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of elections.

SEC. 3. That the clerk of each precinct shall make Duty of clerk out a certified account of all the expenses arising in their respective precincts of each election, and forward the same to the county clerk of their respective counties, within thirty days after each election.

county court.

SEC. 4. That it shall be the duty of each clerk of the county Court, to make out an abstract of the accounts for Duty of clerk of said precincts in his county; also all other expenses occuring from elections in his county, and report the same to the Legislative Assembly, on or before the first day of each annual session.

Approved October 4, 1841.

AN ACT APPORTIONING THE REPRESENTATION
OF UTAH TERRITORY.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah, That there shall be elected at the general election for eighteen hundred and fifty two, the following officers to wit:

For Representatives for Weber county, three; for Davis Number of rep county, two; for Salt Lake county, twelve; for Utah coun-resentatives. ty, three; for Tooele county, one; for Juab county, one;

for San Pete county, one; for Millard county, one; and for

Iron county, two.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That at the general elec-Number of tion for eighteen hundred and fifty-three, there shall be Councillors. elected in each county in this Territory, the following number of Councillors: For Weber county, two; for Davis county, one; for Salt Lake and Tooele counties, five; for Utah and Juab counties, two; for San Pete county, one; for Millard county, one; and for Iron county, one. Approved Feb. 14, 1852.

elested.

Term of office.

Give bonds.

AN ACT CREATING A TERRITORIAL AND COUN-
TY REVENUE.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assessor and Assembly of the Territory of Utah, That there shall be eleccollector, whented by the qualified electors at the time and places of general election in each county, an assessor, who shall also be the collector, and shall be a qualified elector, whose term of office shall be two years; who shall be sworn or "affirmed to the faithful performance of his duty, and give bond and security to the people of the Territory, approved by the county Court, and filed in their clerk's office within ten days after receiving a certificate of his election, and to hold his office until his successor is qualified; and In case of va- should a vacancy occur by death or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the county Court to appoint a suitable person to fill such vacancy, who shall be qualified as aforesaid, and shall hold his office until his successor is elected and qualified.

cancy.

sor and colle

SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the assessor and colDuty of asses-lector to assess annually, and collect a Territorial tax of tor, what is tax-one per cent upon all personal property, money loaned or able property. on hand, improvements on real estate, merchandize, stock in trade, and stock actually paid in any incorporate company; all improvements made under the provisions of any act of this Territory, granting a private charter to any person or persons for any purpose whatever: Provided, That the arms of military companies that are kept constantly on hand for the public defence; public property belonging to any religious society for public purposes; the property of the University and public school houses, and burial grounds, shall be exempt from all assessments.

Proviso.

Assess at cost value.

Proviso.

SEC. 3. The assessor and collector in each county are hereby authorized and required to assess all property in their respective counties, at its cash value, and collect the amount of taxes arising thereon in cash, except so far as otherwise provided by law, and pay over or remit all amounts so collected into the Territorial Treasury on or before the first monday in November in each year.

SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of each assessor and collecFurther dutiestor to keep a fair and faithful record of the names of ownsellector. "ers of property, the amount assessed, and tax arising there

of assessor and

on, and collected and paid over, and also the assessed not collected, and the reason why, if by removal or otherwise, and return the same with a full statement of all his pro-shall report to ceedings, on or before the first Monday in November inlic accounts. auditor of pub each year to the Auditor of Public Accounts, whose du

ty it shall be to audit the same, and report thereon to the His duty. Legislative Assembly if then in session, or upon the first ensuing session.

case of refu

shall en

SEC. 5. If any person or persons shall refuse or neglectin to pay the amount of tax arising as herein contemplated, salto anco it shall be the duty of the collector to enforce the paymentforce same. thereof, by executing property belonging to said person or persons, and selling the same at public auction to the highest bidder after ten days public notice of said sale: Provided, he shall in no case distress the widow and fath-Proviso. erless, or oppress the honest poor.

true report.

SEC. 6. If any person or persons shall fail to give in Fail to give in a true report to the assessor and collector, of all taxable" property owned by said person or persons according to the provisions of this act, or wilfully conceal from the assessor and collector any taxable property owned by him, her or them, or otherwise try to defraud the public treasury, shall, on conviction thereof, be liable to a fine not, exceeding five hundred dollars, or the amount of money or property so concealed at the discretion of the Court having jurisdiction.

