Whereas, it has heretofore invariably been the usage of Congress, to judiciously, and wisely appropriate the necessary means, for the relief of the citizens of other States and Territories, suffering like losses, when duly reported by the proper officers: Your Memorialists therefore pray your honorable body to call for said report or reports, and appropriate a sufficient sum, to pay the expenses and losses set forth in said report or reports, believing the same to be just and due to the citizens of this infant Territory, and your Memorialists, as in duty bound, will ever pray. Approved, Jan. 17th, 1854. MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS, To establish necessary mail routes in the Territory of Utah. To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, of the United States in Congress Assembled: Whereas, the people of the Territory of Utah, are not reasonably provided with mails, and we wish Congress to authorize sufficient mail routes in said Territory for the convenience of the people; and Whereas, we deem it our privilege to have our citizens better supplied with those facilities for inter-communication with each other, and the other citizens of the vast republic in which we live; and Whereas, at present we have only one mail from California, and the Missouri river, which purports to arrive and depart monthly, but which frequently fails to arrive even at these long intervals; and Whereas, many parts and portions of this Territory have no mail routes, and are wholly dependent upon their own exertions to procure the mails in many places, having to travel from 25 to 150 miles to a post office: Therefore, we the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah, do hereby memorialize your honorable body, for an extension of mail routes and facilities as follows, to-wit: A semi-monthly mail from Independence, Mo., or Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Great Salt Lake City; also a weekly mail from Great Salt Lake City via Taylorsville, West Jordan, Gardner's Mill, Bingham's kanyon, to Cedar valley; this section of the country contains nearly 1,000 inhabitants who are now destitute of mails. Also a weekly mail route from Great Salt Lake City to Iron county, a distance of 280 miles, via Provo, Springville, Nephi, Fill more, to Parowan, and Cedar cities, as at present there are no mails to Millard and Iron counties; also, an extension of the mail route from Ogden City to Youngsville in Weber county, a distance of 20 miles; also from Tooele City to Grantsville in Tooele county, distance ten miles; also a side mail on the Iron county route from Nephi City to Manti, via Denmark, San Pete county distance 60 miles; also from Great Salt Lake City to Mountainville, via Neff's Mill, Mill creek, Holladay's settlement, Little Cottonwood, and Drapersville, distance 30 miles. We memorialize your honorable body for the above-named routes to be granted, for there are nearly one-half of the inhabitants of this Territory without mails, or access to any post office without traveling from 25 to 150 miles as herein above-mentioned; and your Memorialists, as in duty bound, will ever pray. Approved, Jan. 19th, 1854. MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS, For an appropriation for a State House. To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress Assembled: Your memorialists, the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah, respectfully represent, that owing to the price of labor and building materials being from three to fifteen times higher here, than in most places in the States; and owing to the loss of the avails of much labor upon the State House at Fillmore City, the Capitol of this Territory, on account of Indian disturbances, upwards of $11,000 have been expended upon said House, and with the best skill and management that could be allotted to the task, comparatively but little has been accomplished: And we further represent, that the unexpended balance of the $20,000 already appropriated, will fall far short of completing a building that would respectably accommodate your memorialists, or meet your designs, and kindly expectations: We therefore most respectfully solicit your honorable body to give the above representation its candid weight, and to make a further appropriation of $50,000, to enable your memorialists to complete a State House for Utah, that may at least respectably answer the end designed. And, as in duty bound, your memorialists will ever pray for your prosperity and welfare, while you devise liberal things. Approved, Jan. 20th, 1854. INDEX TO THE LAWS, RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS, PASSED A. Abscondent persons, property of, probate judge to take library and librarian, premiums for raising flax and hemp, Arrest and summons, members of Legislature privileged from 17 when to be taken, - Assessor and collector to give bonds, &c., may require a person to report his own 1561 7 7 6 8 9 Bear river ferry to be controled by Governor B. Young, - County court, special session to be called by probate judge, Green River, boundaries of Page Sec. 26 Summit, boundaries of Davis, boundary of - clerks to furnish books for assessor and collector, make copy of tax list for ass'r and coll'r, keep accounts with assessor and collector, district, when special sessions may be held, Courts to be kept open at least one day, Deceased persons, property of, to be taken by probate judge, E. Errors, complaints of, to be made to county court, F. False statement of taxable property, penalty for Ferry, Bear river, to be controled by Governor B. Young, G. Goods brought for sale, assessment of &c., Improvements on herdgrounds may be sold, 31 43 522 4 13 |