Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-03-22


State, School and Granted Lands, re.
lating to purchase OF shore lands.
No. 76, by Sharp, to provide for the
protection of certain game birds in
Kittitas county.
No. 16l, amending section 943 OF
Ballinger's codes and statutes oI
Washington, relating to assessment;
for local improvements.
Substitute No. 1913, by Committee
on Agriculture, creating the Office oI
Sheep Inspector.
No. "a, by Sharp, creating the Office
OF State Veterinary Surgeon.
HOUSE BILLS.
No. 8, by Gunderson, amending the
school law, providing that in district:
of less than 10000 the election OF Di
rectors shall be held in May instead oI
June; providing further that school
teachers for each ensuing year shall
be employed by the new boards of ed
ucation. Approved.
No. 81, by Lewis, defining cruelty tc
animals and providing that the
agents and members of humane socie
ties, when approved by the Superior
Court, shall be officers empowered to
enforce the law and make arrests
Cruelty to animals, such as starving
beating, overworking, ETC., is forbid.
den. Cock, bear and dog fights are
expressly forbidden, and all peace of
ficers are directed to enforce the law
Violation of the law is made punish.
able by both fine and imprisonment.
No. SO, by Raine, directing the
State Printing Board to distribute
free among the colleges, normal
schools and libraries the biennial re-
ports of State officers. Approved.
No. 42, by Dawes, limiting the cost
OF burial expenses by Coroner to 800
No. GO, by Hastings, amending the
pilot law so that fines collected from
pilots shall be directed to the school
fund. Approved.
No. 65, by Shaw, appropriation TO,
claims of J. j. Rippletoe.
No. II. by Thompson, amending
section 1927, volume l, Ballinger's
code. relating to official bonds of pub
lie officers, and providing that sure.
ties residing in the State and outside
OF the county can qualify. Approved
No. SO. by Buck, permitting the
private cultivation of fish and their
sale out of season from private hatch.
cries under the regulations estab-
lished by the Fish Commissioner
Each hatchery shall pay an annual
fee of $25.
No. 81, by Gunderson, abolishing
State uniformity OF textbooks, and
providing for the creation of county
and district textbook commissions
which can supplement the present
course, and at expiration of the con.
tract select the entire course of books.
The commission shall consist OF the
County Superintendent and two
teachers and two taxpayers in the dis.
trict. There shall be separate COM
missioners for districts maintaining
high schools, and for the county at
large outside of the city district.
No. 81, by Rawson, giving to the
Judges of the Superior Court power to
enforce the attendance of witnesses
before Justices of the Peace, notaries
and other officers having authority to
take testimony. Approved.
No. 81, by Badger, reserving in per-
petuity for public use 200 acres Of
land surrounding Sanitarium Lake in
Douglas county. Approved.
No. 1O5, by the Judiciary commit
tee, changing the law of exemptions
so that no more than $40 per week for
four consecutive weeks OF the wages Of
the head of family shall be exempt
from garnishment, providing the ac-
ton and attachment shall be neces.
saries of life furnished the family OF
the debtor.
No. 10l. by Brown, making it a
misdemeanor for any one save Ii
censed practitioner of medicine to use
the term physician" M. d" sur
geon," or doctor" This is held to
apply particularly to osteopathists.
Provision is made for the recognition
of licenses from other States. All
practitioners must file their licenses
with the County Clerk. Vetoed by
the Governor but passed over his veto
No. 1O4, by Williams, making it un-
lawful to take fish in the Columbis
river ON Sundays and extending the
open season five days. Approved.
No. 112, by Sims, authorizing boom
companies to make maximum
charge of 81 per thousand for boom.
ing, sacking and driving logs through
improved water courses. No. l16, by
Comstock, making it unlawful fol
persons inhabiting quarantined
house to leave the premises without
permission OF the Health Officer
Approved.
No. 122, by Philbrick. making de-
ficiency appropriation for the State
Superin .endent of Public Instruction
Approved.
No. 12S, by Jones, establishing q
free travelling public library fund, to