Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-03-28

and suretics Tor the faithful discharge
OF all duties. 4 defect in a bond shall /
not render it void or relieve the princi- /
pal or his sureties from their obliga- F.
tons. The bonds OF State officers
shall be approved by the Governor
and OF county and township officers
by the County Commissioners. When
ever the bond of a county or township
officer is found to be insufficient hy
reason of the death or insolvency OF
his sureties, or any of them, new
bond shall be required by the County
Commissioners and if it is not fur
nished the office Of the official shall be
declared vacant. Similar proceedings
are prescribed in eases of the INSULT
cheney of the bonds of State officers.
Each bond must have at least two
sureties who must oe n free-holders
worth double the amount of the bond,
over and above all debts, in property
situated in the State, which is not ey-
empt from sale on execution. When
! the penal sum for any bond amounts
to more than $1,000, the sureties may
become severally liable for portions,
not less than $500 Approved Febru-
airy Ii, 1890.
III. b. 1O6-Defining the duties of
persons running traction engines on
public highways-It provides that
when any person running steam
traction engine upon roads except in
cities, towns and villages, meets a team
OF horses, he must come to Il full stop
and remain standing until the team
has passed. Penalty, Il fine of from
$40 to $50.
HELPING THE STOCKHOLDERS.
II: b. 64.-For the protection of
stockbreeders-In order to secure to
the owners of sires payment for service
the following provisions were enacted ::
Every owner of sire having a SER
vice fee, in order to have a lien upon
the mare served, and upon the get of
any such sire under the provisions of
this act lur such service shall file for
record with the County Auditor. of
the county where the sire is kept for
service, statemen verified by oath or
affirmation, to the best of his knowl-
edge and belief giving the name, age,
description and pedigree as well rs the
terms and conditions upon which
such sire is advertised for service
Provided, that owners of sires who are
not in possession of pedigrees shall
not be debarred from the benefits of
this act. The County Auditor is re-
qnired to issue certificate in accord
ance with a statement filed and COM
pliance on the part of owners gives
them a preferred lien upon the mare
for one year and upon the get for one
year after its birth. Approved Feb
ruary Is, 1890, and went into effect
Immediately.
II. B. 7S-Designating VIM. Lair
Hill to compile, rearrange and anno-
tate the laws. The code is to contain
the laws of 1881 and those passed at
the sessions since, including the ses-
sion of 1891. Commissioner Hill is
required to furnish, on or about Janu-
airy l, 1891, $50 acts of the code for
the use of the State officers and the
Legislature, accompanied by bill pro-
viding for the enactment of such laws,
amendments and repeal of laws as he
shall suggest. Within ninety DAYS
after the adjournment of the session of
1891 he must publish the new code.
For this work he will be paid $16O 600.
s. B. 45-To create the Office of
State Printer. This bill was approved
February 10, 1891, and went into
effect the same day. o. C. White was
appointed to the position.
TO FUND MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS.
S. B. 79-Empowering cities and
towns, organized prior to the adoption
of the constitution, to extend their
credit and fund their indebtedness for
general municipal purposes. The in
debtedness SO contracted or money
borrowed shall not exceed, together
with the existing indebtedness, II per
cent. of the taxable property in the
city. In addition, cities may borrow
money or contract Indebtedness. for
strictly municipal purposes, over the
amount specified, but not exceeding,
with the existing general Indebtedness,
per cent. OF the taxable property OF
the city, whenever three-fifths of the
voters assent thereto at special city
election. Cities also have power to
issue bonds, for not more than 5 per
cent. of the taxable valuation, for
the purpose of supplying the city with
water, the works to be owned by the
city. Existing Indebtedness, whether
1t exceeds the amount the charter OF
the city authorized it to contract or
not is validated, but the indebtedness
ratified shall not exceed 5 per cent. OF
the taxable valuation of property.
Approved February 26, 1890, and went
into effect Immediately.
S. B. 1870 provide for extension
and enlargement OF the corporate lin.
its of cities, towns and villages, and
for consolidating and uniting them.
Contiguous Territory may be annexed
by ordinance if majority of the legal
voters OF the adjacent territory so
petition. The proposed annexation
may be opposed on the ground that
the petition is not the will of the ma
jority, which the City Council shall
determine, and its decision shall be
final, precluding any appeal to the
courts. The question OF extending
the limits OLA city shall be decided at
a special election, the City Council
having first resolved in favor of extern
sion and having been joined by twenty
free-hOlders living in the territory
proposed to be embraced. If the
Council of town OF 1000 people asks
to be annexed to larger city the petit
ton of the twenty-five free-holders is
unnecessary. This act is to apply to
territory adjacent to cities of 10000
inhabitants or more, provided such
territory contains less than 1000 in
habitants, in which case it is applica-
bic only when the Council of the
smaller town petitions for annexa ton.
Approved February 26, 1890.
MONEY FOR THE STATE,
S. B. l31-To fund the Indebtedness
of the Territory which the State as
sumed. By this act the Governor,
State Auditor and State Treasurer are
authorized to issue per cent. bonds
to the amount of $500 900, payable any
time after five years and within fifteen
years after the date of the issuance.
The State Auditor is authorized to
levy for five years special tax of one