Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-04-02

) State Land Commissioners are to re
; appraisc all lots affected by thi:
statute and to secure by mutual agree
ment readiustmcnt of rights anC
! titles heretofore granted in accordance
with the original plating. In cas-,
mutual agreements cannot be haC
, then the Commissioners shall secure
vacation and surrender OF existing
rights, paying therefor just value tC
, be ascertained by law; an emergency.
House bill 260, by Merrifield, ap
priating $3.50 for the relief of T. NJ
Afford on account of failure OF the
State to give title to University land:
purchased by Afford in 1864.
House bill 262, by Williams, pro-
viding for the cancellation of appli
cations, contracts or deeds concerning
tide lands in cities of the first-class
1t directs the board If State Land
Commissioners to cancel all contracts
and deeds Gov ering the tide lands in
cluded in a street extension which are
not duly vacated and to refund all
money paid thereon, and no sale OF
such lands shall hereafter be made
emergency.
House bill 27S, by Ames, all fran
chises of every kind are subject to
execution, the same as personal prop
erty.
House bill 2Sl, by Hansen, exempt
ing from debt the proceeds of life and
accident insurance; an emergency.
House bill 3O2, by Moore, relating
to leasing of mineral lands. The Land
Commissioner is authorized to lease,
provided that any citizen who has To-
Gated mine shall have ninety days
prior right. Applicants shall pay
State Treasurer SIS, and shall have two
years in which to develop the mine.
All mines that pay royalty of more
than $1,000 shall pay a tax of $40 a
year; from $1,000 to $4,000, $50 Il
year; from $4,000 to 100000, per
cent; all over $780, 900, 10 per cent.
House bill 80, by Gilkey, to cstab-
lish and maintain a fish hatchery on
one of the tributaries of the Chehalis
river and appropriating 5000.
House bill 3lS, by Winsor, for the
disposition of certain funds collected
for road purposes from property SUBJ
sequently included within the corpo-
rate limits of any city or town; requires
the Treasurer to pay such amounts to
the city or town; an emergency.
House bill 354, by C. P. Bush, for
the publishing of 5000 copies OF the
third biennial report of the Board of
Horticulture.
House bill 355, by Wilkeson, for the
relief of w. B. Davey and other
creditors of the State Normal School
at New Whatcom and making an ap-
preparation of $4,1S9.O5 for balance
due upon unpaid accounts.
House bill 364, by Roberts, abolish
ing Boards of Trustees of the Eastern
and Western Hospitals for the Insane,
the Penitentiary, the Soldiers Home,
the Reform School, and providing for
the appointment OF Board of Con-
troll to consist Of four persons appointed
by the Governor, who shall serve with
out compensation, except one, who
shall be known as Travelling Auditor.
and whose compensation, shall be 81, ;
500 per annum. The said Board of
Audit and Control shall manage the
several State institutions.
House bill 375, relating to the adop-
ton of legal heirs. Any unmarried in.
habitant of the State or husband and
wife jointly may petition the Superior
Court for leave to adopt child under
21 years of age. If the child be ii
years of age its consent must be OBJ
tain; also the consent of each of its
parents if living and not insane or
drunkards. If it has no competent
parents then a guardian shall be ap-
pointed to act for it, but if the parents
are living apart then the consent OF
only the one having the child's custody
is necessary.
House bill 3S4, by Barlow, for the
reservation of bicycle paths. The
County Commissioners may set aside
for the use of bicycles and foot pas
sengers strip not less than four feet
wide on any highway and any person
who wilfully trespasses thereon by
driving horses, cattle or wagons shall
be punished by fine OF from SIS to $50.
One-half of the fines collected shall 60
to the school fund, the other half to
the road fund Of the county.
House bill 1893, by P. NJ. Smith,
authorizing cities that have con-
structed systems of water works, gas or
electric light plants, to lease or sell
the same upon vote of the people.
House bill 39S, by Way, providing
for voting on an amendment to Sec. 2
Art. 7, of the Constitution to read
"The Legislature shall provide by law
a uniform and equal rate of assessment
and taxation on all property in the
State according to its value in money
aud shall prescribe such regulations
by general law as shall secure a just
valuation for taxation of all property
SO that every person and corporation
shall nav q tax in proportion to his, ol