The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-11
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Economy the Word.
$50 p. Lewis. senator from the TWEEN
!. .eventh senatorial district, says:
Z 4. telj<ge am entirely free from heb
- ID matters of legislation and there
~ shali be reaAy and willing to give
- - atseatlon 10 the work as IL comes.
4 n Inclined to think the members OF
=. iGrjsIature will be agreed on one SUM-
- III OF economy In every sense Of
Sle n6ed And first. In order to save time
"a a6uey. la administering the law. it
1na11 eoem that the time has come when
i - and welt defined policy respect
~ II 1ody OF our laws can be inau-
eux6o5 AMI pursued without erratic
<Axn6k For example, a codEfication
n1e4u1g our statutes may be segregated,
s1ild and harmonized under a. political
~ r4yll code. civil code of procedure,
.pes6l code. criminal code of procedure,
SE,;tary code. and code OF public instruc-
Ia Each code should be enacted as a
Sn1r4ts chapter two or more OF which
Sflkt be bound In one volume). thus Civ
- a. Official and permanent form TO
s.uch branch of the law: and when re-
lfs1ei to or cited. the sectionizing OF said
e<6es would be the same whether found
u ~ session laws or In Hills code or
6ashpr. The only difference between
0ats. then. would be in the annotat.ons
4 he author. AZ 1t Is now. Huntieys
~. shlie differing from Hill In the ar
unkefn<Ht, contents and sectionizing, Is
s ~ - authentic. but not more SO than
~ other to follow under the present
i1zDR II IL impossible by reference 10
m code Of this state to find or know
eben the law was criginaliysenacted.
1ndge I.angford in the case OF Harland
y ne territory tyol. 8. page 15s. terri
..,ssal reports. and Judge Hoyt in Mars
~ w. Hufnes q Wash. 81, page 272)
Art spoken OF the code Of 1881. and In the
"a 8 The court that that code is valid
~ binding body OF laws because ar
t1aGsd and eonseeutiveIy secticnized un-
9r authority OF the legislature OF 1881.
nnm LAWS revised and re-enacted by that
assy and ratified BY subsequent legisla-
tires BY constant reference thereto as the
<sfe Of i&i. Careful reading OF both OF
taese cases would be obstructive to mem
hrs Of the legislature about to convene.
From the fact that the state has al
rSay paid dearly for the COM
Patton known as Hills Code
1sa Statutes. the legislature may
Sow 10 create code COM
kisson and order systematic codifica-
M But when such start Is made.
sass 10 doubt competent lawyers can
sSly he found who WILL undertake the
sa'x for such just and reasonable COM
EnsAl'on as may be awarded by the
sSsia'are after II has passed on their
vax This plan. II adopted. would Sc
sale The best results at the lowest cost
~ state. From an examination of
- senate dies OF iSal. l find that Sem
eT brown introduced a bill suhs,antl-
q emhadying these suggestions.
" chapter III or the laws of 1885,
~ was appropriated for i.eeo copies of
1Assns legislative Manual. IL the leg
asa'are u issd should impose the duty OF
nspafng the contents OF the manual on
- sesfvtafy OF state or some other Of
- ~ Is believed D saving 10 the tax
s Nssrs would be effected.
tnsFe also seetHs TO be a general feel
- among the members Of the Iegisla-
- .nat The number Of the appolntees
- shsas salaries should be reduced 10
80 Tue exigencies of these stringent
Mary taxpayers are tnaulriug If
s 3 !. = tnt possible 10 reduce the expenses
Ie eoafSy officers, and economlxe in
- - sApszlste the administration Of JUS
- - specially In Justices courts. by In
AsAsins shefr Jurisdiction.
S ! nave heard Il suggested that the
ss'hai IN the clerks office could be cas-
s, s. saa safely dispensed with. and that
s. sssnsitatian should he amended SO
3. = Permit the legislature 10 increase
= s'sslssl'ssspa OF justices, to include
-, -. involving preliminary hearings In
- - fSa'sers, landlord and tenant pro-
- aas actions On contracts. where
-. .sssesni lislgated Is hess than Ssoa. II
- s.l1 Should be adopted. 1t would
- warts os iaSilca az tho peace con.
$3.50 Jurisdiction with the sunergar
~ 20 'Asase matters, and avoid crowd
ae aoeset With matters which could
e kessal. "' - >'''i - sae'sS'
- $50 good roads ana any plain aud
49, sssss~se plan OF method of procedure
+ 49, sessis may be laid eu., altered
- sndes. No. rorr.n. sy.,.m.
~. -, :. selling, % Auburn. senator frswa
Is. :. eAs'y-fsuF1h district. does nsf favo~
ii, ., ssss system ~ lana rifles. which
se...sY eesisd nSt re pas il, effective o.
-. sAsier FIVE years. ssla ,hen only
szsssrs - Expense, He would prefer the
g.. e. ss9iex, which could he ra, INTO
s.k moe;hs and az only rs,s,,g.
Is. sase 70 Tia taxpayers. THIS svs-
h. rSsis & set - sasoks contain.
sss.,...s OF i&nsss arranged nasnsrlrallsr
ssa II y SsS,t.ac. township ana range
a. tsAftrd properly according "a Lac
~. sgalas. wasch ssxrrtntfnn "a
ssa- -. a aeFcy.stea ferya the nature
M, - = Tee0ra - al Instruments AZ
ga, sc TITLE. 1, Is IN brief an alb
asa every piece - property s,su-
ssr... sss Veo1fy. ana wGl eaNA,e any
ssswe.,- siii'Sfy I1slacss capacity n
sss - 49, 50 e'fastls see exact status %
III, sss'sA''ae t3eee - property Al very
] - -. *Ss'io7 NJ. Wa 3sng sayss
s,raee.s ,...asF eoai4 f@ra s.a osslelsl se-
|sssss. i'rea; aa4 AZ rate nat ex-
~ a. sa'''s'slE that al; present charged
|Asse.s e1Spgaa xAlnk a na.
|essnss ss ~ ias rececss ~ Eins
|@ i 49, 81 Prepared and eozaplstel
- egss ret 70 sxcoea s. 80.