Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-03-21

The following measures passed
by the Ninth legislature and signed
by Governor Gooding contain the
emergency clause which makes
them Immediately effective. A
brief abstract of each is given for
the purpose OF giving the public a
general idea of the new laws and
the amendments to the old ones,
which are all eady in effect.
ANTI-WILD CAT Bills. B.
No. Q, by Macbeth, the anti-wild
cat bill, prohibits the making OF
false or exaggerated statements,
either verbal or printed, of the al
fairs, financial condition or proper
ty of any corporation, joint stock
association, co-partnership or inoi-
vidual with the intention OF giving
greater or less apparent value to
the shares or other property OF
such concern than they are really
worth. The infringement of this
act is defined as felony and is
made punishable by Imprisonment
= for not more than 10 years and a
fine of not to exceed $40, 600.
S. B. No. 80, by Richards,
amends an act relating to the pow
ers of a district judge sitting in
- chambers and repeals sections $500
and 1910 of the statutes relating to
the same with the object of iucreas-
ing such powers.
CARELESS USE OF FIRE
ARMS. IS. Sub. No. IS, by Butler,
prohibits the careless use OF lire
arms, provides punishment Tor
such careIessness and for the re-
covery of damages occasioned there
by. 1t provides that any person
who shall intentionally without
malice point firearm at any other
person shall be guilty of misde-
meanor and be subject to fine OF
not more than $50 and not less
than SIS.
In case the weapon is discharged
without injury to the person aimed
at the fine shall be not less than
SlOO and the offender may be I'M
prisoned in the county Jail for a
period not to exceed six months or
NAV be punished by both the fine
and Imprisonment at the discretion
of the court.
Should the person aimed at ct
injured by the discharge OF fire
arm pointed Intentionally but with
out malice at him the person re
sponsible for the discharge of the
weapon shall be guilty of a misde
meanor and be punished by a tin'
of not less than $50 or imprison
ment in the county Jail for rerio'
of not more than one year. Sboul'
death ensue as the result of tn
wound the preson offending shal
be deemed guilty of the crime
manslaughter.
Any person manned or wounds
or the heirs or representatives @
any person killed by the discharg
of firearm as above described ma
bring suit for damages, and the lat
ter, when found, may in the dis
cretion of the court be doubled.
LEGAL ADVERTISING IS. B
No. Is, by Richards, sets the rat
to be charged for all official notice
required by law to be published
any newspaper in this state b
state, county or municipal official
at ST. per vertical inch, single col
umn measure, consisting OF not les
than 10 lines in nonpareil type {
its equivalent, or 90 words to th
inch, for first insertion, and )
cents per inch for each subseque I
insertion. For table or figure ma
ter the charge is fixed at $1.50 pc
vertical inch consisting of not LEI
than 10 lines of nonpareil type, ar
IS cents for each subsequent inse
ton: fractional inches to be charge
for pro rata. Any advertisemei
less than one inch shall be charge
as one inch.
PROBATE COURT AMENI
MENT. $. B. No. 81, by M
Cutcheon, amends section 3S43
the statutes concerning the hol
ing of terms of probate courts al
the probate business therein. II
new law provides that the terri
of the probate courts must be he
ON the fourth Monday OF ea'
month, the same as the origin