Sec. 8. Certificate of Judge. The judge of said court shall certify, when requested by the stenographer, the time which he shall have been employed in attendance upon the court, except on the trial of criminal cases, and the amount to which he is entitled therefor. Upon the presentation of such certificate of the judge to the county auditor, said auditor shall draw warrant in favor of said stenographer upon the county treasurer for the amount so certified, which warrant shall be a sufficient voucher for the payment of the same by the county treasurer.

Sec. 9. Fee Upon Filing Each Case. A stenographer's fee of three dollars shall be collected by the clerk of the court, in each case, upon the filing of said case, which shall be paid to the county treasurer by said clerk, and may be taxed as costs in the action, provided, that in all actions now pending the clerk of the court shall at once collect the fee as herein provided; and provided further that in no case shall the state be liable for such fee.

Sec. 10. No Liability Except as Provided Herein. Neither the judge employing and contracting with such stenographer, nor the state nor any department thereof, shall be liable to the stenographer for any compensation, fee or mileage, except as provided herein.

Sec. 11. Sections Repealed. Sections 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727 and 728 of title 14 of the Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898, are hereby repealed.

Sec. 12. This act shall take effect upon approval.
Approved March 9, 1899.

CHAPTER 73.

SETTLEMENTS BY COUNTIES WITH THE STATE.

AN ACT to Amend Section 2666, and to Repeal Sections 2668 and 2669 of the Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898, Relating to Settlements by Counties with the State.

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

SECTION 1. That section 2666 of the Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898, is hereby amended to read as follows:

Sec. 2666. Report of County Auditor. The county auditor must at once transmit by mail one copy of the report to the state auditor, one copy to the state treasurer and must deliver the other copy to the treasurer of his county.

Sec. 2. Sections 2668 and 2669 of the Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898, are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. This act shall take effect upon approval.
Approved March 9, 1899.

CHAPTER 74.

STATE TAX LEVY.

AN ACT to Provide Revenue for the Support of the Government of the State and of the Severai Counties of the State, and District and County Schools, for the Fiscal Years Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-nine, and Nineteen Hundred.

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

SECTION 1. Five Mills Levied for General State Purposes. There is hereby directed to be raised for general state purposes for each of the fiscal years of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine and nineteen hundred, upon all of the taxable property in this state, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars: and for the purpose of raising the same, there is hereby levied for each of the years eighteen hundred and ninety-nine and nineteen hundred, an ad valorem tax of five mills on each dollar in value of the taxable property in the state, or such portion of said tax as the state board of equalization may find is necessary to raise the sum above set forth in each of said years.

Sec. 2. District School Tax. For the purpose of raising sums for the support of district schools for each of the fiscal years eighteen hundred and ninety-nine and nineteen hundred, an ad valorem tax of three mills on each dollar in value of all the taxable property in the state, is hereby levied for each of the years, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine and nineteen hundred.

Sec. 3. County Tax. The boards of county commissioners of the several counties of the state are hereby authorized to levy on all the taxable property in their respective counties, for each of the fiscal years eighteen hundred and ninety-nine and nineteen hundred, an ad valorem tax of not to exceed five mills on the dollar of valuation for general county purposes, and not to exceed five mills on the dollar of valuation for county school purposes.

Sec. 4. This act shall take effect upon approval.
Approved March 9, 1899.

CHAPTER 75.

WINTER COURSE IN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

AN ACT to Establish a Winter Course of Studies in the Agricultural College.

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

SECTION 1. Board of Trustees Directed to Establish Winter Course. The object of this act is the establishment and maintenance of a regular winter course of studies for students at the agricultural college of Utah; which course shall include studies relating to agri

culture and mechanical arts, and such other scientific and classical studies as the board of trustees and faculty may prescribe, and the board of trustees is hereby empowered and directed to establish such course.

Sec. 2. The special year of this course shall consist of five calendar months, beginning on or about November 1st of each year. Approved March 16, 1899.

CHAPTER 76.

TAX SALES TO BE CERTIFIED.

AN ACT Making Provision for the Transmission by the County Treasurer to the County Recorder of Certified Records of Tax Sales; and for Abstracting of such Records by the County Recorder.

