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

4. When a public offense has been
committed and the party charged with
the offense is not under Indictment and
the grand jury is not in session.
5. Whenever the court is in session or
not, any person having knowledge of an
offense not within the exclusive jurisdic-
ton OF justice of the peace, may make
affidavit and the prosecuting attorney
shall file an information.
Senate bill Al, by Seaborg, makes it
unlawful for any person to take or fish
for salmon in the Columbia river between
March l and April 10, and between Au-
gust 10 and September 10 of each year,
and from o'clock each Saturday night
to o'clock Sunday night. A close sea-
son is likewise established for Gray's
Harbor and Shoalwater bay between
November Is and December Is and for
Puget Sound for March, April and May.
Fishing by explosives and within one
mile below any propagating rack or OBJ
struction, throwing of sawdust, shavings,
etc, into streams ana lakes of the state
where fish are won't to propagate, are
made misdemeanors.
Senate bill AZ, by Judiciary committee,
provides for the appointment. quallfica-
ton and duties of notaries public. Each
holds Office for four years under appoint
ment by the governor. The notarial fee
is $40, to be donated to the state libra
ry funds. Each territorial notary apply
ing for reappointment before April 1,
1890, shall be entitled to rebate in such
portion as the remainder of his unexpired
term bears to the whole term for which
he was appointed.
Senate bill 48, by Kinnear, is tenn
porary act to provide for the drawing of
petit jurors. The superior courts may
order, at such times as they see fit, a
panel of not less than twelve nor more
than twenty-four petit jurors, to be
drawn by ballot from the last jury list.
Senate bill %, by Fairweather, appro-
pirates $6,O06.27 to provide for the I'M
paid expenses Of the constitutional con-
vention.
Senate bill 81, by Kinnear, makes the
official bonds of all officers in form, joint
and several, and payable to the state of
Washington.
House bill Ga, by Ostrander, gives the
owner Of any sire lien for the service
fee upon the female served for the period
of one year from the time of service, or
upon the get of any such sire for the
period of one year from birth. Proper
record of account must be filed with the
county auditor within six months Of the
time of service.
House bill 100, by Plummer, makes it
misdemeanor for any person contract
ing to supply labor and material to
fraudulently represent that the labor or
material supplied has been paid for, for
the purpose of collecting the contract
price.
House bill 208, by Evans, creates ad-
dit ;onal judgeships in the counties OF
King, Pierce and Spokane, as follows
Two in King, two in Pierce Zone to be
appointed and another TO be elected at
next general election and one in Spo-
kane.
, House bill rs, by joint code committee,
appoints William Lair Hill code com
missioner for the state of Washington
The commissioner shall fully rearrange
l and annotate the laws and do things
prescribed in detail, pertaining to the
J customary duties OF such commissioner
On or before January l, 1891, the COM
missioner shall furnish the governor fol
the use of the legislature and other state
officers $50 volumes Of the code IN two
!, royal octave volumes, bound in paper
] AS soon as possible after the adjourn
ment of the legislature in 1891, and
within ninety days, he shall publish the
!, code, Incorporating the general laws Of
S the session, in two royal octave volumes
and shall deliver 1000 copies printed arc
bound in the best style of law book pub
fishing. The compensation of the com
: missioner shall be $4,000.
House bill 3, by Stevenson, makes it
2 misdemeanor for imitation dairy pro-
3 ducts to be used in public dining OF eat
ing rooms unless notice Of such use is
conspicuously posted in the room.
g House bill 1875, by Herren, repeats {
r special act of the territorial Legislature
q which fixed the compensation of the au
ditor of Lewis county at $1,000 per an
mum.
: House bill 1873, by Stevenson, provides
t that no claim for newspaper or any
; publication can be enforced unless sucl
) newspaper or publication has been ex
pressly ordered by the alleged subscriber
, TO BE CONTINUED.