.
Located at Provo, Utah county. Es-
tablished by legislative act, 1880. Opened
for the reception of patients, July 20,
1895. The building, consisting of a main
structure and two wings, is built of brick
and stone. The total value of building
and site, according to the auditor's re-
port for 1894. is $340,983.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The governor, State auditor and State
OFFICERS OF THE BOARD.
Governor Wells, president; Charles De-
Moisey, secretary; W. H. Dusenberry,
treasurer.
STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND
DUMB.
Located at Ogden. Established by act
of the legislature, 1896.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
A. W. Carlson, Edwin Stratford, David
Evans, Harriet F. Emerson and Martha
Hughes Cannon.
UTAH STATE PRISON.
Located at Salt Lake City.
BOARD OF CORRECTIONS.
Governor Wells, Thomas Kearns, Fran-
cis Armstrong and M. B. Sowles. Ward-
en, George N. Dow.
treasurer.
First Legrislatnre of tlie State of
Utah.
The first legislature of the State of
Utah convened at the capital, Salt
Lake City, January 6th, 1896. The ses-
sion was held in rooms provided for the
purpose in the City and County building.
The first session was a special one and
was assembled pursuant to a proclama-
tion of Governor Heber M. Wells, calling
a special session for the purpose of cre-
ating a statute fixing the time for the
convening of the State legislatures. The
session lasted two days when it was ad-
journed and the first regular session
convened on the same day, January 7th.
George M. Cannon, of Salt Lake, was
elected president of the senate, and Lillle
R. Pardee, also of Salt Lake, was elected
secretary.
Presley Denny, of Beaver county, was
elected speaker of the house of represen-
tatives, and William M. Thompson, of
Ogden, chief clerk. The same officers
served during both special and regular ses-
sions. The latter continued in session
the full ninety days allowed by the con-
stitution for the first session. Future
sessions can only sit sixty days under
the constitution.
THE STATE OF UTAH.
39
STATE SENATORS.
The senate of the first legislature of the State of Utah was composed of twelve
Republicans and six Democrats, as follows:
NAME.
Residence.
County.
Allison, jr., E. M |G.
Barnes, J. R |M.
Booth, H. E |G.
Oannon, Geo. M |M.
Candland, W. D |M.
Chambers, R. C |G.
Chidester, J. T (M.
Driscoll, J. P jG.
Evans, A. J |M.
Jones, E. B |G.
McKay, David jM.
Miller, Glen |G.
Miller, R. G IM.
Warner, M. M IG.
Warrum, jr., Noble.. |g.
Snow, E. H |M.
Sutherland, Georg-e.. .|G.
Zundel, A [M.
|Ogden I Weber
iKaysville )Davis
JSalt Lake City Salt Lake.
I Salt Lake City {Salt Lake.
jMt. Pleasant jSanpete ...
|Park City \..^ jSummit ...
jPanguitch ..: ...I... .jGarfield ...
[Eureka )Juab
)Lehi lUtah
)Salt Lake City | Salt Lake..
jHuntsville | Weber
)Salt Lake City ISalt Lake
jPrice ICarbon.. ..
jProvo City jUtah
Logan (Cache
I 4th
I 3rd
I 6th
I 6th
9th
5th
10th
8th
7th
6th
4th
6th
12th
I 7th
I 2nd
;St. George | Washington — |llth
ISalt Lake City iSalt Lake I 6th
IWillard City :Box Elder i 1st
"Mormon or Gentile.
t^»i#i.&?**:--
H
J. F. CHIDESTER.
A. J. EVANS.
E. B. JONES.
DAVID McKAY.
THE STATE OF UTAH.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
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The house of representatives of the first State legislature was composed of
forty-five members, thirty-one Republicans and fourteen Democrats, as follows:
NAMES.
s
o
o
n
0
*
•
Residence
County
Represented.
Andrus, James |M.|D.i
Beard, George |M.|R.
Bolitho, James M....|G.|R.
BernhJsel, J. M iM.|D.
Condon, Dr. A. S...)G.|R.
Curtis, L. A |G.|R.
Critchlow. E. B |G.]R.
Gushing, H. M |G.|R.
Oazier, A jM.JR.
Clark, E. L |M.|R.
Egan, R. E |M.iD.,
Fergusson, Tom IG.jR.
Ferguson, J. X jM.jR.
Gibbs, W. H |M.|R.
Gibson, William )M.|D.,
Harris, N. J iM.|R.
Heiner, D |M.|D. ,
Howard. William |M.|D.!
Lewis, T. D |M.|R
Darsen, M |M.|D.
Dowry, sr., J |M.|R. i
Demmon, H |M.|D.
Morrison, S. W |G.|R.
Morrill, Charles |G.|R.
Monson, Joseph |M.ID.
Maughan, P. M |M.|D.
Murdock, J. R |M.|D.
Mansfield, M. W |M.1D.
Nebeker, W. P |M.|R.
Nebeker, A IG.jD.
Nye, George D jG.|R.
Raddatz, E. J |G.|R.
Robinson, J. E iM.|R.l
Stevens, T. J 1M.|R. !
Snedaker, J. F |M.|R.
Shafer, J. H jG. R.
Sevy, Thomas |M. R.:
Smoot, A. O |M. D.
Sorensen, A. P |M. D.l
Taylor, A. V |G. R.i
Thorne, J. T iM. R.
Thompson, Peter IM. R.
Thompson, Orvil D...|M.1R.
Wilson, W. W |M.|R.
Denny, P lG.|R.i
St. George Washington.
Coalville Summit.
Richfield Sevier.
Lewiston Cache.
Ogden Weber.
Ogden Weber.
Salt Lake City Salt Lake.
Salt Lake City Salt Lake.
Nephi Juab.
Parowan Iron.
Woodscross Davis.
Salt Lake City Salt LaJce.
Helper Carbon.
Portage Box Elder.
Vernal Uintah.
Harrisville Weber.
Morgan City i Morgan.
Huntington ! Emerj'.
Salt Lake City ' Salt Lake.
Spanish Fork j Utah
Manti
Payson
Salt Lake City..
Junction
Richmond
Wei:?vine
Chaileston
Thurber
Salt Lake City..
Laketown
Salt Laice City.
Stockton
Kanab
Ogden
Mill Creek
Moab
Panguitch
Provo City
Moab
Salt Lake City..
Pleasant Grove
Ephraim
Scipio
Sandy
Beaver City
Sanpete.
Utah.
Salt Lake.
Piute.
Cache.
Cache.
Wasatch.
Wayne.
Salt Lake.
Rich.
Salt Lake.
Tooele.
Kane.
Weber.
Salt I^ke.
Grand.
Garfield.
Utah.
Grand.
Salt Lake.
Utah.
Sanpete.
Millard.
Salt Lake.
Beaver.
*Mormon or Gentile.
The apportionment under the constitution is one representative for each
county except five, which are apportioned aa follows: Cache 3, Weber 4, Salt
Lake 10, Utah 4. Sanpete 2.
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THE STATE OF UTAH.
SENATE EMPLOYEES.
Secretry— I^illie R. Pardee, Salt Lake
county.
Minute Clerk— James Clove, Utah coun-
ty.
Enrolling- Clerk— F. J. Ilendershot, We-
ber county.
Engrossing- Clerk— O. E. Cary, Utah
county.
Sergeant-at-Arms— Abner Crane, San-
pete county.
Doorkeeper— Peter Thygerson, Juab
county.
Messenger— Joseph Cameron, Garfield
county.
Watchman— W. P. St. John, Weber
county.
Janitor— Theodore Chidester, Garfield
county.
Committee Clerks— M. L. Ritchie and
Emma L. Miaddison, Salt Lake county.
Page— M. L, Perry, Salt Lake county.
HOUSE EMPLOYEES.
William M. Thompson, Chief Clerk,
Weber county.
Louis Hyams, Minute Clerk, Salt Lake
county.
H. W. Wooley, Engrossing Clerk, Tooele
county.
Joseph Odell, Docket Clerk, Cache coun-
ty.
Miss Henrietta Clark and L. C, John-
Bon, Committee Clerks, Salt Lake county.
W. H. Clark, Sergeant-at-Arms, Sevier
county.
J. T. Atkins, Watchman, Washington
county.
A. L. Toone, Messenger, Weber county.
Jesse W. Pox. Page, Sanpete county.
Charles R. Lyman, Chaplain, Iron coun-
ty.
T. R. G. Welch, Janitor, Morgan coun-
ty.
RUIiEJS OF THE SENATE.
First Legislature of the State of
Utah.
1. A majority of the senate shall con-
stitute, a Quorum, but a smaller number
may adjourn from day to day, or for
less time than one day, and compel the
attendance of absent members.
2. The senate shall keep a journal of
its proceedings, -which shall be published
at the close of the session. At the re-
quest of five members, the yeas and
nays shall be taken on any question and
entered on the journal.
3. Any t-wo members of the senate shall
have the liberty to dissent and protest,
in respectful language, against any act
or resolution which they may think in-
jurious to the public or to any individual,
and have the reason of their dissent en-
tered upon the journal; provided, that
-when objection is made that the language
is not respectful, the senate may refer
the same back to the senator protesting.
4. The senate may punish its members
for disorderly behavior, and with the con-
currence of two-thirds of all the members
elected expel a member, but not a second
time for the same cause; and the reason
for such expulsion shall be entered upon
the journal, -with the names of the mem-
bers voting on the question.
5. The senate, during its session, may
punish by imprisonment any person, not
a member, who shall be guilty of disre-
spect to the same, by any disorderly or
contemptuous behavior in its presence;
but such imprisonment shall not at any
time exceed twenty-four hours, unless
the person shall persist in such disorderly
or contemptuous behavior.
6. The doors of the senate shall be kept
open, except while in executive sessions.
7. The senate shall not adjourn without
the consent of the house of representa-
tives for more than three days, nor to any
other place than that in which the two
houses shall ber sitting.
8. On "the final passage of all bills, the
vote shall be by yeas and nays, upon
each bill separately, and shall be entered
upon the journal; and no bill shall be-
come a law without the concurrence of a
majority of all the senators elected.
9. Every bill shall be read three times,
but the first and second reading may be
on the same day.
10. TTie president, or in his absence the
president pro tempore, or, in the absence
of both, any senator called to the chair
by the senate, shall take the chair every
day precisely at the hour to which the
senate shall have adjourned: shall im-
mediately call the members to order, and
on the appearance of a quorum, shall
cause the journal of the preceding day to
be read.
11. The presiding officer shall preserve
decorum and order, may speak to points
of order, in preference to other members,
rising from his seat for that purpose,
and shall decide questions of order, sub-
ject to an appeal to the senate by any
two members; on which appeal no mem-
ber shall speak more than once, unless
by leave of the senate.
12. He shall rise to put a question, but
may state it sitting.
13. Questions shall be put in the fol-
lowing form, viz: 'As many as are in
favor of (as the case ma^ be) say aye,"
and after the affirmative vote is ex-
pressed, 'As many as are opposed say
no." If the president doubt the result of
THE STATE OF UTAH.
43
the vote, or a division be called for, the
senate shall divide; those in the affirma-
tive shall first rise from, their seats, and
afterwards those in the negative.
14. The president shall examine and cor-
rect the journal before it is read; he shall
have the general direction of the senate
chamber; he shall have the right to name
any member to perform the duties of the
chair, and such substitute shall be vested
with all the powers of the president
during the time he shal act as such, but
such substitution shall not extend be-
yond one day.
15. In case of any disturbance or dis-
orderly conduct in the lobby or gallery,
the president shall have power to order
the same to be cleared.
16. The president shall assign to the
sergeant-at-arms, his assistants, messen-
ger, watchman and janitors their respec-
tive duties and stations.
DECORUM AND DEBATE.
17. When any member is about to speak
or deliver any matter to the senate, he
shall rise from his seat and address
himself to "Mr. President," and shall
confine himself to the question under de-
bate, and avoid personalities.
18. If any member, in speaking (or
atherwise) transgresses the rules of the
senate, the president shall, or any mem-
ber may, call him to order, in which case
the member so called to order shall sit
down, unless permitted to explain; and
the senate, if appealed to, shall decide
on the case without debate. If the de-
cision be m favor of the member called
to order, he shall be at liberty to pro-
ceed: if otherwise, and the case require
it, he shall be liable to the censure of
the senate.
19. If any member be called to order
for words spoken in debatje, the person
calling him to order shall repeat the
words excepted to, and they shall be
taken down by the secretary; but no
member shall be held to answer or be
subject to the censure of the senate,
for words spoken in debate, if any mem-
ber has spoken in debate, or other busi-
ness has intervened after the words
spoken and before exceptions tO' them
shall have been taken.
20. If two or more members rise at once,
the president shall name the member who
is first to speak.
21. No member shall speak more than
twice to the same question, nor more
than once until every member choosing to
speak shall have spoken, without the
consent of the senate.
22. While the presiaent is putting a
question, or addressing the senate, no
member shall walk out of or across the
room, nor in such case, or when a mem-
ber is speaking, shall enter into private
discourse, nor when a member is speak-
ing shall pass between him and the chair.
23. Every member who shall be in the
senate when a question is put, shall give
his vote, unless the senate shall for spe-
cial reasons excuse him.
24. No memiber shall be permitted to
vote on any question, unless within the
bar before the vote is announced.
25. No motion shall be entertained and
debated until the same shall be seconded.
26. When a motion is made and sec-
onded, it shall be stated by the president,
or being in writing, shall be handed to
the secretary and read aloud before de-
bate.
27. Every motion shall be reduced to
writing, if the president or any member
desire it.
28. When the yeas and nays shall be
taken on any question, no member shall
be permitted to vote or to change his
vote after the decision is announced from
the chair, unless by the two-thirds vote
of senators present and voting.
29. After a motion is stated by the pres-
ident, or read by the secretary, it shall
be deemed in the possession of the sen-
ate, but may be withdrawn at any time
by the unanimous consent of the senate,
before decision.
30. When a question is under detoate no
motion shall be received, but:
To fix the time tO' which to adjourn.
To adjourn.
To call the house.
To lay on the table.
To postpone indefinitely.
To postpone to a day certain.
To commit or to amend.
Which several motions shall have pre-
cedence in the order in which they stand
arranged.
31. A motion for adjournment shall al-
ways be in order, except when the roll
is being called, and be decided, as well
as the motion to lay on the table, with-
out debate.
32. No motion
To postpone to a day certaini
Or indefinitely
Or to commit
Being decided in the negative shall
again b© allowed on the same day at the
same stage of the bill or proposition.
33. A motion to strike out the enacting
words of a bill shall have precedence of
a motion to amend, and, if carried, shall
be deemed equivalent to its rejection.
34. When a blank is to be filled, and
different sums or times are proposed, the
question shall first be put on the largest
sum and the longest time.
35. No person shall be permitted to
smoke in the sp'^"*'^ chamber, or to give
any sign of approbation or disapproba-
tion while the senate is in session.
r
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E. M. ALLISON, JR.
W. D. CANDLAND.
GLUIIGE SUTIIERLAXD.
H. E. BOOTH.
THE STATE OF UTAiri.
45
OFFTC-RS' DUTIES.
36. It shall be the duty of the secretary
to keep a journal in which he shall sea-
sonably record ihe motions, resolutions,
rules and decisions of the senate, and to
do and perform all such other acts apper-
taining to his ofRce as may be required
of him by the senate or its presiding offi-
cer.
37. It shall be the duty of the sergeant-
at-arms lo attend the senate during its
sittings, to execute the command of the
senate from time to time, together with
all such process, issued by order of the
senate, or any commictee thereof, which
shall be signed by the president.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
38. The following standing committees
shad be appointed by the president:
JuQiciary, seven members.
Ways and Means, seven members.
Public Lands, seven members.
State Affairs, seven members.
x^uucation, seven members.
Irrigation and Agriculture, seven mem-
bers.
Live Stock, five members.
Labor, seven members.
Elections, five members.
Appropriations and Claims, seven mem-
bers.
Railroads, seven members.
Mines and Minerals, seven members.
Banks and Banking, five members.
Counties and Municipal Corporations,
five members.
Federal Relations, five members.
Public Institutions and Buildings, seven
members.
Private Corporations and Insurance,
five members.
Public Health, three members.
Public Printing, three members.
Manufactures and Commerce, five mem-
bers.
Rules, five members.
Engrossed and Enrolled Bills, three
members.
Apportionment, five members.
Military Affairs, five members.
Highways and Bridges, three memoers.
Fish and Game, three members.
Land Titles, five members.
Tbe following named committees shall
have leave to report at any time on the
matters stated, viz:
Committee on Rules, on rules, join't
rules and order of business.
Committee on Engrossed and Enrolled
Bills, on enrolled bills.
Committee on Printing, on all matters
of printing referred to it for use of the
senate and two houses.
It shall always be in order to call up
for consideration the report of Commit-
tee an Rules, and pending the consider-
ation thereof the president may entertain
one motion that the senate adjourn, and
after the result is announced he shall not
entertain any other dilatory motion until
said report shail have been fully dis-
posed of.
No committee except the Committee on
Rules shall sit during the sitting of the
senate, without special leave.
PRACTICE.
39. All resolutions presented to the sen-
ate shall lie one day on the table.
40. If the question in debate contains sev-
eral points, any member may have the
same divided; but on motion to strike out
and insert, it shall not be in order to
move for a division of the question; but
the rejection of a motion to strike out
and insert one proposition shall not pre-
vent a motion to strike out and insert a
different proposition.
4L When a question has been once made
and carried in the affirmative or negative,
it shail be in order for a member of the
majority to move for a reconsideration
thereof; or give notice that he will make
such motion within the time prescribed
by the rules, for which time he shall
control the motion. No motion for re-
consideration shall be in order, unless
within the next day of actual session of
the senate; provided, that should the
member giving notice of a motion to re-
consider not make such a motion within
the tisne prescribed by the rules, any
other member voting with the majority
may make such motion within the next
succeeding legislative day. Such motion
shall take precedence of all other ques-
tions exceot a motion to adjourn.
42. * bill may be referred to a commit-
tee without reading, but shall be read
before being amended, and may be
amended in every particular on second
reading. A bill read once and referred
shall be read a second time before being
amended.
43. Amendments shall be in order at the
third reading of a bill, resolution or mo-
tion requiring three readings, and it shall
be at all times in order, before the final
passage of such bill, resolution or mo-
tion, to move its commitment.
44. Two hundred copies of every bill,
joint resolution and memorial, shall be
printed when referred, unless otherwise
ordered. The printing of bills, joint reso-
lutions and memorials shall be in long
primer type, or small pica set solid, with-
out spaces between the lines, and the lines
shall be numbered. The pages shall be
of suitable size and shall have margins
two inches wide.
45. When motions are made for refer-
ence of the same subject to a select com-
mittee and to a standing committee, the
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THE STATE OF UTAH.
question of reference to a standing com-
mittee shall be put first.
46. Any five senators may make a call
of the senate and require absent senators
to be sent for. but a call of the senate
cannot be made after the voting has com-
menced: and a call of the senate being
ordered, the doors shall be closed and
the absentees noted, and no senator per-
mitted tO' leave the room until the report
of the sergeant-at-arms be received and
acted upon, or further proceedings in the
call be suspended, or the senate adjourn.
Previous to the reception of such report,
further proceedings in the call shall not
be suspended, except by the vote of two-
thirds of the senators present,
47. No amendment, by way of rider,
shaJl be received to any bill on its third
reading.
48. The rules of parliamentary practice
comi)rised in Roberts' Rules of Order
shall govern the senate in all cases to
which they are applicable and in which
they are not inconsis*^"^ with the stand-
ing rules and orders of the senate.
49- A motion to coimmit, until it is de-
cided, shall preclude all amendments and
debate on the main question, and a mo-
tio-n to postpone indefinitely or to a day
certain, until it is decided, shall preclude
all amendments on the main question.
50. Upon a motion to reconsider the vote
on the final passage of any bill, a majori-
ty of all the members elected shall be
required to reconsider the same.
51. If a bill shall fail to pass on ac-
count of not having received the consti-
tutional majority, any senator having
voted in the negative shall have a right
to move a reconsideration.
52. No motion or proposition on a sub-
jetct different from "that under considera-
tion shall be admitted under color of
amendment.
53. No rule of the senate shall be al-
tered, suspended or reconsidered, without
the vote of two-thirds of the members
I>resent.
54. No person, except members of the
ho\ise of representatives and their officers,
heads of executive departments of this
s-tate, chaplains, judges of the United
States courts, and supreme and district
judges of this state, former governors
and ex-members of the Territorial legis-
lature and the mayor and members of
the city council of Salt Lake City, and
general field and staff officers of the Na-
tional Guard of Utah, and reporters of
the press, shall be admitted to the floor
of the senate unless by leave of the presi-
dent, or special invitation of a member.
55. The daily order of business shall be
as follows:
1. Roll call.
2. Prayer by chaplain.
3. Reading of the journal.
4. Presentation of petitions.
5. Reports of standing committees.
6. Reports of select committees.
7. Presentation of resolutions.
8. Introduction of bills.
After the daily order of business shall
have passed the following general order
of business shall be observed:
1. Reading bills of the senate the third
time.
2. Reading bills of the senate the second
time.
3. Reading bills of the senate the first
time.
4. Reading bills from the house of rep-
resentatives the third time.
5. Reading bills from the house of rep-
resentatives the second time.
6. Reading bills from the house of rep-
resentatives the first time.
