The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-03-17

portant items on the record of thu
session of the Twelfth Legislature
are the following:
The Legislature placed the Judges
of the Supreme Court again unde
the provisions of the primary election
law, to be nominated on a non-partl
san judiciary ballot.
Enacted an insurance code to bal
combinations of companies from die
tating rates.
| Passed a workmen's compensation
act, under which the State insures
compensation for accidents.
Passed a bank code which provide!
that the State bank examiner shall
be the receiver for all defunct bank
ing institutions.
Placed legislative functions in the
hands of the voters by the initiative
and referendum.
Provided for the recall of all elect
i've State officials.
Placed all educational institutions
under a mill tax arbitrarily divided
Provided that any county in the
State may form port district, with
power to vote bonds for the improve
ment of the harbors of the county.
! Passed an enabling act making the
naval militia part of the State ma
i tional guard.
Adopted the group plan for the
Capitol buildings of the State and pro
vided for the immediate erection of a
temple of justice at Olympia as part
of that plan.
Provided for the formation OF
waterway districts by vote of prop
erty owners.
Divided Stevens county and formed
a new county of Pend d'Orielle.
Olympia, March 11.-Following is q
list of bills which have passed both
houses of the Legislature at the ses
sion just ended:
| H. B. 5, by misunderstanding the
police pension law providing that po-
licemen whs have served twenty years
may be retired.
H. B. II. by Campbell-Limiting work
day for women to eight hours where
| employed in mechanical or mercantile
establishments or in laundries, hotels OF
restaurants, but exempting fruit ane
| fish cannerieS.
II. B. n, by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
$4,000 for legislative printing.
H. B. 20, by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
$187 forth relief Of Stewart E. Smith
| H. B. 80, by education committee
Amending school code regulations fol
| H. B. SO, by Phipps-Appropriati
$31S50 for the relief Of the John Brad
ley heirs
H. B. 11s, by McQuestenl-Author
county commissioners to designate non
H. B. IFS, by webster-Dehning tn,
qualifications of jurors, and givint
women the right to claim exemption
II. B. i23, by Appleman-Creati tn.
county of Pend d'Oreille.
H. B. 49, by Ward-Providing tha
hold office for more than two consecu
H. B. 1873, by Teats ct al.-Providine
for submission to the voters Of consti
and referendum.
H. B. 1856, by judiciary committee
Providing method of procedure in Grim
inal actions against corporations.
H. B. 1876. by revenue and taxation
committee-Amending inheritance taz
| law.
committeewProviding for annual con!
ventions of county assessors.
! H. B. 15s, by revenue and taxation
committee-Providing that operating
property Of street railways shall be as
sessed as personal property,
construction Of canals and waterways
by Improvement districts.
mayors of fourth class cities to appoint
marshal and city police justices, who
shall hold Office at the pleasure of the
mayors.
H. B. 179, by wray-Requiring firms
and corporations selling milk to obtain
permits from the health commissioner
in first class cities
dealers to have their names printed on
milk bottle caps.
H. 3, lss. by, acknowledgements
ing $22.O6 for the relief of r. p Nor
II. B. 2oe, by Tonkin-Providing for
the appointment of deputy mine in
n B. 21s, by judiciary committee
Amending the law relating to the care
of delinquent children.
| H. B. 220. by Phipps and Gandy-val-
H. g. rs. i 5y Mccl1 us ct en aiMFor the
prevention Of fraud in the inspection OF
Il. B. S3s, by judiciary committee
applicants for admission to the bar.
H B. 243, by French ct al-Providing
a separate judicial district for Clarke
| county ana creating a new JuOSSnlQ.
| H. B. 253, by ]. A. Mfller-Providins
| that owners of second-class tide lands
shall have title to land to extreme low
water.
| H B. 267. by committee on school 70,
defective youth-Granting a right-Of-
way through state lands to the Che.
halls & COwlitz Railroad.
H. B. 279, by Observation-Disclosures
the registration of voters at schoo
II. B. $50. by McQuenten-Providi
for increasing the number of polling
places in school districts.
H. B. 288, by Clyde Miller-ReQuirirs
| the county board Of equalization tt
equalize property as between townships
H. B. $40, by revenue and taxation
lcommittee-Providing for the assess
ment Of standing timber as persona
property.
II B. 356. by committee on. roads ant
Understanding a permanent highway
fund, providing for a tax of one mil
for road building purposes, for the ex
lpenditure OF the money in the county
collected under the direction Of thu
state highway commissioner and for re
turning to the counties the unused par
of the state aid road fund.
| H B. 448, by appropriation committe,
General fund budget
H. B. 373. by joint capitol committe,
Adopting group plan for new capito
buildings and authorizing the issue o
$350,000 for the erection of a temple O
Justice.
/ III b s2s. by French Appropriate
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