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report; abstract

Sec. 14. The board must make up their report and Time of making recommendations at least thirty days before the meet- to be published. ing of the Legislature. A brief abstract of their report, showing the claims rejected, and those, and the amounts thereof, allowed, must be published in a newspaper published at the seat of government, for such time as the board may prescribe, before the meeting of the Legislature.

Member

Sec. 15. No member of the board shall act upon Merd not to act any claim in which he is interested, or for expenditures on claim where incurred in his office, nor shall he be present when the decision thereon is made.

interested.

entertained,

Sec. 16. The board shall not entertain for a third Claims not to be time, a demand against the State once rejected by it, when. or the Legislature, unless such facts or reasons are presented to the board as in suits, between individuals, would furnish sufficient ground for granting a new trial.

decision of

Sec. 17. Any person interested, who is aggrieved Appeal from by the disapproval of a claim by the board, may appeal board. from the decision to the Legislature, by filing with the board a notice thereof, and upon the receipt of such notice, the board must transmit the demand and all the papers accompanying the same, with a statement of the evidence taken before it, to the Legislature.

draw warrant,

Sec. 18. The State Auditor shall not draw his war- Auditor not to rant for any claim, unless it has been approved by the except board, except for salaries or compensation of officers fixed by law, or for moneys expressly appropriated by statute.

hibited from

when.

Sec. 19. Whenever the board has reason to believe Treasurer prothat the State Auditor has drawn, or is about to draw, paying warrant, his warrant without authority of law, or for a larger amount than the State actually owes, the board must notify the State Treasurer not to pay the warrant so drawn or to be drawn; and thereupon the Treasurer is prohibited from paying the warrant, whether actually drawn or not, until he is otherwise directed by the Legislature or the board.

amine books of

Treasurer.

Sec. 20. As often as it may deem proper, the Board to exboard must examine the books of the State Auditor and Auditor and State Treasurer, the accounts and vouchers in their offices, and count the money in the treasury, and for that purpose they may demand, and the State Auditor and State Treasurer must furnish without delay, all in

Must publish statement of money in

treasury.

Auditor and
Treasurer to

allow

examination.

formation touching the books, papers, vouchers, or matters pertaining to their offices.

Sec. 21. The board must, at least twice in each year. make and file in the office of the Secretary of State, and publish in some newspaper at the seat of government, a statement, showing the amount of money in the treasury.

Sec. 22. The State Auditor and State Treas urer, must permit the Board of Examiners to examine the books and papers in their respective offices, and the Treasurer must permit the money in the treasury, without delay on any pretense whatever, to be counted, whenever the board wishes to make an examination or count.

Sec. 23. The Board of Examiners is also a Board Examiners also of Supplies and Furnishing Board.

a supplies and

furnishing board.

all supplies, etc.

Sec. 24. It is the duty of such board:

1. To contract for the furnishing of all stationery, To contract for printing, binding, paper, fuel, lights, and other necessary supplies to be used by the Legislature and all other departments of the government, and the printing. binding and distributing of the laws, codes, journals. department reports, reports of decisions of the supreme court, and all other printing and binding, and repairing of any books used by any State officer, or department.

To furnish offices, etc.

for supplies.

2. To hire all offices for the State officers, and to furnish the same; to keep the furniture in repair, and to hire and furnish halls and rooms for the use of the Legislature, and to provide furniture therefor, and to keep the same in repair.

3. To cause to be deposited in the office of the Place of deposit Secretary of State all stationery, books and other articles and supplies furnished and on hand, and to issue to any officer a requisition on the Secretary of State, for any books, stationery or other supplies needed by such officer.

made.

4. At the end of each fiscal year, and at such Inventory to be other times as the board thinks proper, to cause an inventory to be taken of all articles and supplies on hand and contracted for, and to make an examination of all accounts and vouchers for such supplies.

Rules of the board.

5. To establish rules for the government of the board in relation to all contracts not inconsistent with law.

for bids for

Sec. 25. Before any contract is let, the board To advertise must advertise for twenty days, in two daily news- supplies. papers, printed in the State, one of which must be published at the seat of government, for sealed proposals, to furnish any and all the supplies mentioned in the next preceding section. Provided, That such advertising need not be made where the amount to be expended for such supplies, shall be less than two hundred dollars.

ment shall state.

