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(Size ranges from 7 1/16 x 4 3/4 inches to 9 1/4 x 5 13/16 inches). Twenty volumes, detailed below. 20th-century cloth, gilt leather labels. Light to moderate wear and soiling, a few volumes with stained cloth, chipped labels. Institutional stamps on titlepages. Some light soiling and dampstaining An extensive run of Utah laws with references to Mormon pioneers. A remarkable and nearly complete run of the early session laws of the Utah Territory, encompassing a number of early Salt Lake City imprints. The volume for the first session is, of course, the first collection of Utah Territory laws. It includes interesting statutes related to ranching, for example concerning brand books and enclosures. The acts of the fourth session did not appear separately, but are found only in the 1855 Acts, published in Great Salt Lake City by Joseph Cain, 1855, and present in this run. These volumes contain a wealth of information on Brigham Young and other Mormon pioneers, the incorporation of cities and counties, the building of roads, the establishment of industry, and all aspects of Utah life of the period. The laws encompass the founding of the territory, the Mormon War, the Civil War period, and the coming of the transcontinental railroad in 1869. The volumes are as follows: 1) Acts, Resolutions, and Memorials, Passed by the First Annual, and Special Sessions, of the Legislative Assembly, of the Territory of Utah, Begun and Held at Great Salt Lake City, on the 22nd day of September. 2) Acts and Resolutions Passed at the Second Annual Session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah. Great Salt Lake City: George Hales, 1853. 168,[1]pp. McMurtrie 19. 3) Acts and Resolutions Passed at the Third Annual Session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah. Great Salt Lake City: Arieh C. Brower, 1854. 39,[1]pp. McMurtrie 22. 4) Acts, Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Several Annual Sessions of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah. Great Salt Lake City: Joseph Cain, 1855. 460pp. McMurtrie 27. 5) Resolutions, Acts and Memorials Passed at the Fifth Annual Session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah: Convened at Fillmore City, Dec. 11, 1855. Great Salt Lake City. 1855. 51pp. McMurtrie 32. 6) Acts and Resolutions Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah, during the Sixth Annual Session, 1856-7. Great Salt Lake City: James McKnight, 1857. 211pp. McMurtrie 34. 7) Acts and Resolutions of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah: Eighth Annual Session - for the Years 1858-9. also Memorials to Congress. Great Salt Lake City: J. McKnight, 1859. 39,ii pp. McMurtrie 37. 8) Acts, Resolutions and Memorials Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah, during the Ninth Annual Session, for the Years 1859-60. Great Salt Lake City: John S. Davis, 1860. iv,44pp. McMurtrie 40. 9) Acts, Resolutions and Memorials Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah, during the Tenth Annual Session, for the Years 1860-61. Great Salt Lake City: Elias Smith, 1861. [2],50pp. 10) Acts, Resolutions and Memorials Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah, during the Eleventh Annual Session, for the Years 1861-62. Great Salt Lake City: Elias Smith, 1862. 60pp. 11) Acts, Resolutions and Memorials Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah, during the Twelfth Annual Session, for the Years 1862-63. Great Salt Lake City: Elias Smith, 1863. 15pp. 12) Acts, Resolutions and Memorials Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah, during the Thirteenth Annual Session, for the Years 1863-64. Great Salt Lake City: Henry McEwan, 1864. 52pp. 13) Acts, Resolutions and Memorials Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah, during the Fourteenth Annual Session, for the Years 1864---65. Great Salt Lake City: Henry McEwan, 1865. 92pp. 14) Acts, Resolutions and Memorials Passed and Adopted during the Sixteenth Annual Sessio. Seller Inventory # 29010
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