AND, WHEREAS, It is to the public interest that the said offer be accepted, Now, therefore, be it Acceptance. Resolved, by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah, that the offer and tender of said lands by the City of Salt Lake to the Territory of Utah, as hereinbefore set forth, be, and the same is hereby accepted by the said Territory, subject to the conditions, limitations and restrictions in said offer specfied and set forth.

Approved March 5, 1888.

CHAPTER XXVII.

LIQUOR ELECTIONS.

AN ACT Preventing the Sale or Giving Away of Intoxicating Beverages on Election Days.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah: That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons Misdemeanor. keeping a public house, saloon or drinking place, either licensed or unlicensed, in any city or county of this Territory, to sell, give away, or furnish spirituous or malt liquors, wine or any other intoxicating beverages, on any part of any day set apart, or to be set apart, for any general or special election for Territorial, County, Municipal, District or Precinct officers, except School Trustees, by the citizens in any election district or precinct, in any of the counties or municipalities within this Territory.

SEC. 2. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from and after its passage and approval.

Approved March 6, 1888.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

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Duty.

Secretary.

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS-CAPITOL GROUNDS.

AN ACT Creating a Board of Commissioners on Capitol Grounds.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah: That the Governor of the Territory, and James Sharp and Thomas Marshall, of the County of Salt Lake, and Joseph Stanford, of Weber County, and Aaron F. Farr Jr. of Cache County, and Anthon H. Lund, of San Pete County, and A. O. Smoot Jr. of Utah County, are hereby appointed and constituted a "Board of Commissioners on Capitol Grounds.'

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SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the said Commissioners respectively, (excepting the Governor of the Territory) within twenty days after the passage and approval of this act, to take and subscribe an oath of office, to the effect that he will faithfully and to the best of his ability, discharge the duties of his office, and he shall execute a bond to the Territory of Utah, in the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars, conditioned that he will faithfully discharge all duties incumbent upon him to perform, in his said office as such commissioner, and said oath so subscribed and said bond shall be filed with the Secretary of the Territory; said bond with two or more sureties thereon, shall be first approved by the Auditor of Public Accounts.

SEC. 3. Immediately upon the qualification of said commissioners as aforesaid, they shall meet at the call of the Governor of the Territory, (who shall be ex-officio the Chairman of said Board) and elect some suitable person as Secretary of said Board; said Secretary shall keep minutes and records of all official acts of said Board, and accurate books of account of all monies paid out or expended by the said Board, and perform such

other duties as the Board may from time to time direct.

control.

SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of said Board to Possession and take full possession and control of the grounds conveyed by the City of Salt Lake to the Territory of Utah, situate on the north bench of said city, and grade, fence, improve, ornament, beautify, lay off, and do all things which in the judgment of said Board may be fit and proper for the preparation of said grounds for the purposes contemplated by the trust created by the conveyance of said city and the acceptance thereof by said Territory.

SEC. 5. The said Board shall also, so soon as by it shall be deemed advisable, in conjunction Reservoir. with said City of Salt Lake, construct a suitable reservoir with all needed adjuncts thereto, at such point as may be agreed upon, for an adequate storage and supply of water for the said grounds, and for the buildings hereafter to be erected thereon.

stone.

SEC. 6. Said Board shall make tests of stone (native to Utah) and ascertain that which may Tests of native be best adapted in all respects for Capitol buildings; obtain plans, estimates, specifications for said buildings, and procure all such information, that in its judgment should be procured, to enable the next Legislative Assembly to advisedly act in the premises, in the performance of the trusts provided for by said conveyance; Provided, that said Board shall not adopt any plan for said Capitol buildings, nor commence the foundations thereof.

SEC. 7. A majority of said Board shall constitute a quorum to do business, and said Board may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as it may deem fit and proper; shall fix the salary of its Secretary and the compensation of such employees as it may require in the discharge of its duties.

Quorum.

SEC. 8. The said Board shall present to the Legislative Assembly of this Territory, during the Report. first week of its next session, a full, complete and

Vacancies.

detailed report of its proceedings under this act, together with all facts, figures, plans, specifications and information which said Board may have obtained touching said buildings, with such recommendations as to said Board may be deemed advisable.

SEC. 9. The said Board may fill all vacancies that shall occur in its body.

SEC. 10. Said Commissioners shall each receive as his compensation for his services under Compensation. this act, four dollars per day for each day actually employed, and ten cents per mile actually and necessarily traveled in the performance of the business of said Commission.

SEC. 11. For the purposes in this act set Appropriation. forth, the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be drawn by the warrants of the Auditor of Public Accounts, on the order of said Board of Commissioners.

SEC. 12. This act shall take effect from and after its passage and approval. Approved March 6, 1888.

CHAPTER XXIX.

COUNTY BOUNDARIES.

AN ACT Amending (148) Section VI, and (150) Section VIII, of Chapter III, Title IV, of the Compiled Laws of the Territory of Utah, entitled "An Act Defining the Boundaries of Counties and Locating County Seats." Approved January 10th, 1866.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah: That (148) Section 6 of Chapter III, Title IV, of the Compiled Laws of the Territory of Utah, entitled "An Act Defining the Boundaries of Counties and Locating County Seats," approved January 10th, 1886, be, and is hereby amended to read as follows:

Millard County

(148) Sec. 6. All that portion of territory bounded south of Beaver County, west by the Boundaries of State of Nevada, east and north by the summit of the mountains separating the Sevier from Pauvan and Round Valley, following said summit east of the Lake in Round Valley and running in a northerly direction to a point due east of the dugway, over the Sevier hill, about four miles south of the Sevier bridge; thence due west, crossing the summit of said dugway and then following the summit of the mountain and high ground between Round and Little Valleys to the summit of the mountains separating the Oak Creek district from Little Valley; thence northerly, following the summit of said last named mountain to its most prominent point of intersection with the Sevier River; thence down the channel of said river to the mouth of its lower cañon; thence due west to the Fillmore, the State of Nevada, is hereby made and named Millard County, with the county seat at Fillmore.

SEC. 2. That (150) Section 8 of said Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

county seat.

(150) Sec. 8. All that portion of territory Boundaries of bounded south by Millard and San Pete counties, Juab County. west by the State of Nevada, north by an east and west line to the divide between Cherry and Faust Creeks; thence along the summit of the hange between Tintic and Rush Valleys, and the summit of the range between Tintic Valley and Cedar and Goshen valleys, and the summit of the range between Goshen and Juab valleys, and the summit of the high ground and range between Utah and Juab valleys, and east by the summit of the Nebo range of mountains, passing around the head of Salt Creek Cañon and crossing the San Pete road where it first rises upon the divide, at the head of the cañon from the west, thence following the summit of the range of mountains between Juab. Chicken Creek and San Pete Valleys, to a point due east from where the Gunnison road crosses the divide between Chicken Creek and Sevier Valley; thence on a straight