The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-28
THE CODE COMMISSION.
what Has Been Accomplished Up
to Date.
How the Several Branches were Df-
vfsed. and the Progress Made
Many Faulty Laws

WsLLA WALLA, Nov. 1.-THE Pest
IsTELLrsEEcER's correspondent called
on A. F.. Isham. one OF the cole COM
uissionerS who Is II present at Walla
Walla, and learned from him the fol-
lowing particulars regarding The work
OF the commission
At one Of their early meetings %
Mesers. D0oIittle and snivIey was as
signed the civil and criminal practice
acts Of the district court, With the ex-
cepfion Of the laws relating to attach
ments, which we're referred % MT.
Isham. The probate court practice
act. the laws OF marriage and divorce
and fnsane hospital laws were given IN
charge Of Judge Wickerehain. The
laws relating to municipal corporations
and liens we're assigned 10 w. II. Doc
little. The laws bearing on chattei
and real mortgages we're given 70 II.
T. snlviy. The justices court, civil
and criminal practice acts, a. well as
the organic, mining. corporation,
partnership, physicians and surgeons
Laws. and the laws on balls and notes
were passed to Mr.. isham.
In formulation Of their plan. the
commission has closely followed the
new usss) code OF Ohio, especially
In arranging the district court prac-
tiee. In the justices '-court practice
they have compiled largely from the
codes ~ California. Dakota and Mon
taua, and have very much enlarged on
the civil aud criminal practice. Great
ing as much as can be distinct sys-
ten for this territory.
Mr.. Ishan has drawn an elaborate
and. a. he believes. a complete and
nerfeet system OF mining Law. 50 as
10 meet not only all present, but all
future needs of our rapidly increasing
wealth in quartz and placer mining.
He has revised and changed IN some
essentials the present coal mining laws
and has drawn an entirely new cor
poration act, which has been taken
somewhat extensively from the Colo
RADIO lag on that subject.
Az the commission progressed in ~
work IL found that. Our present code
and system OF law was so inferior to
the systems Of other states and terri
tories that they were in great meas
ure COMPELLED 70 abandon the present
code and follow the latest revised
codes Of other states, chiefly those
of Ohio. Colorado and Nebraska
Up TO the present time the commits
sion have completed-exeept for iina
revision the civil and criminal prae-
tice acts of the districts courts and
justices courts, the probate court prac
fice acts. the laws relating To corpora
ton bills and notes, and physicians
and surgeons. To the last-named
division they have added provision:
for the regulation Of police and health
SO that the board Of county commits
sioners and one physician in each
county, the mayor, council and one
physician in all incorporated towns
and the board al trustees and one
physician IN each Incorporated village
shall compose boards of health re
spectiyely. with power TO regulate and
remove and abate nuisanees, { r any
thing tending 30 the spread OF disease
or cnntasion, TO quarantine vessels and
10 regulate and control all matters t0l
the promotion OF the general health.
The board will meet again at Taco
ma December /, and contemplate re
manning In session until their work j,
fully completed They expect also t.
anuotate the laws so compiled and ar
ranged BY them so that so far as il i
possible, the laws of Washington vii
&c complete and In every essentia
satisfactory