The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-03-13

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paying for lands to which the State cannot
give clear title.
S B l35, Permanently locating the State
Agricultural College at Corvallis, in consid-
Grafton of the people constructing college
building to cost $25, 600. Bill provides for
government of institution, and county
scholarships.
B 81, changing the salaries of county
judges, makes Baker county's judges salary
per annum, $500, Benton 5000. Clackamas
$500, Columbia $500, Clatsop 5000, Coos
$500, Curry $500, Douglas $500, Grant
$1,000, Jackson $500, Josephine $500, Lake
$500, Lane 500, Linn 5000, Marion $1,000,
Multnomah $1,000, Polk $780, Tilamook
! 500, Umatilla $1,000, Union 5000, Wasco
500, Washington $500, Yamhill $780,
S B "a, to prevent persons marking ami
mails to cut Off more than half of the ear.
! S B "a, for an additional circuit Judge at
| Portland.
l3O, confirming title to swamp lands
to squatters upon them who have completed
settlement under the provisions of the home
| SSSssN VI PAS-ohiPoioh AoWS
S b l49, allowing city and town ordinan-
ces, when used in court pleadings, to be
read by title.
l59, legalizing the acts of the Santiam
academy, whose buildings and records we're
destroyed by fire.
| B go, to regulate the per centum of
sherifs in collecting taxes. This law will
be publised in full soon.
Ill, regulating pilotage on Columbia
and Willamette, and authorizing construct
ion of 5O-ton-pilot steamer.
B 40, providing times for holding
terms of circuit court in the Fifth district
S B %, to allow administrators to reject
claims against estates.
s so, reducing fees of school clerks in
large districts; only effects Portland.
s B 81, making public road work $l5O
per day.
S B SO, retixing the boundaries of Crook
county.
S B 73, making advertisements for State
supplies more explicit.
S B 95, confirming the right of Yaquina
Bay railroads to lands, and extending time
of completion of road
S 46, fixing size of hop boxes SO inches
long, 80 innches deep and IS inches vile
measurement upon the inside
5 B +, to regulate the amending of char.
ters of such universities or colleges as are
under patronage of one or more religious
bodies.
S 3S, simplifying the methods of pro-
cedure in criminal cases in court.
S B 81, to provide for the the transfer of
proceedings from the county court to the
circuit court in certain cases.
S B %, creating the county of Gillian,
and fixing salaries of county officers.
B 80, prescribing that children under
10 years, persons of unsound mind, or party
to an action by or against an executor or
administrator, shall not be allowed to tes-
tify.
s 1877, providing that witnesses in
criminal cases within two miles of the place
Of meeting of the court shall receive neither
fees nor mileage. Locally effects Portland.
S l03. to pay Geo K Theil $3.50 for an
unpaid territorial warrant
S B 73, prescribing duties of county sur
veyors.
S Is, for recording lost State deeds.
40, Hoult's railroad bill. Provides
that railroads shall not charge more to one
person for services than another, that 4c per
mile be rate for passenger fare, that no
higher freight charge for longer than shorter
distances be allowed, that freight rates be
not higher at any time than on Jan. l, 1885, |
that tables of rate he made out and posted |
selni-annually.
S B 80, mechanics lien law. This bill
gives precedence to the claims of laborers,
mechanics and material men, and prescribes
an easy mode of procedure for their collsc-
ton.
B 46, providing times for holding Cir
cult Court sessions in the Second judicial
district.
b l39, providing times for holding Cir
cult court in sessions in the FIRST district.
5 B 70, providing that upon petition of
100 voters the connty authorities shall put
question, ''shan swine be allowed to run at
large" to voters of county at next genera;
election. majority ruling.
IL, increasing pay OF circuit judges to
$4,000 per year.
SB4 4s. declaring legal holidays as fol-
lows: Every Sunday, the lst day of Jan
nary, 22d OF February, Both Of May, 4th of
July, 25th of December, every day on which
an election is held throughout the State,
and every day appointed by the President
or Governor day OF public thanksgiving.
fast or holiday. Negotiable instruments
payable on holiday, become due the next
business day.
IS 49, declaring that on all bills of ex-
change, payable at future day certain,
and all negotiable promisary notes, orders
and drafts, payable at future day certain,
in which there is no express stipulation to
the contrary, grace shall be allowed as it is
allowed by merchants on foreign bills of ex
change. but this provision shall not extend
to paper payable at sight.
B 10, to regulate warehouse men, wharf
effect Of warehouse receipts.
s B 90, apprupriating $lO75O for con-