Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-22
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON; FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH g. 1895.

s An act providing for the formation
) of Joint school districts in contiguous
! counties when recommended by coun
= ty superintendents. Separate reports
D, are made to each county.
: An act granting the right OF emf
nent domain to all corporations fol
T the purpose of transmitting electric
, power by wire. cable or other means.
An act providing for the organiza.
: ton and Incorporation OF companies
for clearing out and improving rivers
and streams for the purpose OF driving
timber products and fixes maximum
toll of 60 cents per 1000 therefor.
An act changing the name of Squire
City, Stevens county, to Springdale.
An act providing for corporate pow
ers o: corporations to be exercised 1T
least by two trustees, one to be resi-
dent of the State and the majority to
be United States citizens, and other
wise relating to the control of private
corporations.
An act providing title to certain
school lands in Chehalis county to
John Body.
An act authorizing the publication
OF 10000 copies OF the second biennial
report Of the State Board of Horticul
ture, 500 OF which shall be bound in
cloth and the remainder i'll paper COW
ers. An emergency clause is attached.
An act authorizing any school dis
trict to purchase a schoolhouse site or
sites of not less than one acre or more
than five of any school land. An
emergency clause is attached.
An act requiring all domestic cor
porations to file written statement
containing list of their officers with
the county auditors in January of each
year.
An act authorizing the State Board
OF Education to contract for school
books at not more than G6 { per cent
of the present contract price until
such time as the state can publish its
own books.
An act fixing the punishment for
incest at imprisonment for 20 years.
An act making a. saloon-keeper
guilty of misdemesnor who will al
low male under Is years of age to
enter his saloon.
An act making new usury law,
with interest not to exceed per cent.
with limit of II per cent. on con.
tract.
An act authorizing the State to
negotiate temporary loans in anticipa
ton of its revenues for the purpose Of
funding its present floating indebted
ness, and to meet its current ex-
penses, with an emergency clause.
An act appropriating $500 for the
relief of Bickerton and Bell, school
land auctioneers.
An act providing methods for pre-
venting the spread of contagious dis
eases among domestic animals
An act providing for Strengthening
navigable streams within two miles OF
incorporated cities fronting on har-
bors.
An act amending elections laws so
as to authorize registration in all
towns or precincts OF more than 210
voters.
An act, fixing a fine Of $500 for
employing females in any saloon or
place OF amusement where intoxicants
are sold.
An act making it unlawful for the
State Auditor to issue Il warrant ex-
cept upon vouchers for services rem
dered.
An act making it unlawful to kill
any deer, mountain sheep or elk, ex-
cent during October.
An act prescribing the manner OF
compelling the attendance of wit
nesses.
An act appropriating 1000 for the
Western and $3.50 for the Eastern
Washington hospitals.
An act fixing 10 years as the limit
within which actions may be brought
by municipal corporations for the
collection of special assessments for
local improvements.
An act to punish larceny by officers
OF insurance companies.
An act giving union soldiers and
sailors preference in public employ
ment.
An act allowing guarantee com.
panies to 60 on official bonds.
An act appropriating 1924 to re.
imburse Isaac Il. keene for services as
enumerator of the Colville Indian
reservation.
An act directing the Secretary of
State to supply each justice OF the
peace with copy of the Huntly code.
An act establishing a Bureau of
Statistics of immigration in the office
of the Secretary of State.
An act appropriating $l,500 for
experiments by the Agricultural Col
lege in the culture of sugar beets.
An act creating the office OF State
Grain Inspector, establishing a grain
commission, providing for the weigh
ing and grading of grain and approp-
rating $1,000 to carry out the pro-
visions Of the act.
An act which allows persons plant
ing oysters on the lands or shore
lands not constituting any bed Of
natural oysters to hold the same as
personal property pending the sale,
lease or reservation OF such lands by
the State. Outsiders removing oys-
ters from such bed are subject to q
fine OF 500 to 81 1000 and imprison-
ment. For stealing oysters at night
the minimum fine is $3.50.
An act making it unlawful to gather
oysters from any natural bed with any
tool or implement whatever except the
J person is on floating boat; prohibits
entirely the use OF garden rake or
similar instrument. The fine for
violation is 500 to $40O and imprison-
ment.
, An act amending section 673 ol
2 volume l, Hills code, giving councils
in such towns power to pass Ordi'
r nances, purchase, lease or dispose ol
: real estate and personal property, sup
r ply water system, build bridges and
1 care for highways. TO construct and
= maintain drains and sewers, provide
:, fire engines, to collect poll-tax and dc
/ the other things necessary.
) An act extending time for making
payments of principal on contracts fo
b sale OF school lands to December l
# 1900, in all cases where one-tifth o.
If more Of the purchase price has beer
l. paid prior TO the taking effect of thi
act, and thereafter one-teuth of th'
% purchase price and all accrued inter
est must be paid on December l o
II each year. Extension where only one
al tenth has been paid, if the secon,
ID tenth and interest is paid; one fourtl
n OF that one.tenth before December