7. Consideration of resolutions.
The item of unfinished business in
which the senate was engaged at the
last preceding adjournment shall have the
preference in the general order of busin-
iness, and when the senate shall have
passed from one order to another no ac-
tion shall be had upon the orders passed
except by leave of the senate, and to give
this leave two-thirds of the senators pres-
ent must concur.
Messages from the house of representa-
tives may bo received at any time except
when the president is putting the ques-
tion or the yeas and nays are being
called, and, upon motion, may be con-
sidered at any time.
56. The previous question shall hot be
entertained or be a rule of practice in the
senate.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS AND
NOMINATIONS.
57. Messages from the governor and
communications from state officers may
be received at any time, except when the
president is putting the question, or the
yeas and nays are being called, and upon
motion may be considered at any time.
The consideration of executive business
shall talce place with closed doors.
58. Nominations may be referred to a
standing or select committee. On consid-
ering nominations the president should
put the following question: "Does the
senate advise and consent to the nomina-
tion just made?" While any nomination
remains with the senate it shall be in or-
der to reconsider any vote taken thereon.
HOUR OF MEETING.
59. Until otherwise ordered, the regular
hour of meeting of the senate shall be 2
o'clock p. m. daily, Sundays excepted.
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PRESIDENT PRO TEM.
60. The senate shall eleot a president pro
tempore for the session, who shall possess
all the powers and prerogatives of the
president of the senate in the absence of
the pref=iident.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Judiciary — George Sutherland, chair-
man, and Hiram E. Booth, J. F. Chides-
ter, A. J. Evans, E. H. Snow, E. M. Alli-
son, Jr., M. M. Warner.
Ways and Means— H. E. Booth, chair-
man, and W. D. Candland, J. R. Barnes,
R. C. Chambers, J. F. Chidester, E. H.
Snow, Glen Miller.
Public Lands — John F. Chidester, chair-
man, and W. D. Candland, R. G. Miller,
A. Zundell, E. H. Snow, R. C. Chambers,
A. J. Evans.
State Affairs— T-I. E. Booth, chairman,
and Elmer B. Jones, George Sutherland,
D. McKay, Noble Warrum, Jr., A. J.
Evans, M. M. Warner.
Education— E. M. Allison. Jr., chairman,
and J. F. Chidester, J. P. Driscoll, E, H.
Snow, George Sutherland, A. J. Evans,
J. R. Barnes.
Irrigation and Agriculture — David Mc-
Kay, chairman, and E. M. Allison, jr., J.
R Barnes, R. G. Miller, A. J. Evans, E.
H. Snow, A. Zundell.
Live Stock— R. G. Miller, chairman, and
W. D. Candland, A. Zundell, J. R. Barnes,
E. H. Snow.
Labor— Glen Miller, chairman, and H. E.
Booth. E. M. Allison, jr., George Suther-
land, R. C. Chambers, A. J. Evans, M. M.
Warner.
Elections — J. F. Chidester, chairman,
and No'ble Warrum, Jr., E. H. Snow, A.
Zundell. J. P. Driscoll.
Appropriations and Claims — W. D.
Candland, chairman, and Glen Miller, J.
R. Barnes, R. C. Chambers, E. H. Snow,
H. E. Booth, David McKay.
Railroads— Glen Miller, chairman, and
R. C. Chambers, A. J. Evans, E. B. Jones,
ii<. H. Snow, George Sutherland, A. Zun-
dell.
Mines and Minerals— R. C. Chambers,
chairman, and James P. Driscoll, Glen
Miller, M. M. Warner, A. J. Evans, J. R.
Barnes, David McKay.
Banks and Banking— John R. Barnes,
chairman, and Noble Warrtim, Jr., W. D.
Candland, E. M. Allison, Jr., David Mc-
Kay.
Counties and Municipal Corporations-
James P. Driscoll, chairman, and George
Sutherland, R. G. Miller, A. J. Evans,
Noble Warrum, Jr.
Federal Relations— E. M. Allison, Jr.,
chairman, and W. E. Candland, M. M.
Warner, Noble Warrum, Jr., James P.
Driscoll.
Purblic Institutions and Buildings— Hi-
rami E. Booth, chairman, and W. D.
Candland, R. C. Chambers, James P.
Driscoll, E. H. Snow.
Private Corporations and Insurance-
Elmer B. Jones, chairman, and J. R.
Barnes, R. C. Chambers, George Suther-
land, J. F. Chidester.
Public Health— M. M. Warner, chair-
man, and Elmer B. Jones, Abraham Zun-
dell.
Public Printing— Abraham Zundell,
chairman, and Glen Miller, M. M. War-
ner.
Manufactures and Commerce^W. D.
Candland, chairman, and M. M. Warner,
Noble Warrum. Jr., R. G. Miller, E. M.
Allison, Jr.
Rules— Hiram E. Booth, chairman, and
George Sutherland, J. F. Chidester, E. H.
Snow, R. C. Chamfbers.
Engrossed and Enrolled Bills— George
Sutherland, chairman, and A. J. Evans,
Glen Miller.
Apportionment— E. H. Snow, chairman,
and J. F. Chidester, R. G. Miller, E. B.
Jones, J. P. Driscoll.
Military Affairs— Noble Warrum, Jr.,
chairman, and R. G. Miller, David Mc-
Kay, George Sutherland, E. M. Allison,
Jr.
Highways and Bridges— R. G. Miller,
chairman, and W. D. Candland, E, H.
Snow .
Pish and Game— A. J. Evans, chairman,
and George Sutherland, A. Zundell.
Land Titles— Glen Miller, chaiman, and
E H. Snow, E. M. Allison, Jr., M. M.
Warner, J. F. Chidester.
RUIZES OF THE HOUSE OP REPItE-
SENTATIVES.
First Legislature of tlie State of
Utah.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE
SPEAKER.
Rule 1.— The speaker, or in case of his
absence, the chief clerk shall take the
chair on every legislative day, precisely
at the hour to which the house shall
have adjourned at the last sitting, im-
mediately call the members to order,
and on the appearance of a quorum, after
prayer by the chaplain, cause the Journal
of the proceedings of the last day's sit-
tings to be read, having previously ex-
amined and approved the same.
Rule 2.— He shall preserve order and de-
corum; may speak once to points of or-
der m preference to other members, rising
from his seat for that purpose, and shall
decide questions of order, subject to
an appeal to the house by any two mem-
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bers, on which appeal no member shall
speak more than once, unless by leave of
the house.
Rule 3.— He shall appoint all commit-
tees, except where the house shall other-
wise order.
Rule 4.— All acts, addresses, memorials
and joint resolutions sliall be signed by
the speaJter, and all writs, warrants and
subpoenas, issued by order of the house,
shall be under his hand, attested by the
clerk.
Rule 5.— He shall distinctly put all ques-
tions in this form, to-wit: Those who
are in favor of (as the question may be)
say "Aye," and after the affirmative voice
is expressed, Those who are opposed, say
"No." If the speaker doubt, or a division
be called for, the house shall divide;
those voting- in the affirmative shall first
rise from their seats; afterwards those
in the negative. No member shall be
allowed to explain or change his vote
after the vote is announced by the
speaker.
Rule 6— He shall not be required to
vote in ordinary legisla-tive proceedings,
except where the vote is a tie vote and
his vote would be decisive, or where
the house is engaged in voting by ballot;
and in all cases of a tie vote the ques-
tion shall be lost.
Rule 7.— He shall have the right to
name any member to perform the duties
of the chair, but such substitution shall
not extend beyond an adjournment. Pro-
vided, however, that in case of his ill-
ness, he may make such appointment for
a period not exceeding three days, with
the approval of the house at the time
the same is made; and in his absence
and omission to make such appointment
the house shall proceed to elect a speaker
pro tempore to act during his absence.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Rule 8— The order of business shall be
as follows:
1.— Roll call.
2.— Prayer by the chaplain.
3.— Reading and approval of the Journal
4.— Unfinished business.
5.— Presentation of petitions and claims.
6.— Reports of standing committees.
7.— Reports of select committees.
8.— Consideration of committee reports,
9.— Introduction and first reading of bills
and joint resolutions.
10.— Special order of the day not fixed for
an hour certain.
11.— Motions, resolutions and memorials.
12.— Second reading of bills.
13.— Third reading of bills.
14.— Miscellaneous business.
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF MEMBERS.
Rule 9.— When any member desires to
speak, or deliver any matter to the
house, he shall rise and respectfully ad-
dress himself to Mr. Speaker, and being
recognized, may address the house from
his place, and shall confine himself to
the question on debate, avoiding personali-
ties.
Rule 10 — When two or more members
arise at once, the speaker shall name the
member who is first to speak.
Rule 11.— If any member, in speaking or
otherwise, transgress the rules of the
house, the speaker shall, «or any mem-
ber may, call him to order, in which
case he shall immediately sit down, when
the speaker shall decide the point of order
without debate, subject to appeal as in
other cases.
Rule 12.— No member shall speak more
than once to the same question, without
leave of the house, unless he be the mover
of the matter pending, or chairman of the
committee who reported the same, in
which case he shall be privileged to close
the debate, having first given notice of his
intention so to do.
Rule 13.— While the speaker is putting a
question or addressing the house, no mem-
ber shall walk out or across the hall, nor
when a member is speaking, pass between
him and the chair, and during the session
of the house no member shall wear his
hat, or remain by the Clerk's desk during
the call of the roll or tne counting of the
votes.
Rule 14.— Every member who shall be
within the bar of the house when a ques-
tion is stated from the chair, shall vote
thereon, unless he be directly interested
in the question or excused by the house,
and no member shall be obliged to vote on
any question, unless he be within the bar
when the question is so stated.
Rule 15.— A majority of the members
elected to the house shall constitute a
quorum, but a smaller number may ad-
journ from day to day and any fifteen
members are hereby authorized to com-
pel 'he attendance of absent rrembers
Rule 16.— Upon calls of the house and in
taking the ayes and nays upon any ques-
tion, the names of the members shall be
called alphabetically, with Mr. Speaker
last.
Rule 17.— Every paper presented by any
member for the consideration of the
house shall bear his signature, and be
accompanied by a brief statement of its
subject, and if it be a report of a com-
mittee, with the name, also, of that com-
mittee.
Rule 18.— No person shall be permitted to
smoke in the house of representatives, or
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to give any sign of approbation or dis-
approbation while the house is in session.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Rule 19.— No motion shall be debated un-
til the same is seconded and distinctly an-
nounced by the speaker, and it shall be re-
duced to writing if desired by the speaker,
and be read by the clerk before the same
shall be debated. A motion may be with-
drawn by leave of the house at any time
before amendment or decision.
Rule 20.— A motion to adjourn, or to
fix the time to which the house will ad-
journ, shall always be in order, except
when a member has the floor for any
other purpose, or when a vote is being
taken. The clerk shall enter on the Jour-
nal the name of any member moving
an adjournment, and also the hour at
which the house adjourned. After a mo-
tion to adjourn or fix the time (to which
the house shall adjourn has been nega-
tived, no like motion shall be made until
other business has intervened.
Rule 21. — When a question is under de-
bate or before the house no motion shall
be received but:
1.— To adjourn.
2.— To lay on the table.
3.— For the previous question.
4.— To postpone to a certain day.
5. — To commit.
6.— To amend.
7.— To postpone indefinitely.
Which several motions shall have prece-
dence in the order in which they are
named, but the first three shall be de-
cided without debate, and no motion to
postpone to a certain day, ito commit,
or to postpone indefinitely, being decided
shall again be allowed on the same day
and at the same stage of the proceed-
ings.
Rule 22.— A motion to strike out the en-
acting clause of a bill or resolution, shall
have precedence of a motion to amend,
and, if carried, shall be considered equiva-
lent to its rejection.
Rule 23.— The previous question shall be
in this form: "Shall the question be now
put?" and its effect, when sustained by
a majority of the members present, shall
be to put an end to all debate, and bring
the house to a vote on the question or
questions before it. Provided, that when
a motion to amend or to commit is pend-
ing, its effect shall be to cut off debate,
and bring the house to a vote on the mo-
tion to amend or commit only, and not
upon the question to be amended or com-
mitted. All incidental questions of order
arising after a motion is made for the
previous question, and pending such mo-
tion or previous ques'tion, shall be decided
(whether on appeal or otherwise) without
debate. The previous question shall only
be put when demanded by three members.
Rule 24.— When a question Is postponed
indefinitely the same shall not again be
introduced during the session
Rule 25.— On the day succeeding that
on which a final vote on any bill or joint
resoluition has been taken, said vote
may be reconsidered on the motion of any
member; provided, notice of intention to
move such reconsideration shall have been
given on the day on which such final vote
was taken, by a member voting with the
majority, except as provided in Rule 29;
and it shall not be in order for /any mem-
ber to move a reconsideration on the day
on which such final vote was ♦aken. Such
motion of reconsideration shall have pre-
cedence over every other motion, except a
motion to adjourn. No notice of recon-
sideration shall be in order on the day
preceding the last day of the session, nor
shall there be any reconsideration of a
vote on a motion to indefinitely postpone.
Votes on any other business of the house
may be reconsidered at any time on the
same day upon motion made by a member
who voted with the majority.
Rule 26.— Upon a motion to reconsider
the vote on the final passage of any bill,
a majority of all the members elected shall
be required to reconsider the same.
Rule 27.— No motion or proposition on
a subject different from that under con-
sideration shall be admitted under color
of amendment.
Rule 28.— No amendment, by way of
rider, shall be received to any bill on its
third reading.
Rule 29.— If a bill should fail to pass on
account of not having received the con-
stitutional majority when so required, any
representative having voted in the nega-
tive shall have a right tO' move a recon-
sideration.
Rule 30.— A substitute shall be deemed
and held to be an amendment, and be
treated in all respects as such.
Rule 31.— Any rule of the house may be
altered or amended by a vote of two-
thirds of the members elect, or may be
suspended by two-thirds' vote of mem-
bers present.
Rule 32.— When a blank is to be filled,
and different sums or times are proposed,
the question shall first be put on the
largest sum and the longest time.
Rule 33.— At the request of five members
the ayes and nays shall be taken on any
question and entered on the Journal.
Rule 34.— Every bill or joint resolution
shall receive three readings previous to
its passage. The first and second read-
ings may be on the same day unless ob-
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jection be made to the bill. The third
reading shall be made on a subsequent
day. The speaker shall give notice at
each reading, whether it be the first,
second or third reading. The first read-
ing of a bill shall be for information, ajid
if any opposition be made to it the ques-
tion sihall be: "Shall this bill be re-
jected?" If the question to reject be
negatived, the bill shall then take the
usual course. No bill or joint resolution
shall be amended or committed until
tw^ice read. Whenever a bill or joint reso-
lution or memorial has been considered in
committee of the whole house, and a re-
port of said committee adopted, no amend-
ment to such bill or joint resolution or
memorial shall be permitted on the third
reading.
Rule 35.— The title of every bill .and joint
or concurrent resolution shall express the
subject to which the same relates; and if
the bill proposes any amendment to exist-
ing laws, the title shall also contain the
sections and the chapter of the law which
the bill proposes to amend.
Rule 36.— No appropriation of money,
by bill or otherwise, belonging to the
State treasury, shall be made for any
claim or purpose whatever, until the same
shall have been referred to and reported
on by a committee of the house.
Rule 37.— On the final passage of every
bill or joint resolution the vote shall be
taken by ayes and nays, and entered upon
the Journal, and no bill or joint resolu-
tion shall be declared passed unless a mo-
jority of all the members elected to thb
house shall have voted in favor of the
passage of the same.
Rule 38.— Two hundred copies of every
bill, joint resolution and memorial shall
be printed when referred, unless other-
wise ordered, and copies thereof dis-
tributed to the members of the house.
The printing of bills, joint resolutions and
memorials shall be in long primer type,
or small pica, set solid, without spaces be-
tween the lines, and the lines shall be
numbered. The pages shall be of suitable
size and shall have margins two inches
wide.
Rule 39.— Whenever a bill or joint reso-
lution has been referred to the Committee
on Claims and Public Accounts and favor-
ably reported by such committee, and
such report adopted by the house, it shall
then be referred to the Committee on
Appropria tions.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Rule 40.— No person, except members of
the senate and their officers, heads of exe-
cutive department of this State, chaplains,
judges of the United States courts and su-
preme and district judges of this State,
former governors and ex-members of the
Territorial legislature, and the mayor and
members of the city council of Salt Lake
City, and general field and staff officers
of the National Guard of Utah, members
of the Constitutional Convention, and re-
porters of the press, shall be admitted
to the floor of the house, unless by leave
of the speaker, or on special invitation of
a member.
Rule 41.— The rules of partiamentary
practice, comprised in Roberts' Rules of
Order, shall govern in all cases in which
they are not inconsistent with the stand-
ing rules and orders of the house.
Rule 42.— On all appeals from the de-
cision of the speaker, the question shall
be: "Shall the decision of the speaker
stand as the judgment of the house?"
Rule 43.— Messages from the governor.
State officers, and from the senate, may
be considered at any time.
Rule 44.— The Committee on Printing
siiall examin8»and report upon all accounts
for printing for the information of the
house and secretary of State, from time
to time, as the house may direct, or the
secretary request.
Rule 45.— All joint resolutions and mem-
orials shall be treated in all respects as
bills.
Rule 46.— The janitor, watchman and
messenger of the house shall be under the
supervision of the seargent-at-arms; the
sergeant-at-arms shall have charge
of the house chamber and committee
room. He shall preserve order in the
lobby, guard the floor from intruders, and
announce to the speaker the presence of
messengers bearing official communica-
tions from the governor, senate or sec-
retary of State.
Rule 47.— Until otherwise ordered, the
regular meeting of the house shall be at
2 o'clock p. m. daily, Sundays excepted.
Rule 48.— The house shall keep a journal
of its proceedings, which shall be publish-
ed at the close of the session.
Rule 49.— In case of a contest of the
right of a member to hold his seat in the
house, the contest shall be referred to the
Committee on Elections for the purpose
of securing the evidence in such case; and
when such evidence is obtained, said com-
mittee shall consider the same, report its
findings thereon, and make its recom-
mendations to the house.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Rule 50.— The standing committee of the
house shall be ais follows:
1. A Committee on Elections to con-
sist of seven members.
2. A Committee on Judiciary to consist
of nine members.
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3. A Committee on Claims and Public
Accounts to consist of nine members.
4. A Committee on AppropTiaticns to
consist of nine members.
5. A Committee on Ways and Means
to consist of nine members.
6. A Committee on Counties to cooislst
of nine members.
7. A Committee on Hig-hways and
Bridges to consist of seven members.
8. A Committee on Education to^ con-
sist of nine members.
9. A Committee on Agriculture and Ir-
rigiation to consist of nine members.
10. A Committee on Manufacture and
Commerce to consist of seven members.
11. A Committee on Militia to consist
of seven members.
12. A Committee on Penitentiary and
Reform School to consist of seven mem-
bers. .1:^
« ]3. A Committee on Live Stock tO' con-
sist of nine members.
14. A Committee on Fish and Game
to consist of five members.
15. A Committee on Private Corpora-
tions to consist of seven members.
16. A Committee on Municipal Corpor-
ations to consist of seven members.
17. A Committee on Asylum for the In-
sane to consist of seven members.
18. A Committee on Public Health to
consist of five members.
19. A Committee on Rules to consist of
five members.
20. A Committee on Contingent Expen-
ses to consist of five members.
21. A Committee on Statistics to con-
sist of five members.
22. A Committee on Railroads and Com-
mon Carriers to consist of seven mem-
bers. ! f
23. A Committee on Public Lands to
consist of nine members.
24. A Committee on Federal Relations
to consist of five members.
25. A Committee on Labor to consist of
seven members.
26. A Committee on Mines sund Mining to
consist of nine members.
27. A Committee on Capital and Capi-
tal Grounds to consist of five members.
Also the following joint standing- com-
mittees, viz:
28. A committee on Public Printing- to
consist of five members.
29. A Committee on Territorial Library
to consist of five members.
30. A Committee on Memorials to- Con-
gress to consist of five members.
31. A Committee on Engrossment tO'
consist of three members.
32. A Committee on Enrollment to con-
sist of three members.
Rule 51.— The first named member of
each committee shall be the chairman,
and in his absence, or being eoiicused by
the house, the next named member, and
so on, as often as the case shall happen,
unless the committee, by a majority of its
number, elect a chairman.
Rule 52.— The house shall not adjourn
without the consent of the senate for more
than three days, nor to any other place
than that in which the two houses shall
be sitting.
DUTIES OF CLERK.
Rule 53.— It shall be the duty of the
clerk to keep a correct journal of each
day's proceedings, and furnish a true copy
thereof to the Public Printer, and when
the same is printed, cause a copy to
be placed upon the desk of the speaker
and of each member.
Rule 54.— The clerk shall make a list of
all bills, joint resolutions and memorials
introduced, numbering each in the order
of date received, and enter on said list
the various proceedingrs had thereon. He
shall also keep a similar and separate list
of bills, resolutions and memorials re-
ceived from the senate. He shall poet
daily on the bulletin of the house under
appropriate heads the general and special
orders and business for the day.
STAXDING COMMITTEES OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
COMMITTEE ON RULES.
A. V. Taylor, chairman; L. A. Curtis,
J. M. Bolitho, Joseph Monson, Hyrum
Lemmon.
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS.
