Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-02-10

King county are entitled to deduc
from cost of their tuition actual cos
of going to and from the University
once each school year. Approved
January 81.
An act that makes voters of women
over 81 years who possess the Other
qualifications as to citizenship, resi-
dence, etc. All voters must have re.
sided six months in the Territory
sixty days in the county, and thirty
days in the precinct. Approved Jan.
uary Is.
Appropriating 81, 500 to repay the
First National Bank of Seattle fol
money advanced ON account of the
New Orleans exposition. Approved
February 2.
Mr.. Sharpstein's bin to change the
law so that only two justices can be
elected in an incorporated city was
approved February 2.
An act making it larceny for bailee
to appropriate goods of another to his
own use. Approved February 2.
Directing the auditor to examine
the claim of the heirs of J. M. Van
Syckle for money claimed to have
been paid for university lands, and
draw warrant on Territorial treasury
for amount found due. Approved
FEBRUARY 2.
An act declaring that the courts
held at Walla Walla, Colfax and
Pomeroy, in the first judicial district
at Vancouver, Olympia and Tacoma,
in the second judicial district; at Sc
attic, Whatcom and Port Townsend,
in the third judicial district; at the
county seats of Yakima and Spokane
counties; and at Colville in the fourth
judicial district, shall have jurisdic-
ton of all offenses against the laws of
the United States. The civil and
crimina! actions pending and unde-
cided in the court held at Sprague are
ordered transferred with the record to
COlville. Approved February 2.
An act appropriating, .$212 to pay
Harriet NJ. johnson for service as
messenger to the Governor during the
present session. Approved February
An act to protect game and fish,
making it unlawful to kill elk, moose,
deer, fawn, mountain sheep or goat
between the first of January and the
fifteenth of August, or at any time un-
less for food; unlawful to kill swan,
mallard or other duck between the
first Of April and the fifteenth of
August: unlawful to kill grouse,
pheasant or prairie chicken between
the fifteenth of January and fifteenth
Of August; unlawful to kill California
quail between the fifteenth of January
and the first Of October; unlawful to
trap quail or prairie chicken, except
for propagation; unlawful to destroy
nests and eggs OF game birds; unlaw-
full to catch trout during November,
December. January, February and
March; unlawful to take any planted
food fish for three years; unlawful to
trap or snare trout; unlawful to enter
an enclosure to fish or hunt without
permission. Penalty not less than $40
nor more than $500 or imprisonment
in the county Jail not less than three
months. Approved February 2.
An act to require persons who wish
to enjoin the sale of property for sale
for taxes to pay or cause to be paid
or rendered to the proper officer all
taxes, penalties, interests justly due
and unpaid before beginning his &C
tion. Complainant must set forth in
his complaint the tax that is Justly
due with penalties, interest and coste,
the tax alleged to be illegal, and that
all previous taxes have been paid. The
provisions of the act are to be con-
strued as imposing additional con-
ditions upon the power of the court to
those already imposed. Approved
February 2.
An act declaring that only male cit
izens over 81, and all other males who
have declared their intention to be-
come citizens, who have resided in the
Territory six months, in the county
sixty days, can be grand or petit
jurors. Civil officers of the United
States, civil and judicial officers of the
Territory, lawyers, ministers, school
teachers, practicing physicians, loco
motive engineers, active members Of
any fire department, all who have
served twice as jurors within two
years, all over GO years are exempt
from compulsory jury duty. But no
act of grand or petit jury shall be
invalid by reason of the presence on it
of any of the exempt persons, nor
shall the presence on the jury of any
person exempt effect the indictment
or verdict, unless the juror was chal-
lenged before the rendition of the in
dictment or verdict. Approved Feb
ruary /.
Amending the code in. relation to
roads and bridges so as to allow an
nual appropriations from the general
fund to exceeding two-tenths of l per
cent. on the amount of taxable prop
erty in a county. Approved February
2.
An act making it misdemeanor for
any person interested in any animal
kept for breeding. purposes to will
fully and knowingly misrepresent the
pedigree or blood of such animal, or
who shall sell any horse, cattle, hog
or sheep falsely and willfully misrep-
resent its pedigree, shall be guilty Of
misdemeanor and subject to a fine not
exceeding 500. Approved February
2.
An act defining with much particu-
larity and detail the powers of city
authorities to create assessment dis
tricts within the limits of incorporated
cities, for the purpose of raising rev.
enue to open or improve streets, high
ways and alleys. Approved February
2.
An act to amend the act amending
the code relative to selection of grand
and petit jurors, SO they shall be
drawn, not selected Approved Feb
ruary 2
An act to regulate the location and
recording of quartz mining claims,
and providing for assessment work
done thereon. It provides that the
length along the located lode shall be
governed by local regulations at the