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SEC. 9. If any person or persons shall establish a fer-Any person ery or bridge across the Malad, without the grant of thebridge. Governor or Legislative Assembly, he or they shall forfeit and pay to the people of the Territory of Utah, the sum of three hundred dollars, to be collected as in action of debt.

Approved Jan. 30, 1852.

AN ACT APPROPRIATING MONEYS FOR THE
COMPLETION OF THE COTTONWOOD CANAL.

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SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah, That the Territorial road Road commissioner is hereby authorized and instructed to drawsiener draw from the public treasury, any moneys not otherwise ap-` propriated, to the amount of two thousand dollars, and proceed forthwith, to lay out the same for the completion of the Big Cottonwood Canal.

keep account.

SEC. 2. That the said Territorial road commissioner Commissioner shall keep a correct account of all moneys received and" paid out by him, and present a copy of the same to the Auditor of Public Accounts, as soon as said canal shall Report to audi be completed, on or before the 1st day of November, A. D. 1852.

Approved Jan. 30, 1852.

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AN ACT GRANTING THE CONTROL OF WATERS
FROM MILL CREEK, IN GREAT SALT LAKE
COUNTY, UNTO WILLARD RICHARDS.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative As-, Willard Richsembly of the Territory of Utah, That Willard Richards haveards have right the exclusive right of taking the water out of the naturalto take out wachannel of Mill creek, at any convenient point below where the said waters are now used for irrigation or mill

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purposes, and of conveying the same across the higher lands in a more southerly direction, to western Jordan, there to discharge the same; or if the said Willard Richards think proper, he may continue the said waters in a northerly direction, down the east bank of said river, as far as he may consider them useful for irrigation or other purposes, and control the same.

Approved Feb. 3, 1852.

AN ACT GRANTING WATERS OF MILL CREEK
UNTO PRESIDENT BRIGHAM YOUNG.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative A8B. Young take sembly of the Territory of Utah, That the privilege is herewaters out of by granted unto President Brigham Young, to take the

Mill creek.

waters from the channel of Mill creek immediately below Neff's mill, and convey the same to the channel of Big Kanyon creek, agreeably to the provisions of the act passed in the General Assembly of the State of Deseret, Jan. 15, 1850.

Approved Feb. 5, 1852.

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road.

AN ACT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF BIG KAN-
YON CREEK ROAD.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative AsRoad commis-sembly of the Territory of Utah, That the Territorial road commissioner be, and is hereby authorized and required to locate a road from some covenient point on the east line of Great Salt Lake City, thence easterly up the Big Kanyon Creek, thence over the second mountain, twenty miles east of Great Salt Lake City, and extending to the farther end of East Kanyon.

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SEC. 2. That said commissioner be, and is hereby aulot contracts. thorized and required to grant contracts to individuals, or

companies, who shall be the lowest responsible bidders in said contracts, for the improvement of said road.

SEC. 3. That the said commissioner be, and is hereby Toll gate. authorized, and required to grant to the improvers of said. road the privilege of erecting one toll gate for the purpose of collecting funds from all persons passing and repassing, to remunerate the improvers of said road, until they shall have collected one hundred per cent on all their expenditures which have been appropriated to said roads.

SEC. 4. That the rates of toll over said road shall be as follows, viz:

For every load of wood, timber, coal, rock, or lime, drawn by two animals

For every such load drawn by four or more animals,

FOR THE TRAVELING COMMUNITY.

For every wagon or carriage drawn by two animals, each

For every additional pair of animals to such wagon or carriage,

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Loose animals, (excepting sheep and hogs,) each,

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SEC. 5. Said road shall be made and kept in repair to the acceptance of the Territorial road commissioner. Approved Feb. 16, 1852.

Rates of toll.

AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE WATERS OF A-
MERICAN CREEK IN UTAH COUNTY.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah, That the inhabitants of the settlement of Dry creek in Utah county are hereby water taken authorized and allowed to take out at some convenient from American creek to Dry point, the waters of American creek, and use the samecreek. for their benefit: Provided, That no more than one-third part of said waters shall be so taken for the use of said settlement on Dry creek.

Approved Feb. 18, 1852.

AN ACT FOR AN APPROPRIATION OF MONEY
EOR THE WOOLEN FACTORY ON JORDAN
RIVER.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah, That the sum of two thouAppropriation for woolen fac-sand dollars be, and is hereby appropriated out of any money in the public treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of completing the Woolen Factory now in progress on Jordan river, near Gardner's mill.

tory.

SEC. 2. The Territorial commissioner is hereby authorCommissioner ized to issue orders and draw on the public treasury to issue orders. the above named amount for the purpose of completing said factory.

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SEC. 3. The Territorial commissioner is hereby auCommissioner thorized and required to secure and hold to the use and hold said fac- benefit of the Territory of Utah, said Woolen factory, and all appurtenances thereto, as the property of the Territory of Utah, and report his doings in relation to the same, subject to the order of the Legislative Assembly. Approved Feb. 18, 1852.

tory.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE BRIDGING OF
CHICKEN CREEK IN JUAB COUNTY.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Appropriation Assembly of the Territory of Utah, That the sum of one to build bridge hundred dollars or as much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of the Territorial treasury for the purpose of building a bridge on the state road across Chicken creek in Juab county.

SEC. 2. The Probate Judge of Juab county is hereby Judge of Pro- authorized to employ some competent person to erect said person to buildbridge, and to draw orders on the Territorial treasury in said bridge. payment for the same: Provided, That the bridge shall

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not cost the Territory more than the sum of one hundred dollars; and that a full report of the same be made to the

Auditor of Public Accounts, on or before the first day of
November A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-

two.

Approved March 3, 1852.

AN ACT CREATING THE OFFICE OF CODE COM-
MISSIONERS AND PRESCRIBING THEIR DU-
TIES.

created.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative As-Office of Code sembly of the Territory of Utah, That the office of Codecommissioner Commissioners be, and the same is hereby created, to con-` sist of three members, whose term of office shall continue Term of office. three years, and until their successors are duly appointed

and qualified.

Case of vacan

SEC. 2. The Governor shall nominate, and, by and with How appointed the advice and consent of the Council, appoint said Commissioners; one for one year, one for two years, and one for three years; and thereafter, one shall be thus appointed each year. In the event of a vacancy in said Code Commissioners, by death, resignation, removal from the Ter-cy. ritory, or otherwise, during the recess of the Legislative Assembly, the Governor alone shall fill the same by appointment. But if the Council at its next session, shall disapprove of such appointment, the same shall cease, and. terminate from and after such disapproval.

When council

SEC. 3. In the event that the Governor shall "neg-, lect or refuse to nominate a person to fill such vacancy, may elect. or such office, then the Council shall elect by ballot, some suitable person to fill such vacancy or office.

SEC. 4. Such Commissioners, before they enter on their duties shall take an oath or affirmation, to support the Constitution of the United States, and to faithfully discharge their duties.

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SEC. 5. It shall be the duty of said Code Commis-Duty of code sioners to arrange, adjust, and form a code of practice for

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