Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-04-19
Review Of the Session Of the LegiSla.
turc.

lian system Of voting. 1t is provided
first. that all ballots for public officers,
except for district officers and road super
visors, shall be distributed at public ex-
pense, to be paid by counties or cities.
Nominations may be made by any con-
vention or primary meeting, and certi-
fed In the case of state and district
officers to the secretary of state for coun-
ty and precinct officers to the board Of
commissioners, and in municipal officers
to the city clerk. The manner in which
candidates may be nominated otherwise
than by convention is prescribed. Nom
nations for officers shall be published
before the election. 1t shall be the duty
of the respective clerks to cause all bal
lots to be printed containing the names
of all candidates whose nominations are
duly certified, and they shall be distrib-
uted before the polls open. Booths shall
be provided at the various polling places
in which electors shall prepare their bal
lots. They shall receive them from the
Judges of election, and shall prepare
them by marking an y. before or after
the name of the candidates for whom he
desires to vote. Each ballot before being
placed in the box shall be marked with
the initials of judge and shall have also
an official stamp upon it. The polls shall
be open at a. N. and closed at p. m.
Senate bill SO, by Austin, allows school
districts to borrow money and issue
bonds for the building and furnishing
school houses; to permit the funding of
school district bonds heretofore or here
after to be issued, and legalizing the
same. The bonds shall be issued upon
o three-fifths vote of the people of the
district. They shall not exceed in
amount per centum Of the taxable
property of the district and shall bear
interest at a rate not to exceed 10 per
cent.
Senate bill 119, by Long, provides for
the construction, repair and protection
of drains and bitches for agricultural
sanitary and domestic purposes, and fol-
the organization of drainage districts.
Senate bill 147, by the joint committee
on roads and highways, is to prevent
obstruction of highways and to abate
nuisances on highways. 1t is provided
that when any person encroaches upon
any highway, the encroachment may be
removed, after due notice, by the road
overseer.
Senate bill 80, by Kinnear, provides
that the sureties upon the bonds OF any
state, county or city officer may be re-
leased by filing statement with the
secretary Of state, county clerks, or the
city clerk, as the case may be. If the
officer affected fails to file a new bond
within ten days, his Office shall become
vacant.
Senate bill 100, by Hunsaker, declares
that all transportation companies doing
business wholly or in part in this state,
shall, upon receipt of any article Of
freight, promptly forward the same to its
marked destination. Suits for damages
may be instituted by any consignee or
shipper.
Senate bill 162, by Fairweather, ap-
propriates $210 for the relief of Miles B.
Moore for furnishing maps to the state
of Washington.
Senate bill 172, by Landes, provides
for the submission Of the question of per-
manent location of the capital at the
general election on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in October, 1890.
Olympia, Ellensburgh and North Yakima
only are to be voted upon.
Senate bill 1876, by judiciary com
mittee, enlarges the privilege of testify
ing in cases against executors, admin
istrators, etc, to parties who sue or de-
Tend in a representative or Judiciary
capacity.
Senate bill 1874, by Austin, gives the
United States the necessary use of tide
lands adjacent to government reserves.
Senate bill Isl, by Clough, appropri-
ates $1.229.63 to the Washington school
for defective youth, to pay. for certain
material and labor.
Senate bill III, by Clough, compels
the parents and guardians of all defective
youth (deaf, mute, blind and feeble
minded) between the ages of and 26 tc
send them to the Washington school fol-
detective youth.
House bill 90, to define and punisl
tTespass, by Stephenson of Skamania
1t provides that if any person shall &C
upon the inclosed lands or premises o.
another, and refuse to depart when or
dered, he shall be guilty of a misdemean.
or and be subject to fine Of $50. Preci-
pices, entertainments, streams or national
distractions which secure lands from the
trespass of domestic animals are held tc
De lawful Enclosures. A fine of from ST
TO $50 is provided for persons who vii
fully destroy or iniure growing Dlants on