The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-03-12
WHAT OUR STATE SOLSNs HAVE Done.
Bills Brought Forth b. Legislative LabOn-.A
Summary q These DiEdIy Affecting
Central Washington.

Of. All emergency bills and appropria-
ton bills go into effect Immediately upon
the attachment Of the governors sigma
ture; other bills on Friday, June 9Th,
ninety days after the day Of adjournment.
A brief summary Of those bills directly
affecting this section are given below:
TERMS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
House bill 1ls, by committee, provides
for the rotation In terms Of Office Of county
commissioners as follows: At the next
general election, commissioners elected
from district No. shall serve four years,
and No. 2 and No. two years each. At
the general election thereafter No. 2 shall
serve four years and No. 8 two years. At
the next general election No. 8 shall be
elected for four years and'No. 1.-TWO years.
The terms Of commissioners elected there
after shall be in accordance with the
above provisions. Commissioners from
each Of such districts are elected by the
entire county. Improved February 18th,
1911
LIEN FOB FARM LABoRERs.
Senate bill l47, by Smith, gives any
person who may do any labor upon any
farm or land in tilling or sowing or har-I
vesting or threshing any grain, as lAborer.
contractor or otherwise, lien upon such
crops for his work or labor, and every
landlord shall have lien upon the crops
grown or growing upon demised lands
for rents during the year; the liens shall
be preferred liens. [Approved March
Srd, 1871
STOCK OWNERS BRANDS.
Senate bill 81, by Wilson, provides that
every owner adopting q mark or brand,
shall record with the county auditor his
mark, brand and cumberland, dewlaps
and wattles, by delivering to such
auditor such marks upon n piece Of
leather and a description Of the same.
The auditor shall keep q correct record Of
such marks, etc., in q separate book, and
shall satisfy himself that they are differ
ent from any other. Counterfeiting, imi-
tating or wrongfully using such marks,
ETC., by others Is Q misdemeanor. Zap
proved March 3rd, 1911
u,R,sprc11oN or u,sncrs.
Senate bill ls5. nv Over defines iuris-
diction and cognizance Of justices Of the
peace in civil cases as follows: First, II
an action on q contract for money only,
IN which the sum claimed 4 less tban
400: aecond. II action for DAMAGES mr. in.
iuries to the person or for taLinp and
OBTAINING or iniuripe personal propertv
or for iniuyv 10 real nropartv when no
issue raised bv the answer involves the
plaintif,s titla IN ar possessioD NJ the
same. in amounta Iesa than 400. alan a
action 10 recover poase.sion "a ror.or.I
propertv less than 400: Thin. n an action
for penalty Of 800: fourtb II an action
unon a hond conditioned for the navu,ert
Of money when the amount claimed h
less than 400. though the penalty exceed
that sum the Indictment IN he givsn for
the sum aetuallv due. mt exceadino
amount claimed; 9Th, Il an action on an
undertaking or surety bond taken nv him
or his predecessor less than 800: sixth
n an action for damages for fraud in the
sale. purchase or exchange Of persoDal
prooer,v less than AIOO TAnuroved
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