Penalty.

Road tax.

SEC. 7. The county Courts in their respective coun-County tax. ties shall assess a county tax not to exceed one per cent for county purposes, and a road tax to be applied on pub-R lic roads, not to exceed one half of one per cent upon all taxable property in each county, which shall be collected, by the assessor and collector under the direction of thety court. county Court, and paid into the county treasury, and make a full and concise report of the same to the clerk of the county Court at their discretion.

Report to coun

collector.

SEC. 8. The assessors and collectors shall be allowed compensation reasonable compensation for assessing and collecting allassessor and taxes according to the discretion of the county Court in equal proportions for Territorial and county taxes, who shall receive his pay from the Territorial treasurer, for the collection of the Territorial tax, and from the county treasurer for the collecting of the county tax.

SEC. 9. All laws and parts of laws heretofore enacted, inconsistent with this act be, and the same are hereby repealed.

SEC. 10. The county Court, in each county is hereby authorized to regulate all bounties on wolf and fox pates. Approved Feb, 4, 1852.

Who shall pay poll tax.

be paid in labor.

AN ACT IN RELATION TO ROAD TAX AND SU-
PERVISORS.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah, That every able bodied male person over the age of eighteen years, having a residence of three months in this Territory, shall pay a poll tax of one day's labor yearly upon the roads or highways.

SEC. 2. The poll tax and all assessment of tax for Poll and other road purposes may be paid in labor upon the roads and road taxes may highways, at the rate of ten hours good and faithful labor for the amount assessed, at the rate of one dollar and fifty cents per day. And all labor taxes may be commuted by paying into the hands of the supervisor of the precinct or road district in which each person may reside, at the rate of one dollar and fifty cents per day.

Persons neg

SEC. 3. Every person liable to the aforesaid tax, who shall refuse or neglect to perform the labor required, or fecting or refu pay in lieu thereof, the sum herein specified when required sing to pay. by the supervisor of the district or the county Court of their county, after they have received reasonable notice of the time and place when said labor may be performed, or money paid, shall forfeit and pay for each offence, twice the amount of the Tax required, which amount may be recovered before any Justice of the Peace having jurisdiction. Supervisors in their respective districts have power to require team work upon the road as shall be nemay require cessary to apply the labor to advantage, from those havteam work. ing teams, allowing for the use of teams in the same ratio,

Penalty.

Supervisors

Supervisors

shall prosecute

as for labor.

SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the supervisor of road Jelinquents. districts to prosecute all delinquents in their respective

districts, and all delinquents so prosecuted shall be liable to pay twice the amount lost by or through his or their neglect. And it is hereby made the duty of the county Court to settle with each supervisor on or before the first County court day of January in each year, and prosecute all delinquentdelinquent su supervisors, who refuse, or neglect to comply with the pervisore. requirements of this act.

'shall proseente

receive pay

SEC. 5. The supervisors shall receive the sum of one dollar and fifty cents per day, after having defrayed their Supervisors to own tax, for each days service actually employed on the road and highways in their respective districts, either in notifying the inhabitants to labor, collecting the tax or disbursing the same.

Approved March 6, 1852.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT
OF A TERRITORIAL TREASURER; AND AU-
DITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

elected.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah, That a Treasurer and Treasurer and Auditor of public accounts, shall be elected, by the jointauditor, how vote of both houses of the Legislative Assembly; whose Term of office term of office, shall be four years; and until their successors are clected and qualified.

SEC. 2. The Treasurer, previous to entering upon the Treasurer to duties of his office, shall give bonds to the people of thegive bonds Territory of Utah, in the penal sum of twenty thousand dollars; which sum shall be increased at the discretion of the Legislative Assembly, or during its recess, by the Governor, with sufficient securities, to be approved by the Governor; which bonds shall be filed in the office of the Bonds, whers Secretary of the Territory of Utah; and shall also take anfiled. oath or affirmation, to support the Constitution of the United States, and faithfully discharge the duties of his of fice.

SEC. 3. The Treasurer shall receive all moneys or other

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