T. D. Lewis, chairman; A. S. Condon,
Thos. Sevy, J. M. Bernheisel, R. E. Eg-an,
M. W. Mansfield, Geo. L. Nye.
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY.
E. B. Critchlow, chairman; Greo. L. Nye,
Tom Ferg-usson, T. D. Lewis, J. X. Fer-
guson, Aquila Nebeker, N. J. Harris,
Peter M. Maugrhan, Wm, Howard.
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND PUBLIC
ACCOUNTS.
S. W. Morrison, chairman; T. J. Stevens,
W. W. Wilson, J. E. Robinson, Peter
Thompson, James Andrus, Joseph Mon-
son, A. O. Smoot, and A. P. Sorenson.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIi^TTON«5.
Tom Fergusson, chairman; W. W. Wil-
son, T. J. Stevens, John Lowry, A. Cazier,
William Gibson, M. Larsen, Wm. Howard,
and. James Andrus.
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.
J. M. Bolitho, chairman; O. Thompson,
J. T. Thorne, E. L. Clark, H. M. Cushing,
W. H. Gibbs, J. R. Murdock, M. W. Mane-
field, J. M. Bernheisel.
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THE STATE OF UTAH.
COMMITTEE ON COUNTIES.
Charles Morrill, chairman; W. P. Nebek-
er, E. L. Clark, Geo. Beard, Peter M.
Maughan, J. R. Murdock, Wm. Howard,
Orvil Thompson, M. W. Mansfield.
COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS AND
BRIDGES.
W. H. Gibbs, chairman; Thos. Sevy, E.
J. Raddatz, O. Thompson, Aquila Neb-
eker, M. Larsen, A. P. Sarensen.
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.
T. J. Stevens, chairman; A. S. Condon,
E. B. Critchlow, Daniel Heiner, J. T.
Thorne, R. E. Egan, Wm. Gibson, T. D.
Lewis, A. O. Smoot.
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND
IRRIGATION.
J. R. Murdock, chairman; Hyriim Lem-
mon, J. M. Bernlieisel, W. H. Gibbs, A.
Cazier, Daniel Heiner, Peter Thompson,
W. P. Nebeker. J. H. Shafer.
COMMITTEE ON MANUFACTURE AND
COMMERCE.
A. Cazier, chairman; T. J. Stevens, J. E.
Robinson, John Lowry, J. F. Snedaker,
J. R. Murdock, A. O. Smoot.
COMMITTEE ON MILITIA.
T. J. Stevens, chairman; E. J. Raddatz,
J. F. Snedaker, M. W. Mansfield, M. Lar-
sen, J. M. Bernheisel, J T. Thorne.
COMMITTEE ON LABOR.
L. A. Curtis, chairman; E. J. Raddatz,
W. W. Wilson, J. T. Thorne, J. X. Fer-
guson, Chas. Morrill, J. E. Robinson, R.
E. Egan, J. R. Murdock.
COMMITTEE ON MINES AND MINING.
E. J. Raddatz, chairman; Tom Fergus-
son, Geo. L. Nye, Geo. Beard, A. Cazier,
J. M. Bolitho, J. X. Ferguson, A. P. Soren-
sen, Wm. Gibson.
COMMITTEE ON ENGROSSMENT.
Joseph Monson, chairman; H. M. Cush-
ing, L. A. Curtis.
COMMITTEE ON CAPITOL AND CAP-
ITOL GROUNDS.
R. E. Egan, chairman; Peter M. Maug-
han, Peter Thompson, J. F. Snedaker,
Joseph E. Robinson.
COMMITTEE ON ENROLLMENT.
George Beard, chairman; J. H. Shafer.
Hyrum Lemmon.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC
PRINTING.
J. X. Ferguson, chairman; H. M. Gush-
ing, J. T. Thorne, Geo. Beard, Peter M.
Maughan.
JOINT COMMITT-RV, ON STATE LI-
BRARY.
N J Harris, chairman; E. B. Critchlow,
A. V. Taylor, T. D. Lewis, R. E Egan.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON MEMORIAL
TO CONGRESS.
Jos. E. Robinson, chairman; W. W. Wil-
son, Peter Thompson, M. Larsen, Wm.
Gibson.
COMMITTEE ON PENITENTIARY AND
REFORM SCHOOL.
A. V. Taylor, chairman; Thomas Sevy,
A. S. Condon. Charles Morrill, George
Beard, A. P. Sorensen, J. H. Shafer.
COMMITTEE ON LIVE STOCK.
James Andrus, chairman; J. M. Bern-
heisel, Aquila Nebeker, Thomas Sevy,
John Lowry, Charles Morrill, Daniel
Heiner, O. Thompson, J. H. Shafer.
COMMITTEE ON FISH AND GAME.
J. T. Thorne, chairman; Daniel Heiner,
S. W. Morrison, George Beard, A. O.
Smoot.
COMMITTEE ON Pt^tvaTE CORPORA-
TIONS.
George L. Nye, chairman; T. D. Lewis,
Charles Morrill, N. J. Harris, J. X. Fer-
guson, J. R. Murdock, Peter M. Maughan.
COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL CORPOR-
ATIONS.
George L. Nye, chairman; W. W. Wil-
son, L. A. Curtis, E. L. Clark, Joseph
Monson, R. E. Egan, Wm. Howard.
COMMITTEE ON ASYLUM FOR IN-
SANE.
A. S. Condon, chairman; J. H. Shafer,
W. H. Gibbs, J. E. Robinson, M. W.
Mansfield, Hyrum Lemmon, Wm. Gibson.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH.
A. S. Condon, chairman; J. F.Snedaker,
Tom Fergusson, James Andrus, S. W.
Morrison.
COMMITTEE ON CONTINGENT EX-
PENSES.
Orvil Thompson, chairman; J. M. Bo-
litho, L. A. Curtis, W. P. Nebeker, Wm.
Howard.
COMMITTEE ON STATISTICS.
E. L. Clark, chairman; Thomas Sevy,
J. F. Snedaker, Joseph Monso<n, A, P.
Sorensen.
COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS AND
COMMON CARRIEP.S.
A. Cazier, chairman; H. M. Cnshing,
N. J. Harris, S. W. Morrison, E. B.
Critchlow, James Andrus, Hyrum Lem-
mon.
COMMl'lTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS.
H. M. Gushing, chairman; Tom Fergus-
son, J. M. Bolitho. John Lowry, Daniel
Heiner, E. L. Clark, Aquila Nebeker, A.
O. Smoot, M. W. Mansfield, E. B. Critch-
low, A. P. Sorensen.
THE STATE OF UTAH.
COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL RELA-
TIONS.
Aquila Nebeker, chairman; E. B. Critch-
low, T. P. Lewis. W. P. Nebeker, N. J.
Harris, J. H. Shafer, Orvil Thompson,
A O. Smoot, Wm. Howard.
POPLXATION OF ALL CITIES OF
OVEK. 1,000 INHABIT ANTS.
SENATORS.
The first United States senators from
Utah were elected January 15. 1896. The
two branches of the legislature balloted
separately, and Frank J. Cannon of Og-
den and Arthur Brown of Salt Lake
City received a majority of all the votes
of the members and were declared elected
on the following- day when the two houses
met in joint session and the journals of
the preceding- day were read. Frank J.
Cannon received the full Republican vote
—31— in the house of representatives, and
the full vote of his party in the senate —
12. Arthur Brown, the other Republican
candidate, received 29 of the Republican
votes in the house and the full Republi-
can vote in the senate. But one ballot
was takeiu
The vote was: Cannon. 43: Brown, 41;
Rawlins and Thatcher each the full Dem-
ocratic vote except one, the vote of Sena-
tor J. R. Barnes, who was absent on ac-
count of illness.
DISTRICT JUDGES.
First district, comprising- Cache, Box
Elder and Rich counties — Charles H,
Hart, Democrat.
Second District, comprising Davis, Mor-
gan and Weber counties— Henry H. Ro-
lapp. Democrat,
Third district, comprising Salt Lake,
Summit and Tooele countiesT three judges
— Ogden Hiles, Democrat; John A. Street
and M. L. Ritchie, Republicans. '
Fourth district, comprising Uintah,
Utah and Wasatch counties— A. C. Hatch,
Democrat.
Fifth district, comprising Beaver, Iron,
Juab, Millard and Washington counties—
E. V. Higgins, Democrat.
Sixth district, comprising Garfield,
Kane, Piute, Sevier and Wayne counties
— William McCarty, Republican.
Seventh district, comprising Carbon,
Emery, Grand, San Juan and Sanpete
counties — Jacob Johnson, Republican.
Note— Andrew Howat and Le Grand
Young, Democrats, were elected in the
T'hmi district, but resigned, and Governor
Wells appointed their successors. E. A.
Wilson was elected in the Fourth district
"but resigned owing to ill health. The gov-
ernor appointed his successor also.
CITIES.
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Salt Lake City
.|44,843|48,076
First precinct ..
Second precinct
Third precinct ..
Fourth precinct
Fifth precinct ..
10,388
14,310
9,186
5,740
8,452
Ogden 114,889 115,828
Provo City | 5,159| 5,992
Logan I 4,620| 5,756
Park City 3,390| 4,491
Springville | 2,8491 3,168
Spanish Fork 2,6861 3,157
Box Elder ( 2,139| 2,772
Payson | 2,1351 2,644
Lehl I 1,907| 2,591
Nephi I 2,114; 2,515
2,510
2,254] 2,481
1,9421 2,347
2,0221 2,328
Murray
Mt. Pleasant ..
American Fork
Manti
Pleasant Grove i l,926i 2^301
Hjphraim | 1,9171 2,213
Beaver I 1,752| 2,043
Mill Cre«k | 1,534| 2,008
Eureka | l,733i 1,908
Richfield j 1,531| 1,817
Hyrum i 1,4231 1,800
Heber ] 1,9291 1,672
St. George | 1,3771 1.661
Farmers | 334! 1,605
East Bountiful i | 1,595
Fremont ! i 1,520
Coalville | 1,166| 1,515
Fairview 1,2631 1,494
Smithfield | 1,386| 1,448
Moroni , 1,251| 1,406
Wellsville I 1... 1.390
Gunnison j 845| 1,367
Bingham I 1,101| 1,313
Richmond I 1,232| 1,295
Spring City j 1,0441 1,226
Cedar City | 1,0531 1,208
Kaysville j 1.0881 1,203
Sandy 1 1,065! 1,195
Tooele City | 1,008| 1,154
Monroe I 880| 1,15]
Huntsville I 1.1581 1,144
Farm-ington j 1,036| 1,103
Fillmore City | 8381 1,077
Salina i 628| 1,022
In each 1,000 inhabitants there are 513
males and 487 fe»males; 788 native and 212
foreign born; 995 whites to 5 colored and
Chinese.
T. D. LEWIS.
OK\li. L. THOMP- SON.
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A. CAZIER.
J. M. BERNHISEL.
THE STATE OF UTAH.
57
AREA OF UTAH.
The area of Utah is 54,064,640 acres. Of
this total area there are 14,121,960 acres of
surveyed lands and 39,942,680 acres yet un-
surveyed.
STATE LANDS.
Following- are the government grants
to the state, with the amount of land ap-
propriated to each separate fund:
Capitol building 64,000 acres
♦University 200,000 acres
Agricultural college 200,000 acres
Reservoir 500,000 acres
Insane asylum 100,000 acres
School of mines 100,000 acres
Deaf and dumb asylum 100,000 acres
Reform school 100,000 acres
Normal school 100,000 acres
Institution for blind 100,000 acres
Miners' hospital 50,000 acres
♦Common school 6,000,000 acres
♦Exact amount not known, this being
the approximate amount.
TERRITORIAL. OFFICERS.
The last Territorial officers were:
Governor— Caleb W. West.
Secretary of State— Charles C. Richards,
Ogden.
Auditor— John T. Caine, Salt Lake City.
Treasurer— J. W. ■ Whitehead, Jr., Salt
Lake City.
Superintendent of Schools— T. B. Lewis,
Offden.
Commissioners to Locate University
Lands— James Meikle, John G. Robinson,
C. R. Lyman.
Sealer of Weights and Measures— P. S.
Ertman, Salt Lake City.
Pish and Game Commissioner— A. M.
Musser, Salt Lake City.
Recorder of Marks and Brands— John
T C 3>i H'G
Utah Commission— Albert G. Norrell.
chairman: Erasmus W. Tatlock, Jerrold
R. Letcher. Hoyt Sherman, Jr., George
W Thatcner; Charles C. Richards, secre-
tary; George E. Blair, George W. Parks,
clerks.
SUPREME COURT.
Hon. S. A. Merritt, Chief Justice, Dem-
ocrat, -r X-
Hon. W. H King, Associate Justice,
Democrat.
Hon. George W. Bartch, Associate Jus-
tice, Republican.
Hon. Henry H. Rolapp, Associate Jus-
tice, Democrat.
DISTRICT COURT JUDGES.
Pirst district— W. H. King, Democrat.
Second district— George W. Bartch, Re-
publican. , . ^
Third district— S. A. Merritt, Democrat.
Fourth district— Henry H. Rolapp, Dem-
ocrat.
OFFICERS OP THE DISTRICT
COURTS.
United States Marshal and Warden of
the Penitentiary— Nat M. Brigham.
United States Attorney— J. W. Judd.
Assistant United States Attorneys— An-
drew Howat, Salt Lake City; J. T. Rich-
ards, S. R. Thurman, Provo; J. W .Ma-
ginnis, Ogden.
LAND OFFICERS.
Surveyor General— George W. Snow.
Receiver of United States Moneys-
Frank Harris.
Register of United States Land Office-
Byron Groo.
OTHER OFFICERS.
United States Deputy Stamp Collector
— R. H.. Cabell.
Traveling Deputy Collector— S. P. Chase.
Deputy Warden Penitentiary— Felix J.
Stark.
Mine Inspector— J. B. Rawlings, Salt
Lake City.
TERRITORIAL BOARD OF PHAR-
MACY.
Clarence H. McCoy, Salt Lake; J. B.
Farlow, Salt Lake; George H. Fennemore,
Beaver county; John S. Boyden, Summit
county; W. A. Wade, Box Elder county.
BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS.
Allan Fowler, Salt Lake county; J. M.
Dart, Salt Lake county; Walter N. Pike,
Utah county; Joseph S. Richards, Salt
Lake; C. C. Shinnick, Salt Lake; John D.
Carnahan, Weber county; MacKenzie N.
Graves, Wert>er county.
FEDERAL OFFICIALS IN UTAH.
Hooiu John A. Marshall, judge of the
United States court.
John W. Judd, district attorney.
William L. McGinnis, assistant district
attorney.
Nat M. Brigham, United States marshal.
Jerrold R. Letcher, clerk of the federal
courts*
George W. Snow, surveyor general.
Frank Harris, receiver of the United
States land office.
Byron Groo, register of the United
States land office.
R. H. Cabell, United States deputy
stamp collector.
S. F. Chase, traveling deputy internal
revenue collector.
BANKING INSTITUTIONS.
The State of Utah, in its banking insti-
tutions, has a total paid up capiteri of
nearly $6,000,000 and deposits of $6,500,000.
In arriving at these figures the exact
capital and deposits of those banks ad-
vertising their business were added to con-
servative estimate® of capital and de-
posits of private banking concerns which
refuse to publish their statements.— Tri-
bune Almanac.
58
THE STATE OF UTAH.
WOMAN SUPFRA&E.
Senator Pomeroy introduced a bill in the
United States senate to establish woman
suffrag-e in Utah, February 12, 1870. An
act passed by the legrislature conferring
the elective franchise upon the women of
Utah was approved by the acting gov-
ernor, S. A. Mann.
Woman suffrage taken away by the
Edmunds-Tlicker law of 1887.
Woman suffrage restored by the State
constitution adopted November 5, 1895.
RAILROADS.
The railway mileage of Utah is now as
follows:
Union Pacific-
Main lines in Utah, east
border to Ogden 73.00
Ogden to Frisco 280.00
Salt Lake & Western, Lehi to
Eureka 62.00
Echo to Park City 31.00
Utah & Northern, Ogden to
Idaho line 96.30
Utah & Nevada, Salt Lake to
near Stockton (narrow gauge) 37.00
Total Union Pacific 579.30
Rio Grande Western.—
Main line, Ogden to eastern
border 294.10
Sanpete branch, Thistle June-
Uon to Manti 60.80
Sevier railway (leased), Manti
to Sialina 25.70
Bingham branch 14.15
Bingham tramway, (3-foot
gauge) 3.50
Alta branch to Wasatch 10.06
Alta tramway (3-foot gauge).. 7.80
Trntic line (leased), Springville
Junction to Silver City 46.30
P. V. coal mine branch 17.50
Various spurs 8.70
Total R. G. W^ 488.61
Central Pacific— Main line,
western border to Ogden.... 157.00
SGJipete Valley.-
Nephi to Manti ................. 52.00
Maniti to Morrison, via Sterling 8.25
Total Sanpete Valley. 60.25
Utah Central (narrow gauge).—
Salt Lake City to Park City. . 31.00
Salt Lake City to Fort Douglas 6.00
Sugar House to Mill Creek 3.00
Total Utah Central 40.00
Hot Springs line, Salt Lake
City to Farmington i»-w
Salt Lake & Lo® Angeles, Salt
Lake City to Saltair 15.00
Salt Lake & Mercur 11-00
Grand total of mileage l.vJbS.ib
^ —Tribune Almanac.
Numerous new railroads are projected
and some of them will doubtless be built
and at once. They are the Utah & Cali-
fornia, which proposes to build from
Milford to the Pacific coast, the Salt Lake
& Pacific, which is to run from Salt Lake
City to the Deep Creek mining district,
and is already under construction, and
the Utah Mdland, which also proposes to
build to the coast. Besides, the Rio
Grande Western is building at the pres-
ent time, an extension from Salina to
the settlements south as far as Sevier.
The road also proposes a branch line from
Provo to Park City, up the Provo canyon.
UECHSIL.A11VEJ VOTE, 1895.
THE SENATORIAL VOTE.
Following is a summary by coiintiesi of
the vote on State senators in 1895, showing
twelve Republicans elected and six Demo-
crats:
FIRST DISTRICT.
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673
Tooele
335
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243
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Majority
SECOND DISTRICT.
(Cache County.
Total vote I. 1,257| 1,6311 32
Plurality I I 374|.
fHO^rAP SEVY.
J. F. SNEDAKER.
HYRUM LEMMON.
D. HEINER.
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THE STATE OF UTAH.
THIRD DISTRICT.
EIGHTH DISTRICT.
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Majority
.1 8311 461
.1 519| 364
.113501 1825
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NINTH DISTRICT.
(Sanpete County.)
CANDIDATE.
W. D. Candland (R.)
Ferdinand Erickson (D.)
TENTH DISTRICT.
[1529 110
1419 ....
Sevier ..
Wayne .
Piute ...
Garfield
Totals ...
Majority
673
558
121
180
164
148
259
206
1217
1092
125
FOURTH DISTRICT-TWO SENATORS.
(Weber County.)
CANDIDATES.
B. M. Allison, Jr. (R.) ;20521 270
David McKay (R.) 2055 273
David Evans (D.) 11782
John Seaman (D.)
Frederick Foy (P.),
J. S. Butter (P.).
Summit |1069|1188
Wasatch 339 458
Totals ..
Majority
. 1140811646
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SIXTH DISTRICT— FIVE SENATORS.
(Sialt Lake County.)
CANDIDATES.
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George M. Canaion (RT) 155181 711
H. E. Booth (R.) 155971 790
Glen Miller (R.) |5514[ 707
Georgre Sutherland (R,) [56001 793
Elmer B. Jones (R.) I5318| 511
P. L. Williams (D.) |4301....
G. A. Whitaker (D.) |4807 ....
J. S. Rawlins (D.).
C. R. Savage (D.)..
O. W. Moyle (D.).
J. M. Silvers (P.)..
D. H. Gray (P.)
John Smith (P.)
William Hobbs (P.).
H. C. Snyder^(P.) '-'•-_i | 3681....
SBVENTH~DISTRICT— TWO SENATORS
(Utah County.)
4394
4409
4379
385
372
359
CANDIDATES.
John E. Booth (R.) (24771. ...
Thomas Cutler (R.) |2558|....
A. J. Evans (D.) 125781 21
M. M. Warner (D.) |2649| 91
J. B. Cooper (P.) I 52....
Henry T. Brooks (P.) I 581....
THE STATE OP UTAH.
61
ELEVENTH DISTBICT,
CANDIDATES.
^ 9
Beaver 1 408
Iron I 306
Washington I 214
Kane I 166
Totals 11094
Majority I —
297
248
520
1151
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TWELJ'TH DISTRICT
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378
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Uintah
183
139
231
31
141
Grand
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Totals
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VOTE ON REPR9ENTATIVES.
Following is the vote on members of the
lower branch of the legislature, each coun-
ty being entitled to one membeir; but
Cache county has three members; Salt
Lake county has ten members; Sanpete
county has two members; Utah county has
four members, and Weber county has four
members :
BEAVER COUNTY.
Cajididates. Vote. Maj.
Presley Denny (R.) 393 83
S. N. Slaughter (D.) 310
BOX ELDER COUNTY.
Candidates. Vote. Maj.
W. H. Gibbs (R.) 734 77
Charles Kelly (D.) 657
Maj.
345
348
451
CACHE COUNTY.
