CHAPTER 37.

POWERS OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES.

AN ACT to amend section 1815 of the Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898, relating to annual and special school taxes, and the powers and duties of school district boards respecting the same, and conferring upon school district boards the management of the schools and the care and control of school property.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah:

SECTION 1. That section 1815 of the Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898, be and is hereby amended to read as follows:

1815. School board to have general control. The school district board shall have general charge, direction, and management of the schools of the district, and the care, custody and control of all property belonging to the district, subject to the provisions of law. It may annually order to be raised on the taxable property of the district one-half of one per cent for the support of schools and to defray current expenses; additional funds may be raised for such purposes by vote of the qualified voters as provided in chapters five and twelve of this title 55, Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect upon approval. Approved this 13th day of March, 1901.

CHAPTER 38.

DELIVERY OF CONVICTS TO STATE PRISON.

AN ACT to amend section 2273 of the Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898, relating to delivery of convicts to state prison.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah:

SECTION 1. That section 2273 of the Revised Statutes of Utah, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:

2273. Delivery of convicts. It shall be the duty of the sheriff of every county in which any criminal shall be sentenced to confinement in the state prison, or shall be sentenced to death, to cause such convict to be removed from the county jail within five days after the sentence and conveyed to the state prison and delivered to the warden thereof.

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect upon approval.
Approved this 13th day of March, 1901.

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CHAPTER 39.

APPROVAL OF BONDS OF STATE OFFICERS.

AN ACT providing for the approval of the bonds of state officers and other persons in cases where no provision is made for the approval of the same.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah:

SECTION 1. Approval of the bonds of certain state officers. Whenever any state officer or other person required to give a bond to the state or state institution is required to give an official bond and no provision is made for approval of the same, such bond shall be approved by the state board of examiners.

Sec. 2. Act applies to officers elected in 1900. The provisions of this act shall apply to the bonds of the state officers elected at the November election, 1900.

Sec. 3. This act shall take effect upon approval.
Approved this 14th day of March, 1901.

CHAPTER 40.

SALE OF EXPOSITION GROUNDS.

AN ACT to authorize the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Society to dispose of certain property, and to invest the proceeds thereof.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah:

SECTION 1. D. A. & M. Society authorized to sell Exposition grounds. That the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Society, in its corporate capacity, be and hereby is authorized to sell, transfer, set over and convey to Salt Lake City, a municipal corporation, for a sum not less than twenty thousand dollars, the property situated in Salt Lake City, Utah, and known as the "Exposition Grounds," being all of block twenty-five, plat "B," Salt Lake City survey, containing ten acres, together with the main exposition building situated thereon, and to invest the funds derived therefrom in the erection of buildings on other property in Salt Lake county, to be occupied and used for the purposes for which the said society was organized, as defined by chapter 5, title 61, Revised Statutes of Utah of 1898.

Approved this 14th day of March, 1901.

CHAPTER 41.

EIGHT HOURS A DAY'S WORK.

AN ACT amending section 1336 of the Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898, fixing eight hours as a day's work on all public works, and prescribing a penalty for the violation thereof.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah:

SECTION 1. That section 1336 of the Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:

1336. On public works. Eight hours shall constitute a day's work on all works or undertakings carried on or aided by the state, county or municipal governments. Any person, corporation, firm, contractor, agent, manager, foreman or any officer of the state, or any county or municipal government thereof, who shall require or contract with any person to work upon such works or undertakings longer than eight hours in one calendar day, except in cases of emergency where life or property is in imminent danger, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

Approved this 14th day of March, 1901.

CHAPTER 42.

COUNTY ATTORNEY.

AN ACT to amend section 633 and to repeal section 4879 of the Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898, defining the duties of county attorney.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah:

SECTION 1. That section 633 of the Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:

633. Is public prosecutor. Duties. The county attorney is a public prosecutor, and must,

1. Conduct on behalf of the state all prosecutions for public offenses, in justices' courts.

2. Institute proceedings before the proper magistrate for the arrest of persons charged with or reasonably suspected of any public offense, when he has information that any such offense has been committed; and for that purpose must attend in person or by deputy upon the magistrates in case of arrest, when required by them.

3. Defend all suits brought against the county, prosecute all actions for the recovery of debts, fines, penalties and forfeitures accruing to his county.

4. Deliver receipts for money or property received in his official capacity, and file duplicates thereof with the county

treasurer.

5. On the first Monday of each month, file with the auditor an account, verified by his oath, of all money received by him in his official capacity during the preceding month, and at the same time pay it over to the county treasurer.

6. Give when required, and without fee, his opinion in writing, to county, district, and precinct officers, on matters relating to the public duties of their respective offices.

7. Examine, and when approved by him, attach his approval and signature to the certificate of attendance and mileage of all jurors and of witnesses in criminal cases issued by the clerk of the district court.

8. At the request of the district attorney to assist him in the prosecution of public offenses, and perform such other duties as are or may be required by law.

Sec. 2. That section 4879 of the Revised Statutes of Utah be, and the same is, hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. This act shall take effect upon approval.
Approved this 14th day of March, 1901.

CHAPTER 43.

STATE FAIR.

AN ACT amending section 2128 of the Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898, providing for an annual state fair under the direction of the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Society.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah:

SECTION 1. That section 2128 of the Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:

2128. Annual fair. At Salt Lake City, the society shall hold an annual exhibition of such agricultural, horticultural, and mineral products, manufactured articles, and domestic and imported animals, as in its opinion, will most stimulate industrial pursuits among the people of the state, and may award premiums for the best specimens of all such exhibited articles and animals.

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect upon approval.
Approved this 14th day of March, 1901.

CHAPTER 44.

COMPANY STORE AND BOARDING HOUSE.

AN ACT to prevent the compelling of employees of persons or corporations, to trade with any store, or board at any boarding house, by means of coercion, intimidation, or otherwise.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah:

SECTION 1. No person must compel employee to board at particular house or trade at particular store. Every person, body-corporate, agent, manager, or employer, doing business in the state of Utah, who by coercion, intimidation, threats or undue influence, compels his employees to boarding at a particular boardinghouse, or to trade with or at a particular store, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect upon approval.
Approved this 14th day of March, 1901.

CHAPTER 45.

IMPROPER USE OF CERTAIN MEDALS.

AN ACT prohibiting certain persons from wearing certain insignias or medals, and providing a penalty for a violation of the same.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah:

SECTION 1. Unlawful to wear or use certain medals. It shall be unlawful for any person to wear the insignia or rosette of the military order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, or of the order of the Grand Army of the Republic, or the medals presented by this state to the Utah volunteers, or to use the same to obtain aid or assistance thereby from any person, unless he shall be entitled to use or wear the same under the constitution, by-laws or rules and regulations of such orders, or by the laws of the state.

Sec. 2. Penalty. Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect upon approval.

Approved this 14th day of March, 1901.