Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-03-06
SALEM SETTINGS.

Representative Deali Oil 70
compel railroad companies to build
10 warehouses ensuring
300 tons Of freight during a year
passed the legislature and will soon
become law.
By provisions of the bill intro
duced by Representative BeAll,
which was passed, district attorneys |
will hereafter receive mileage in
attehdiag criminal cases before
Justices courts and coroners' in
quests.
Persons loaning money can make
arrangements whereby the borrower
may pay the taxes on the same;
but the rate of interest must not ex
coed eight per cent. IN such cases.
This is one of the laws of the last
legislature.
A new law fixes the rate of road.
work at Sl50 a day. Excepting
where taxpayers pay cash, this will
make but little difference, as those
working the roads will do as much
work for $l.50 as they did for So.
According to law passed by the
legislature upon a petition Of 100
voters, the county authorities shall
put the question, "Shall swine be
allowed to run at large" to the vo-
ters of the county at the next gen
eral election. majority ruling.
! Representative Porter's hill re-
quiring the county commissioners
to advertise for proposals to build
bridges where the sum exceeds $20(
was passed by the legislature. Thi'
will give everybody an opportunit,
to bid on bridgework of all kinds
The bill to fix the compensation
. for school clerks, introduced b,
. Mr.. Hirsch of Multnomah, wa
amended in the house so as to Civ
the clerks percentage upon al
moneys received, instead of per
centage upon al moneys collecte'
by local taxation. The effect of i
r will probably be to give the clerk
d q percentage out of loans and stat
g school funds received by the di'
$ tricts.
;. The assessment laws of the Stat
:. are about the same as they were be
J fore the legislature met. Davel
u ports volshSlnous bill on the SUI
t. iect and all others were defeate'
A law was passed by the legisl
L ture giving parties whose real e
ID tate is sold at sheriffs sale one ye'
sf from date of confirmation of sa
"a sale in which to redeem the pr
;, perty. Ten per cent. interest p
" annum, instead of two per GER
d. per month, is allowed the purchas
or in case of redemption.
~ Senator Prim's resolution for
on constitutional amendment, abros'
i'll ing section | of the State constit
nm tion, and empowering the legis
ture to fix the salaries of the e
" ernor, secretary of State, treasur
re supreme judges and other State Q
} GERS, and further providing that
to officer shall receive an increase
ill salary during his term of off
:. was passed.
.r. The legislature passed law c.
,e frming title to swamp lands
- squattsrs upon them who have &C
u.s. pleted settlement under the pro,
To- lens of the homestead or prs.en
of ton laws. This is a point agai
swamp-land grabbsrs.
BY provisions Of the bill int
sy. duced by Senator Prim, and VIII
4. has become q law, the grand j.
will meet four days previous to
'h' petit jury. in order to allow ati
me neys to make up their cases and
ate the same time save the county c
,ch siderable expense, as jurors
=. often kept waiting at the cou
' seat several days before any b
cry ness for them presents itself.
oo The fremen's exemption bill p
ALL ed by the Legislature provides
nj after volunteer fireman has ser
ub. for seven successive years h
,,Iv then entitled to exemption f
-. road and poll tax and jury d
you The fremsn all over the State
Is be thankful for the passage of
dy. bill. 1t will make some inducen
ate to be a fireman, and after SER
sor thus long they can rest from t
labors and feel that they are no
JIG ed by the laws Of the land.