(Three Members.)
Candidates. Vote.
Lorenzo Hanson (R.) 1,276
Samuel Holt (R.) 1,274
Wm. H. Lewis (R.) 1,274
Joseph Monson (D.) 1,621
J. M. Bernheisel (D.) 1,624
H. P. M. Maughan (D.) 1,627
James Purdie (P.) 28
Thomas Jessop (P.) 28
CARBON COUNTY.
Candidates. Vote. Maj.
J. X. Ferguson (R.) 288 122
John Hood (D.) 166
DAVIS COUNTY.
Candidates. Vote. Plur.
H. W. Haight (R.) ; 434
R. E. Egan (D.) 610 176
G. W. Kendall (P.) 37
EMERY COUNTY.
Candidates. Vote. Maj.
J. E. Johnson (R.) 232
William Hurd (D.) 371 48
GARFIELD COUNTY.
Candidates. Vote. Maj.
Thomas Sevy (R.) 249 37
John Houston (D.) 212
SALT LAKE COUNTY.
(Ten Members.)
Candidates. Vote. Plur.
B. B. Critchlow (R.) 5,597 1,035
H. M. Cushing (R.) 5,630 1,068
T. D. Lewis (R.) 5,615 1,053
S. W. Morrison (R.) 5,646 1,084
W. P. Nebeker (R.) 5,560 998
George L. Nye (R.) 5,649 1,087
J. F. Snedalcer (R.) 5,581 1,019
A. V. Taylor (R.) 5,602 1,040
W. W. Wilson (R.) 5,622 1,060
T. Fergusson (R.) 5,417 855
D. R. Allen (D.) 4,370
R. S. Wells (D.) ,...4,408
.7. H. Murphy (D.) 4,562
Heber Bennion (D.) 4,376
Henry Wallace (D.) 4,444
C. W. Penrose (D.) 4,324
O. P. Miller (D.) 4,382
Charles J. Pence (D.) 4,414
Joseph E. Taylor (D.) 4,325
Adam Spiers (D.) 4,343
A. R. Derge (P)
W. I. Barnett (P.)
A. B. Lambson (P.)
H. L. R. Jones (P.)
J. S. Garrison (P.) 364
Levi Olson (P.)
James Thompson (P.)
Walter Bryant (P.)
L. Scherzinger (P.)
Paul Fisher (P.)
375
370
358
367
354
363
354
A. P. SORENSEN.
GEORGE BEARD.
E. J. RADDATZ.
JOS. MONSON.
THE STATE OP UTAH.
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SAN JUAN COUNTY.
Candidates. Vote. Maj.
Piatt S. Lyman (R.).
A. P. Sorenson (D.).
17
SANPETE COUNTY.
(Two Members.)
Candidates. Vote. Maj.
John Lowry Sr., (R.) 1,545 139
Peter Thompson (R.) 1,554 148
P. H. Madsen (D.) 1,406
N. C. Sorenson (D.) 1,406
SEyiER COUNTY.
Candidates. Vote. Plur.
J. M. Bolitho (R.) 679 129
W. H. See&miller (D.) 550
E. A. Wall (P.) 11
SUMMIT Cu'JNTY.
Candidates. Vote. Plur.
Georg-e Beard (R.) 1.346 457
C. A. Callis (D.) 889
J. M. Warner (P.) 3
GRAND COUNTY.
Candidates. Vo<te. Plur.
John H. Shafer (R.) 117 63
O. W. Warner (D.) 54
Samuel N. King (P.) 8
IRON COUNTY.
Candidates. Vote. Maj.
Edward L. Clark (R.) 298 43
George W. Middleton (D.) 255
JUAB COUNTY.
Candidates. Vote. Maj.
Adelbert Cazler (R.) 752 225
Edward Pike (D.) 527
KANE COUNTY.
Candidates. Vote. Maj.
Joseph E. Robinson (R.) 162 73
William T. Stewart (D.) 89
MILLARD COUNTY.
Candidates. Vote. Maj.
Orvill© Thompson (R.) 507 132
W. A. Ray (D.) 375
MORGAN COUNTY.
Candidates- Vote. Plur.
D. Heiner (K.) 214 39
R. Frve (D.) 175
J. Thursiton (P.) 9
PIUTE COUNTY.
Ca.ndidates. Vote. Plur.
Charles Morrill (R.) 160 21
J. H. Fullmer (D.) 139
R. De Witt (P.) 14
RICH COUNTY.
Candidates, Vote. Plur.
Wesley K. Walton (R.) 158
Aquila Nebeker (D.) 181 23
TOOELE COUNTY.
Candidates. Vote. Plur.
E. J. Raddatz (R.) 487 102
E. A. Wail (D.) 385
James Spalding (P.) 11
UINTAH COUNTY.
Candidates, Vote. Plur.
G. E. Adams (R.) 192
William Gibson (D.) 229 37
A. D. Hollinger (P.) 132
UlAH COUNTY.
(Four Members.)
Candidates. Vote. Plur,
G. G. Simons (R.) 2,558
J. T. Bringhurst (R.) 2,562
J. T. Thorne (R.) 2,572 7
J. C. Graham (R.) 2,539
W. M. Roylance (D.) 2,565
M. Larsen (D.) 2,574 12
H. Lemmon (D.) 2,567 5
A. O. Smoot (D.) 2,579 17
J. C. Leatham (P.) 58
E. Mayher (P.) 57
David Evans (P.) 58
T. M. Todd (P.) 60
WASATCH COUNTY.
Candidates. Vote. Maj.
Orson Hicken (R.) 371
Joseph R. Murdock (D.) 428 57
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Candidates. Vote. Plur.
David McMillan (R.) Z30
James Andrews (D.) 496 266
WAYNE COUNTY.
Candidates.
O. W. Allen (R.)....
M. W. Mansfield (D.).
Vote. Maj.
.136
. 163 27
WEBER COUNTY.
(Four Members.)
Candidates, Vote.
Lee A. Curtis (R.) 1,982
Nathan J. Harris (R.) 2,059
A. S. Condon (R.) 1,935
Thomas J. Stevens (R.) 2,052
J. C. Armstrong (D.) 1,753
Angus M. Kay (D.) 1,772
Joseph S. Peery (D.) 1,887
Arthur Braden (D.) 1,744
John M. Wag-ner (P.) 203
William Barnett (P.) 202
W. C. Summer (P) 198
James McFarland (P.) 199
Plur.
95
172
48
165
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THE STATE OF UTAH.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
GOVERNOR WELLS.
Heber M. Wells, the first chief execu-
tive of the new State of Utah, was born
in Salt Lake City, August 11, 1859. He
received his education in the public
schools of his native city and at the
University of Utah. Governor Wells'
father was Daniel H. Wells, one of Utah's
earliest pioneers and a man who was
siecond only to Brigham Young in his in-
fluence and standing among the: people
to whom^ he became generally known as
the "father of republicanism."
Governor Wells, though but a young
man, is one of the foremost citizens of
Utah and has been for a number of years.
He has been a public official almost from
boyhood, and the offices he has held have
afforded him a training which has fitted
him to fill particularly well the position of
chief executive.
Being young, he is possessed of great
energy; a lifetime of great responsiility
has given him good judgment, and he
ha>s the courage of his convictions tO' do
without flinching that which he conceives
to be right.
Priocr to his elevation to the head of
the state government, Mr. Wells served
as recorder of Salt Lake City from 1882
to 1890; for two terms was a memtber of
tho board of public works ; was secretary
of the constitutional convention ini 1887,
and was a member of the convention
which framed the constitution under
whiich Utah was admitted.
Governor Wells was elected in the fall
of 1895 on th.e following declaration of
principles :
"By observation and experience he has
been taugbt that the perpetuation of
American principles and ideas lies in our
free public school system, and as such
he is its warm supporter and advocate*.
He is a staunch friend of law and order,
arid while recognizing the cause of or-
ganized labor he is opposed to all unlaw-
ful methods and violence in seeking to
redress real or imaginary wrongs. He is
a firm believer in the greatest individual
liberty on all matters pertaining to relig-
ion and politics; he believes in the doc-
trine of protection^ to^ American indus-
tries; is an ardent supporter of the cause
of silver, and desires to see the resources
of Utah developed to their highest possi-
bilities, and above all his loyalty and
patriotism to the principles of our fore-
fathers, who founded this government,
can never be questioned."
During his tenure of office thus far Grov-
emor Wells has not violated in any re-
spect any of those principles, and ham
proven a most conservative, conscientious
and able official. During the session of
the flrst legislature, upon which devolved
the responsibility of framing laws to meet
the changed condirt:ions from a territorial
to a state form of government, his sug-
gestions proved invaluable to the mem-
bers, and to his great foresight is due in
large degree the excellence of the laws
which were enacted. As an evidence of
the esteem in which his judgment was
held by the members, may be cited the
fact that nearly every suggestion which
he made to the legislature in his mes-
sage was followed and acted upon accord-
ing to his views.
Under the constitution Governor Wells'
term of office is five years, but those of
his successors will be four years.
SENATOR WARRUM.
Noble Warrum, Jr., was born in 1866,
near Greenfield, Indiana He attended
district school and the graded schools of
New Palestine, from which he graduated
at the age of twelve; passed a successful
examination and secured next to the
highest grade of teacher's license issued
in the. state at the age of thirteen; at-
tended Greenfield High school, and after-
wards De Pauw university two years;
read law two years and attended the law
school of Michigan' university one- year.
Judge Warrumi has been in Utah five
years, during which time he practiced
law two years, edited the Logan Journal
two years, and served as judge of the
probate court of Cache county one year,
which position he held at the time Utah
was admitted into the Union.
He was one of the fiirst in the. division
movement and took an active part in the
organization of the Democratic party in
northern Utah; was a charter member
of the famous Cache coynty "Sage
Brush" Democratic club, and of the first
Democratic territorial committee of Utah.
He was chosen a member of the consti-
tutional convention of 1895, which laid the
foundation of statehood; in the fall of
that year he was a prominent candidate
for the office of district judge of the
First judicial district, but was defeated
in the nomination by three votes, his op-
ponent being Hon. Charles H. Hart.
Mr. Warrumi was nominated by accla-
mation for the position of State senator,
and, although his opponent was one of
the presidency of the Cache stake of
Zion, Mr. Warrum ran ahead of his
ticket.
Mr. Warrum was married in February,
1890, to Miss Julia Hagen, youngest
daughter of Hon. Andrew Hagen of In-
dianapolis. As a result of the' union, one
child, a boy a year and a half old, glad-
dens the home of the Warrum® in Logan.
Mr. Warrum resumed the practice of law
at the close of the session of the legis-
lature.
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JOHN H. SHAFER.
M. LARSEN.
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E. B. CRITCHLOW.
J. E. ROBINSON.
THE STATE OF UTAH.
REPRESENTATIVE GIBSON.
William Gibson, the representative from
Uintah county, was born in Scotland, of
Scotch-Irish parentage, the 25th of April,
1845. He came to America, in 1852; lived
tirst in New Orleans for a time, moving
from there tO' S.t. Louis, wherei he resided
for Ave years.
While employed there in, a steam bakery
he packed 700 barrels of pilot bread for
General Johnstton,'st army when prepara-
tions were being made for the famous
Utah expedition.
From St. Louis young Gibson went to
Florence; from there to Council Bluffs,
and in 1860 came to Utah, where he has
since remained. His life here has been
such that his name is a, household woird
throughout those sections in which he has
lived.
Mr. Giibsion was easily the character
of the whole membership of the first
State legislature, a statement which may
be better understood from the fact that
he rarely, if ever, secured the floor during
the session, that he did not say some-
thing which the newspapers considered
worth printing. A rugged honesty and de-
termined stand for the right were his
ruling characterstics, and a ready resource
to native wit made his short, pointed
speeches a feature of all debates.
Mr. Gibson's character is moulded on the
plan of one who has spent nearly the
whole of a life-time on the frontier, whose
life, from being an aggressive and a leaa-
ing spirit, has become an eventful one in
those incidents of the Kit Carson type,
which are now but a tradition. Strong
and fearless, possessed of extraordinary
physical endurance, a natural leader in
adventures besides being the bitterest of
foes tO' all law breakers, he has, as a re-
sult of his border experiences and Black
Hawk war service, a mind stored with
reminiscences which, if expediency per-
mitted, would make this sketch a bio-
graphy as interestng as any border novel
or drama ever written. A brief account
of his Black Hawk war experience must,
therefore, suffice. When the war broke
oiit Mr. Gibson became a captain in the
Utah militia. He had as his lieutenant,
his brother-in-law, John C. Lambert, and
they were given charge of the work of
recovering horses stolen by the In-
dians. "We got the horses every time,"
says he, w^hen reciting the story, "but
sometimes we paid dearly for success."
He tells of one campaign fraught with
many exciting adventures and from which
he returned with his clothes, such as
he had left, tied on with strings. While
on this trip, he tells of having killed a
rabbit and drunk its blood to keep from
dying of thirst.
He also tells of the narrow escape from
a fate not unlike that of Absalom the
unruly. They came in the course of their
wanderings on nine "wickiups" of In-
dians. They proposed to help themselves
to the horses, but concluded the cover ot
night would afford a protection the day
time could not give. Night came and it
was dark enough to have hidden a com-
pany of spooks. Their advance through
trees and underbrush was a slow one. They
were on horseback but dared to move only
as a streak of lightning enabled them to
measure the distance ahead from one ob-
stacle to another. One of these calcular
tions proved not quite correct, for Mr.
Gibson suddenly found himself hanging
his horse from under him, to the branch
of a tree which had gone down his back
and held him by the clothing in vice-like
grip. He says if his brother-in-law, Lam-
bert, had not rescued him his skeleton
would probably be hanging there still.
Their guide on this occasion was a son
of the Ute chief Arapine, "Yank" by
name. At the episode of the blood-drink-
ing he conferred on Mr. Gibson a new
nam-e by which he is known among the
surviving Indians until this day, "Anchi-
bob," or blood-drinker. The subject of
the sketch is fond of weaving in a moral
with one of his tales of adventures as
against the making of oaths or the ad-
vice that if one is led into so unwise an
impulse that it is better to repent be-
fore it is too late, and in this connection
is the character of the man best illus-
trated.
The Indians had killed one of his horses,
one of a team, and as he came to it lying
in the trail he swore that if he found
an Indian on the back of the other one
he would kill him. He soon had an op-
portunity to fulfil his word. The horse
and Indian appeared ere long on the
trail. He gave him chase, reaching the
edge of a stream as the Indian gained
the middle. He leveled his revolver on
him and the Indian turned and looked
down the barrel. These are his own
words: "Right then I changed my mind.
I did not want to kill a human being, so
I dropped the point of the pistol, and the
Indian dropped into the- water. I got the
horse, saddle and buffalo robe and the
good will of all the Utes, for the Indian
remembered me and told his story. At the
time of the Meeker massacre they could
have killed every settler in Uintah county,
but instead they shook hands with us as
they went to the fight. History tells the
result."
THE STATE OF UTAH.
67
SENATOR WARNER.
M. M. Warner was born at Leon, Iowa,
June 12, 1856, and was educated in the
high school of his native town. After
graduating, with his parents, he removed
to Colorado in the year 1873 and studied
law in the office of his father, J. W. War-
ner, where he was employed as clerk. In
1882 he began a course of study at the
Colorado Law University and upon com-
pletion was admitted to practice in 1885
in Frederick, Brown county, Dakota. He
practiced law there until 1888 when he
changed his residence to Aspen, Colorado.,
where he formed a partnership with Hon.
Greorge D. Johnstone. He served as as-
sistant prosecuting attorney until the
fall of 1891, when he came to Utah, locat-
ing at Provo. He has made this his home
ever since.
Mr. Warner married Eleanor C. Nuttall,
daughter of John Nuttall, November 8,
1892.
He is one of the leaders of the profes-
sion in this state and is a man with a
large practice, both criminal and civil.
He was elected as a Democrat, from the
Seventh senatorial district.
SENATOR SUTHERLAND.
Oeoirge Suitherland is 33 years of age;
has resided in Utah since two years old.
Ha was born in Buckinghamshire, Eng-
land. He studied law at the University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and was admit-
ted to practice in the supreme court of
Michigan in 1883, and in the supreme
court of Utah in 1884. Married in 1883.
Occupation, lawyer; now a member of the
firm of Williams, Van Cott and Suther-
land. Was president of the board oif di-
rectors of the territorial insane asylum
four years— 1890-1894. Was candidate for
mayor of Provo on the Liiberal ticket in
1890; was placed in nomination for dele-
gate tO' congress before the Republican
State convention in 1892; received, on last
ballot, 205 votes; F. J. Cannon, 211, and
the latter was nominated. Mr. Sutherland
was elected to the senate from, the Fifth
senatorial district, and was one of the
hardest workers and most valued mem-
bers of that body.
CONGRESSMAN ALLEN.
C. E. Allen of Salt I^ake City was born
in Girard, Erie county. Pa., September 8
1852; was trained in the common schools
of Girard; fitted for college at Grand
River institute, Austinburg, Ohio, and
graduated from Western Reserve college
with the class of 1877; taught one year
at Grand River institute, and then was
principal of the preparatory of Western
Reserve college three years; came to Salt
Lake City, Utah, in August, 1881, wiiere
he was an instructor in Salt Lake acad-
emy until 1886, when he resigned and en-
tered upon the business of mining; was
elected to and served in the. territorial
legislatures of 1888, 1890 and 1894; was
elected county clerk of Salt Lake county
in August, 1890, and served ui^til January
1, 1893; was admitted to the bar in Salt
Lake City in 1892; was the Liberal candi-
date for delegate to congress in 1892; was
elected to the Fifty-fourth congress as a
Republiioan af the special election held
November 5, 1895, to vote upon the con-
stitution of the proposed State of Utah
and for the selection of the officers there-
of; took his seat in the house of represen-
tatives January 7, 1896.
REPRESENTATIVE NEBEKER, OP
RICH.
Aquila Nebeker, Democratic represen-
tative from Rich county, is the son of
John and Lurena Nebeker, pioneers of
1847. He was born June 17, 1859. in Salt
Lake City. When a boy he attended the
ward schools until 1872, when he entered
the University of Utah, taking a course
in general science and mathematics.
After graduating in 1876, he went to
southern Utah and began business life
as a freighter and all round worker in
the mining camp of Silver Reef. In the
sumimer of 1877 he engaged with Hunter
and Goss as assayer and accountant at
their amalgamating mill on the Rio
Virgin river. He worked in the same
capacity for the Stormont Mining and
Milling company and also for Colonel E.
A. Wall until 1880, when he with some
Salt Lakers formed a company for min-
ing and smelting copper ore in northern
Arizona. After developing the Red Cloud
mine the company, for which Mr. Ne-
beker was superintendent, was silenced
by the slump of 1883 in the price of cop-
per.
He married Hortense Haight, a daugh-
ter of I. C. Haight, of Toquerville, in 1§79,
and with his family moved to Rich coun-
ty in 1884, took up a ranch and has since
been engaged in ranching, combined with
cattle raising.
When the division came Mr. Nebeker
allied himself with the Democratic party.
He has served Rich county as surveyor
and attorney, and has also been in the
legislature four sessions. He was a mem-
ber of the constitutional convention, and
was so dissatisfied with the general trend
of the actions of that body that he voted
against nearly every article adopted in
the constitution. He also distinguished
Himself by leading a movement to unite
all the higher educational institutions
under one head, making no point as to
S. W. MORRISON.
J. M. BOLITHO.
r
N. J. HARRIS.
HARRY GUSHING.
THE STATE OF UTAH.
where the location should be, but worked
for the idea of uniting in the interest of
efficiency.
Mr. Nebeker is a free coinage man,
and, to put it in his own language, "don't
believe, in the cheap dollar of John Sher-
man under any circumstances," but
stands for "cheap money and dear pro-
duots."
REPRESENTATIVE CRITCHLOW.
E. B. Critchlow was born in Red Bone,
Miss,, October 2, 1858. He resided with
his p-arents at Washington college, near
Nachez, where his father was professor,
until an opportunity was afforded by the
fall of Vicksburg to remove to western
New York. He attended public schools
at Tonawanda, Erie county, in that state,
until 1873, when he came to Utah to join
his father, who for many years held the
position of agent of the Indians at Uin-
tah valley. He was prepared for college
at the Salt Lake Collegiate institute, and
entered Princeton in 1878, graduating in
1882. He took a course in Columbia law
school, and returned to Salt Lake City
and was admitted to the bar in 1883. He
read law in the office of Sheeks & Raw-
lins for a year.
He was married in 1886. Is a member of
the partnership of Rawlins & Critchlow,
formed in 1891. Mr. Critchlow was as-
sistant United States attorney of the ter-
ritory during 1890 and 1891. He was elect-
ed to the house of representatives a^ one
of the Salt Lake delegation, when from
the outset he was the leader of the Re-
publican side, and though strenuously op-
posed at times (as often by members of
his own party as by those of the op-
posite political faith), his ideas prevailed
and were incorporated in the bills passed
more often than those of any other indi-
vidual miember. As chairman of the judi-
ciary committee, he gave evidence of
great legal attainments, and in debate
exerted a world of influence over his col-
leagues. In the laws passed by the. first
State legislature the people of Utah owe
much to the ability, energy and honesty
of Mr. Critchlow.
REPRESENTATIVE LEWIS.
