Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-10-28
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS

LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
COUNCIL.
October 23d.-Mr. Smith Of ThurstOn ~
tored from the judiciary COMMITTEES Q substi
liue for c. B. Nos and 8, relating TO the rights
u property of husband and wife, aud the des
cent and distribution Of real and personal e.
tate. The substitute was entitled An oct de-
fhing the rights Of persOns and Of property %
affected by marriage" The substitute 10 Q brief
,snd comprehensive bill recognizing thoroughly
the equality Of right Of husband and wife u
n ownership If property. Its first section pro
:ides that each '' shall have the right and may
use the same means to acquire. own. possess
manage and dispose Of property. real, personal
and mixed. either jointly in common or in sew.
crafty. a. II no marriage existed between them
lights in property previously acquired by Ell
her" Estates in dover and courtesy are
abolished, and survivorship in property is equal
all respects The bill is ON the table, subject
70 the order of the Council.
Mr. Smith of ThurstOn introduced an amend.
nent to the law of attachment. authorizing the
.ssue of the writ at the time Of commencement,
If suit. and upon less causes than are allowed
~ the present law.
Sheriff law, giving authority to the Sheriff to
1tppoint his deputies. and to select jail0r in
lis proper comfy. This re-enactment of law
Is supposed to he an aid to the Sheriff of Clarke
county. to get rid of one of his predecessors
equities. We hope the Sheriff of said county
will by this time have learned one of his first
duties and responsibilities. The bill should
nave read, "allowing the sheriff of Clarke
county to do what the law authorized him, by
making him Sheriff."
Several bills passed by the House received
ther, first and second readings, and were re-
ferred to appropriate committees.
October 24th.-The bill to mako uniform the
practice in suits where equitative relief lie
sought, or suits of Chanccry Jurisdiction. read
third time and passed. 1t will be remem
between law and equity. and gives but one &C
tiOn, known in said code as o civil action. The
U. s. Supreme Court. at its last term, in a case
| from Montana decided that in Territorial courts
| there was no authority for this blending Of law
and equity. This bill is intended to meet the
exigencies necessitated by such decision.
Mr.. Smith. from the judiciary Committee
| reported a bill containing all the law on the
| subject of MARI age.
Bill fixing times of holding Supreme and
District Courts, after Jan. LIST, 1872. having
passed both Houses, will doubtless be approved
| 1t provides for the following terms of Court:
| At Steilacoom, third Monday Of January and
July, two weeks.
At Seattle, first Monday of February and
August. three weeks.
At Port Townsend fourth Monday of Feb
| ruary and November. three weeks.
At Olympia, third Monday of March anG
| second Monday of November, three weeks.
At Vancouver. second Monday of April and
third Monday of October, three weeks
At Walla Walla, second Monday of May anG
fourth Monday of September, three weeks.
At Oysterville, second Monday of July. two
At Yakima city. fourth Monday Of October
At Fort Colville. second Monday of June
Supreme Court at Olympia second Monday
In December.
October 25th.-The Council had under con
alteration the law fixing the rate of interest
not to exceed IL per centum per annun, and
to prevent usury. The bill having been read
third time and put upon final passage. the
ayes and noes were demanded. Those voting
for the law were
AYEs,Messrs; Huntington, Joslyn, o'Bry
NoEs-Messrs. Calhoun, Foster. McReavy
Smith of Thurston. and Stewart-5.
+. So the bill was defeated.
Two laws to divide the Territory into Ju
dicial Districts, subdivide said Districts into
subdstricts, and designate the places for hold
| ing Courts, were before the Council, and
passed.
BY these bills Yakima is taken out of the
Second District and attached to the First. In
the First District Courts will be held at Walls
Walla city and Yakima city. In the Second
District, at Vancouver. Oysterville and Olym
pia. In the Third District. at Steilacoom
Seattle and Port Townsend. We have already
published the terms of the Courts. 1t may bt
proper to add. in explanation of the last bill
that notice was given of motion to recon
slider. to make an amendment making Ste
vens and Yakima counties one subdistrict
with alternate terms at Fort COlville and Yak
lima city, thus securing to those two counties
two terms year in which business may bt
done.
4 A bill passed by which Clallam county il
now included in the law against trespassing o
hogs.
Also, bill authorixing citizens of Klikita
coanty to erect gates on the public roads ant
| the amendment to tie charter of the town o
Tumwater, permitting the election to he hello
I between and 8 o'clock in the evening, anG
authorizing the Board of Trustees to suppl,
vacancies in said Board.
October 26th.- Council engaged on thu
aulcUuIlcutb W JuC Soutt DlbtIiCtiuk VII, -
as to give the subdistrict of Yakima and Ste
vens two courts a year, alternately holding
terms at Yakima city and Fort COlville.
Finally referred to Committee on Judiciary
Council passed q bill for the preservation O
4 game birds. This bill is intended to proven
for three years the destruction Of quails ant
other birds imported into this Territory. FO
introduction, q fellow recently. in Jefferson
4 county. went ont and killed $50 of these Cali
fornia quail. To punish such miscreants thi
bill is intended.
Council amended and passed the House join
resolution as to taking recess. providing 70
an adjournment on Wednesday, Novembe
1st until Saturday November 18th.
Two local bills affecting Walla Walh
county were read twice and referred to tn
4 Walls Walla delegation.
The law in relation to Territorial convictt
referred to . special committee. consisting Q
Messrs. Huntington. McReavy and Foster.
HOUSE.
II OctnI,er Oath M JudaOn intrcfluced n me