Sec. 26. The board must specify in the advertise- What advertise ment, the amount and kinds of each article required, a sample and minute description of each article must accompany and be deposited with each proposal.

and awarding

Sec. 27. The proposals received must be directed Opening of bids to the board, opened and compared by it at its office at contracts. twelve o'clock noon, of the day specified in the advertisement, and the board must award the contract for furnishing such supplies, or any of them, to the lowest responsible bidder at such time.

to accompany

Sec. 28. Each bid must be accompanied by a cer- Certified check tified check equal to ten per cent of the amount of the bid; bond on bid, to be held upon the condition, that upon the award contract. of said contract, to him, the bidder will faithfully and promptly execute a good and sufficient bond, payable to the State, with two sureties to be approved by said board, conditioned that he will deliver the supplies for which he has contracted, under such rules and regulations as the board may prescribe; and for the faithful performance of the contract.

supplies; board

Sec. 29. The board may in the advertisement, Classification of classify the supplies and articles to be furnished, and may reject bids. may receive bids, and award contracts for such separate class of supplies, or such separate articles, as it considers the lowest and best bid. The board may require any class of supplies or separate articles thereof to be delivered in installments. Any and all bids may be rejected, and the board may advertise again.

for session of

Sec. 30. The board must, at least one month be- Preparations fore the meeting of the Legislature, advertise as pro- Legislature. vided in the preceding sections, for the repairing and furnishing the halls and rooms, and stationery, fuel, light, and such other supplies as are necessary for the members of the Legislature, at the ensuing session, and at the commencement of each session thereof, the board must report to the Legislature an account of the

Same.

to be interested in contracts.

clerical help for

supplies, expenditures for the same, and the stock on hand.

Sec. 31. The board may hire the necessary rooms for the State officers, and the halls and rooms for the Legislature, and its committees, without advertising as provided in this act, if the board so decide.

Sec. 32. No member or officer of any department State officer not of the government, shall be in any way interested in any contract made under the provisions of this article. Sec. 33. The Board of Examiners may at any Employment of time, when necessary, employ clerical help for any State officers. State officer or board, and no clerks shall be employed by such officers or boards, without the authority of the Board of Examiners, and no such clerks shall be employed by the Board of Examiners, except when all the duties of the office cannot be performed by the officer himself.

Sec. 34. This act shall take effect upon approval.
Approved March 4, 1896.

Damages by

may be

recovered.

CHAPTER XXXVI.

DAMAGES CAUSED BY GRADING STREETS.

AN ACT to provide for recovery of Damages for injuries to Real Estate caused by Grading Streets, Alleys and Public Grounds in Cities.

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

SECTION 1. Whenever by the grading of any street. Changing grade alley or other public ground in a city, pursuant to the action of the city authorities in changing the established grade of such street, alley or public ground, after valuable improvements have been made upon real property abutting thereon, such real property is injured or diminished in value, the owner of such real property or improvements may recover from such city the amount of such damages or diminution in value in a civil action brought for that purpose.

Apply to

Sec. 2. This act shall be held to cover and apply changes to be to all cases wherein a change of established grades of streets, alleys or public grounds may have been hereto

carried into

effect.

fore determined upon, but has not been carried into actual effect.

Sec. 3. This act shall take effect upon its ap

proval.

Approved March 7, 1896.

CHAPTER XXXVII.

RELEASE OF ONE JOINT DEBTOR.

AN ACT providing for the Release of one or more Joint Debtors without discharging the others.

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

Creditor may

debtor.

SECTION 1. Any creditor to whom two or more release joint persons are jointly indebted, either upon contract or the judgment of any court, founded upon contract, may release one or more of the persons so jointly liable, from such joint indebtedness; and such release shall operate as a satisfaction or discharge of such joint debt only to the amount of the proportion which the person so released ought in equity as between himself and the other joint debtor or debtors, to pay; and as to the balance of such joint debt, the contract or judgment, as the case may be, on which the same is owing, shall be and remain in full force as against him or them alone, the same as if such joint contract or judgment had been made or rendered against him or them alone; Provided, That if the amount paid by the person released in any case to procure his release, shall exceed the proportion of such joint debt which he, as between himself and the co-debtor or debtors, ought to pay, then Debt satisfied such joint debt shall thereby be satisfied to the extent of the sum actually paid to procure such release; And Provided also, That if the person released is only a surety, his release shall operate as payment of such joint debt to the extent of the money actually paid by him to procure his release, and no further.

to extent of amount paid.

released with

Sec. 2. The provisions of the preceding section Surety to be shall not so apply to joint debts owing by one or more principal. person or persons as principal, and another or others as

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