, 1867-02-15

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rorrr LAWS.
IN, abuncombs'' act passed three years ago,
to nprevent the depreciation of e. 5. legal tens
A., ao,..,, was repealed. The specific contract
.nd usury laws did not pass.
rAxIHs STOCK.
-. 70 prevent the driving of stock into
ri, T.rritory from the adjoining State or Terri
,o,;.. ID order TO avoid TAXATION was passed.
~. Ora. section Of the law reads "Thst all
,,o.k such as horses, mules, cattle, hogs, sheep,
:. that NAV remain iu any county Of this Ter>
ri,Orr for thirty days or over, shall be naole 70
ts.e, equal in assessment as the stock in said
county /; provided that the act shall not apply TO
,,oek upon which taxes have been paid for the
current year in any other county Of the Territo>
rv." The Sheriff is authorized to assess the
,.Oek and empowered to collect it. :.
cnInEs AND PUEIsHAESrs.
Tho act in relation TO crimes and Punishmsnts
il amended so that persons convicted of robbery
NAV be sentenced, at the discretion of the jury,
to not more than twenty years Imprisonment,
instead Of imprisoned for life or punished with
death a. heretofore.
THR IANKRuPT Law
Is very stringent Onei aud though not partial
to such acts, it seems to us from close exami-
-a,inn Of the law that II will he almost an i'm
possibility a4trh AS may take the benefit Of 1t
to practice fraud. All properly S.in.piur to an
insOlVent debtor, excepting such as be may he
entitled to under the exemption law, is divided
pro rata among his creditors but legal mortga-
ees and liens resting upon the property at the
time the assignment is made shall remain good
and valid, and may be enforced in the same
manner as though no such surrender had been
made.
COUNTY AUDITORS.
An act passed requiring County Auditors to
make out and publish annual exhibit of the
receipts and expenditures of their counties, i'm
mediately after the Spring term Of the Commis-
sioner's Court. The report is required to show
the amount to tax assessed in the county the
preceding year for Territorial, county and school
purposes; the amount of tax collected; the
amount Of money received from other sources !;
the total amount received into the treasury the
amount still due and not collected the number
what they were issued the total amount of or
ders redeemed the amount of outstanding orders
aud the present condition Of the Treasury.
THE APPoRrIoNNEST LAW
Gives Walla Walla county one Councilman and
Eve Representatives, and walla Walla and Ste
cnuntv one ioIot Councilman
THE CORPORATION Law
l. amended by requiring only two persons to be
necessary to form corporation for the carrying
on Of any trade or business, instead Of three as
heretofore also, BY giving all corporations
forne U der the laws of olhtr States or Territo-
ries for the transaction of marine, life or fire
insurance business to do and transact such bust.
ness in this Territory and to maintain and defend
the same in any court fully though incor.
porated by and in accordance with the laws of
this Territory.
RELfEF BILLS.
Si1 hundred dollars WAS appropriated out Of
the Territorial Treasury for the relief of E. G.
Parker, for mileage, fees and expenses incurred
in attempting to arrest Thomas Donahue also,
Sl75 for J. l.. Roberts for similar expenses in =
logg.
LEAD, COPPER AND IRON MINING CLAIMS.
Any person may take up and have the excu-
sive possession of three hundred yards square
Of any lands containing the above metals pro-
Vided he will within 80 DAYS have his claim
recorded and do $lOO worth of work thereon
within one year, and have 1t opened within three
ars, and thereafter work it at least three
months in each year.
THE SUNDAY LAW
Is amended so that writs of arrest, attachment
and injunction may issue and be served on suns
day. =
COURTS.
The terms Of Court in the First Judicial Dis.
trct are to be held ut Walla Walla on the first
Monday of May and second Monday of October.
and continue for three weeks unless sooner ad
Journed, The extra term is abolished and the
terms are each shortened one week The Conrt
meets at Pinkney City on the first Monday of
June and continues for two weeks unless sooner
adjourned.
THE PAY OF COUNTY ASSESSORS
And their deputies is increased to ten dollars
per day, at the option Of the County Commis>
sionerS
EVIDENCE IN CIVIL ACTIONS.
This act provides that no person shall be dis.
qualified AS witness in any civil action by rea>
son Of his interest in the event of the same as
party thereto or otherwise, except when the op.
pOsIIe party sues or defends MS executor, admin
istrator or legal representative of any deceased
or insane person. as legal representative Of
any minor under the age OF fourteen years.
ATTORNEYS.
The act in relation to attorneys, &C., is amend
ed go that no attorney shall be allowed to de-
fend or assist in defending any criminal prose-
cation in the Courts of this Territory when the
prosecuting attorney ip the is partner
With him ia the practice of law also, so that
no prosecuting attorney shall be employed in or
allowed to conduct any suit for divorces for the
petitioner nor be allowed 70 resist a petition
fOr-divorce IN cases where the defendant does
not appear, or appearing, admits the allegations
Of the complaint if the attorney for the peti
toner is partner in the practice OF law or
keeps bis Office with the prosecuting attorney.
PROBATE JUDGES
Are required to give Onds in sum of not less
than one thousand nor more than Ten thousand
dollars
Besides these a great number of local and 0eu.