Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-11

Substance Of Some Of the Important
Laws.
NUHC 'uslOn.
AGAINST PRIZE FIGHTING.

substance OF Some OF the Important
Laws.
Conclusion.
AGAINST PRIZE FIGHTING.
House bill 37-An act to prohibit
prize fighting and sparring matches.
Any person who, within this State, en-
cages in, instigates, aids or encour-
ages, or does any act to further con-
tention or fight, with or without
weapons, between two or more per-
sons, or fight commonly called a
sparring match, i'll which the CONF
batants are provided with gloves, or
who sends or publishes a challenge or
acceptance Of a challenge for such a
contention, prize fight, sparring match,
with or without gloves, or carries or
delivers such a challenge or accept
ance, or trains or assists any person or
persons in training or preparing for
such contention, prize fight or spar
ring match, shall be deemed guilty OF
4 misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by imprison-
ment in the county Jail for term of
not less than thirty days nor more
than one year. and by a fine not less
than $50, nor more than 81 900; Pro-
rided, That nothing in this section
shall be so construed as to interfere
with members of private clubs spar
ring or fencing for exercise among
themselves.
REMOVAL OF COUNTY SEATs
House bill 230-An act for the re-
moval and location of county seats.
Whenever the inhabitants of any
county of this State desire to remove
the county seat of the county from
where it is fixed by law or otherwise,
they shall present a petition to the
board of County Commissioners of
their county, praying such removal,
and that an election be held to deter
mine to what place such removal must
be made; provided, that the petition
for removal shall set forth the names
of the towns or cities to which such
county seat is proposed to be re-
moved.
THE STATE LAND COMMISSION.
House Bill 2S6-An act creating
"The State Land Commission" to de-
fine the duties and provide for assist
xnce for, and fix the compensation of
the Commissioner of Public Lands,
and declaring an emergency. The
Secretary of State, Auditor and Com
missioner of Public Lands, are hereby
created a commission to be styled
THE State Land Commission" The
Commissioner of Public Lands shall
be ex-officio President OF said COM
mission, and the records of the pro-
ceedings of said commission shall
be kept in the Office of the Commits
sioner of Public Lands. The said
commissioner shall have general super
vision and control OF all public lands
now owned by or the title to which
may hereafter vest in the State, to be
registered, leased and sold.
STATE REFORM SCHOOL.
House Bill 157-An act providing
for the establishment and location of q
State Reform School. That q reform
school be and is hereby established to
be known as the Washington State
Reform School, said school to be for
the keeping and reformatory training
OF all youths between the ages of 8 and
IL who are residents of the State of
Washington, and who, on presentation
to the presiding officer of said school
by an accompanying officer, parent or
guardian, shall be accompanied by q
certificate of commitment from court
legally authorized to make such COM
mitment. The Governor shall, i'm
mediately after the approval of this
act, appoint three responsible citizens
of the State Commissioners to choose
. location for said school; and the
said commissioners shall, on or before
the LIST day of May, 1890, visit person
ally in . body the different counties
asking for the location of said school,
and said commissioners shall decide in
which county the school shall be To-
Gated, taking into consideration the
best interest of the school and the
State at large. After having decided
upon . location, the commissioners
shall report the same to the Governor
in writing.
SALE OF SCHOOL LANDS.
House Bill 264-An act to provide
for the sale and leasing OF school lands.
The Secretary of State, Auditor and
Commissioner of Public Lands are
thereby created q commission to be
styled the State School Land Commits
sion. The Commissioner of Public
Lands shall be ex-ofiicio President OF
said commission, and the records of
the proceedings Of said commission
shall be kept in the Office of said Com
missioner OF Public Lands. The said
commission shall have general super
vision and control Of the sale of all
lands which have been and hereafter
may be granted to the State for the
support of common schools.
| THE MILITIA.
| House Bill 273-An act to provide
for the organization. maintenance and
discipline of the militia of the State of
Warrington. The militia of this State
shall consist of all able-bodied male
citizens between the ages of eighteen
and twenty-five years, except such per-
sons ~ now or hereafter may be ex-
empted by the laws of the United
States or of this State. Persons whose
religious tenets or conscientious scru-
Piles forbid them to bear arms shall not
be compelled to do SO in time of war.
but shall pay an equivalent for person
al services.
FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.
House Bill 294-An act relating to
foreign corporations and to repeal Ger
tain laws in conflict Herewith; that
any corporation incorporated under
the laws Of any State or Territory in
the United States, or of any foreign
country, State or colony, for any OF
the purposes for which domestic cor
porations are authorized to be formed
under the laws Of this State, shall have
full power, and is hereby authorized 10
sue and to be sued in the court having
competent jurisdiction; to acquire,
purchase, hold, mortgage, sell, convey
or otherwise dispose Of in the corporate
name, all real estate or personal prop
erty necessary or convenient to carry
into effect the objects and purposes Of
its corporation, and also any interest
in real estate by mortgage or other
wise due to, or loans made by such for
eign corporations within the bounda-
ries of this State, either prior to or af-