The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-02-26
In The LEGISLATURE
New Bills Introduced in Both
Houses at Boise.

AVoOC0 a. 0VAOSs
Feb. l5.-In the house: For listing,
assessing and taxing Of railway cars;
To make Lincoln's birthday a legal
holiday; for care Of health OF school
children; for relief Of holders Of Ger
tain university warrants; relating to
licenses to practice medicine and
surgery; antl-pass bill; relating TO
drawing Of jurors In the district
court; relating to salaries OF elective
officers; relating to cancellation of
water permits; providing punishment
for stealing journal bearings from
locomotives; prohibiting the storing
Of dynamite aud giant powder within
limits OF Incorporated towns; relating
to settlements between county treas.
urer and auditor and state treasurer.
Senate: requiring foreign corpora.
lions to perform the same duties
imposed OF domestic corporations 10
the hling of articles OF Incorporation;
striking bill OF exceptions from judy
meat roll; regarding land leases and
sales; providing a more modern
corporation law. providinH another
Judge for the second judicial district,
comprising Idaho, N,z Perez aud
Latah counties; community property
bill; regarding Hing of ertiflcate OF
sale In case OF foreclosure of mortgage
on real property; regarding acknow!-
Judgments affecting title TO real
property.
Feb. l6.-House: Relating to irri.
cation petitions; authorizing organi.
cation OF county fire insurance COM
panies; granting relief to the Mutual
Mining company and Mountain Bell
Mining company; empowering city
councils and village trustees to order
Improvements aud hold special meet.
ings for levyion taxes and requiring
notices To owners and providing for
liens against real estate: relating to
payment Of wages; relating to levy
and collection of assessments BY irri.
cation districts; defining the liability
of employers for injuries to employees;
relating to disturbing religious meet.
i0gs and Sunday rest: petiti0ning
congress for wagon road from
Grangeville TO Elk City and other
mining camps In Idaho county at a
cost Ut SIS, 600.
= Senate: Separate maintenance bill;
to flx the rate OF taxation In incor
porated cities, towns and villages at
not higher than 10 per cent; bank
guarantee bill.
Feb. l7-H0use: To make years
residence necessary In divorce cases
but excepting cases now pending; for
state board Ut health; for constitu.
tlonal amendment making juries OF
eight or less, sufficient In civil cases:
relating to supervision OF state ia.
surance companies: relating to assess
ment OF livestock; relating to dupli,
cate abstracts; relating to appoint.
ment OF water rate commissions In
towns, etc.
Senate: Providing for county sys.
TEN OF roads and highways; to prevent
polluting OF streams and canals:
relating to granting of licenses to
practice medicine.
Feb. lS,-House: Relating to max.
ing and filing affidavits of annual
labor on mining claims; relating to
open game season; to amend Sunday
law to exempt theaters and other
places Of amusement; to change the
penalty far murder Ia 1rst degree to
life imprisonment; relating to powers
of cities and villages. apportioning
the expense OF street improvements
a,aong abbutting property owners;
permitting people Of cities, by
MAJORITY vote, to choose their charter;
relating IS irrigation districts.
Senate: Making 1t a misdemeanor
to permit hogs to run loose in any
city or village orjn the vicinity of
farm; railroad commission bill; to
permit notaries public connected with
banks to administer 0aths to any
other person connected with the
bank; general employers liability
hill; defining the bou ndarles OF Koot.
enai, Latah, Nez Perez and Shoshone
counties.