LAWS OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH PASSED AT THE Twenty-seventh Session of the Legislative Assembly. CHAPTER I. GROWTH OF TIMBER. AN ACT to Encourage the Growth of Timber. exempt from SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah: That there shall be exempt from Territorial, County when property and Territorial School taxation of the property taxation. of each taxpayer, who shall within the Territory of Utah, plant for permanent growth and suitably cultivate one or more acres of forest trees for timber, the sum of five hundred dollars annually, for five years, for each acre so planted and cultivated; Provided, That the trees so planted on said land shall not be to exceed ten (10) feet proviso. apart and shall be kept in a healthy and growing condition. SEC. 2. That a like exemption to the amount of fifty dollars, is hereby granted to each tax-same. payer for each one hundred forest trees he may plant, protect, cultivate and keep in a good, growing condition upon any highway, street or irrigating stream in this Territory; Provided, The County Court of each county in which such proviso. exemption is claimed are hereby empowered to Proviso. establish rules and regulations with reference to the planting, protection and cultivation of said trees, which shall be complied with by persons claiming such exemption. Provided, further, That nothing in this section shall be so construed as to empower County Courts to interfere with any regulations regarding the planting of trees. that may be established by any incorporated city. SEC. 3. Any person claiming the benefit of Assessor must such exemption, at the time the annual assessdeduct exemp- ment is made, upon showing to the satisfaction uation of prop- of the Assessor of the county in which he re tion erty. Persons may appeal from desor, when. sides that he has complied with the provisions of Sections 1 or 2 of this Act, shall be entitled to have deducted from the valuation of his property by the said Assessor, the amount as herein before provided; and it is hereby made the duty of said Assessor to report to the County Court of his county the name of each person claiming exemption, the quantity of land planted to timber, the number of trees planted upon highways, streets and irrigating streams, and the amount deducted from the valuation of his property. SEC. 4. Any person claiming exemption under this Act, who shall feel himself aggrieved cision of Asses- by the decision of the Assessor in the rejection of his claim, may apply to the County Court of his county, when it meets as a Board of Equalization, to have the same corrected, in the same manner as other erroneous assessments. SEC. 5. This Act shall be in force on and after its passage. Approved March 10, 1886. CHAPTER II. OF BULLS RUNNING AT LARGE IN RICH COUNTY. AN ACT to Prevent Bulls from Running at Large in Rich SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and ning at large. the running at large of any bull within the limits when prohibof Rich County, Utah, between the 1st day of ited from runJanuary and the 1st day of July in each year is hereby prohibited. SEC. 2. For each and every bull found running at large in violation of Section 1 of this Act, Penalty. a penalty of five dollars is hereby fixed; and for such penalty and the costs incurred in carrying out the provisions of Section 3 of this Act, there shall be a lien upon such animal. SEC. 3. Any bull found running at large contrary to the provisions of this Act may be May be imtaken by any person to the nearest precinct pound pounded, etc. and delivered to the poundkeeper thereof, and said animal shall be held and disposed of by said poundkeeper, in the manner provided by law for the holding and disposing of animals found trespassing and doing damage. The proceeds from Proceeds, how such disposal shall be applied in the manner provided by law for the disposal of the proceeds derived from sales of estrays. Approved March 10, 1886. applied. CHAPTER III. FISH AND GAME. AN ACT Supplemental to Chapter VI., Session Laws of 8814, entitled, "An Act for the Protection of Fish and Game." SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah: That any person who wilfully kills or destroys any trout less than six inches long, is guilty of a mis- Trout. demeanor. SEC. 2. Any person who has in his possession any trout taken unlawfully is guilty of a misde-same. meanor. SEC. 3. Any person who wilfully takes, kills or destroys any elk, mountain sheep or antelope, Elk, Sheep, etc. during the four years next ensuing, is guilty of a misdemeanor. 4 SEC. 4. That Section 10 of Chapter VI. of CHAPTER IV. AN ACT amending Section 18 of Chapter XLV., Session SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah: That Section 18 of Chapter XLV., Session Laws of 1884, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: SEC. 18. Non-use for two years of the franWhen corpora chise herein given, shall be a forfeiture of the tions forfeit, &c. privileges herein granted. Approved March 10, 1886. Amount of paid CHAPTER V. OF FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES. AN ACT Amending an Act relating to Fire Insurance Companies. Approved March 13, 1884. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah: That Section 1 of Chapter XLVI., Laws of Utah, 1884, up capital in- be amended by striking out the word "one" in the ninth line of said Section, and inserting the word "two" in lieu thereof, and adding at the end of said Section, "except as hereinafter provided." creased. Annual state That Section 3 of said Act be amended to read 'as follows: Section 3. The statement referred to in Secment, when to tion 2 shall be renewed annually, in the month of April of each year, and a copy thereof certified be made. |