, 1890-03-27

rCnucr " NOid or ft'1evc the prlnCtpM or
his suretics from their obligations The
bonds OF state Officers shall bc approved
by the governor aud of county nnd
township officers by the county cUtnmis'
sioncrs. Whenever tho bond OF \ coun-
W or township officer Is found to be IN
| sufficient Jy reason of tie death or IN
sulycncy Of tho sureties or any Of them,
o now bond shall be issued 10y tho
county commissioners, nnl u II is 40 illr'
nished the office OF the official shall 10
declared yncant. similar proceedings
are prescribed in cases Of the insuill'
cheney of the bonds OF state officers.
Each bond must have nt least three
surelics, who must be irecholdcrs with
| property to the amount of the bond,
o,er and above all debts, in property
situated In the state, which shall DO ox-
emit from sale on execution.
). II. lO3-Dcllnlns tile duties of per
sons running traction engines ON public
highways.-lt provides that when any
person running IA steam traction engine
upon roads, except In cities, towns or
villages, meets ~ team of horses, he must
come to null stop and remain standing
until the team has passed. Penalty, u
iine of from $40 10 SlOO.
HELPING rnE srocKBREEDERs.
II. II. 6i--For the protection of stock.
brccders-1o secure to the owners OF
slrcs pay mcnt for services, the following
provisions aro enacted; Every owner OF
n sire having n service tee, In order to
hayo lien upon the mare served, and
upon tho colt of any such sire, under the
provisions OF the act, for such service,
sh al lilo for record with the county nu-
dltoF OF the county where the sire stands
for service, u statement verified by oath,
~. Hls..f.. uftI hal
the name. age. description and pedigree,
ia we'll as the terms and conditions upon
which such sire is advertised for SER
ylcc. Provided that owners of sircs who
arc not In possession Of podigrecs snail
not 10 dcbarrd from tho provisions OF
this act. The county auditor is rcqnlrc,l
20 issue certificate In accordance with
the document filed, and compliance on
tho part Uiownurs gives them preferred
lien upon the muro for one year and
upon the get for one year after its birth.
Approved February Is, 1870, and went
into effect Immediately.
II. II. sd signaling William Lair
Ilill to compile. nrraugc and annotaic
the laws. The code Is to he ON the laws
nj 1881 and those passed at tho sessions
since, including the session of 1891.
Commissioner lIill Is required ~ fur-
nish, on or hboutJanuary /, 1891, $50
sets OF the code for the uso OF the state
officers and the legislature, accompanied
by a bill providing for the enactment OF
such amendments tnd the repeal OF
laws rs lle suggests. Within ninety
days after the adiOtitnnient OF the session
OF 1881 lie must publish the new code.
For this work he viii be paid $1,000.
4. d. i5--To create the Office of state
printer. Tho bill was approved Febru.
nry ~ 1880. aud went into effect the
same day. q. e.. White was appointed
to the position.
TO FUND MusICIrAL IHDEBrEDNEss.
II. d. 79-Empoworing cities and
towns. organized prior to the adoption
Of tue constitution. to fund their in
debtcdlnoss for general municipal Pur-
poses The Indebtedness contracted or
money borrowed shall not. together with
the existing indebtedness, exceed | ~ per
cent. of the taxable property in the city.
Cities may borrow money or contract in.
debtehn css. for strictly municipal pur-
poses but not exceeding, including the
existing general indebtedness, per
cent. of the taxable property of the city,
when thrce-llfths of the voters snssent
thereto ut city election. Cities shall
also have power 10 issue bonds, for not
more than o per cent. of the taxable
valuation, for the purpose of supplying
the city with water Approved Febru-
nry l, 1880. and went into effect i'm
mediatcly.
II. y. is5-To provide for extension
and enlurge ment of tho corporate limits
OF cities, towns and villages, aud for con
solidating and uniting. Contiguous ter
ritory may be annexed IL a majority of
the legal voters of tue adjacent Territory
so petition. The proposed annexation
may De opposed un the ground that II Ia
not the viii Of tho ma ajority, which the
city council mny determine, and its de
cisiOn be final, pfeCluGing any appeal to
the courts. The question Of extending
the limits OF a city shall be decided az a
special meeting the city council having
first resolved upon the extension and
having been Joined by the frccholdcrs
liyingin the territory proposed to be cm-
brnccd. This act Is 20 apply 10 territory
adjacent TO cities OF 10. COO Inhabitants or
more. and II such territory contains less
than 2.CO1 inhabitants IL Is applicable
only to the council ofthe smaller towns
petitionlng nnneSa,ion. Approved, Feb
rudry 2G lscJ.
MONEY TOR rIiE STATE.
H. d. sl-To fund the Indebtedness
of the territory which the state assumed.
By This act the state auditor and state
TREASURER are uut horizcd to issue per
cent. bonds to the amount OF $500, 0OO,
payable any time amer live aud within
titgvn years after the date OF issuance
The stale auditor is authorized to issue
in i've wears q spccialtaN ofone.tcnth Of
mill tn pay the Interest OH the bonds
ANA IN iSH ar thereafter tax of one.
liith o. . mil, 10 Dc used In redeemlug
the bonds. Approved February 20, 1890,
und went into vilcct immcd lutuly.
;. Is lOi--ALthorlLing the commits
sioners oftha Medical Lake insane usy.
mm to tiu.iYcr twelve acres beiind the
asylum ior certain land ia front OF 1t.
5. B, Defining the port Of Port
Townsend as iu.lovs! beginning at
Point Wilson. thence TO Marrow Stone
point, thehce along the linr To Port
Townsend ny ANA Admiralty bay 20
the piaco OF tho begiuuing. Approved
January ~, lhOO
IL. Il, iJJ-For the protection OF build.
trs. ANY irm or corporation contract.
ing TO supply building material who
shall iraudulvuily represent that the
Same hHs hucn paid for shalt be deemed
guilty ola felony aud upon conviction
sinai. Lc hnvd not To tEceSd 81 coo or be
imprisoned not more than two years,
Approved February . lo9O, and went
inio eileot Immediately.
5 u. lO1-lolating 10 crimes and pun.
hhments-Any person who shall, with
intent to cheat, wrong or ileiraud, place
In or upon any mine or mineral claim,
any ores or specimens OF ores not cN-
tracted ther'irOm, or exhibit any orc
not extracted Tor tho purpose of selling
the claim, or who shall obtain money or
property by such ial'o pretcnsesj any
person who shall Interfere with Or
change ores or bullion produced for
sampliuR or purchased for assaying, or
alter ans certificate OF sampling or as
saying with intent to deiTaud; and any
person who shall wllliully publish a
false assay shall be deemed guilty Of a
felony. and upon conviction shall he