To Millard county

For money expended in procuring assistance in prose-
cuting criminal cases in the district court in the fol-
lowing cases:

State vs. Carlos Young.

State vs. O. G. Campbell.

State vs. Crossman.

State vs. Ed Mortenson.

State vs. Amos Workman.

State vs. Greenhalgh and Jennings.

110.00

Sec. 2. Unexpended Balance to be Recovered Into Treasury. The state auditor is authorized and required to recover into the state treasury all unexpended balances or appropriations made by the second state legislature for the years 1897 and 1898, after all legal claims chargeable to the several appropriations are fully discharged and satisfied, and to balance the several accounts on his books by charging the same and crediting the appropriation account.

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Sec. 3. Deficiencies Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any state officer or state board of any institution in the state to incur or contract for any indebtedness in excess of the appropriations herein provided, except by and with the consent of the state board of examiners previous to incurring or contracting for any such indebtedness.

Sec. 4. Warrant Drawn Only on Appropriation. It shall be unlawful for the state auditor to audit or draw a state warrant in payment of any claim against the state, unless an appropriation has been previously made for such purpose, or unless authorized by law.

Sec. 5. Claims Filed with Auditor. All bills, vouchers, statements of claims or other evidences of indebtedness against the state, for any money appropriated herein, shall be filed with the state auditor before warrants are drawn for the payment thereof.

Sec. 6. Salaries Paid Quarterly, Other Appropriations as Provided. All salaries of state officers or members of state boards shall be paid quarterly, and all other money herein appropriated shall be paid as provided by law.

Sec. 7. No Duplications. No money or other claim against the state, the payment of which is provided for in this act, shall be duplicated, if it shall appear that it is covered by appropriation heretofore made, or by special laws.

Sec. 8. Repeal. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 9. This act shall take effect upon approval.
Approved March 21, 1899.

CHAPTER 88.

PREFERENCE RIGHTS TO SETTLERS ON SCHOOL LAND.

AN ACT Granting Preference Rights to Purchase State Lands.

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

SECTION 1. Preference Rights to Settlers. Actual and bona fide settlers or occupants who have improved state lands, and were, January 1, 1894, actual settlers or occupants thereon, and where claims were filed with the state board of land commissioners prior to June 30th, 1897, shall have the preference right to purchase the land whereon such settlement was made, or of which occupancy was had, not exceeding such amount as would, on January 1st, 1897, or at the present time, make the entire holding of such person not to exceed four hundred and eighty acres of land. Where settlers have resided upon, occupied or cultivated any lands granted to the state for school purposes, prior to March 1, 1869, or who on January 1st, 1894, held the same or the possession thereof by purchase from such settlers or occupants or their assigns, they may be permitted to purchase such lands at not less than twenty-five per cent of the appraised value; provided, that the purchase price shall not be less than $1.25 per acre; provided further, that where certificates of sale for such lands have heretofore been issued by the state board of land commissioners, the payments in accordance with the terms of said certificates shall be made. At the first regular session of the legislature after full payment on any such certificate has been made, the holder of such certificate may file his claim for the difference between the sum paid on said certificate and the sum which should have been exacted if this law had been in force on June 30th, 1897.

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect upon approval.

Approved March 21, 1899.