The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-01-20
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Legislative Doings
Turner

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bill providing that acknowledge
ments of deeds by married women
need not be taken separate and
apart from the husband; the same
form of acknowledgment to be
used by both.
Smith of Latah county has in
troducted bill which provides
the settlement of estates outside
of court in cases where it appears
that no injustice will be done by
such settlement. Any heir petition
ing for a settlement in the courts
may cause it to be so handled
The committee on military af-
fairs of the house has had under
consideration the bill by Repre-
sentative Fuld Of Blaine making
Idaho veterans of the Spanish
American war eligible to enter the
Soldiers home and decided to
recommend it for passage.
Steele of Bingham introduced a
measure Is. B. No. ~ proposing
an amendment to section 946 of
the revised statutes by increasing
the maximum special levy for
bridge or road construction from
one-fourth to one-half of l per
cent of the assessed valuation.
House bill No. 80 was by Smith
of Latah, and provides for the set
tlement of estates where the prop
erty of the testator is devised by
will, and the estate is solvent.
House bill No. 81 by Turner,
to amend the statutes relating to
the taking of Acknowledgements by
providing that only one acknowl-
edgment shall be necessary where
more than one party is interested
IN the action.
House joint resolution No. 2,
fixing the terms of county COM
missioners at four years so that
there will always be one hold-over
member of the board was read a
second time and referred.
House bill No. % by johnson,
appropriating $40, 900 for wagon
road to Atlanta was read second
time. The bill provides that the
road shall commence at point
on the Blaine county road leading
from Ketchum to Stanley Basin
where the road from Red Fish
lakes connects with the same in
Custer county; thence westerly
along the most practicable and
feasible route to the Middle Fork
of the Boise river, passing the
town of Atlanta to Twin Springs
in Boise county, the total length
of the road being a distance Of
about 65 miles. The bill contains
the usual provisions for the ap-
pointmont of commissioners, over
seers, bond, amount to be paid.
House bill No. 20, for a state
wagon road from Three Forks in
Lemhi county to Roosevelt was
also read a second time.
House bill No. 6, providing for
creating the seventh judicial dis
trict was read third time and
passed.
Smith of Washington has intro
duced bill to establish the Office
of county roadmaster, who shall
have charge of all the roads in
the county, with district roadmas.
ters in the several road districts.
His salary to be not more than
81, 200 a year or five dollars a
day while actually employed, the
commissioners to fix the compen-
sation. The county surveyor
shall appoint district roadmasters
in June to serve one year. 1t
fixes the road poll tax at 81 per
year, to be paid in cash. 1t also
provides means for collecting the
road poll tax from persons refus-
ing to pay, if they have property
or employment.
House joint resolution number
one provides for the people to
propose and approve of laws in
connection with the Legislature.
(Initial-referendum.
The eight. hour bill was practi-
cally killed yesterday by being
referred to the judiciary committee
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