Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-22
WhH sIs LAWMAktg, ARR
DOlNG.
spaepsis Of Few Of the Ri,t.
OF eeaersl Interest New Re
fore the Territorial
legislature
QUALrFIe.rIoss OF FxIKc-ass

| tncFeS New Re
fore the Territorial
legislature
QUALIFICATIONS OF LEcross
Ice qualifications Of electors o. tie
ietIisofy viii be as fellow stated in the
evsnt of tie passace of House Bill i9.
intro1Heed by Mr.. kinne4r.
All American citizens sb0v. the age
Nsuiy. oce years. and all American
| half breeds over mat age vino nAvs
Adopted tse haois- Of ths xsites- ana
al other inhabitants Of this Territory
above that age Who shall have declared
on oath their intention to becsme cit,-
sShs ~ least SIX months previous to the
oay OF election, snl shall bsye taken an
oAts 70 support toe constitution OF the
Onited states and the organic act Of
tnis Territory at least sIx months pre-
vious to the day of election, aud Who
snail have resided SIX mont hs in the
Territory, thirty days IN the county and
ten days IN the precinct, next preceding
the day OF election, and none other, shall
De entitled to hold office or vote At any
election IN tAis Territory. No officer.
soldier, seaman or marine in the army
or navy OF the Uni.sd States, or attached
to troops IN the service of tie Uaitsc
I
election IN this Territory or hold Office
by reason Of being in the service therein,
unless said Territory is and has besn for
the period of six months his permanent
domicll, and provided that be vas a cit
zen OF this Territory at the time of his
enlistment This provision shall not
apply to Officers of the army or navy on
the retired list.
oohPKSsATIos or TERRrroRIAB TREASURER
| House Bill No. 5, introduced BY Mr..
Ostfander, defines the duties of Terri
torlai Treasurer and hXes his compen-
satiea The latter Is fixed as below:
| lhe Territorial treasurer shall receive
an ant q Il salary OF $500, and. 10 pro
VIDE for the Ineid-nsal expenses of his
TN 'r, reui. lieat. fuel. postage and sta
t!on-Ev, be stall receive the farther sum
OF $50 per annum, which amounts shall
De paid IN quarterly instalients.
THE FREE PASS BILL.
| Mr.. Dunbar introduced House Bill No.
~, prohibiting free passes TO public ser.
wants. Ii says:
Ii shall be unlawful for any delegate
to Congress, Territorial officer, member
OF the Legislature, Judicial or county
/
reesiy or Indirectly, from any railroad
company or steamboat company, or from
any transportation company of any kin d
whatever, any free pass or compliment
ary ticket or permit of any kind what
ever Ia lieu of the payment of the regu-
lar fare charged by the transportation
| COMPANY which issued such free pass,
| complimentary ticket or permit. ANY
person who shall violate ANY of the
provisions of this act shall be guilty of
y misdemeanor. and shall, upon oonvic-
ton thereof, be hued in any sum not
exceeding i've hsndYsd dollars and not
less than fifty dollars.
BEGISSISs OF SUITS.
| II. b. No. 8, introduced by Mr.. Mun-
day. 10 to make section % Of the Code
read as follows:
Civil actions in the several district
courts in this Territory shall be com
menoed by the filing of a complaint with
the clerk of ths court in which the ae-
tion is brought.
CRRTIFICATEs.
House Bill No. "a, introduced by Mr..
| Byrd, provides for payment of salary to
County School Superintendents, for in
stitutes, certificates to teachers, and
| special school taxes. Superintendents
are required to hold annual institutes in
all counties having five hundred school
children. and all teachers are required
60 attend such institute. Counties with
less than i've hundred children may
unite with other counties for institute
Purposes. Special school taxes may be
levied for buildings, repairs and furni- |
ture, after submission Of the matter to
the electors of the district. a majority
deciding. Not more than two school
| elections shall be held in a single year.
| The other two school matters are pro-
| vided for as follows:
In counties where there are two thou
sand census children the county super
intendent shall receive 500 salary per
annum, aud, when the number of census
children shall exceed two thousand, then |
the superintendent shall receive $40 for |
each one sundred additional scholars,
and IS for each school visited during
the year, together with mileage at the |
rate of ten cents per mile for each mile |
actually travelled Ia going to and return |
ius from saoh school.
here shall be three grades of county |
certificates - first, second and third. |
Unless revoked for cause, first grade |
certificate shall entitle the holder to |
teach for three years, second grade for |
two years, and third grade for one year. |
NJ first class certificate shall be granted |
uutil the applicant shall have filed with |
| the county superInte ndeut satisfactory
written evidence OF having taught sue
cessfuily one year. Boards of examin- |
alton may, In their discretion. issue GER |
tIticatss without examination upon the |
| 4. ~ ffaA -
titicates Of like grade issued in this |
Territory. Those holding frst grade |
county certificates, and Who shall have |
o.sn actually engaged in teaching for
three years, shall be eligible TO be exam |
ined for hrst grade Territorial certifi- |
ettes. The county superintendent may |
grant permits To such persons Who we're |
not residents Of the county, or Who we're |
anavoidsbls absent fruos the meeting of |
tue county board Of examination, and |
all permits s. 2rsu,ed shall be Reod until |
the next m.eting of the examination |
board. Any teacher ho ding certificate |
N force and effec, granted by any county |
bard of examination in this Territory |
shall be entitled to exercise all of the |
duties sf teacher in any county OF this
Territory upon presentation of said GER |
t,ficate TO the oonnty superintendent Of
the county in which said certificate 10
desired 10 be used. whose duty IL shall
bs 10 endorse IL. and said eertif ate
shall be in full foroe until the next |
meeting Of the county board of exam |
inAtion.
i Handsome DfsPLar.-A person can
hardly pass tse Yesier Lesry block on
Ffoat street without noticing the srtis- |
ticslly arranged display of hesdsear in |
the beautiful window In front Of |
Charles Golastein's establishment.
l Arnonr The inannarsa csflIacflnn thar