SEC. 10. Any officer who shall willfully Willful neglect neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misde or refusal to by officer, a misdemeanor. meanor. SEC. 11. All laws in conflict with this law are hereby repealed. Approved February 25, 1888. CHAPTER XVI. Dower, how relinquished. Power of attorney of an. RELEASE OF RIGHT OF DOWER. AN ACT Providing for the Release of the Right of SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah: That in any conveyance of, or encumbrance upon real property by deed of the husband, the wife may join with him or his attorney-in-fact, in such deed, and her so joining her husband in such deed shall transfer and convey any and all rights of dower she may have in the property conveyed or encumbered in or by such deed; but to be valid, the signature of the wife must be witnessed, and she must acknowledge the execution thereof before some officer authorized to take such acknowledgment, in the same manner as an unmarried woman. SEC. 2. A married woman may join in a power of attorney with her husband for the married wom encumbrance, release or conveyance of lands, or of any interest therein; and said power of attorney shall be witnessed by at least one credible witness; acknowledged in the manner provided by law, and shall be entitled to record. Validating certain deeds. SEC. 3. That all instruments of writing Power of attor. Which have been executed and acknowledged by married women before any officer authorized by the laws of this Territory to take acknowledg ney and ac knowledge ments thereto heretofore made. ments to instruments in writing effecting the title to real property in this Territory since the second day of March, 1887, and which purport to have been so executed and acknowledged for the purpose of encumbering, releasing or conveying their rights of dower in the real property described in such instruments, and all such instruments wherein the wife has executed and acknowledged an encumbrance, release or conveyance with her husband, or his attorney-in-fact, and such instrument purports to convey all their interest in the property described in such instrument, without referring to her right of dower, shall be regarded and considered as a sufficient and proper encumbrance, release or conveyance, as the case may be, of the right of dower of such married woman in such property, and all such instruments are hereby declared valid and effectual, in all respects for such purposes. SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval by the Governor. Approved February 25, 1888. CHAPTER XVII. BOUNTIES, ANIMALS AND BIRDS. AN ACT Providing Bounties for the Destruction of Bounties. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah: That the several county courts within the respective counties of this Territory are hereby authorized and empowered by an order made of record upon mounts. the minutes of such county court, to offer and pay rewards for the destruction of wild animals and English sparrows, within their respective counties, not to exceed one dollar each on lynxes, grey wolves and wild cats, fifty cents on coyotes, five dollars on mountain lions and bears, two How determined. County Clerk. cents on jack rabbits and ground squirrels, ten cents on musk rats, minks, and weasels, five cents on gophers, and one quarter of a cent on English sparrows, as hereinafter provided. SEC. 2. The person or persons who shall hereafter kill any of the above named wild animals, or said birds. in order to receive the reward mentioned in Section 1 of this Act, shall produce the head or scalp of such animal, with ears attached, or the head of such bird, before the county clerk in and for any county, as aforesaid. It shall be the duty of such county clerk to diligently examine such person or persons, and such other witnesses as said county clerk may deem proper, on oath or affirmation, touching the time when, and the place where, such animal or bird was so taken and killed, and the circumstances thereof. If upon such examination the county clerk shall be satisfied that such animal or bird was taken and killed by the person or persons producing the head or scalp thereof, within the limits of the county for which said county clerk is qualified to act, he shall immediately cause such head or scalp to be destroyed, and shall issue a warrant on the treasury of such county for the reward offered in accordance with the provisions of this act, to the person or persons producing such head or scalp, provided, that any person or persons must present not less than three hundred scalps or heads of jack rabbits and ground squirrels, or not less than one hundred heads of English sparrows, at any one time, to entitle them to the reward offered in accordance with the provisions of this act. SEC. 3. The county clerk of each county shall keep a true account of the moneys paid out under this act, and the number of each species of animals or English sparrows for which bounties have been paid, and whenever the amount so paid reaches the sum of fifty dollars or more, said clerk shall present said account, sworn to by said clerk as being true and correct, to the Territorial Territorial Auditor, who shall draw his warrant Auditor. upon the Territorial Treasurer, for one half of Treasurer. said amount, which shall be paid by said Treasurer out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and forward the same to said county. SEC. 4. Any county court may, at any time, set aside, vacate and rescind their order, or any part thereof offering and paying such rewards as are provided for in Section I of this act, or may reduce the amounts of such rewards: Provided, that an order be made of record to such effect upon the minutes of such court, and published in some newspaper having general circulation in said county, at least ten days before said action shall take effect. Approved March 3, 1888. County Court. CHAPTER XVIII. WHEN LAWS GO INTO EFFECT. AN ACT Fixing the Time at which New Laws shall go into Effect. 31 May. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah: That unless otherwise provided therein, all laws and resolutions which may hereafter be enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of Midnight, this Territory, shall go into effect and be operative at twelve o'clock midnight of the 31st day of May next after their passage and approval. SEC. 2. All acts and resolutions inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Approved March 3, 1888. CHAPTER XIX. SUGAR. AN ACT To Encourage the Production and Manufacture of Sugar in the Territory of Utah. the SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah: That, to encourage the production and manufacture of sugar from products raised within Territory of Utah, all water rights, factories, buildings, implements and machinery of every kind whatsoever actually and in good faith emExemptions. ployed in the production and manufacture of sugar from such products in said Territory, and the stock of any company incorporated for the purpose of, and actually and in good faith engaged in, the production or manufacture of sugar in this Territory, and the bonds and mortgages given to secure loans on the aforesaid property, shall be exempt from taxation during the period of the next ensuing six years, or until the first day of January, A. D. 1894. Approved March 3, 1888. CHAPTER XX. EVIDENCE, FOREIGN DOCUMENTS. AN ACT Amending Section 1175 of "An Act Revising the Code of Civil Procedure of Utah Territory,' Approved March 13th, 1884. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah: That subdivision 8, of Section 1175, of "An act revising the Code of Civil Procedure of Utah Territory, approved March 13, 1884," be amended to read as follows: |