Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-04-09

in cities OF the first class.
Senate bill I6, by Easterday, relating
to the order of paying debts of de-
cendents: CD funeral expenses; (2)
expenses of last sickness; CD debts
having preference by the laws of the
United States; (4) wages due for labor
performed within ninety days OF
death; (5) taxes; Co judgments that
are liens upon real estate; 60 other
demands.
Senate bill 10, by Plummer, to pro-
tect manufacturers of bottles and
dealers in ale, beer, etc. Such may
file with the Secretary of State and
County Auditor mark used by them
stamped or marked on their kegs or
bottles and publish same in a daily or
weekly newspaper, and it then be-
comes unlawful for any person to use
such bottles. kegs, etc, without the
consent of the owner, and in so doing
shall commit misdemeanor punish
able by fine of s..
Senate bill 81, by Taylor, requiring
a board of council acting for the State
or municipality, when it contracts with
any person to do Il public work, to take
from such contractor bond with two
or more sureties, conditioned that he
will pay all laborers, sub-contractors,
material men, etc.
Senate bill %, by Taylor, gives every
person performing labor for any per-
son, company or corporation, a prior
lien upon the franchise, earnings and
on all the real and personal property
of said persons within six months next
preceding the filing of the claim, and
no mortgage, deed of trust or convey
ance shall defeat or take precedence
over such lien. But for a laborer to
be entitled to this act he shall file,
within sixty days he ceases labor,
claim of his demand with the County
Auditor.
Senate bill %, by Yeend, relating to
the penitentiary by allowing well-be-
haved convicts two months in each Of
the next two years, four months in
each of the next two years, and five
months in each of the remaining years
of their terms.
Senate bill AZ, by Plummer, in re-
spect to the discovery of facts and doc
uments by interrogatories, prescribing
that interrogatories shall be served as
are summons.
Senate bill 81, by Hill, for consti-
tutional amendment granting the
elective franchise to women.
"The elective franchise shall never
be denied any person on account of
sex, Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Constitution"
The Secretary of State shall cause
the foregoing amendment to be pub
lished for three months next preceding
said election to be held in November,
1898, in some weekly newspaper in
every county within the State wherein
a newspaper is published.
Senate bill "a, by Houghton, ap-
propriating $1,000 for Eastern WASH
ington hospital, for the purpose of re-
pairiug damages caused by the ex-
plosion of steam boiler on December
%, 1896.
Senate bill Sc, by T. J. Miller, re-
lating to trademarks. Prohibits the
Use of labels, designs for distinguish
ing goods, wares, etc., by Others than
those who designed them; also the
counterfeiting of them. Any person
or association may file its trademark
in the County Auditors Office. The
wrongful use of trademark is pun
ishable by fine of not less than 800
or imprisonment.
Senate bill 69, by Houghton, ap-
propriating $3,751.25 for the relief of
Mrs. H. c. Ashentelter for loss in the
construction of the main building at
the State University.
Senate bill go, relating to county
boundaries. When boundary lines
are in dispute or lost county may
commence suit in equity in the
Superior Court and the court shall de-
termine the boundary line.
Senate bill Is, by Appropriation
committee, substitute for Senate bill
No. so, for clerical assistance in office
of Board of State Land Commissioners,
and appropriating 5000.
Senate bill 76, by Davis, provides
that every contract, loan, bond or
mortgage may be paid or fully satis-
fed by and with any kind of lawful
money or currency of the United
states, provision OF the contract,
loan, bond or mortgage to the con-
tract notwithstanding. A provision in
any debt, contract, loan, mortgage or
bond making the same payable in
particular kind of money or currency
of the United States is declared to be
and made unenforceable. Nothing in
the act affects contracts entered into
prior to the taking effect of the act,
which will be in ninety days from the
11th of March.
Senate bill SO, by Houghton, grant
ing bounty for the encouragement
of the production and manufacture of
sugar of cent pound, but no bounty