T. D. Lewis was born at Salt Lake City
September 15, 1865. After attending the
public schools of the city, he entered the
University of Utah, and in 1886 graduated
with the degree of bachelor of science,
being one of the first to receive a degree
from that institution. During the winter
of 1886-7 Mr. Lewis taught school, and in
the fall of 1887 became deputy county re-
corder of Salt Lake county. "In October,
1888, he entered the department of the
University of Michigan, and spent the
school year in special work in political
science, history and language. The next
year he entered the department of law,
and took the degree of bachelor of law
in 1891. Since that time he has practiced
law in' Salt Lake City, He has always
taken an active part in politics, and was
on the Republican committee for Salt
Lake City from 1891 till the fall of 1895,
when he was elected to the. house of rep-
resentatives of the first State legislature.
He was chairman of the committee on
elections, in which capacity he rendered
marked service in perfecting the election
laws passed, and he was equally as valu-
able as a member of the judiciary com-
mittee and on the fioor.
REPRESENTATIVE GIBBS.
William H. Gibbs of Portage, Box El-
der county, second son of John D. and
Julia A. Tompkins Gibbs, was born Feb-
ruary 7, 1851, at Haverford, West Pem-
brokeshire. South Wales. He attended
school till 12 years old, when he left there
with his parents, May 30, 1863, in the sail-
ing- vessel Cynosure. Arriving in New
York in July and crossing the plains by
ox team, the family arrived in Salt Lake
October 6, of the same. year. The family
settled in Willard City, where young
Gibbs again attended school, going in win-
ter and working out in summer. In 1869
the family moved to Portage, where Mr.
Gibbs helped to build the second house.
He also drove the team whicn plowed the
first furrow for the Samaria Lake Irri-
gating company's ditch. He was a oi-
rector in that company four years; was
chosen, in 1877, second councilor to Bishop
O. C. Harkins; held the position of con-
stable two years; justice of the peace six
years, and school trustee ten years. In
1884 he went on a mission to the southern
states, returning in 1887. When the divi-
sion came, Mr. Gibbs joined the Republi-
can party. He was nominated for county
selectman in 1892, and defeated; again in
1894 for the constitutional convention, was
elected, and did good service in that body;
was elected to represent Box Elder in the
first State legislature. He was m^arried in
1872 to Letitia John, and thirteen children
were born to them, ten of whom are liv-
ing. Mr. Gibbs is a successful farmer and
&tock raiser.
UNITED STATES SENATOR BROWN.
United States Senator Arthur Brown
was born in the spring of 1843, on a farm
near Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo county,
Michigan. When he was 13 years old,
his father and mother, being anxious to
educate their daughters, had heard of
Antiochi college, then opened by Horace
Mann at Yellow Springs, Ohio, which was
the first regular college that admitted
girls to Its curriculum on tne Siine terms as
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THE STATE OF UTAH.
boys, and to the higher degrees and cul-
ture. Mr. Brown's parents moved there
in 1856, and as a little boy he was allowed
to go to school to that institution, where
he graduated in 1862. From there he went
to Ann Arbor, Michigan, taking a higher
academical course and studied law, re-
ceiving the second degree, A. M., and was
admitted to the bar in the spring of 1864.
Mr. Brown went bax3k to his na-tive
county, Kalamazoo, and at that place
commenced practicing law, where he re-
mained until 1879, during which time he
had built up a very large practice through-
out western Michigan. Years of contin-
ued ill-health, however, convinced Mr.
Brown that it would be better for him to
move to a mountainous country. He ac-
cordingly moved to Salt Lake City in
1879 and at once entered the practice of
law in such a manner that he is now well
known and his capacities need no com-
ment to anybody in Utah. From his first
advent to Utah Mr. Brown always be-
lieved in organizing the Republican party
as independent from the Liberal party.
He took an active part in all its work
long before the division movement, and
was among the very few who first engag-
ed in organizing what is known as the
dlvisiion movemient. In procuring recog-
niitik>ni of the Territorial committee as
orgianized by that movement, Mr. Brown
was especially active and prominent, as
in other work tending to build up Repub-
licanisim.
Mr. Brown was elected to the Unted
States senate January 21st, 1896, by the
Republican members of the first State
legislature.
SECRETARY JAMES T. HAMMOND.
Secretary of State James T. Hammond,
son of Hon. Milton D. and Louisa M.
Hammond, was bom December 11, 1856,
at Farmington, Davis county, Utah.
When he was 8 years of age his parents
removed to Cache county, where he has
resided ever since. He is a product of the
public school system of the Territory.
Upon leaving school in the spring of 1875
he took up the study of law during his
leisure moments while employed as sales-
man and bookkeeper in a mercantile es-
tablishment. In 1877 he was appointed
clerk of the probate and county courts of
Cache county, a position he filled with
credit until 1883, when he was elected to
the legislative council of the Territory of
Utah, and was a member of the judiciary
committee of that session. In 1884 he
married an estimable lady in the person
of Leonora Blair. In 1888 Mr. Hammond
was employed by the legislative assembly
as one of a special committee of three to
compile the laws of Utah then in force.
Mr. Hammond was returned to the legis-
lature in 1886 and also in 1890, and was a
member of the judiciary committee in
both sessions. During the latter session
he distinguished himself by his brilliant
leadership of the People's party side in the
house. It was also during this session
that Mr Hammond led the movement
in favor of free schools. Wlaile Mr. Ham-
mond is a lawyer by profession he has
always manifested the greatest interest
in agricultural matters. He was one of
the organizers and a member of the first
board of trustees of the Agricultural Col-
lege of Utah. He was a member and vice-
president of the Constitutional convention
of 1887 and has filled other offices of trust
and honor.
Mr. Hammond has been a practicing at-
torney since 1880 and was employed as
counsel in a number of important cases
in the Territory. He is young in years
but old in experience, a man who has al-
ways done his duty in a conscientious
manner, is a Republican and a man who
fills the office of siecretary of state with
credit and honor.
STATE TREASURER CHIPMAN.
State Treasurer James Chipman was
born in Carroll county, Missouri, in 1839.
He was a member of the band of pioneers
who braved the wilds of the western fton-
tier and arrived in Salt Lake City in 1847.
One year later he removed to Mill Creek
where he remained two years. His first
business was hat of farming and stock-
raising and keeping a trading post on the
Eighth Ward Square in Salt Lake City.
In 1861 he freighted with oxen and mules
between Montana and California. In 1872
he delivered 5,000 cords of wood to the
Millar company and a part of the wood
still remains at the old smelter, where it
was placed by the hands of Mr. Chipman
nearly a quarter of a century ago. From
this year dates his business career. He,
in company with C. M. Redfield and
Worthy Nash, engaged in a general mer-
chandise business at a mining camp in
Utah county. When the camp went down
he purchased the entire stock and. removed
it to American Fork, and thus established
the business known as the Chipman Mer-
cantile company. He owns mines in most
of the mining camps of Utah. In 1892
he established the Bank of American
Fork, of which he is president. He is also
president of the following enterprises.
The Chipman Mercantile company, the
York Mining company, the Consolidated
Mining company, and the American Fork
Canyon Wagon Road company. He was
the projector and one of the incorporators
of the Utah Sugar company and to his
THE STATE OF UTAH.
71
great financial ability is mainly due the
success which has come to these enter-
prises.
Mr. Chipman has held many positions of
honor and trust. He was a member of the
school board of American Fork in 1870
was elected to the city council in 1873|
in 1875 and again in 1891. In 1893 he was
elected to the mayoralty of the city; was
appointed postmaster in 1889 and held the
position until 1894. When the division was
made on national party lines Mr. Chip-
man was the only Republican to be
found in American Fork and it is to his
indomitable will and courageous effort
that the effectual organization of the
party in American Fork is due. His elec-
tion to the important office of State treas-
urer by the party he has so faithfully
supported came with good grace, and no
mistake was made when they placed the
mantle of honor upon his shoulders.
engineered the counties government bill to
passage, as chairman of the counties' com-
mittee. It was over this bill 'that the
most heated controversies of the session
arose.
REPRESENTATIVE LARSEN.
Marinus Larsen was born in Fruerlund,
Als Sogu, Aulborgn Amt, Denmark, No-
vember 15. 1849. He came to Utah with
his parents and settled in Spanish Fork,
September 27, 1862, and has resided there
ever since. He was married to Johannah
Johnson December 20, 18G9. He has cross-
ed the plains three times with ox teams.
He has been a member of the city coun-
cil of Spanis.h Fork four terms and mayor
two terms; went out of office there Jan-
uary 1, 1896, and at that time Spanish
Fork City did not owe one cent to any
man or company.
REPRESENTATIVE MORRILL.
Charles Morrill, representative from
Piute county, was one of the best liked
members on the Republican side. Thor-
oughly well informed, he was not addict-
ed to the "talk" habit and so was able to
act intelligently on all measures with-
out boring his colleagues.
He was born in Cedar City, Iron county.
May 13, 1854, and was educated in the
public schools. For nine years, ending
January 1, 1894, he was sheriff of Piute
county, making an excellent record in that
position. He was an original divisionist
and posted with his own hand the first
call for and helped to organize the first
Republican club in Piute county after the
division movement began.
He has been married twice, first in 1874,
his wife dying eight years later. In 1893
he re-married. His family consists of a
daughter by his first wife and a son by
his second wife.
He was chairman of the county com-
mittee from 1891 until nominated for repre-
sentative of the Twenty-first district. Mr.
Morrill distinguished himself in the house
by the successful manner in which he
REPRESENTATIVE MONSON.
Joseph Monson was born in Logan
Cache county, Utah, of parents C. N. and
Annie C. Monson. In 1863 in connection
with his parents, he removed to Rich-
mond, Cache county, Utah, where he has
since resided. His childhood days were
spent at home, being employed at such
labor as he was able to perform in the
summer time and attending the district
schools in the winter. At the age of 12
years, he commenced as an apprentice
with his father as a carpenter; in course
of a few years he was recognized as an
efficient mechanic and draughtsman.
In 1876 he entered the Brigham Young
college at Logan, where he attended school
in the winter and worked with his father
at his trade in the summer; graduating
from said college in such branches as
were taught at that time in 1879. During
the major portion of the time from 1880
to 1883 he worked on the Logan temple as
a carpenter.
In March, 1883, in behalf of the Mormon
church, he was called upon a mission to
Norway, leaving Salt Lake City April 10th
of that year, and returning to Utah on
July 8, 1885.
On October 15, 1886, he was married to
Miss Laura Larsen.
In 1891, when the division on national
party lines was inaugurated, Mr. Monson
allied himself with the Democratic party,
for which he has been an ardent worker
from that time until the present.
In February, 1892, he was elected on the
Democratic ticket a member of the city
council of Richmond, serving as such un-
til January 1. 1894.
In November, 1893, he was elected as a
representative from the First representa-
tive district to the Thirty-first session of
the Territorial legislature.
In September, 1895, he was chosen chair-
man of the Democratic central committee
of Cache county, and is also ex-officio
member of the State Democratic central
committee.
In November, 1895, Mr. Monson was
elected representative to the first legisla-
ture of the State of Utah, from the Second
representative district.
REPRESENTATIVE SHAFER.
Representative John H. Shafer, of Grand
county, is 45 years of age, having first
s-een the light of day in Salt Lake City in
18.51. He was educated in the Salt Lake
schools and at the early age of 17 began
the battle of life as a freighter. This oc-
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THE STATE OF UTAH.
cupation he followed for several years,
going to Grand county eighteen years ago
and having: since been engaged there in
farming and stockraising. Ever since the
organization of the county, Mr. Shafer
has been one of its selectmen, but this
was his first experience as a legislator.
Mr. Shafer is an uncompromising Re-
publican, and as a lawmaker achieved
considerable success, not as a speaker,
for Mr. Shafer seldom occupied the time
of the house, but in the committee room,
where his presence was always felt.
He was married in 1882 to Miss Mary
Forbush of Juab county, and has five
children.
RFJPRESENTATIVE SMOOT.
Abraham Owen Smoot was born in
Sugar House ward. Salt Lake county,
Utah Territory, March 11, 1856. Resided
in Salt Lake City until November, 1868,
when he removed to Provo with his fath-
er, where he has since resided, excepting
during part of 1875 and all of 1876 and 1877.
at which time he was traveling in Europe
as an elder of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints.
He received his education under Dr.
Karl G. Maeser in Salt Lake City, a.nd at
the Timpanogos branch of the Deseret
University, Provo.
When 17 years of age he retired from
school to go into the lumber and build-
ing business in Provo, which he success-
fully conducted in partnership with Will-
iam Paxman until he left for England in
October, 1875. Upon his return to Utah in
December, 1877, he accepted an appoint-
ment as deputy assessor and collector of
Utah county under Hon. H. H. Cluff.
In October, 1878, he was married in Salt
Lake City to Miss Electa Bullock, who
died in April, 1887.
In 1878 he was elected assessor of Utah
county, and held that position until 1880,
when he resigned to take the management
of the mercantile department of the Provo
Woolen Mills company, which business
he conducted for one year to the entire
satisfaction of the oflEicers of that insti-
tution.
In January, 1881, he accepted an ap-
pointment as United States commissioner
and held that position until the vigorous
enforcement of the Edmunds law began
in this Territory, when he resigned, be-
lieving it inconsistent tO' remain in that
office when his sentiments and associa-
tions were opposed to the law, which It
became his duty, while in that position,
to enforce.
In 1882, he was elected assessor and col-
lector of Utah county, which office he
held until June, 1888, when he resigrned.
He was appointed a director and elected
secretary of the Territorial Insane Asy-
lum in 1882, and held the latter position
until 1890, when he was succeeded by C.
A. Clark, of Provo.
In 1884 he was elected a member of the
Provo City council as alderman from the
First ward, and was re-elected in 1886.
He was a member of the legislative
council of 1888 from Utah county.
In June, 1893, he was again appointed
by the Supreme Court of Utah a United
States commissioner, but press of private
business was such that he could not give
the proper attention to the duties of the
office, and in April, 1894, he resigned.
In May, 1893, he was appointed secretary
of the Territorial Insane Asylum.
In 1893 he was again married in Salt
Lake City to Miss Zena Huntington, of
Springville, Utah county, Utah.
In 1895 he was chosen as one (of the rep-
resentatives of the legislature of the new
State of Uta.h from Utah county.
Mr. Smoot is the oldest living son of
the late Hon. Abram O. Smoot, one of the
early mayors of Salt Lake City, and a
grand old man at the time of his death,
as he had been a grand man through life.
Like his father, the present bearer of the
honored name is an unswerving and un-
changeable Democrat.
REPRESENTATIVE DENNY.
(Speaker of the House.)
Presley Denny was born in the state of
Ohio nearly fifty years ago. He went
with his father's family to Oregon in
1852, attended the Willamette university
at Salem, and graduated in 1865. He
taught school for a while and studied up
on law in the meantime, being admitted
to the bar in 1868. His first experiences as
a lawyer were in Portland, Oregon, where
he acquired a steadily growing practice
till 1874, when the growing fame of Utah
attracted him, and he came here and lo-
cated in Beaver, where he has resided
almost continuously tO' the present time.
Mr. Denny's practice in Beaver has been
very large, especially in the criminal
branch, in which he has been conspicu-
ously successful.
Mr. Denny's brother was for many
years the representative of the United
States in Corea, and was afterwards ad-
viser to the king of that storm-beaten
land, at a high salary. His name was
mentioned in the newspapers of the time
more frequently than that of any other
man.
Mr. Denny is a married man, his wife
being a daughter of Major James Low, an
old-time and highly respected citizen of
Beaver.
Mr. Denny was elected to the house of
representatives from Beaver county, and
was chosen unanimously by the Republi-
can majority as speaker of the house..
THE STATE OF UTAH.
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The members testified to their esteem
of his services in that capacity by pre-
senting- him with two handsome g-ifts on
the last day of the session — a gold watch
from his Republican colleagues and a
gold-headed cane from the Democratic
side. Mr. Denny's distingTiishing- effort
for his county was an endeavor to secure
an appropriation for a normal school at
Fort Cameron.
REPRESENTATIVE LEMMON.
Hyrum Demmon was born in Adams
county, Illinois, November 23, 1849. He
oame to Utah with his parents in 1852.
The early part of his life was spent on
the home farm in Mill Creek, Salt Lake
county. He graduated in the normal
class of the University of Deseret in 1876,
after which he taught school some years.
Was elected mayor of Payson in 1891, and
again in 1893. Was a member of the con-
stitutional convention, and in the fall of
1895 was elected to represent Utah county
as one of its four representatives. His
seat was stubbornly contested by his Re-
publican opponent, but the house eventu-
ally seated him. Mr. Lemmon was one of
the quiet, conservative hard-thinking and
hard-working members of the house.
REPRESENTATIVE RADDATZ.
E. J. Raddatz was born in the city of
Stettin, Prussia, October 5, 1857. His pa-
rents and whole family settled in St.
Charles county, Missouri, in 1868. He had
a public school education, and private
teachers, until the age of 16, when he
went to St. Louis and engaged in the mer-
cantile business as a clerk; in 1875 he
went west to Denver, and after va-
ried experiences engaged in mining and
milling throughout Colorado, New Mex-
ico and Old Mexico, until the winter of
1885, when he came to Utah, In May,
1886, he took charge of the Calumet mines
and Silver King mines at Stockton, Utah,
and superintended the mining interests of
the St. Louis Stamping company of St.
Louis for six years until those mines
closed, down in 1892. since which time he
has been working his own properties in
Stockton and Mercur. He is largely in-
terested in the latter place, in such
groups as the Bonanza No. 2, Jones Bo-
nanza, Glencoe, Lyon, Eagle, Hercules
and others.
Was married on June 4, 1890, to Emma
Guth of St. Louis, Mo., and has resided
with his family in Stockton ever since.
He has two children, both girl voters.
REPRESENTATIVE LOWRY.
John Lowry, Sr., one of the two rep-
representatives from Sanpete county, was
born in Louis county, Missouri, Jan-
uary 31 1829. When four years old
his parents removed to Jackson count-
ty. After residing there for some
time, he, with his parents, began an al-
most continual flig'ht of migration from
Jackson county to Clay county, from Clay
county to Caldwell, from there to Lee
TOunty, Iowa. Then from Lee county to
w^^^r^^r^^^"?*^' ^'^^ *^^^ to the famo IS
Hi n^.J^'^^''^^''^-. ^^ ^°°" ^e^ the Win-
ter Quarters and came to Great Salt
Lake valley in the autumn of 1847
This condition of affairs broug^ht'him in
S^ol^^J "^^l?.^^^ ^tern realitif s cf pio^
neer life and developed courage and mari-
il^ • J^e,had meager chances of F.Uend-
L^?.^ f '^ y%^ ^^. ^^s always been an
ardent student and possesses a sto-e of
^^°r^^^tion and much common sense.
While most of his Mfe has been ? i.ent on
the frontiers, he has continually occupied
positions of honor and trust Ve w'j" a
member of the party denominated as the
Minute Company" under Captain Gecrge
S"f\" ;v,^"? i?""^ ?^^t in the u'-st l-Mtle
with the Indians in Utah.
He was one of the pioneers to Manti,
Sanpete county, in 1849, and in the same'
year was called upon again to accompany
an exploring party to southern Utah un-
der the leadership of Parley P. Pratt.
While on this expedition he suffered a
great many hardships never to be for-
gotten by himself and that noted oarty
Had It not been for his superior physical
strength and endurance some of the com-
pany would have perished.
On his return he married Miss Sarah
Jane Brown, and has reared a large and
exemplary family. e. <^ ^
He was a member of the first city
council of Manti and served two terms in
succession there. Since that time he haa
also been a member of that council, and
IS at present.
In the summer of 1885 he went to Grand
nver and helped build a fort in Little
Grand valley. The party was, however,
driven out by the savage red men, and
three of the party were killed.
March 20. 1855, he was commissioned by
Brigham Young, who was then governor
of Utah, as paymaster of the battalion of
infantry of Sanpete military district.
Since the division on party lines in Utah
he has been an untiring worker for the
principles of Republicanism. At present
he is the chairman of the Sanpete county
Republican executive committee, and his
skill was shown November 5, in making
Sanpete Republican by a large majority.
REPRESENTATIVE STEVENS.
Thomas J. Stevens was born in Bristol,
England, January 24, 1848, and with his
parents arrived in Utah November 3, 1864,
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THE STATE OF UTAH.
the journey occupying- five months. In
his native country he received a comimon
school education, and also served two
years of apprenticeship in learning the
blacksmith's trade, heing descended from
a race of mechanics. In his new Amer-
ican home he continued to work at his
trade in Salt Lake City, and later for the
Union Pacific, entering the service of
the latter company when its line was
only a few miles west of Laramie, Wyo.,
to which point he proceeded by mule
team. TMs was in May, 1868, and in De-
cember, 1869, he returned to Salt Lake
City, where he took out his naturaliza-
tion papers, and in December, 1871, mar-
ried Miss Maria Stringham, daughter of
Briant Stringham, one Oif the earliest
Utah pioneers.
In 1873, with his wife, he went with one
of the first colonies called to settle in
Arizona, proceeding beyond the Moan-
coppy, but not quite so far as the Little
Colorado, where, later settlements were
established. The colonists of that early
date were all compelled to return.
In 1878 he removed permanently to Og-
den, where in connection with his brother
he opened a foundry and machine shop.
