The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-03-18
BILLS BECOME LAWS
Measures That Have Met Approval Of
the Governor and are Signed

Following is a list Of the bills
Governor Mead has read and ap-
proved since a week ago Saturday.
S. B. II, McGowan-Appropriating
$500 to defray the expenses OF lltl-
cation with Oregon over the boun-
dairy dispute.
S. B. 4S, Booth-Authorizing
county commissioners to levy spec
ial tax of one half mill to make ,ex-
hibits at the Alaska exposition.
S. B. So, Graves-Authorizi the
commitment of persons who have
been acquitted of criminal charges
on account of insanity to the state
penitentiary subject to release upon
proof of recovery, and providing for
the establishment of an insane war;
at the penitentiary.
S. B. 81, Minkler-Appropriating
$1,000 for the relief of James o.
Loughlin for selling school lands at
auction in Skagit county.
S. B. 50, Anderson-Providing that
after January, 1908, Stevens county
shall constitute judicial district,
Douglas county a separate district.
Chelan separate district, and Okan-
ogan and Ferry counties district
jointly. Immediately transferring
Ferry county from the Chelan-Ok
ogan-Douglas district to the Stevens
district.
S. B. 81, Reed-Providing for an
nual county conventions of school di-
rectors, requiring the approval of
county superintendent of plans for
new school buildings, changing the
date of the school census to May, and
authorizing districts employing 100
teachers or more to hold city teach
erS' institutes.
Land Laws.
S. B. SO, Scott-Requiring service
on the commissioner of public lands
in suits to condemn state lands and
the filing of copy of the decree with
plat with such commissioner with the
payment of damages found.
S. B. 92, Presby-Requiring that
penitentiary grain sacks be appor-
toned for sale to counties pro rata
in accordance with estimated grain
production as determined by the state
grain inspector.
S. B. 1902, Booth-Further extend
ing and defining the power of emf
nent domain enjoyed by cities of the
first, second and third classes.
S. B. 105, McGowan-Authori
the withdrawal of the states claim
to homestead claimed by Andrew
Eskkola
S. B. 107, Stevenson-Extendi
to electric railway, lighting and pow
er companies the right of eminent
domain.
S. B. Ill, Graves-Limiting the
right of hage exemption to four
weeks.
S. B. 116, committee on horticul-
ture-Regulating commission mer-
chants, requiring them to give bonds
to the state, and authorizing inspec-
ton of their accounts by the horti-
cultural commissioner.
s. B. 118, Watson-Appropriating
$500 for the relief of Kalama.
S. B. 119, Sumner-Increasing the
pay of commissioners of fifth class
counties to $500 a year.
S. B. 1876, Ruth-Changing the
title of county surveroys to county
engineers and prescribing salaries
and duties.
S. B. 1873, Observation-Disclosures
ing the state into congressional dis
tricts.
Salary Increase.
S. B. 1879, Reed-Increasing the
salary of the state highway commits
sioner to $500 a year; amending
the state highway law, and approp-
Rating Sill, 900 out of the state high
way fund.
s. B. 14O, Gunn-Authorizing the
apportionment to state normal
schools Of the proper proportion of
public school funds for the education
of grade children taught In model
training schools.
s. B. 141, Veness-Authorizing the
employment of conviets on the state
roads.
s. B. 142, Watson-Providing for
the dissolution of drainage districts.
s. B. IA, Jones-Authorizing the
formation of METROPOLITAN park dis