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

SECTION 1. Certified Record of Unredeemed Tax Sales. Contents of Record. The county treasurer shall, on or before the 1st day of July, A. D. 1899, prepare and transmit to the county recorder a certified record of all unredeemed tax sales made by the county collectors or the county treasurers, as the case may be, for the years 1895, 1896, 1897 and 1898, and of all other matter at such time constituting liens upon real estate in the county, a record of which is contained in the treasurer's office; which record shall show in separate columns, the name of the person to whom assessed, the descriptions of the tract sold, the date of sale, and to whom sold; also a column to show date of redemption and by whom redeemed; also a column to show date and to whom sold at private sale by county treasurer, and each line on each page shall be numbered consecutively; and the county recorder shall with all due diligence enter all such items in the abstract records in his office.

Sec. 2. Record of Tax Sales. The county treasurer shall, on or before the 15th day of March, A. D. 1900, and of each year thereafter transmit to the county recorder a certified record, in forms prescribed in section 1 of this act showing all tax sales made by him for delinquent taxes of the preceding year, together with the record of the delinquent tax upon all property not sold for the reason that the county held tax lien thereon for delinquent tax of some preceding year; and the county recorder shall enter all items shown by such record in the abstract books in his office.

Sec. 3. Report of Redemptions Made. The county treasurer shall transmit to the county recorder daily (if he has any matter as hereinafter provided, to report) a transcript of redemptions made, or private sales made by him; which transcript shall make reference to the book, page and line of the tax sale record where original sale is listed, the name of the person in whose name sold, the lot, block,

plat and survey, or the quarter section, section, township and range, as the case may be; together with the name of the person making such redemption or making such purchase at private sale; and the county recorder shall enter the items contained in such transcript in the proper place in the tax sale records to which they refer.

Sec. 4. The tax sales records herein before provided shall be transmitted to and kept in the County Recorder's office and shall be considered the official record of tax sales.

Sec. 5. All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Approved March 20, 1899.

CHAPTER 77.

TERMS SUPREME COURT.

AN ACT Amending Section 658 of the Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898, Providing Where and When the Terms of the Supreme Court Shall Be Held.

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

SECTION 1. That section 658 of the Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898, is hereby amended to read as follows:

Sec. 658. Supreme Court at Capital. Terms. The supreme court shall be held at the capital of the state, and shall convene and hold three terms in each year, viz: On the second Mondays of February, May and October. The court may adjourn from time to time as it may deem proper.

Approved March 20, 1899.

CHAPTER 78.

HIGHWAYS.

AN ACT to Amend Sections 1122 and 1123 of the Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898 Relating to Highways,

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

SECTION 1. That sections 1122 and 1123 of the Revised Statutes of the state of Utah, 1898, be and the same are amended to read as follows:

Sec. 1122. Plats of Highways. It shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners in each county immediately to determine all public highways existing in its county and to prepare plats and specific descriptions of the same and of such other high

ways as such board may from time to time locate upon public lands, which shall be kept on file in the office of the county clerk.

Sec. 1123. Patent Subject to Easement. Whenever the state shall issue its patent for any lands the same shall be made subject to the easement or right of the public to use all such highways as may have been established according to law, across the land therein described.

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect upon approval.
Approved March 20, 1899.

CHAPTER 79.

PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

AN ACT to Provide For the Holding of Primary Elections and to Punish Offenses Committed at Such Elections,

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

SECTION 1. Presiding Officers. Opening and Closing of Polls. Political parties, organizations or associations in this state may appoint presiding officers and judges of election at any primary election that they may deem just and proper. In all cities of the first and second class the polls at such primary election shall be open at four o'clock in the afternoon and close at nine o'clock in the afternoon of the same day on which such election is held.

Sec. 2. Who Entitled to Vote. No person shall be entitled to vote at any primary election unless of the age of twenty-one years, and a duly qualified voter under the laws of this state, or shall have been a duly qualified voter at the next ensuing state, city or school election for which such primary is being held under the prescribed rules and regulations of the political party, or organization or association so holding the primary election.

Sec. 3. Challenge. Oath. Judges to Keep Record. The vote or ballot of any person offered at any primary election shall, upon challenge by any lawful voter be rejected, unless he be sworn as to his qualifications as such voter, and the presiding officer or any judge of election at such primary is hereby empowered, and it shall be his duty to administer an oath to such person and to any other person offering to vote, as he may deem advisable, which oath shall be substantially as follows: "You do solemnly swear that you will true answers make to such questions as shall be put to you by any judge of this primary election, touching your qualifications to vote at the same." It shall be the duty of the judges at such primary