In that city he ha^ since resided, and
from there was sent to the first Utah
State legislature, as a Republican, he
having joined the party when the divi-
sion on national party lines first came
to the people of Utah. In the house of
which he was a member he occupied the
position of chairman of the commitees
on education and militia, besides serving
as a member of the committees on appro-
priations, claims and public accounts, and
manufactures and comm*^rce.
He has held the civil office of sheriff of
Weber county, being electeri in August,
1883, and that of city recorder of Ogden.
being elected in 1883 and re-elected in 188.T
and 1887. He also served as treasurer of
the territorial reform school and as a
member of the educational board of the
Weber Stake academy. He has also seen
military service, being second lieutenant
of militia in 1867, when with his com-
mand he took the field for five months
(without pay) in the Blackhawk Indian
war. which threatened the extermination
of the white settlers in Sanpete and Se-
vier counties. When the National Guard
of Utah was organized under the terri-
torial militia law. he was appoined com-
missary general (with the rank of colo-
nel) on the staff of the commander-in-
chief.
REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS.
Nathan J. Harris was born in Harris-
ville, Weber county, in 1864. He is a son
of the late Martin H. Harris, one of the
early pioneers of Weber county, in honor
of whom Harrisville received its name.
He remained on the farm until he be-
came o.f age. His early education was
received in the district schools and in the
Central school at Ogden, where he at-
tended two winters. In 1884 he attended
the University of Deseret, completing the
regular normal course in 1886. On June
15, 1887, he was married to Miss Emma
Oakason of Salt Lake City, After leaving
school he was engaged in school teaching
and farming till the fall of 1892, when he
moved with his family to Ann Arbor to
attend the University of Michigan. He
was graduated from the law department
of that institution with the class of '94,
consisting of nearly three hundred mem-
bers, ten of Utah's sons being among
the number. After his return home he
opened a law office at Ogden, Utah, where
he is still engaged in the practice of his
chosen profession, having formed a part-
ner-ship with J. F. McGregor of Parowan,
one of his classmates at Ann Arbor. Mr.
Harris is Republican in politics In the fall
o-f 1895 he was elected to the first State
legislature from Weber county.
REPRESENTATIVE MAUGHAN.
Peter M. Maug'han, Democratic member
to the house of representatives from
Cache county, was born Octotoe 18, 1858,
at E. T. City, Tooele county, Utah.
He is the oldest son of Bishop William
H. Maughan and Barbara Morgan, and
grandson of Peter Maughan, who to-
gether with his father and uncle, John
Maughan, George Bryan and others were
the pioneers of Cache valley, having first
settled at Weilsville, by the request of
President Brigham Young, in the fall of
1856.
His early life was spent on the farm,
and he never had the privilege of acquir-
ing a collegiate education, so that what
education he possesses was attained in
the district schools of Weilsville in the
winter months, while he followed farm-
ing in the summer.
He has filled several important positions
of trust in Weilsville city and Cache
county, such as city councilman (two
terms of two years each), city assessor
for several years, and also served as city
justice of the peace one term.
At the time of the division on party
lines he concluded to ally himself with
the Democratic party, and in the fall of
1892 was the Democratic nominee for
county assessor of Cache county, and
was elected over his opponent by over
400 votes, and as his record will show,
made the county assessment during 1893
and 1894 very satisfactory to the tax-
payers of Cache county.
For several years he had the general
supervision of his father's affairs, which
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THE STATE OF UTAH.
were quite extensive, both in property
and family, as the family consisted of
nearly fifty memtoers.
He was married to Miss Jerusha Bax-
ter, a very highly respected young- lady
of Wellsville, the daughter of Robert
Baxter and Jane Love, at Salt Lake City,
February 23, 1882.
He was elected a memtoer of the first
legislature in the new State of Utah by
the Democratic party of Cache county
over his opponent by a large majority,
and was a member of the following com-
mittees, viz: Judiciary, counties, private
corporations, capitol and capitol grounds
and printing.
REPRESENTATIVE HOWARD.
William Howard was born in Belfast,
Ireland, January 13, 1847. He came to
Utah with his parents in the summer of
1853, attended the schools such as there
were in Utah in the fifties and early six-
ties, but most of his education he got by
study at home.
He was appointed second lieutenant in
the Nauvoo legion in 1865, and took charge
of a small company of men m the Black-
hawk Indian war in Sanpete in 1866, when
he was only 19 years of age.
He was married to Miss Mary Peal on
December 21, 1868. He moved to and set-
tled in Bear River valley in the spring
of 1870, and built the second house in
Randolph, the county seat of Rich coun-
ty. Whiile living there he held the posi-
tions of county and probate clerk, as-
sessor and collector, county recorder,
county prosecuting attorney and notary
public; he also held the position of post-
master from 1872 to 1880, when he moved
from that county to settle in Emery
counjty. He superintended the building
of the first meeting house in Emery coun-
ty in the fall of 1880. In tne fall of 1888,
at a cournty convention, he was elected
chairman of the People's party of Emery
county, and held the position until the
people divided on party lines.
He has held the position for the last
ten years of statistical correspondent of
the United States agricultural depart-
ment. By virtue of that position he was
appointed and received a commission as
a member of the World's Congress auxil-
iaiT- He was eleoted November 6, 1894, a
member of the constitutional convention;
he attended that convention and never
missed one meeting during the sixty-
eight days of its session, and missed roll
call but once. He signed the constitution
of Utah at forty-seven minutes past 12
o'clock on the 8th day of May, 1895.
On the 28th day of April, 1895, he was
appointed a United States court commis-
sioner by Chief Justice Merritt. He was
also appointed a notary public by Gov-
ernor West May 2, 1895.
He was nominated representative of
the first State legislature at a convention
held at Orangeville September 21, 1895,
and was elected as a Democrat on the
5th day of November following.
He was a member and chairman of the
delegation to the Democratic State con-
vention held in Ogden September 5, 1895.
On March 9, 1896, he was appointed a
commissioner of the circuit court of the
United States within and for the district
of Utah, by Hon. John A. Marshall, Uni-
ted States district judge for the district
of Utah.
REPRESENTATIVE MANSFIELD.
Hon. Matthew W. Mansfield of Wayne
county, the Twenty-second representative
district, was born January 15, 1862, at St.
George, Washington county, Utah, at
which place he resided until October, 1882.
At the. latter date he removed to Thurber,
Wayne county, Utah, where he has con-
tinued to reside. His opportunities of ac-
quiring an education were limited to the
instructions 'n the ordinary branches
taught in the private and district schools
at that time. In February, 1882, he was
married to Cena A. Hunt, and they have
five living children. He has been called
into public life to a considerable extent
for a young man, and has held among
others the following civil oflSces: Justice
of the peace, assessor and collector, pros-
ecuting attorney, surveyor and member
of the constitutional convention of 1887.
At the present time he is engaged in
the mercantile, farming, lumbering and
sheep and cattle raising business. In No-
vember, 1894, he was called to the office
of bishop in the Mormon church to pre-
side over the Thurber ward.
Mr. Mansfield distinguished himself in
the house as a leader on the Democratic
side, and made many brilliant oratorical
efforts, notably in the Lemmon contest
case, when he spoke in favor of seating
Mr. Lemmon, to which effort was un-
doubtedly due, in large part, the result
of the case in seating Mr. Lemmon. He
was an earnest, aggressive legislator, but
never carried the latter characteristic be-
yond the point of being willing to agree
to a compromise when he could not se-
cure his full purpose. His influence was
always felt, but most particularly when
such important bills as the appropria-
tions, revenue, counties' government, etc.,
were being considered. In which he took
a deep interest and a determined stand
on the side of economy.
REPRESENTATIVE HEINER.
Daniel TTeiner was born in Pennsylvania
November 27, 1850: came to Utah in 1859,
and has resided here ever since. He was
married in Salt Lake in 1873; has spent
most of his life on ranch and farm. Has
held several civil positions in Morgan
county; is mayor of Morgan City at
present. Has graduated from the school
of experience, among the sagebrush. Mr.
THE STATE OF UTAH.
Heiner represented Morgan county in the
first State legislature and proved one of
the most consistent members of the Re-
publican side, consuming but little time
on the floor. He was an indefatigable
committee worker and his vote was rare-
ly if every recorded on the side farthest
from the interests of the people. He was
the author of the fish and game law and
th.e live stock law, which were considered
i^iijong the mofcL conservative bills passed.
REPRESENTATIVE BOLITHO.
The largest Republican majority given
in the fall of 1895 by Sevier county's elec-
tors to any candidate on any ticket was
129, the figure which elected James M,
Bolitho to the lower house. The path to
Buch a victory was not all strewn with
roses either. Mr. Bolitho is a young man
in Utah, having come here from Iowa
«ome six years ago. Sevier's representa-
tive is young in the world, too, for he
was born on August 31, 1859, at Galena, Jo
Davies county, Illinois.
From his tenth year until he reached
his majority, young Bolitho worked on his
father's farm in the State of Iowa. He
was married at Hampton, in the same
State, on the first day of September, 1880,
and at once removed to Boone, then a
thriving railroad town. In railroad circles
the stripling at once became prominent.
Starting at the bottom, he rapidly became
a trusted locomotive engineer, and was
the youngest member of the Brotherhood's
Grand Lodge. He made repeated trips to
the State capital as legislative committee-
man for his fraternity, and his name is
connected with several laws which now
appear among the statutes of that State
—all of them made in behalf of laboring
men.
In business Mr. Bolitho has made a
success. For the first six months, after
coming lo Utah, he was connected with the
Rio Grande Western as locomotive engin-
eer, and then established a hardware
house in Richfield. In addition to this,
Mr. Bolitho owns several good mining
properties in the Baldy district, is inter-
ested in the hot springs at Joseph City,
Sevier county, and is the landlord of a
handsome tract near Marysvale. The
Richfield creamery owes its success large-
ly to Mr. Bolitho, who was elected pres-
ident of its first board of directors.
In the administration of municipal af-
fairs James M. Bolitho has always had a
hand, having served on the city council
of Boone when but 24 years of age, and
having been appointed councilman for
Richfield in 1890.
In politics Sevier's representative is a
strong Republican and a shrewd and hard
worker. From the time he was 22 years
of age he has never been off the county
central committee of his county, and dur-
ing the last campaign was chairman of
the Republican central committee of Se-
vier county and the county's State com-
mitteeman.
As a legislator Mr. Bolitho added fresh
laurels to his wreath. He was the author
of the famous anti-combine bill which
created such consternation among the
trusts and corporations, the bill to prevent
the sale of stock under fraudulent pedi-
grees, the massive county government
bill, the bill to prevent blacklisting of dis-
charged employees, the land bill and num-
erous others, all of which successfully
"run the gauntlet" and are now laws on
Utah's statute books.
REPRESENTATIVE WILSON.
William Walker Wilson was born in
Hull, Yorkshire, England, September 18,
1856. His education was acquired under
great disadvantage; his parents being
poor, he was taken away from school
when but 10 years of age and set to work.
He emigrated to Utah with his parents
September 6, 1871, arriving in Utah Sep-
tember 29th the same year. He live4 in
Salt Lake City until the spring of ?877
during part of which time he worked »m
a hotel boy and at gardening. In the fN^
of 18(3, he was bound apprentice to Wit"
iam Harrison, tinner.
He moved to Sandy in December, 1871.
since which time he has been engaged iii
farming and working at his trade.
He was married to Miss Annie Ostlund
of Sandy, November 22, 1883, at Salt Lake
City.
October 15, 1S85, he was appointed by
the county court justice of the peace for
Sandy precinct, and was elected to said
position for three terms; he was also
elected president of Sandy Ditch company
April 3, 1891, and has held that position
ever since. He was until 1891 a member
of the People's party, but after the dis-
bandment of that party he allied himself
with the Republicans, and was one of
the first to cast a Republican voie in Sandy.
He was a member of the county com-
mittee for three years, took a prominent
part in the incorporation of Sandy City,
was appointed chairman of the incorpora-
tion committee, and after a hard fight
(being defeated twice), succeeded in in-
corporating that city. He was elected
by a unanimous vote the first city justice,
and has served two terms. Also assisted
to establish the Sandy Co-op.
Mr. Wilson was elected to the first State
legislature from Sandy as one of the rep-
resentatives from Salt Lake county.
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REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON, OF
MILi^ARD.
Omni L. Thompson, of Scipio, was born
in Bountiful, Davis county, December 11,
1864. Was educa,ted in tlie B. Y. Academy
and graduated with high honors in the
mathematical and business courses of that
institution in 1883. Has traveled exten-
sively in Europe and the United States,
and the experience gained there together
with his linowledge of affairs as they
exist in the State, fitted him to properly
represent the people of this district. He
was married in Scipio to Miss Susan
Monroe in 1888. Is engaged in stock and
mercantile business and has held numer-
ous positions of trust and honor in the
town where he lives and in Millard coun-
ty. Has always taken an active interest
in political affairs, and at the time of
his election, was chairman of the Republi-
can county committee. Mr. Thompson
represented Millard county,
REPRESENTATIVE ROBINSON.
Joseph Eldridge Robinson was born in
Pinto, Washington county, Utah, Novem-
ber 2G, 1867. His mother died when he was
a. babe and left him in the <care of her
parents, to whose training he attributes
his success thus far in life.
In December, 1890, he went to Kanab,
Kane county, where he has since resided,
engaging in the sheep and mercantile bus-
iness. He was educated in the public
schools, except one winter at the B. Y.
A.cademy at Provo. December 21, 1891, he
married Minnie Knell, of Pinto, and a
bright boy blesses their union.
Mr. Koblnson was a member of the State
Constitutional convention held in Salt
Lake City in 1895. and besides several
minor civil offices has served his con-
stituents as county clerk and recorder,
»ind as assessor and collector.
He was a member of the elections and
rights of suffrage committee that drafted
the article in the State constitution giving
the right of suffrage to women, and is an
ardent supporter of that principle. Mr.
Flobinson can consistently consider his
election to the first State legislature as
commendatory of his past civil services
and as a token of the esteem in which
he is held by his constituents.
He was the youngest member of the
legislature. He represented Kane county.
REPRESENTATIVE FERGUSON, OF
CARBON.
James X. Fergusson, member of the
lower house of the first State legislature,
from Carbon county, son of the late Gen.
James Ferguson, was born in Salt Lake
City, December 31, 1852. He received his
education in the common schools of that
city, and also attended Morgan's Commer-
cial night school. He was married in
Pueblo, Colo., in 1889, to Miss Jennie
Cameron, daughter of the well known min-
ing engineer, James R. Cameron.
For the past twenty-five years he has
been engaged in mercantile pursuits in
the different mining camps of Utah. The
first business house in Park City, an old
log cabin, was built by him in 1873. For
ten years he was employed in Emery, now
Carbon county, seven years as salesman
for Pleasant Valley and Utah Central
uoal company.
He has several times been elected jus-
tice of the peace, and in 1894 was elected
prosecuting attorney for Carbon county by
the largest majority received by any can-
didate on the Republican ticket.
He was the author of the eight hour
law, a bill to prohibit the hiring of convict
labor, which was defeated, the law pro-
viding for attorney's fees when mechanics
or artisans sue ror wages, a bill to protect
employees in their rights to belong to
labor organizations, which passed the
house and was defeated in the senate;
the law to prohibit the employment of
child labor in mines. Mr. Ferguson was
always a champion of labor' si interests.
REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON, OF
SANPETE.
Peter Thompson was born at Ephraim,
Utah, July 17, 1860. He received his edu-
cation in the district school, and by close
application to study has made himself the
man that he is today.
His father died in 1875, leaving a widow
and three boys. Peter, the eldest, being
a lad of 14, almost the entire care and
responsibility of the family fell upon his
shoulders. He has been engaged in farm-
ing and stock raising ever since he was
old enough to do anything, and his whole
career has been successful.
In 1890 he was elected to the city coun-
cil of Ephraim on the Citizens' ticket.
When the division movement came, he
allied himself with the Republican party,
and has since 1891 been a member of the
executive county committee and a faith-
ful adherent to the party of protection.
He has the last two years served the city
of Ephraim as mayor, giving universal
satisfaction. He was elected justice of
the peace for Ephraim city in 1892. He
has been a director of the Ephraim Co-op.
for the past three years, and is interested
in various other business enterprises.
He married Miss Senia Anderson, daugh-
ter of Bishop L. S. Anderson, in 1886. at
Logman. She died one year later, leaving
a boy, who died at six years of age. In
October, 1892, he married Miss Maria Pe-
terson. They have two children, girls.
THE STATE OF UTAH.
Mr. Thompson was one of the Sanpete
county representatives in the first State
legislature.
REPRESENTATIVE GUSHING.
Harry M. Gushing, member of the lower
house, was born in VVelland, Ontario,
Canada, January 13. 1864. In 1868 the fam-
ily moved to Kansas, and here young
Gushing was educated in the public
schools of Junction Gity. In 1878 he drove
overland tO' Denver, and the trip was a
rough one, beset by many hardships. Mr.
Gushing began his first railroad work and
earned his first wages in 1878 when he was
made messenger boy in the Union Pacific
offices at Denver, On March 20, 1878, he
went to the Denver & Rio Grande as mes-
senger boy in the superintendent's office.
In 1880 he was transferred to the general
baggage office as chief clerk, virtually in
charge of this department of the growing
Colorado road. On March 1, 1888, he was
appointed general baggage agent of the
Denver, Texas & Fort Worth, and re-
mained with that road until it was pur-
chased by the Union Pacific, when he was
kept in charge of the baggage depart-
ment until 1890, when he was transferred
to Portland, Oregon, as division baggage
agent of the system.
In 1891 he came to the Rio Grande
Western as general baggage agent and
remained with them until March, 1894,
when he went back to his first love, the
Denver & Rio Grande, as traveling pas-
senger agent. Since 1878 he has never
been off the payrolls nor has he lost one
day's work. He is married and has two
daughters. He lives in the Second pre-
cinct of Salt Lake Glty, and is one of
the most popular railroad men ini the
fraternity.
REPRESENTATIVE TAYLOR.
Alvin Verender Taylor was born Feb-
ruary 25. 1865. in Salt Lake Gity. He is
the son of Joseph E. and Louisa R. Tay-
lor. His childhood was spent in Salt
Lake, and at the age of 13 he entered the
University of Utah, and three years later
he completed his studies in that institu-
tion. Immediately after leaving school
Mr. Taylor entered the empdoy of the
Western Union Telegraph company,
where he remained for eleven months, en-
tering the employ of the Denver & Rio
Gj-ande Western Railway company at the
end of that period as operator and agent.
The company, recognizing his value, gave
him several promotions, and he remained
in its employ several years, finally re-
signing his position to engage in the
sto«k business. At this he was fairly
successful for some years, but owing to
the depreciation in the value of wool,
eventually sold out. Then a long-cher-
ished purpose was fulfilled by his going
east and entering the Columbian Law
college, from which he graduated in 1891.
After Mr. Taylor's attendance at the law
school he spent some time in the employ
of the war department, he having previ-
ously passed a civil service examination.
He also spent about six months in the
law office of B. F. Lloyd in Wasihington,
and assisted in prosecuting claims in the
various departments and through con-
gress. He was admitted to the bar in
Washington, D. G., and in Virginia, late
in the same year. But the longing for
the companionship o-f his native mountains
and the freer and clearer atmosphere of
the west, brought Mr. Taylor home late
in the fall of 1891, when he opened a law
office, in which he has established a lu-
crative, practice.
In March of 1892 in Salt Lake City he
married Miss Blanche Powers. Two chil-
dren have blessed their union.
Mr. Taylor as a member of the Salt
Lake delegation in the lower house of
the first State legislature was a consis-
tent and able legislator. He has made a
study of criminal reform and drafted the
bills pertaining to the State prison and
industrial school which became laws. Mr.
Taylor's most distinguishing work in the
house was a brilliant oration in support
of the bill to abolish capital punishment.
REPRESENTATIVE CONDON.
Dr. Amasa S. Condon was bom forty-
nine years ago fhe- 22nd day of December
in the country town of Penoibscot, Mainie.
His father was a farmer and the boy
worked with him and three brothers on
the old farm in summer and in winter
went two miles through the woods to
school.
At the age of 15 he began to teach school
during vacations to help pay his way at
the East Maine seminary.
In a little while the war broke out and
on the 28th day of April, 1861, though still
a boy, he enlisted in the Sixth Maine reg-
iment. In two years he was mustered out
for injuries received at the battle of Wil-
liamsburg; he was a sergeant.
Then he returned to teaching school
and by turns attended the seminary till
he graduated, the third in a 'class of
more than 125. He came west to Iowa,
where he was clerk in the internal revenue
office of Collector Hewitt, where at the
same time he studied medicine. He was
also in the railroad office at Nevada, la.
In 1868 he entered Michigan university,
and after one year went to Philadelphia
and there graduated in medicine. In 1871
he went to western Iowa and engaged
with success in the practice of medicine.
In 1875 he was appointed division surgeon
of the Union Pacific, with headquarters at
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Og-den, and after seven years resigned be-
cause of his private practice. He has
practiced medicine very successfully in
Ogden ever since.
In 1886 he went to the Sandwich Islands
in the interest of the Salt Lake Tribune
and some eastern papers and for pleasure,
and his letters from there were widely
copied.
Dr. Condon has written some three hun-
dred poems and many prose sketches.
