The 17th Utah Territorial Assembly convened on January 13, 1868.
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Major Legislation
Appropriations
* Territorial Appropriation Bill (February 21, 1868)
Criminal Laws
* An Act concerning
Libel
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(February 21, 1868)
Incorporations of Cities and Counties
* An Act changing the name of Richland County to
Rich County (January 29, 1868)*
* An Act changing the name of
Great Salt Lake City
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and Great Salt Lake County (January 29, 1868)
* An Act to incorporate Deseret City, in
Millard County
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History
The Utah Territory legislature created the county o ...
(February 3, 1868)
* An Act incorporating the City of
Smithfield, in
Cache County (February 6, 1868)
* An Act incorporating
Richmond City, in Cache County (February 6, 1868)
* An Act incorporating
Kaysville City, in
Davis County Davis County is or was the name of the following counties in the United States:
*Davis County, Iowa, named in honor of Garrett Davis, a Congressman from Kentucky
*Davis County, Utah, named for Daniel C. Davis, captain in the Mormon Battalion
*Cass ...
(February 13, 1868)
* An Act incorporating the City of
Morgan, in
Morgan County (February 13, 1868)
* An Act incorporating
Parowan City, in
Iron County (February 13, 1868)
* An Act incorporating the City of
Ephraim
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, in
Sanpete County (February 14, 1868)
* An Act incorporating
Cedar City
Cedar City is the largest city in Iron County, Utah, United States. It is located south of Salt Lake City, and north of Las Vegas on Interstate 15. It is the home of Southern Utah University, the Utah Shakespeare Festival, the Utah Summer Gam ...
, in Iron County (February 18, 1868)
* An Act incorporating
Franklin City, in Cache County (February 19, 1868)
* An Act changing the
County Seat
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of Morgan County (February 19, 1868)
* An Act incorporating
Mount Pleasant, in Sanpete County (February 20, 1868)
* An Act amending the Charters of the Incorporated Cities in the Territory of Utah (February 21, 1868)
Members
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Francis M. Lyman
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References
Utah Territorial Legislature