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

II no directions are given by shipper,
then to any connecting company
whose line or route reaches, or nearest
reaches, the place to which such ar
ticle of freight is marked. Failure to
comply shall make the company liable
for any damages that may be sustained
either to the shipper in consequence
rom any cause, upon proof that said
damages resulted on account of fail
ure of the transportation company to
comply. Suits for damages may be
instituted either at the place of ship
ping or destination.
II. b. 122-Defning trespass on the
lpublic lands OF the State-Every-per
son who wilfully commits trespass by
cutting down, destroying or injuring
any timber upon the State, school or
granted lands, or by carrying away
any timber, or soil, or minerals there
from shall be guilty of larceny. Ap-
proved March 7, 1890, and went i'm
mediately into effect.
II. B. 25l-Protection of hotel, inn,
lodging and boarding house keepers.
1t provides that hereafter all keepers
of inns, hotels or lodging-houses shall
have lien upon the baggage, property
or other valuables brought into their
houses, and shall have the right to re-
tain such articles until the proper
charges due from guests are fully paid.
If any baggage or valuables shall re-
main unredeemed for three months it
shall be lawful for the proprietor, after
giving ten days notice to the owner
either through the postOffice or by ad
vertisinb in some newspaper, or by
posting in three conspicuous places,
to sell such baggage or valuables at
public auction, and out OF the pro-
ceeds of the sale to pay all legal
charges due from the owner OF the
property, proper charges for storage,
and the Overplus, if any, shall be paid
to the owner upon demand. Ap-
proved March Z, 1890.
II. b. 271-Fixing the compensa-
ton OF Supreme court balifis at $3 per
day. Approved March 7, and went
into effect Immediately.
II. b. 222-This law authorizes rail-
road corporations owning, leasing or
operating lines of railway in this State
to acquire, own, negotiate, sell and
guarantee the stocks and bonds of
corporations organized for the purpose
of reclaiming arid land, and authOriz-
ing such railroad corporations to build,
own and operate irrigating bitches.
THE STEVENSON TREsPAss ACT.
II. b. S9-To define and punish
trespass. This is one of the most i'm
portant criminal laws made this ses-
sion. 1t was introduced by Represen-
tative Stevenson, Of Skamania. 1t
provides that if any person shall go
upon the inclosed lands or premises
of another and refuse to depart when
ordered he shall be guilty Of misde-
meanor and be subject to a fine of
from IS to $50. Precipices, embank-
ments, streams or natural distractions
which secure lands from the trespass
OF domestic animals are held to be
lawful Enclosures. A fine of IS to $50
Is provided for persons who willfully
destroy or injure growing plants or
trees on the grounds of another. II
such an offense is committed upon
l otAtC Va kl0iitCu minus tnC OlkcUucE
may be fined from $50 to 81 900 or be
imprisoned in the county Jail from
!, one month to one year.
Other penalties provided are as fol-
| lows: For destroying or injuring trees
on the land of another, or removing
timber from the same, or quarry, or
remove mineral, earth or stone, q fine
of from $50 to vi 900 or imprisonment
from one month to year; for break
ing any fume, rocker, quartz mill,
quartz vein, lode, bed rock, sluice, sluice
box on mining claim, not his own
from one to five years in the peniten-
tiary, or u fine Of from 500 to 81 600 /;
for damaging United States property,
a fine not less than $40, or imprison-
ment not exceeding six months; for
breaking down or damaging bridge,
railway, plank or macadamized road,
telegraph posts or wires, lock or en-
bankment of q canal, from six months
to two years, or a fine of from $50 to
VI 900; for setting fire to prairie or
the grounds Of another or suffer fire
to pass from his own ground or prem
ises, imprisonment in the county jaii
from three months to one year, or q
fine OF from $50 to $500; for mali
ciously or wantonly cutting down any
bush or tree, breaking glass or defac-
ing buildings or destroying any fence
or hedge inclosing another's land, i'm
prisonment from three months to one
year, or fine of from $40 to $500; for
breaking or removing monuments used
to designate boundaries, guide posts,
mile stones or finger boards, or deface-
ing the inscription on the same, or
breaking or extinguishing street lamps,
imprisonment for from enc to three
months, or II fine of from $40 to $500.
Printed or written notices, signed by
:he owner of the land and posted on
the premises are deemed sufficient
notice requiring all persons to forbear
trespassing. Approved March IA and
went into effect Immediately.
STATE MINING BUREAU.
II. b. 146-Creating mining bu-
reau. The bureau consists of the Gov
ernOr, Lieutentant- Governor and State
Treasurer. tits the duty OF the bureau
to collect reliable statistical informa-
ton concerning the production of all
minerals OF the State; to inquire into
the different processes for the treat
ment of ores. They shall address cir
culars to corporations and individuals
engaged in mining and correspond
with the school of mines in other
States in reference to mining and me-
tallurgical interests; they shall make
a report to the Governor for transmits
sion to the Legislature OF the opera
tions of the bureau before the 18th of
January of each year ior the year
ending on the 31st of December of the
preceding year. They will also be
given $3.50 per annum with which TO
provide room tor the keeping of a
cabinet of metallurgical exhibits of
the State. The ex-officio members of
the bureau shall receive no compensa-
ton for their services as such ex-ofii-
clio members, but may be paid their
actual travelling expenses, provided
that it will not cost the State more
than 81 800 under provisions of this
act. Approved February %, 1890,
and went into effect Immediately.
S. b. S2-Providing for the release
of sureties on official bonds and I'M
dertakings. Any surety may be re-
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