Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-13
THEIEGlSLATURE,
A Brief Resume Of Legislative Acts for the
Past Week

A Brief Resume Of Legislative Acts for the
Past Week
The Senate, Monday, proceeded to
consider four bills, relating to taxa.
ton, which had been made the special
order for the afternoon. The bill OF
Senator Rands, known as Senate bill
2I9, authorizing the State Board of
Equalization to investigate and re-
port on the best method OF taxing all
property in the State, was first in or
der, but Senator Warburton sought to
have his own tax commission bill, No.
It's, substituted for it, and in support
of his motion he addressed the Sen
ate for nearly an hour, calculating the
points OF the bill, which provides for
the appointment of three tax COM
missioners. The motion to substitute
was lost, and after several attempts
to amend which were defeated, the
bill was placed on its final passage and
received less than a majority.
The following bills we're passed.:
House bill No. 1876, by Lindsey
An act to protect the stockholders
and persons dealing with corporations,
etc.
House bill No. Al, providing that
whenever majority in number and
area OF the owners of any township.
city plat or addition shall be DESTROYS
of altering or vacating the same they
may file with the County Commits
sioners or City Council a plat of the
proposed change and upon notice hav-
ing been served upon all property
owners interested, the same as in
civil actions, the County Commits.
sioners or City Council shall have full
Jurisdiction to make the changes and
assess damages OF benefits.
House bill No. 1876, to protect stock
holders and persons dealing with
corporations in this State, providing
that any officer or agent or any cor
poration, who shall willingly sign, en-
dorse, verify or otherwise assent to the
publication of any false or exagger-
ated reports, prospectus or other docu.
ment intended to give to the stock a
greater value than it possesses with
the intention of defrauding the public
shall be deemed guilty of an offense
against the laws of the State and upon
conviction shall be punished by i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary or
county jail for not more than five
years or by fine not exceeding 5000.
On Monday, the House passed the
following:
House bills Nos. 1896, 1896 and 397.
by Craigue, amending school laws so
that the aggregate tax in cities of TO-
600 or more for one year shall not
exceed two per cent of the taxable
property OF the district, and providing
for a uniform system of taxation for
school purposes and methods for levy
and collecting revenues. These bills
all related to the same subject.
H. B. 426. providing that every
minor, imbecile or insane person hav.
ing cause of action against him or
in his favor shall be bound by any
compromise or settlement to the same
extent as q person under legal dis.
ability would BE- bound.
H. B. 424, Haynes, empowering
Boards of County Commissioners to
accept right of way for construction
OF highways on public lands.
H. B. 800, Megler, appropriating S.
600 for the relief OF o. A. Bowen, who
was State Treasurer from 1893 to
1897 and who lost the money by fail.
ure Of banks in which the money was
deposited.
II. B. 432. by Joint Appropriation
committee, authorizing the State Aud.
tor and State Treasurer to transfer
$23. 500 from State penal, charitable
and reformatory fund to general fund.
H. B. AIS, Quinn, amending law re.
lating to statute of limitations.
H. B. 1854. Brewer, amending law
relative to sale under execution.
s. B. 156, Library committee, plac.
ing State Library under Commission
of which three Justices OF tho Su.
preme Court shall be majority.
H. B. 382. amending law relating
to bikes and bitches.
8. B. 100, Kinnear, providing a
method for the consolidation Of ada.
cent municipal corporations.
H. B. 37l. Gleason, amending pres
ent law to enable cities TO exercise
right OF eminent domain in issuance
OF bonds for compensation OF parties
damaged by condemnation proceed
ipgs. This bill is to facilitate the
Great Northern's claim TO enter Sc.
attic by tunnel.
s. B. 80, providing for An oil inspec-
ton service and making the Dairy and
Food Commissioner Oil Inspector at
an additional salary Of $500 . year.
3. B. 1873, Welsh, granting to Ilwaco
Railroad & Navigation Co. right to
construct log booms in front Of the
town OF Ilwaco.
8. B. 202. Cornwell, providing for
the employment of convicts in build.
ing roads wherever State Board OF
Control may direct.
H. B. 2S2, Henry, prohibiting the
manufacture and sale OF impure vine.
gar.
H. B. 81, Delanty. creating Board
OF Examiners in optometry to be ap.
pointed by the Governor. Salaries to
be paid from fees OF SIS for each
certificate issued.
H. B. 438, Crandall. requiring treas
urers in cities OF 10000 or more TO
keep all money belonging to such cit
les in his own possession until dis.
bursed according to law, or il it is de.
posted with bank he must secure .
bond approved by tho Mayor and
Council.
H. B. 1874, Gunderson, requiring
teachers in public schools to give 60
days notice before resigning. Penalty
to be revocation OF license.
Gov. Mcbride vetoed the bill which
aimed to cure defect in the State
law defining the crime of rape, and
the objection was sustained.
This Legislature has added to its
reputation for adopting measures of
moral import, by passage OF bill maxi
ing it . felony for man to live off
the earnings of fallen woman or TO
connive in any way at prostitution.
The penalty is from one to five years
in the penitentiary or 81, 900 to $5, 900