Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-04-12

the act are liable to fine OF not less
than So nor more than $25 for each
offense.
House bill 229, by committee on har-
bors and navlgable waters, provides that
any corporation or company organized
to catch, sort, boom or raft logs, ETC.,
may hold or transfer such real and per-
sonal property as may be necessary and
to appropriate private property in the
manner provided for the appropriation
of private property by railways. After
constructing their works they may
charge tolls on all other timber products
caught within the same, on the order or
request of the owner, not exceeding 70
cents per 1000 feet on logs, spars or other
large timber, and reasonable rates on all
other timber products.
House bill 279, by Judson, of Pierce,
authorizes the trustees Of the hospital
for insane at Fort Steilacoom to sell a
certain tract of land (sixty acres) and to
purchase other land.
House bill 200, by Shaw, of Clark,
appropriating $4,000, to be expended
in completing the Washington school for
defective youth, at Vancouver.
House bill 1879, by Cornwall, of Walla
Walla, establishes uniform standard of
weights and measures. This standard
must agree with that recognized and
furnished by the United States. The
secretary of state is made ex-officio seal
er of weights and measures, and is to
have custody of all authorized public
standards, scales, beams, etc., which may
belong to any county and be sent to him
to try. When found to be accurate he
is to stamp on them the letter wv" with
seal to be kept by him for that purpose.
The county auditor of each county is
made the sealer of weights and measures
for such county. State and county seal
ers may charge for testing and sealing
any beam or scale so cents, and for each
weight or measure 10 cents. For seal
ing and marking liquid and dry meas
ures, of gallon or more, 10 cents; less
than a gallon, 5 cents. Penalties are
provided for using fraudulent or unau-
thorized scales. In the sale of articles
sold by heaped measure, 1892 cubic
inches shall constitute half bushel.
Whenever any Of the following articles
shall be contracted for or sold or deliv-
cred, and no special contract or agree
ment is made to the contrary, the weight
per bushel shall be as follows: Wheat
60 pounds, clover seed go, rye or Indian
corn Sc, oats SO, barley 48, buckwheat
40, dried apples or peaches %, potatoes
60, apples or pears 45.
House bill 1913, by Robertson, OF Sno-
homish, authorizes road districts to levy
special taxes for road and bridge pur-
poses. Five property taxpayer NAV
petition the county commissioners, who
shall thereupon order an election. Ii a
majority of all the votes cast are in favor,
the county commissioners must levy a
tax not exceeding l per cent. OF the tax
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House bill Isl, by Hamilton, of Okan-
ogan, requires all persons sinking shafts
or mines for any purpose, to protect
such openings with good, substantial
fences or guards. Provision is made
for suits against owners of mines, etc.
to compel such fencing. 1t is also made
unlawful for any person or corporation
to sink or work through any vertlca
shaft where iron mining cages are used
at a greater depth than $50 feet, unless
the shaft is provided with an iron-bon
neted safety cage, to be used in lowering
and hosting employees.
House bill 179, by Grant, of King
exempts pension money from levy anC
attachment for debt.
House bill $50, by Grant, of King
authorizes the issuance of arms to camp
of Sons of Veterans.
House bill $50, by Megler of WAIKIKI
akum, authorizing the governor to ap
point commissioners of deeds.
Senate bill No. 3, by Kinnear, relating
to the organization, powers and dutie
of the supreme court, fultills the con
stitutional provisions relative to tn
number of Judges, the manner of thei
election, the officers OF the court and tn
jurisdiction Of the court, 1t Is furthe
provided that it shall hold regular ses
sions for the hearing of causes at the sea
= of government, commencing on the sec
ond Mondays in January, May and Octo
Der. The court shall have original juris
diction in habeas corpus and quo war
D ranto and madamus as to all state officer
and appellate jurisdiction in case wher
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