In 1890 he was appointed by President
Harrison to supervise the United States
census of the district of Utah, and with
such success that he received the praise
of the department in a special order
therefor. The Tribune called attention to
it at the time. In 1892 and 1893 he spent
the winter in St. Louis, where the Marion-
Sims medical college conferred the post
graduate deg'ree of doctor of medicine on
him.
In the first State legislature Dr. Condon
represented Ogden, Weber county, where
he has resided nearly a quarter of a cen-
tury.
the German and French languages and
of civil engineering. He is also a well'
read man in current affairs and history.
Mr. Nebeker served in the first State leg-
islature as representative from Salt Lake-
county.
REPRESENTATIVE NEBEKER, OF
SALT LAKE.
Among the pioneers whose courage, ar-
dor and suffering led to the founding: of
the initermountain empire that has just
crossed the threshold of the Union as the
State of Utah, one of the youngest and
most tireless aoveiopers was wiuiam Perry
Nebeker. The boy who drove an ox team
across a thousand miles of desert in 1847
gave splendid promise of the man who
now is respected and looked up to as a
leader among his people. Coming up from
among the people, he has always kept in
close touch with them, ajnd they have
honored nim with many tokens of their
respect and confidence. When he was
elected to the Territorial legislature in
1860, he was one of the yOungesit members
of that body, Where his services in no wise
diminished the popular favor in which he
was held. Since then he has tilled many
official positions, such as county super-
intendent of district schools, justice of
the peace, notary public, deputy regis-
tration officer, United States census enu-
merator in 1880, and special irrigation
commissioner to procure and arrange irri-
gation statistics for t'he use of the United
btates senate committee on irrigation.
The hard life of early Utah afforded the
youthful pioneer little opportunity for
schooling, but he learned much in th«»
practical school of experience and obser-
vation. He acquired the rudiments in the
public schools, and has since taken a
commercial college course, and by pri-
vate study has acquired a knowledge of
REPRESENTATIVE NYE.
George L. Nye, one of Salt Lake county's,
representatives, was born at De Witt, la.,
August 3, 1869, and is therefore 26 years,
of age. After graduating from the public
schools in his native town in June, 1886,
he entered the college at Urbana, Ohio, in
September of the same year. Complete
ing his scientific course at Urbana in
1889, he entered the law department of
the University of Michigan, graduating
and receiving the degree of bachelor of
laws in 1891. He entered at once upon
the practice of his profession in his native
lown, but realizing that "a prophet is not
without honor save in his own country,"
determined to seek new fields beyond the
Rockies. He arrived in Salt Lake City
in January, 1892. The Supreme court waa
in session, he was admitted and imme-
diately began the practice of his profes-
sion.
Mr. Nye has never before held any
public position, civil or military, and is
unmarried.
REPRESENTATIVE MURDOCK.
Joseph R. Murdock was born August
11, 1858, at Salt Lake City, Utah, where
he lived until 1870, when his parents
moved to Charleston, Wasatch county,
where he has since resided.
He finished his schooling at the B. Y.
academy in 1877, receiving therefrom a
teacher's certificate.
At the age of 20 he married Margaret
Wright and the following year he started
on a mission to the State of Michigun,
where he labored as a missionary for
nearly two years, filling an honorable mis-
sion.
He was elected selectman for three suc-
cessive terms in Wasatch county before
the division on party lines. When the
people divided on party Ines he was among
the first to take a stand on the Demo-
cratic side, and has held the position of
county chairman of that party during
three campaigns.
He was one of the delegates from Wa-
satch county to the Constitutional con-
vention, where he took an active part.
While engaged in the mercantile busi-
ness he has also taken an active paj^
in agricultural pursuits, especially in
dairying, taking the lead in establisihing
one of the most successful creameries in
Utah.
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Mr. Murdock sat for Wasatch county
in the first State legislature.
REPRESENTATIVE SEVY.
Thomas Sevy, representative to the first
State legislature of Utah from Garfield
county, was born at Harmony, Washing-
ton county, Utah, October 4, 1867. He re-
sided there with his parents until 1871,
when they removed to Panguitch, then in
Iron county, but since made the county
seat of Garfield county, where they were
among the first settlers.
Being on the frontier with his parents,
his educational advantages were limited,
and most of his life has been spent in the
mountains, looking after cattle and sheep.
In the latter industry he has gained quite
a reputation for sound judgment and
financial ability.
On account of his mountaineer life he
has developed a wonderful physique, be-
ing 6 feet 3 inches in height and well pro-
portioned.
November 16. 1887, he married Sarah E.
Crosby, daughter of President Jesse W.
Crosby, Jr.
When the division movement came he
joined the Republican cause, and aided
very materially in crystallizing the idea
of the young and old of Garfield county.
In 1892 he was elected sheriff of Garfield
county on the Republican ticket, was re-
elected in 1894, but resigned his ofifice at
the solicitation of his friends for the pur-
pose of running on the legislative ticket
of the Republican party.
Mr. Sevy, though young, is identified
with a great number of industries of the
new State; besides feeing a farmer and
sheep and cattle raiser, he owns consider-
able interests in the mercantile houses of
Panguitch.
REPRESENTATIVE MORRISON.
Seth Warner Morrison was born at Fort
Atkinson, Wis., December 13, 1856, of dis-
tingiiished New England parentage. He
received the benefit of a common school
education with the addition of two years
at college, being obliged to leave at the
end of his sophomore year on a<;count of
ill health.
He moved to Denver in 1872 with his
parents and has lived in the west ever
since.
After leaving college ne engaged in the
lumber business with his father at Den-
ver. Mr. Morrison moved tO' Daramie,
Wyo., where he already was interested in
the same line, but finding the field too
narrow, he moved to Salt Lake in Janu-
ary, 1890, and founded the firm of Morri-
son, Merrill & Co., of Salt Lake City,
whici^ he has successfully managed ever
since.
Mr. Morrison was an active member and
director in the Chamber of Commerce, of
Salt Lake, when it made the figiit for
Utah merchants against the over-charges
and discriminations of the railroads,
which was so successfully pressed against
the railroads that they met in conference
with the merchants and amicably adjusted
their differences, rather than have the
Interstate Commerce Commission rule on
the grievances.
Mr. Morrison was married in 1881 to
Fannie F. Pettit of Fort Atkinson, Wis.,
and an interesting family of a boy and
and girl g-ladden their home.
Mr. Morrison never held any political
office until his election to the house of
representatives of the first State legisla-
ture from Salt Lake county. He was a
most efficient legislator and was the
leader in the movement for railroad legis-
lation.
REPRESENTATIVE FERGUSSON, OF
SALT LAKE.
Tom Fergusson, representative from
the Farmers' ward, Salt Lake county, was
born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the year
1853. He was educated in Glasgow, Scot-
land, and Lisbon, Portugal, and gradu-
ated from the high school of Edinburgh
in 1870. He came to the United States in
1872; married at Morris, 111., in 1878, and
came to Utah in 1880, since which time he
has been largely identified with the min-
ing industry of the southern part of the
State. He has been for three years a
resident of the Farmers' ward and en-
gaged in the practice of law in Salt Lake
City, making mining and mining laws his
special study.
Mr. Fergusson distinguished himself in
the house as the chairman of the appro-
priations committee. He, of course, as
such chairman, drafted the general ap-
propriation bill and became its sponsor
in the house. It can be said to Mr. Fer-
gusson's credit and as an evidence of
his efficiency, that the appropriations bill
passed the house in less time and with
fewer changes than did any other meas-
ure approaching anything like the same
importance.
REPRESENTATIVE BEARD.
George Beard wa.si bom December 21,
1855, at Whaley Bridge, Cheshire, Eng-
land; came to Utah in the fall of 1868. Has
never been to school except three weeks
since he was 9 years of age. He was
married to S. Lovenia Bullock, a daugh-
ter of Thomas Bullock, one of Utah's
pioneers, at Coalville, on March 31, 1877;
they have seven children, all living.
Mr. Beard has been continuously em-
ployed by the Coalville Co-operative Mer-
p. M. MAUGHAN.
JAMES ANDRUS.
TOM FERGUSSON.
GEORGE I.. NYE.
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cantile institution since February, 1871,
first as choreboy; in 1878 he was elected
its secretary; in January, 1892, was' ap-
pointed assistant to Manager Cluff, whicK
two positions he has held since and now
holds.
He was elected mayor of Coalville City
in February, 1891; wa« eiectea schooi
trusitee in 1892; was ordained a bisi-r-r" in
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints in February, 1889; was honorably
released in the spring of 1895. He repre-
sented Summit county in the lower house
of the first State legislature and was one
of the most careful and painstaking mem-
bers of the Republican side. He was tihe
author of the bill creating the office of
coal mine inspector and the bill giving
bounties for the destruction of predatory
animals.
REPRESENTATIVE CURTIS.
Lee A. Curtis, member ot the lower house
of the first State legislature from Weber
county, was born in Licking county, Ohio,
July 24, 1852. When a few months old he
with his parents went to Knoxville, la.,
where he resided until 1888. When six
years of age he was left an orphan, and
was raised by his grandparents on a farm.
His education was received in the public
schools, except one year, when he at-
tended the Central university at Pella,
la. For ten or twelve years following he
taught school in the winter and worked
on a farm or at carpenter work in the
summer.
He was married to Minnie A. Bonifield
in Knoxville, la,, August 22, 1875. Three
years prior to his coming west he was
elected county surveyor for Marion coun-
ty, Iowa. In this capacity he served two
years. Coming to Colorado in 1888, he was
one of the party of civil engineers that
surveyed out the line for the Colorado
Midland railroad, and after the comple-
tion of the Midland road he was employ-
ed as boss carpenter by the Arkansas
Valley Smelting company, at Leadville,
Colo., until coming to Ogden in May, 1890.
Since then he has worked at carpenter
work and civil engineering. While the
sewers were being constructed at Ogden
he was employed by the city as inspector.
Mr. Curtis represented a labor constit-
uency and was honored by being made
chairman of the labor committee, which
fact gave him large prestige in his efforts
in behalf of the sons of toil. That he
used it to their advantage, the bills which
passed and became laws, whose purposes
are for the bettering of the conditions
under which men labor in Utah, are in
evidence.
has resided in Parowan, Utah, since Feb-
ruary, 1858. His scholastic education was
obtained in. Parowan.
He married Mary J. Roberts November
27, 1866. His principal occupation has been
the breeding and raising, also buying and
selling of live stock — cattle and horses.
He held the office of city councilman
from 1890 to 1892 and was again elected
in 1893. He was elected tO' represent Iron
county in the first State legislature, as a
Republican, and his actions there were
always consistent with the principles of
his party.
REPRESEaSTTATIVE SORENSEN.
Andrew Philip Sorensen, Representative
from the Twenty-seventh Representative
district (San Juan county), was born in
Denmark April 4, 1861. His parents emi-
grated to Utah in 1863 and settled in
Smithfleld, Cache county, where they now
reside.
He attended the district schools at
Smithfleld like most farmers' boys, going
to school during the winter and working
on the farm in the summer. He attended
the Brigham Young college at Logan
during the winter for two seasons; at-
tended the University of Utah in 1883;
taught school in 1884; attended school at
the University of Utah in 1885, and gradu-
ated in the normal department with the
class of 1885. He then taught school until
1893 in various parts of Utah.
In August, 1889, at Logan, he married
Mary A. Hammond, daughter of Presi-
dent F. A. Hammond. In 1893 he moved
to Monticello, where he now resides.
Taught school there one year, then en-
tered the mercantile business, in which
he is now engaged. He has managed the
business of the Monticello Co-operative
oompany for two years.
He has held the positions in San Juan
county of county recorder, county pros-
ecuting attorney and superintendent of
district schools, besides some minor of-
fices.
Upon the division on party lines in
Utah he joined the Democratic party.
He is a member of the firm of Ham-
mond & Co., who purchased the mercan-
tile business of Huish & Co. of Moab,
Grand county. He is also interested in a
number of promising mining properties
in the Blue mountains.
Mr. Sorensen was always a careful and
able legislator. He was the author of the
bill to abolish capital punishment, and
made a strong, logical argument in sup-
port of the bill, which, however, was de-
feated by a prejudiced sentiment against
it.
REPRESENTATIVE CLARK.
E. L Clark was born at Winter Quar-
ters (Florence), Neb., April 7, 1848. He
REPRESENTATIVE SNEDAKR.
J. P. Snedaker, D. D. S., is 34 years of
age. He was bom at Mill Creek, Salt
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THE STATE OF UTAH.
Lake county, Utah, and has resided in
Salt Lake county almost continuously.
The greater part of his life has been
spent on a farm. In 1880 and 1881 he at-
tended the University of Deseret; taught
school in 1883 and 1884; was elected to the
office of justice of the peace of Mill
Creek precinct in 1886, holding the office
for two terms.
In the spring of 1887 he took up the
study of dentistry. In 1890 and 1891 he
attended the New York College of Den-
tistry, from which institution he gradu-
ated with honors in the spring of 1891.
Returning to Salt Lake City, immediately
after graduating, he engaged in the prac-
tice of his profession. In the spring of
1892 he removed to The Dalles, Or., where
he remained two years, returning to Mill
Cl*eek, where he has since resided. Dr.
Snedaker was married to Miss Clara A.
Capson June 24, 1891. He represented Mill
Creek district as a member of the lower
house of the first State legislature as a
Republican.
REPRESENTATIVE THORNE.
James T. Thorne is the son of David
and Eliabeth Thorne; was born at Pleas-
ant Grove, Utah county, September 10,
1855; his parents having emigrated from
England in the year 1851, and located in
Pleasant Grove, where he has resided
always. His early life was spent on
the farm, having the privilege of school
during the winter months. On April 24,
1876, he was united in marriage with
Harriet N. Farnsworth, daughter of
Stephen M. and Julia Ann Farnsworth.
His occupation is that of merchant and
farmer. In his pursuits he has been
fairly successful. He has traveled in
most of the states of the union and also in
Europe. Was during its existence a mem-
ber of the People's party, and worked in
defense of that which he believed to be
right. He hailed with delight the di-
vision on party lines, and was the first
person to sign a Republican roll in Pleas-
ant Grove, since which he has been an
ardent worker in the canse of protection.
He is the only Republican elected to the
legislature from Utah county, the Elev-
enth representative district, and the first
Republican to be elected to any office in
the county.
REPRESENTATIVE EGAN.
Richard E. Egan was born in Salem,
Mass., in 1842; has lived in Utah since 1848.
He was married to Mary Minnie Fisher,
and again to Mary B. Noble in 1889, his
former wife having died in 1887. He has
thirteen living children and has buried
four. His principal occupation has been
ranching and farming, though he has
served several terms as justice of the
peace, and two terms as assessor and
collector for Davis county. In his boy-
hood days he carried the United States
mail on the. hurricane deck of a mule,
and prior to the advent of the telegraph
across the continent rode the once fa-
mous "Pony Express" for about sixteen
months, from Salt Lake City westward
seventy-five miles, usually making the
trip in from four and one-half to five
and one-half hours, though he sometimes
would get side-tracked by blinding snow-
storms and remain out all night, and one
trip, a fine $300 horse fell with him be-
tween stations and broke its neck, and
Mr. Egan was compelled to walk about
five miles and carry saddle and heavy
express matter.
He has never sought for notoriety or
office, but office seems to have sought
him a few times and has found him, con-
trary to his expectations or desires. Mr.
Egan represented Davis county in the
lower house of the first State legislature.
REPRESENTATIVE BERNHISEL.
J. M. Bernhisel was born December 21,
1846, on the west banks of the Missouri
river, a few miles above where the city
of Omaha now stands; the place was
then known as Winter Quarters, Omaha
Nation. He came to Utah in 1848 in a
wagon drawn by oxen and cows, and
lived for a time in the Old Fort in Salt
Lake City. His home has always been
in Utah since crossing the plains; he has
a common school education, which was
obtained under the tuition of his father,
J. M. Bernhisel, and at the common
schoois.
He was married January 3, 1876, in Salt
Lake City, to Henrietta Harris, a daugh-
ter of one of the Mormon battalion boys.
During the Indian troubles known as
the Black Hawk war, in 1867, he served
about four months in W. L. Binder's
company of volunteers, which left Salt
Lake City on the 17th of June. One of
his messmates, John Hay, was killed by
Indians at Warm creek, Sanpete county.
For a number of years after returning
from Sanpete he was railroading, mining
and freighting, until he took up a ranch
in Cache county, when he commenced
farming, which occupation he has fol-
lowed ever since 1876. He has served four
terms as justice of the peace in Lewiston.
In company with P. E. Van Orden and
Robert Wall, about July 10, 1870, he
staked the first land for actual settlement
between Bear and Cub rivers, where is
now located a flourishing town of about
nine hundred inhabitants called Lewiston,
in honor of William H. Lewis, their first
bishop. Mr. Bernhisel was one of Cache
county's representatives in the lower
house on the Democratic side.
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REPRESENTATIVE CAZIER.
Aldebert Cazier was born at Nephi,
Utah, in April, 1860, and is therefore. 35
years of agre. He spent hia youthful
•days as a farm boy, and received a com-
mon school education in the district
schools. In the year 1880, at Salt Lake
City, he was married to Mary A. Parkes.
He is public spirited and aggressive for
the public weal. He was the founder of
the Ceizier Bros. & Co.'s clothing store at
Nephi city, which has grown tg be one of
the best houses in southern Utah.
He was the prime mover in the estab-
lishment of the Nebo Salt Manufacturing
company, discovering by his wa,tchful eye
the value of the trickling streams of salt
water from under the mighty Mount
Nebo. He is now the manager of that
company, and dispenses its noted pro-
ducts from the Missouri river to the Pa-
cific ocean.
At the twenty-ninth session of the legis-
lative assembly of the Territory of Utah
he was the sergeant-at-arms of the coun-
cil. He is quick of comprehension and
firm in what his good judgment has de-
termined to be right.
At the election in the Thirteenth Re-
presentative district, which sent him as
representative to the first State legisla-
ture, lie received a sweeping majority of
votes over his opponent, showing the peo-
ple's confidence in his ability.
Mr. Cazier was chairman of the rail-
roads committee, and was author of the
law providing for farmers' institutes and
the one giving bounties for the cultiva-
tion of canaigre root and the manufac-
tui« of leather.
REPRESENTATIVE ANDRUS.
James Andrus was bom June 14, 1835,
at Florence, Huron county, Ohio, and
came, to Utahi a boy in 1848, when 13
years old. He received the advantages of
the common school education of that
period, and was married in 1857, in Salt
Lake county, Utah.
The chief pursuits of his life have been
stock-raising and merchandising.
In early life he was enrolled in the mili-
tary service of Utah territory, and be-
came captain of Company A, First Bat-
talion of cavalry. Iron military district.
In this capacity he served during the In-
dian troubles of southern Utah from 1864
till the permanent establishment of peace
with the Utes and Navajos. He was
elected lieutenant colonel of the First
regiment cavalry. First brigade, in Iron
military district, on the 22d of February,
1868, and commissioned by Acting Gov-
ernor Edwin Higgins on the. 15th of
April the same year.
As a preliminary to this military ex-
perience, he spent three winters, begin-
ning 1855, when 20 years of age, in the
Bitter Root valley, then in Washington
territory, now Montana, among the Flat-
head, Pontarrah and Nez Perces Indians,
trading in merchandise and horses. He
has led an intensely active life from ear-
ly boyhood till the present.
Mr. Andrus was elected representative
as a Democrat from Washington county.
He was chairman of the live stock com-
mittee and was the author of the estray
law.
SENATOR EVANS.
Abel J. Evans was born in Lehi, Utah,
December 20, 1852. At the age of 13, his
father died, and young as he was, the
boy had to help earn support for his
mother and seven brothers and sisters.
He tended the farm until 1874, when he
ma;rried Louisa Emerline Zimmerman at
Salt Lake City, and began business for
himself.
Mr. Evans was appointed a city coun-
cilman for Lehi in 1879, and in 1881 he
was elected to the same position. In
1883 he was elected alderman, and in 1885
was elected a selectman for Utah county.
In November, 1894, he was elected a
member of the Utah constitutional con-
vention, and served with that body
throughout its session, which began
March 4, 1895. In 1889 and 1890 he filled a
mission to Great Britain as a Mormon
elder. In November, 1895, he was elected
a senator from Utah county tO' the first
State legislature.
SENATOR SNOW.
Edward H. Snow, senator from the
Eleventh district, which comprises the
counties of Beaver, Iron, Washington
and Kane, was born at St. George, Utah,
June 23, 1865.
He is a graduate of the Brigham
Young academy, Provo; was married in
1885, to Hannah Nelson of St. George.
Since 1888 he has held a number of posi-
tions of trust in Washington county,
and was a member of the constitutional
convention. Mr. Snow was the unani-
mous choice for senator of the Demo-
cratic party in his district, and at the
convention held at Cedar city was nomi-
nated by acclamation.
SENATOR CHIDESTER.
J. F. Chidester was born at Spanish
Fork, Utah county, February 2, 1853; he
has lived in Utah ever smce, with the
exception of two years in Nevada. He
was married first on the 22nd day of Oc-
tober, 1874, to Miss Mary Nicoll in Wash-
ington county, Utah. His wife died
January 13, 1883, leaving him four chil-
THE STATE OF UTAH.
dren. He later married Almina Worthen
of Panguitch on March 4, 1885.
