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

trustee of school for defective youth
Approved Jan. 81.
An act declaring that all judgments
and promissory notes and similar IN
struments in writing, whether secured
by mortgage or not on attorneys fee
in any amount, may be allowed when
specially contracted to be paid by the
terms OF the note. Approved Jan. q
Whenever under the provisions ol
a special law school district has in
CURED Indebtedness for the erection
of a school house, the directors may
levy an annual tax sufficient to pay
one-tenth of the principal and interest
! provided that this act shall not be con-
strued to amend or abridgc the gener-
al school law on the subject of taxa
tfon. Approved Jan. 27.
Amending the amendment to Sec
ton 1877 code, made January q 1886
so as to make the time in which lien
must be filed forty instead of thirty
days. Approved January 81.
Appropriating $3.50 to pay Skamania
county for the expenses incurred by it
in the case of the Territory against
Ermino M. Gionini. Approved Jan
uary 81.
Making an appropriation of 100000
for the erection of hospital for the
insane on land decided to the Territory
for that purpose ut Medical Lake APP
proved January 20.
Authorizing the Territorial auditor
to credit San Juan county with $3.50,
balance due said county for cost of
maintaining the child of one Mary
Phillips and nursing said Mary while
awaiting trial. Approved January
27.
Declaring Sundays, New Years day,
Fourth of July, 22d OF February,
Christmas, Thanksgiving, Memorial
day and days on which general or
special elections for delegate and
county officers are held, holidays. APP
proved January 81.
Bill to make it misdemeanor to
ask to have yourself or friend put on a
jury, punishable by fine not exceeding
$500. Any sheriff or constable or
other person who shall summon upon
any jury any person whom he has
been asked to place on 4 jury shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
subject to fine of not over $500, was
approved Janunry y.
An act requiring all courts of record
to be held at the county seat of the
county within which it is ordered to
be held, and providing that it shall
not be construed to abolish or add to
the number of courts of record in any
county, was approved January II.
Section 919 of the code, relative to
offenses against public policy, was
amended SO as to make it an Offense
to obstruct stream SO as to prevent
floating of cordwoOd, fence posts or
rails, and reducing the penalty to not
over $500. Approved January II.
An act to amend section III of the
code, by inserting after the word
"proof" in the third line the words
"under oath exclusive of the COM
plaint." Approved January %.
An act to create q district court in
Douglas county, with jurisdiction in
all matters except those in which the
United States is a party; court to be
held at Waterville on the second Mon
day of September of each year. Ap-
proved January %.
An act to appropriate $3.50 to buy
suitable files and fixtures for the pres
ervatiOn of supreme court records.
Approved January %.
An act to appropriate $4,000 for
the support of school for defective
youth at Vancouver from April l,
1888 to April l, 1890. Approved jan
uary 2S.
An act appropriating money to pay
clerks and other employees of the leg
islature. Approved January %.
An act appropriating 500 55 to pay
H. G. Paige for preparing capitol
building and grounds for meeting of
legislature. Approved January %.
An act providing q series of rules
for the execution of the trust arising
under the congressional townsite act
approved March 2, 1867. Was APP
proved January 81.
An act to repeal special road tax law
of Kitsap county. Approved January
81.
An act to amend section 1850 of the
code by providing that in appeals from
Justice court a county shall not be re-
quired to give bond. Approved
January 81.
An act to abolish the use Oi private
seals to the signature of parties max
ing a deed. They shall not be neces-
sary to the validity of any deed of real
estate. The term "heirs" or other
technical words of inheritance shall
not be necessary to create and convey
an estate in fee simple. Approved
January 81.
An act regulating cost of transport
ing convicts to penitentiary shall be
paid by Territory. Sheriff may, upon
order of the court, appoint not to ex-
ceed one guard for each prisoner to
aid in conveying him to the peniten-
tiary, guard to be paid 50 day and
actual travelling expenses. The sheriff
to be paid IS day and actual travel
ing expenses, and actual disburse-
ments for the prisoner. Approved
January 81.
An act to authorize Territorial audi
tor to issue duplicate warrant upon
proof of loss or destruction of original
warrant, and the giving of bond to
save the Territory from loss in case
original warrant turns up. Approved
january 81.
An act repeating the special act fix
ing the mileage of the sheriff of What
com county. Approved January 81.
An act to authorize the giving of a
mortgage upon q homestead. Wife
must join to make it valid. Approved
January 81.
An act to amend section 1927 code
defining crime of burglary, SO as to
make it burglary to unlawfully enter
in the night or unlawfully break and
enter in the day any dwelling, or out
house theteto adjoining, or in any Of
fee, shop, store, warehouse, malt
house, stillhouse, mill, factory, bank,
church, schOolhouse, railroad car,