Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17

Calvert-Making the County Sur
veyor engineer in charge of work un-
der the 1893 improved road laws.
Pendergas.-Providing method for
the division of school districts, on vote
of the residents thereof, and fixing the
procedure in such cases. Signed.
Calvert - Providing for a uniform
system of public blanks to be kept on
file by the State Auditor, and repeal.
ing statutes in conflict Herewith.
Maxwell-Making the closed season
for oyster fishing from natural bed.
June Is to March 15.
Calvert - Appropriating $500 fol
travelling and incidental expenses of
the Fish Commissioner.
Bedford-Prohibiting the destruc.
tion or injury to electric lines; pen
atty.
Bedford-Provides that all costs,
penalties and interests in excess oil
lper cent. per annum from the date
of delinquency, on State, county,
municipal, school district and road
district taxes which become delin.
quent during 1857 and previous years
on lands which have not been sold al
tax sale or certificates of delinquency
issued to parties other that the county
or municipality for which the origi.
nal tax was levied, or remitted, and
the county treasurers in the respec.
tive counties are authorized to receive
and receipt for the net amount of such
taxes as originally levied, together
with the interest. Signed.
Frye-Appropriating $3S for the re-
lief OF Capt. Hardin.
Calvert-Authorizing cities to ap-
propriate water from any lake or
water course for public use.
Heilig-Providing for the compul-
sorry attendance of children in the
public schools in cities of more than
10000 inhabitants.
Wickersham-Relating to negotia-
BILE Instruments.
Allen - Empowering board OF
regents of agricultural college to give
bonds for safe keeping OF arms and
ordnance stores loaned by the United
States.
BY Committee on Game-Making
closed season from December Is to
September Is.
Gose-For relief of Lieut.. Koontz
and others.
Pratt--Prescribing form of bonds
to be taken for municipal contracts.
Langfitt - Reducing the bond of
diking commissioners to $4,000.
Baldwin - Appropriating SITS for
relief of Capt. Harry st. George.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $40O for
fishway in the Skokomish river.
BY House Appropriations Commit
tee-Appropriating 5000, 900 from the
capitol fund for completion of the
State capitol. Vetoed by the Cover
nor and veto sustained.
By Committee on Appropriations
Appropriating 100000 for two dormi-
tories at university; for dining hall at
penitentiary, $1,000; dormitory, $40.-
OOO, and for biological laboratory,
100000, at agricultural college.
Signed.
Englehart-Providing for the dis
solution Of irrigating districts after
consent of two-thirds of the holders in
amount OF bondholders has been re.
ceived by petition of one-third OF
the ee-holders in the district, when
an election shall be held.
Curtiss-Makes the Governor, Sec.
retary of State and State Auditor ex.
officio commissioners OF Public Print.
ing.
Frye-Authorizing the sale of TIM
ber from State lands.
By Insurance Committee-Provid.
ing a penalty on both insured and i'll
surer for insuring in an unlicensed
company or through foreign agents.
Heilig-Regulating fire insurance.
BY Judiciary Committee-Repeal-
ing the mortgage law of 1897. Signed.
Wickersham - To punish vandals
for the destruction of property and
records upon public lands.
Bisson-Providing for the appoint.
ment of n hop inspector.
By Committee on Fisheries-Makes
it unlawful to operate in rivers OF
within three miles of the mouth, any
fishing appliance, except lines.
Welty-Creating the Office of Game
Warden.
Colwell-Regulating the organiza.
ton and business of Mutual insurance
companies.
Carpenter-Requiring the intermenl
at public expense OF veterans of the
Indian war.
Sharp-Authorizing condemnation
proceedings for right-of-way for irri
eating bitches.
By Committee on Mines-Prescrib.
ing the form Of lease of State lands fol
mining purposes.
Myers-Requiring that no lien car
be claimed on logs or lumber until the