He was admitted to- practice law in
1885, and since that time has followed
that profession with g-ood success. He
held the position of city attorney of
Washing-ton city, Utah, and constable for
the same place for two years each; has
held the office of county clerk of Gar-
field county for two years, and deputy
assessor and collector for three years;
was a member of the constitutional con-
vention that framed the constitution of
the new state of Utah; also held the ofBce
of recorder of Garfield county at the time
of his election to the first State legisla-
ture, which position he resigned in order
to accept the latter. He was also the
first member of the Republican territo-
rial committee from Garfield county. He
was the first Republican chairman of
Panguitch, and made the first Repub-
lican speech in Garfield county after the
division on national party lines. He is
a member of the bar of the supreme
court of the State of Utah. He has spent
two years in the southern states as a
missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints.
SENATOR CANDLAND.
W. D. Candland was bom Augnst 22,
1858, in Salt I^ke City; moved to San-
pete county when three years of age; re-
turned to Salt Lake and attended school,
and was employed in Z. C. M. I. until
about eighteen, when he returned to San-
pete coamty, where he has since residea.
He was married in 1884, to Miss Annie
Peel; has been engaged in farming, survey-
ing, school teaching and is now engaged
in sheep raising, farming, flour-milling,
electric light, wool companies, etc.
He has served as school trustee, justice
of the peace, two terms as city councilor
of Mount Plearant, and as county recorder
of Sanpete county.
He represented Sanpete county, the
Ninth district, in the senate of the first
State legislature.
SENATOR JONES.
Elmer B. Jones was born on a farm at
Quincy, la., July 24, 1861; graduated from
the State University of Iowa at Iowa City
in June, 1883. Soon afterwards he moved
to Kearney, Neb., and engaged in the
practice of law, which has been his occu-
pation ever since. In July, 1885, he mar-
ried Nora Myers at Iowa City, la. Has
always been a Republican, although his
father and his whole family, who are
Virginians, moving from Virginia to Iowa
in 1854, are all Democrats, and has been
active in politics before coming to Utah;
was chairman of the county committee.
president of the first Republican league
club organized in his county, and held
various positions on the Nebraska State
committees.
In September, 1890, he moved to Provo,
Utah, where he practiced law until Oc-
tober, 1892, when he formed a partnership
with A. T. Schroeder and moved to Salt
Lake. He took part in the campaign of
1894, and has been in all the conventions
of his party since then. He was an orig-
inal Wells man, and nominated him in
the State convention for governor.
Mr. Jones occupied a seat in the senate
of the first State legislature as senator
from the Sixth district.
SENATOR BOOTH.
Hiram E. Booth was born in Clayton
county, Iowa, near the town of Postviile,
October 25, 1860, and resided at that place
until 1874. In 1874 his father moved with
his family to Pottawattamie county, Iowa,
near Council Bluffs. Young Booth re-
ceived his education in the common
schools of Iowa. In 1882 he began the
study of law with Hon. Frank Shinn, a
pioneer attorney of the State of Iowa, and
in September, 1885, passed an examina-
tion before the Supreme court of Iowa,
and was admitted to practive in all the
courts of that State. He was the editor
and proprietor of the Carson Critic, a
paper published at Carson, la., something
over a year, and, after selling out, formed
a partnership with Mr. Shinn in the law
business to practice at the Pottawattamie
county bar. He was married to Carrie
M. Robinson at Cedar Rapids, la., August
26, 1886, his wife dying in December, 1887.
He has one daughter, the iss-ue of that
narriage, now living.
Mr. Booth came to Utah in December,
1888, and was admitted to practice by the
Supreme court of Utah Territory in Janu-
ary, 1889. He returned to Iowa in May,
1889, and married Miss Lillian B. Red-
head, of Postviile, la,, after which he
again returned to Utah, and entered upon
the practice of law at Salt Lake City,
where he has resided ever since. He has
one daughter, aged 5 years, the issue of
his second marriage.
He served for some time as United
States commissioner, and is at present
the senior member of the law firm of
Booth, Lee & Gray, a firm which has been
in existence since 1892. He served as a
member of the council of the Thirty-first
legislative assembly of the Territory of
Utah, and was chairman of the Judiciary
committee. He served as a member of
the senate of the first State legislature,
and was chairman of the following com-
mittees: Ways and Means, State Affairs,
v»nblic Buildings and Institutions, and
Rules.
J. LOWREY, SR.
W. P. NEBEKER.
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THE STATE OP UTAH.
SENATOR CHAMBERS.
Robert Craig- Chambers, senator from
the Fifth district, was born in Lexington,
Richland county, Ohio, January 16, 1832.
His family came to America from Scot-
land shortly after the revolution. He
left home when a mere boy to seek his
fortune in the west. He crossed the plains
by the Soda Spring-s route and reached
SacramejUo^ in July, 1850. He went at
once to trT^ mines and did his first work
as a miner on Mo'rmon island, America
river. Tlae next year he went to the Up-
per Feather river mines in Plumas coun-
ty, where he lived for eighteen years.
There he first met Judg-e C. C. Goodwin,
editor of the Salt Lake Tribune, and
formed a friendship that continues to the
present day. Mr. Chambers was elected
sheriff of Plumas county and served two
full terms. He began merchandising- and
cooTKbined that with quartz and placer
mining- until 1869, when he closed out his
business and moved to Nevada. He trav-
eled over the entire west, going as far
northi as Helena, Mont., looking for a
place to locate, and finally came to Utah.
He first managed the Webster and Bully
Boy mines, in the southern part of the
state, for George Hearst. When the On-
tario mine was discovered Mr. Chambers
took hold of it, opened it up, and by
splendid management brought it to the
front as one of the greatest bonanzas of
America. Since that time his history has
been that of the great Ontario, which is
a lasting- monument to his genius and
ability.
Among his other enterprises Mr. Cham-
bers is now the proprietor of the Salt
Lake Herald, the chief exponent of the
principles of his party, the Democratic,
in the inter-mountain region, and one of
the first daily papers in Utah,
Mr. Chamtoers was elected to the senate
of the first State legislature from the
Fifth senatorial district, in which capac-
ity he served with honor and distinction.
SENATOR ALLISON.
E. M. Allison, Jr., was born m Lehi,
Utah, December 13. 1863. When the lad
was two years old his parents moved to
Coalville, Utah; he lived with his parents
at Coalville and attended the district
schools at that place until 1880, when he
went to Salt Lake City and entered the
University of Deseret, taking a three and
one-half years' course at that institution
of learning. He then returned to Coal-
ville and taught district school during
two years, at the same time putting in
his spare time in reading law. In 1884 he
was elected county attorney of Summit
county, the duties of which oflfice 'he dis-
charg-ed for a period of two years. In
1886 he again received the nomination for
county attorney of Summit county, but
was defeated in the election. In Febru-
ary, 1887, he was admitted to the bar of
the supreme court of Utah territory. One
year later, in February, 1888, he went to
Ogden for the purpose of making that
city his home. In February, 1888, he
formed a partnership with Judge P. H.
Emerson, which partnership continued
until March, 1889, when Judge Emerson
died. In July, 1889, he formed a partner-
ship with Hon. James N. Kimball, which
partnership continued to exist until July
1, 1893. Since the dissolution of the part-
nership of Kimball & Allison, he has been
engaged in the practice of law in Ogden
city alone. On August 1, 1891, he was ap-
pointed assistant United States attorney
by President Harrison, to serve under C.
S. Varian, who was the United States at-
torney at that time for Utah territory,
which ofllce he held until the inaugura-
tion of President Cleveland, when he ten-
dered his resignation.
On November 13, 1890. he was married
in Ogden city, Utah. In the spring of 1891
he was elected a memtoer of the city
council of Ogden city from the Fourth
ward and served in that capacity for a
period of two years. On May 31, 1892, he
was elected by the city council of Ogden
city, of which the Hon. Frank J. Cannon
was then a member, president of the
council, being the first to preside as pres-
ident of the Ogden city council. In the
city election of 1892 he was a candidate
for mayor of Ogden upon the Republican
ticket, being the first to run for that
office upon the Republican ticket in Og-
den. Both Liberals and Democrats had
tickets in the field at that time, and the
Republican and Democratic nominees
were defeated and the Liberal nominee
was elected. He was nominated for the
office of state senator from Weber coun-
ty by the Republican convention in the
fall of 1895, and was elected to that office
on the 6th day of November, 1895.
In the senate Mr. Allison distinguished
himself as one of the ablest members of
that body.
SENATOR M'KAY.
D ivid McKay was bom May 3, 1844, in
Caithness county, Scotland. He eml-
grf.ted with his parents, one brother and
three sisters, to the United States in 1856.
Three years were spent in New York.
New Jersey and Iowa, where he worked
as a laborer in the brick yard and on the
farm. He crossed the plains with Captain
James S. Brown's ox team, ai-riving in
Salt Lake City in the month of November,
1859, and soon after settled in Ogden.
Having a great desire to become a soldier
he accordingly asked Sergeant Samuel
THE STATE OP UTAH.
91
Glascow, of the Utah militia, to take
him as one of his platoon. The sergeant
looked at him and scoffingly remarked:
"Your height is all right, but there's no
hair on your face." Thus, at the age of
16, he enlisted as a volunteer.
In the early sixties he made his ho-me
in Ogden Valley, and was one of the first
settlers in the town of Huntsville. Here
he received his appointment as captain,
so«m after which he received his commis-
sion as major, which position he held un-
til the Utah militia was disbanded.
He was married to Miss Jennette Evans
April 9, 1867, in Salt Lake City.
Pie was elected twice justice of the
peace in the precinct in which he re-
sided. He was then appointed United
States commissioner, which office he held
until he was elected a member of the
lower house in the legislature in 1893.
Since his arrival in Utah he has re-
sided in Weber county continuously, with
the exception of two years spent as a Mor-
mon minister in the land of his birth.
Mr. McKay was the colleague of Sena-
tor Allison from the Fourth senatorial
district.
STATE SENATOR CANNON.
George M. Cannon, president of the first
State senate of Utah, was the first white
boy born in St. George, Washington coun-
ty, Utah. He was born at 6 o'clock
Christmas morning, 1861, and is a son of
Angus M. Cannon, his mother's maiden
name being Sarah M. Mousley.
When 7 years of age his parents re-
moved from St. George to Salt Lake City.
He attended various district schools in
Salt Lake City, until 1873. and then, when
12 years of age, was employed in weighing
coal, and in keeping accounts for the
Grass Creek Coal company. This occupa-
tion was followed for two years and a
half. The last year and a half of this
time, although extremely young, nearly
all collections passed through his hands
and all freights were paid by him.
In the fall of 1875, Mr. Cannon again
entered school, attending the Fifteenth
district school. In the succeeding year
Mr. Cannon was obliged to work during
the day time, and attended night school
until about December, 1876.
In January, 1877, he entered the Univer-
sity of Utah, subsequently taking the
normal course there, graduating as a
normal in the class of 1878. He studied
two more years at the University in
special courses.
In 1878 his vacation was sT>ent as a mem-
ber of the sur\'eying party of Jesse W.
Fox, locating the present Union Pacific
line from Nephi, Juab county, to Deseret,
Millard county. Mr. Cannon left the
University permanently in 1881. and was
eng-aged for two years thereafter in teach-
ing school. Many of his vacations had
been spent in working in the county re-
corder's office, and in 1883 he was perma-
nently employed in that office.
In 1884 Mr. Cannon was elected county
recorder of Salt Lake county, an office
which he held for two terms, being suc-
ceeded by John H, Rumel jr., in August,
1890.
He then engaged in the real estate busi-
ness until January 1, 1892, at which time
he accepted the position of cashier of
Zion's Savings Bank and Trust com-
pany, which position he still holds.
On Christmas day, 1884, Mr. Cannon mar-
ried Miss Addie Morris, and six children,
two boys and four girls, have resulted
from the union.
Mr. Cannon's life from boyhood has been
an extremely active one, his many duties
requiring his attention both night and day.
Almost his entire relaxation has been with
his family, as he has there taken more
enjoyment than he felt he could do in
other social pleasures.
Mr. Cannon has been an active party
man since the division movement. Im-
mediately after the meeting in the Salt
Lake theatre, at which it was decided to
actively organize the Republican party,
Mr. Cannon was chosen by the Terri-
torial committee to accompany John
Henry Smith and John M. Zane in or-
ganizing clubs in the country south of
Salt Lake City. He subsequently became
secretary of the Republican county com-
mittee of Salt Lake county, acting in this
canac'ty for two teams.
In July, 1895, Mr. Cannon was elected
chairman of the Territorial Republican
committee as successor to Hon. Charles
Crane, and was subsequently elected
chairman of the Republican State central
committee, after the convention was held
nominating the present State officers. The
campaign was conducted by Mr. Cannon
in such a way as to call for the united
support of his party, and when he ten-
dered his resignation as such chairman
on December 14th the State committee
laid the resignation on the table, and
unanimously requested him to remain in
his office.
Mr. Cannon was a prominent member of
the Constitutional convention which
framed the Constitution of the State, and
was chairman of the committee on Rev-
enue and Taxation. He received in the
convention which nominated him for the
Constitutional convention the highest
number of votes cast for any candidate
for the position named, and was similarly
honored in the convention which named
him as a State senator.
When the first State legislature con-
vened, Mr. Cannon was chosen president
of the senate as the unanimous choice of
his colleagues.
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THE STATE OF UTAH.
UNITED STATES SENATOR CANNON.
Frank J. Cannon, the senior senator
from Utah, was bom in Salt Lake City,
Utah, January 25, 1859; was educated at
the University of Utah; became a news-
paper man by profession and established
the Ogden Standard, which was the first
daily paper in Utah to espouse Republi-
canism; has' held numerous official posi-
tions in Weber county, where he resides,
and for two years prior to his election as
delegate to congress was a regent of the
university at which he received his edu-
cation. He served one term as secretary
of the territorial council; was a candidate
for delegate to congress in 1892, and was
defeated by Hon. J. L. Rawlins, whom
he in turn defeated for the same office
two vears later. He became a candidate
for the United States senate before the
firsit State legislature and was elected,
receiving the full Republican vote of both
branches on the first ballot.
ADJUTANT GENERAL CANNON.
John Q. Cannon was born in San Fran-
cisco. CaL, April 19, 1857, and came to
Utah as an inflant, his parents having
been in California only temporarily on
business, and except for three years' ab-
sence in Europe, he has resided in the
State his whole life. He is a graduate
ot the University of Utah; a printer by
trade, having served a regular appren-
ticeship; was editor of the Ogden Stand-
ard two years, and has been editor-in-
chief of the Deseret News since October
1. 1892 He enlisted in Troop C, First
cavalry, N. G. U., in May, 1894, and was
unanimously elected -its captain. Ten
months later he was elected major of
cavalry, and on May 1 was appointed ad-
jutant general with the rank of brigadier
general; was reappointed by Governor
Wells May 5, 1896. and confirmed by the
State senate. He served one term in the
territorial legislature; one term as city
councilman for Salt Lake City, and one
term as regent of the University of Utah.
He Is the eldest son of Hon. George Q.
Cannon, and married Annie, daughter of
G^eneral Daniel H. Wells, who was for
twenty years at the head of the territo-
rial militia.
UnAH AS A MIXING STATE.
Beautiful Salt Lake, as she stands to-
day the acknowledged queen of this great
inteirmountain region^ owes much of her
greaitnees, hier importance and her prom-
inence to the magniifloent mining camps
with which she is environed, without the
of which the city would not
be much more than a way station on the
great trunk lines that join the great east
with the greater we©t.
It is not the purpose to describe here
th.ese mining- camps in detail, to do which
would more tJhan fill the pages of this
puiblication ; but rather in a brief way to
give passing- notice of a number of the
leading dilstrlcts in the new stajte.
Park City, beyond doubt, is the home
of the greatest dividend -paying mine to be
found in the west, and ©very Utah citi-
zen points with pride to the Ontario,
wMoh has paid over $13,500,000 in divi-
dends, and is today In better condition
frbjaji ev*»r. with mamm/^.h ore bodies in
.sight. There are other dividend payers
in Park City, among the number being
t^be Dalv. with $2,850,000 to its credit; the
Silver King, with $600,000: the Crescent
and a score of others that have helped
to swell the wealth of the world.
The camp of Bingham, a few miles
west of Salt Lake. Is doubtless one of the
areatest gold, silver and lead districts to
be found In this Intermountain region,
and tOd!av it is making a splendid show-
ing, with over 20O producing mimes to
boast of. among the most prominent of
thes*» being the Old Jordan and Galfena,
the NIajB-ara, the DaltoTi & Lark, with Its
five great mines: the Tosemite. the
Phoenix, the Northern Lie"ht. the Benton,
the Winnamurk and the Bntterflf'id. and
the tonnage of ore from this camp alone
would be considered great In any mining
district in the west.
Tinitic disitrict. in .Tnab county, is an-
other ramn that stands out In gratifying
promlnenre among the leading CP'mr)s of
tiiiifj refrion. and 1+ is here, at Eureka,
that aire locate suoh wp^ll-knowp mines
ns the Buillnon-BpoV that h&R n<aid $2,000,000
fn di-^HWoprtcs: t<b*> Cen^^ennial-Enreka. that
y>»fi> S1.7?;0.ono to its credit, and that nald
^720.(VV> in dlvidpnds dnrint' the oast year;
fhf^ THii^eka Hi'l. with Jtl !iOO,000 paid In
fJlividAnds: the Gemini -Kevstone. with Its
$600,000; while at Mamr.oth. in the same
di<!t(Hct. I*? to h*» foimd the great M'^'m-
motb mInA. which has paid a million,
VvA5si<lp*, wbfch. scattered throughout the
district, th^re are many old producers
t^at have paid handsomelv and are Rtlll
fsoTirfincr out their streams of precious
miptals
The Horn Silver, at Frisco, is an old
and stfadv producer, and Its showlnsr of
$5,000,000 In dividends is verv gratifving
to its stockholders and to the public at
la.rge, while In and around this rich
cf.mp there are a number of other pro-
d'UKvrs that hav«p made excellent records
\x\ fh^ wnv of dividends.
M*>rc"r. Utah's great erold camn,
tboue-h bnt still In Us infa.nov. has made
a maemlflcent showiner. The Mercur mine
THE STATE OF UTAH.
has paid $500,000 to date, while there are
now four other mines in the district that
are dally adding- to the ilmiperifiihable
wealth of the world, and it is confidently
believed that before the end of another
year a dozen more mines will be running,
and that at least most of them will be
paying- dividends.
Besides these there are numerous
camps in Utah that have been and are
still fajnouB as dividend payers, among
them being Stockton, Marysvale, Ophir,
Silver Reef, Big Cottonwood, Alta, Silver
City, Diamond! and many others, to say
nothing- of the new districts of La
Plata, Newton, Deep Creek, Skull Val-
ley, Pelican Point and the Uine districts,
all of which, with their rieh mineraliza-
tion, promise to rival the older camps
with development,
Utah is one of nature's greatest min-
eral depositories, and although her mines
have made many fortunes and assisted
very materially in the upbuilding- of Salt
Lake and other cities and towns, the
fact remains that the. mining districts
have been but barely scratched, and that
in the future the output of Utah's mines
will be greater tnan ever before.
POPULATION OF UTAH.
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Beaver | 3,340 3,791| 2,U0| l,681i
Box Elder I 7,642 8,331| 4,329| 4,002|
Cache I 15,509 18,2861 9,1461 9,1401
•Carbon | 3,6961 2,3161 1,380|
Davis I 6,751 7,4S0| 3,773| 3,707|
Emery | 5,076 4,390| 2,308| 2,082|
Garfield I 2,457 2,888| 1,512| 1,376|
Grand | 541 891| 605| 2861
Iron I 2,683 3,1231 1,5401 1.5831
Juab , 5,582 6,466| 3,535| 2,931|
Kane I 1,685 1,908| 9701 958|
Millard I 4,033 5,375| 2,833| 2,542|
Morgan | 1,780 2,261! 1.1701 1,091|
Piute I 2,842 1,7271 9181 809|
Rich I 1,527 1,781| 93-i 8501
Salt Lake I 58,457 68,182| 33,8551 34,3271
San Juan I 365 500| 288| 212|
Sanpete i 13,14G 15,538| 7,847| 7,691|
Sevier i 6,190 7,893| 4,042| 3.851|
Summit I 7,733 9,631| 5,344| 4.2871
Tooele I 3,700 4,428| 2,481- 1,947|
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CONTENTS.
PAGE.
Area of Utah 57
Banking Institutions 57
Biographical 64 92
Constitution of Utah 9 35
Constitutional Convention — Members of. 35-37
District Court Judges 55
Federal Officers in Utah — Officials of. 57
House of Representatives — Members of. 41
House of Representatives — Employes of 42
Hoese of Representatives— Rules of. 47-53
House of Representatives — Standing Committees of... 53-55
Legislature— the First State 38
Mining in Utah 92-93
Nationnal Guard Officers 37
Officers of the State Boards of Government — Pesonnel
of..... 37
Officers of the Territory 57
Population of Utah by Counties 93
Population of Cities of over 1,000 55
Railroads in Utah 58
Senators— Election ot United States 55
State Institutions— Governing Boards— Officials of. 37-38
State Lands 57
State Senate— Members of. 39
State Senate — Employes of 42
State Senate— Rules of 42-47
State Senate— Standing Committees of 47
Vote for Legislature— Senators 53-61
Vote for Legislature — Representatives : 61-63
Vote for State Officers 94 95
Woman Suffrage 58
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