Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-03-20
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propriates SlOO, 900 for the purposes of
Worlds fair exhibit, and appoints a
commission, one from each county, to
control the fund and provide for and
manage the exhibit.
House bill 2S7, by Anderson OF Ma
son, provides for the appointment Of a
State Agent at Washington city to
prosecute State land and other claims.
Senate bill 1893, by Forest, provides
that all disbursing officers of the State
shall take duplicate vouchers for all
moneys expended and file one with
the Auditor Of State, retaining the
other.
House bill 1863, by Jones, ;$'ovides
that real property belonging to the
estates of decedents, minors, idiots and
insane persons may be sold at private
sale under certain restrictions.
Senate bill 1913, by Berry, appro-
PIRATES 1912 for the relief of l.. p. Ber-
ry for serving requisition papers on an
escaped criminal in Indiana.
Senate bill ~, by Kinnear, provides
for the revival and continuance of
judgments.
Senate bill 81, by Kneeland, pro-
vides that terms of Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, Secretary of State,
Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney General
Superintendent of Public Instruction
and Commissioner of Public Lands
shall commence on the Wednesday
after the second Monday in January
following their election.
Senate bill 2l7, by committee ON
education, appropriates $02 900 for the
support and improvement of the State
reform school.
Senate bill 2S, by Van Houten, Gre
ates board of health and bureau OF
vital statistics, to be composed of five
members appointed by the Governor.
Senate bill 266, by Watt, empowers
the board of commissioners for the
Medical Lake asylum to purchase, sell
or exchange lands and to condemn
other lands for state purposes.
Senate bill II, by Richards, provides
that IS per cent. of the proceeds de-
rived by the State from the sale OF
tide lands within the limits of any in
corporated city, or one mile on either
side thereof, shall be set aside by the
State Treasurer rs q special fund for
the construction and maintenance OF
Il system of permanent and substan-
tial improvements in aid of commerce
and navigation in the harbor OF such
cities or towns, and the remaining %
per cent. shall be paid into the general
tide lands fund. The commission is
vested with authority and power to
inaugurate such improvements, sub
iect to the approval of the Secretary OF
War or an advisory board to be Great
ed by him. The commission has con,
troll of the funds to be expended.
Senate bill 10, by Kinnear, is the
-Pinkerton bill, which provides
that it shall be unlawful for any per-
son, corporation or association, or
their agents, to organize, maintain or
employ an armed body Of men in this
State for any purpose whatever. All
parties so offending shall be fined from
81 900 to 5000 and in like sum for
each day they shall continue to offend.
Such offender, also, if person, may
be imprisoned, not exceeding one year.
Senate bill 140, by the committee on
education, is amendatory of several
sections of the common school act OF
1890. Its purpose is to clear away in
consistencies in the old law. Though
the bill is quite lengthy, it does not
change the old law in any material re-
spect.
Senate bill 206, by Preston, is amend
atOry of the corporation act. TO the
proviso that certain corporations shall
not commence business or institute
proceedings to condemn land for cor
porate purposes until the whole amount
of its capital stock has been subscribed,
is added new proviso that the FORE
going prOviso shall not apply to corpo-
rations engaged exclusively in loaning
money on real estate. The section
amended is 2421 of chapter CLXXX-
VIII, code of 1881.
Senate bill 122, by Long, vests in
county commissioners the power to
build bridges on public highways
across the navigable streams of the
State. Whenever navigable stream
is boundary between the counties
such bridges may be constructed by
the two counties upon such terms as
may be agreed upon. Provisions of q
detail nature are added.
Senate bill $50, by Forrest. author
ICES cities and towns to submit to the
voters therein propositions to fund in
debtedness OF such cities and towns by
the issuing of bonds thereof at the
same election at which the previous
attempted incurring of such indebted.
ness or any part thereof may be ratified.
Senate bill $50, by Forrest, enables
cities and towns to validate certain
warrants and other obligations ON the
part of such cities and towns, issued by
the corporate authorities thereof, in
excess of their legal authority.
Senate bill 200, by committee on
penitentiary, prescribes rules and reg
ulations for the government of the
Washington penitentiary.
Senate hill 132, by Long, provides
that the mayor of towns shall have a
vote in case of tie of city councils.
This provision relates only to munich
pal corporations mentioned in section
la OF the municipal act.
Senate bill 46, by McCroskey, defines
the effect of warehouse receipts.
Senate bill 50, by ONeill, amends
section 165 of the immediate incorpo-
ration act 80 that any ordinance duly
passed by the council of any town au-
thorizing the payment OF indebtedness
shall be declared legal and valid.
Senate bill SO, by Claypool, appro-
PIRATES $l8,7O0 for the State militia de-
ficiency.
Senate bill 1893, by Long, amends
section of the municipal incorpora-
ton act relative to the issuance of
bonds for internal improvements.
Senate bill 159, by Kneeland, makes
the State treasurer ex Ofiicio the fiscal
agent of the State.
Senate bill 40, by Luce, regulates
the practice of pharmacy by providing
that it shall be unlawful for any other
person than registered pharmacist to
retail, compound or dispense drugs,
medicines or poisons. All practitioners
shall obtain certificates after examina-
ton by the State board Of pharmacy
unless they shall be graduates of reput-
able schools of pharmacy.
Senate bill 392, by Hyde, amends
the law relative to courts in cities so
that Spokane Falls may have a mu-
nicipal court.
Senate bill 253, by Claypool, author