Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-22
1898, aud done-fourth of one-tenth on
or beiors December l each year there

waters df the State between June |
and October 81, except under the super
vision OF the Fish Commissioner, 70
propagation or experimental services
A violation is punishable by a fine Q
$50 TO 500 or imprisonment.
An act requiring physicians to reg
lister with the,county auditor and re
port within 3p days all births an,
deaths, under $40 penalty.
An act providing for the assessmen
and collection bf taxes in cities of tn,
third and fourth class, applying direct
ly to the relief of Waila Walla.
An act fixing the time of regula
! meetings of boards of trustees of thu
State normal schools.
An act providing for the publication
Of the Legislative Manual.
An act prohibiting dredging for ol
taking Eastern oysters from waters o.
the State for Il period of five years.
An act fixing the time for the meet
ing OF county commissioners.
An act making game preserve o.
Mercer island in Lake Washington.
An act authorizing the reduction ol
sentences in the penitentiary for good
conduct.
An act extending the season for
trout-tishing to include April.
An act empowering the faculty oi
the Agricultural College to grant the
usual academic and honorary degrees
and issue diplomas.
An act appropriating $4,000 to
complete contracts at the University
of Washington.
An act requiring city councils, upon
public donation of $1,000 for public
library, to levy tax of one-half mill
on the dollar or its support. 1t ap-
plies TO cities over 5000.
An act requiring commission mer-
chants to take out u State license
forbidding pools OF commission mer-
chants, or to sell through sub-agents
requiring n complete record of trans
actions to be kept in books, and to
make true return within seven DAYS
after sale. The punishment is $3.50
fine, or six months imprisonment.
An act amending the present reve-
nue. law. Among other changes, it
requires assessors 10 extend the tax
rolls and to act as clerk of the Board
OF Equalization taxes are delinquent
May 81, with a penalty Of , per cent,
and II per cent interest; if half paid
by May 81, time for payment of the
balance ia extended to November 30
following, when > per cent penalty
attaches and interest may be charged
back to May 81.
An act exempting life insurance
from all liability for debt.
An act providing for the selection
survey, management, lease ard dispo.
sition of the States granted tide, Oys
ter and other lands, harbor areas; for
tho creation of Board of State Land
Commissioners of two members be.
sides the State Land Commissioner
and defining the duties.
An act appropriating $500 for
sinking artesisn we'll in Walla Walls
county; County Commissioners to
appropriate a like amount.
An act requiring the County Com.
missioners in counties, first to seventh
class, to select the names of 500 free.
holders at the first of each year, and
certify such list to the Clerk of the
Superior Court, from which the Jurors
shall be drawn. In counties, Sth to
% classes, 800 names shall be Sc
lected.
An act providing for the mortgag-
ing of real estate by administrators
and executors upon order of the court.
An act defining the powers and
duties OF County Surveyors; makes
him engineer in charge OF all county
work of construction.
An act providing for a professor
Of veterinary science at the Agricultu-
raj College, makes him State veterina-
rian, without additional salary, and is
added to membership of the State
Board of Health.
An act creating a Estate capitol
building fund" into which shall be
paid the proceeds of all money de-
rived from the sales OF lands granted
to the State for the purpose Of erect
ing public buildings At the State capi-
tai, from which fund there is appro-
priated $930,O0O. The bill compels
the contract for the completion of the
capitol building, to be paid in war
rants on the State capital building
fund.
An act providing q ditch law by
which irrigation canal construction
warrants under the act of two years
ago, are validated. the former being
declared unconstitutional.
An act providing that cattle, horses,
sheep or goats driven into any county
for the purpose of grazing at any time
after the first Monday in April in any
year, shall be assessed in that county
assessment shall be made by the
Sheriff and taxes collected at once.
An act appropriating $1,000 to the
State Historical Society.
An act validating articles of incor.
poration for college, seminary
church, library, or benevolent, charita.
ble or scientific society under the code
of Washington of 1881, where not
sworn to by the trustees or been filed
with the Auditor alone, the chieI
place of business OF the corporation is
located, or defective in other minor
details.
An act enabling counties, cities
towns and school districts to validate
warrants and other obligations ant
evidences of Indebtedness by vote o.
the people, when the ground of inva
lidity is that at the time of the at
tempted incurring of the debt it ex
ceeded one-half per centum OF th,
taxable property.
An act defining the duties OF Sher
ifs, constables and coroners upon tn,
expiration OF their terms of office, ano
precribing their duties and validatin,
the acts Of their successors.
An act for the relief of Tacoma, bu
it is applicable to any other tirst.clas
city. 1t provides that when a waite
system in tirst-class cities is found t,
be inadequate. the question of a ney
plan, or desired or proposed change il
the old plan or system, can b.
submitted to the people at an all
nual or special election after 81
days notice in the official newspape,
and shall be adopted if it receives IN
vote of three-fifths of all the elector
voting. The fund devoted to the orie
inal plan can then be used for tn
new system, plan or extension q
adopted.
An act fixing fine of $500 a. Dun
ishment Tor having erected, contriveC
caused, continued maintained, su