The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-11-15

same time and in the same manner
as other taxes of a general nature.
Under these provisions it is hoped
that a new era will dawn in the edu
cational department of the county.
If the people will now take it proper
ly in hand and elect competent and
public spirited men to school offices,
long step in advance may be hoped
for very speedily.
The Governor has nominated and
the Council has confirmed Miss Ruth
E. Rounds, as a member of the Terri
torial Board of Education. The APP
pointment will meet with the approval
of Clarke County, where the lady re-
sides. She is first class teacher, and
will bring both modesty and intelli-
gence to the deliberations of the Board.
She is a daughter of DR.. Rounds,
formerly of Salem, Oregon, where she
was educated. The DR.. was the first
Territorial Superintendent of Wash
ington Territory.
The new Revenue law adopted at
this session as before stated, contains
number of important innovations on
the old law. Under its provisions the
Territory is divided into two assess
ment districts, the first, composed of
the eastern counties, and the second,
composed of the western counties of
the Territory. In the former the as
sessment is made between the first
Monday in April and the fourth Mon
day in June; in the latter it is made
between the first Monday in February
and the fourth Monday in April. One
makes the return to the Co. Commits
sioners in August, the other in May
of each year.
All taxes whether delinquent or
otherwise, are collected by the Treas
urer of the county, thus relieving the
sheriff from all responsibility in the
matter. This was deemed by many
to be the most Objectionable feature
of the bill, but there was dead lock
between the House and the Council
and it was either that or nothing, so
at the last moment the House con-
Cured in the Council plan. The bill
exempts from taxation houses of pub
lie worship to the value of $4,000,
burying grounds, all public property
and 800 worth of household furni-
ture.
Early in the session bill was in
troduced in the House to amend the
old law. This bill changed the time
of making the assessment from sum-
mer to spring, the first Monday in
Hp}fri;; ~aHYai ia a. the fourth Monday In
This bill passedsshe House but was
held in the Council until it died by
expiration of the session. The Coun-
Gil refused to pass it because it was
known that the House would not pass
the Revenue bill introduced in the
Council if the House bill became a
law. So the House was put in di-
lemma, take the Council bill or none,
and a majority of the House decided
to take the Council bill with its i'm
PROJECTIONS rather than allow the law
to remain as before. The House
amended the bill in some particulars,
but the Council would not concur in
amendments to the essential features
of the bill.
a law was passed providing for the
codifcation of the laws of the Terri
tory, and II. G. Strive was appoint
: ed by the Governor as Code Com
missioner.
A law was passed providing for the
publication of the Territorial Supreme
Court Reports, and j. b. Allen was
designated as the man to superiutend
the work. Both of these appoint
ments are good and will be accepta-
bic to the people. These gentlemen
bring to their work extensive knowl-
edge of the laws of the Territory, and
especially is this true of Mr.. Struve,
who has for years been familiarizing
himself with the laws which he has
helped both to make and to perfect.
The Council in Executive session
confirmed the following appointments
made by the Governor:
j. NJ. Reed, Territorial Auditor.
r. Tarbel, 4" Treasurer.
Elwood Evans, Librarian.
I. j. Anders, School Superintendent.
II. O.. Strive, Code Commissioner.
Miss Ruth K. Rounds, p.r T.,