The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-03-21

both houses.
Physicians will now be requirl to re.
port all births and deaths to N county
auditor within 30 days.
House bill I0j prohibits theemploy-
ment OF any woman in placs where
liquor is sold. This is shot variety
theatres and box rustling.
The legislature appropriated 50, 900 for
the compiling and printing of tst books
to be used in this state, which ne to be
sold to pupils OF the common soools at
actual cost.
The legislature validated the idebted.
ness of the Cowychee & Wide Hdow Irri.
CATION district. Active measured will at
once be taken to collect the ncesssry
assessment
=. After the bill is signed hy the oyernor
women will be eligible as members OF
boards of education, superintendent of
schools, directors, clerks and members Of
boards of examiners for common rhools.
The bill authorizing the sale OF cigar.
cites passed both houses. Licenss for
the sale of cigarettes will be Issued by
the county commissioners to retail lealers
at $40 per year and to wholesale lealers
at SIS per year,
The bill passed providing tha ten
jurors can return verdict in al civil
cases tried in a superior court. yuriors
in superior and Justices courts aud cor
oners' inquests will receive 81 per day
and cents mileage.
ii. b. No. %, provides for board Of
stock commissioners to be under district
expense upon vote OF the people, to pro-
tect the stock interests from theft and
disease, and provides penalties for viola
tons of the boards regulations.
The dairy bill passed making it un-
lawful 10 sell adulteratsd mils, cream,
butter or cheese; regulating dairy pro-
duce; creating a state board of dairy
commissioners and providing for the p
pointment of dairy commissioner.
| The legislature extended the time for
making payment OF principal on school
land contracts to the year 1900 where one
fifth Of of the purchase price has been
paid and thereafter one-tenth OF the pur-
chase price and all accrued interest must
be paid on December LIST of each year.
The senate bill passed enabling coun-
ties, cities, towns and school districts to
validate warrants and other obligations
and evidences OF Indebtedness by vote OF
the people when the ground of validity is
that at the time of the attempted incur
ring Of the debt it exceeded one and one
half per centum OF the taxable property.
Milroy's arid land bill passed both
legislative houses and will become law
as 1t is favored by the governor. 1t APP
propriates $500 to enable the state to
accept the terms OF the Carey arid Ian
act. Friends of Col. l.. 5. Hewlett hope
aud believe he will be appointed commits
sioner to carry out the provisions of the
bill.
The deficiency judgment act passed. 1t
requires that property to be sold under
mortgage must he appraised, aud where
mortgage is on loan the appraisement
shall be no less than the amount OF the
loan; gives the judgment debtor the right
of possession during the period OF redemp-
ton in the event il is a homestead, or
where the premises to be sold are oc-
cupied by the Judgment debtor. or when
the appraised value is in excess OF the
judgment debt.
Senate bill No. 40, which passed both
houses, gives the state board Of hor-
ticulture authority to keep fruit pests 10
check by inspection. disinfection and
quaran tine and making violation OF rules
3 misdemeanor. with SIS to 500 tine;
requires inspection of orchards and hop
yards, and makes it a misdemeanor for q
person to bring into the state any trees or
shrubs infested with the San Jose scale
or any other live or injurious pest of this
species. with punishment ~ SIS TO 500
or sixty days imprisonment.
The so-cSlled barefoot boy school bill, -
which wss passed by the legislature and
which has become law through the sig
nature Of the governor, is causing howl
to 20 up from the larger cities Of the state
which have to pay greater tax for
school maintenance than is received for
the support Ct their local institutions.
+. According to the provisions Of the bin
Yakima county would be taxed slS, 04S
/ for this purpose and receive ST., Loss; but
considerable of the tax paid by North
+ Yakima would so to the support OF the
country districts
E The senate bill which passed by both
houses chsnges the preseat Law on rev.
enne taxation making biesnial assess
ments in obi years. Taxes are made de-
/ llnquent Nay SIst, with penalty Of
f per cent, and interest OF u per cent. is
attached; If bali is paid before May 81,
the time for payment OF the balance is
extended to November 81 following, when
the , per cent. penalty attaches, and To-
terest may be charged back to May 81.
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