Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-03-14
RESUME OF WORK
or LEGISLATURE
Session Of 1918 Places 377
Laws on Statute Books
THIRTY vETOEs OyERRIDDEK

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sion WorIe--Widows Pensions.
Minimum Wage for Women anc
Minors survey Of State Resources
Investigation Of Cello Power Pro
Iect.
The following ID list Of the Inn
portant measures which win become
laws:
Important Bills Of the 1911 Session
Passed Over the Veto.
8. B. g. Requiring local agents Of
railway companies to report accurate
ly the time OF arrival OF trains.
s. B. 43-Creating livestock sani-
tary board and appropriating $4,000
therefor.
8. p. 127-Prohibits the auditing by
the secretary Of state OF claims Of In
debtedness against funds the aLprO-
priation for which has been exhausted.
8. B. 129~ Creates an emergency
board to deal with deficiencies neces-
STATED under the provisions of the
preceding bill.
8. B. 151-Providing for the crear
ton and organization of new counties.
H. B. 1Se--Providing for the drain
age and disposition of swamp lands In
the southeastern part Of the state.
III. B. 119.--Amending the law re-
quiring road supervisors to keep
weeds from county roads by imposing
such duty on the owners Of property.
important Bills Of the Present Session
Passed Over the Veto.
Numerous bills increasing salaries
IN counties.
H. B. 167-Repealing the initiative
law closing Rogue river to commercial
fishing.
8. b. 283.--Pr0viding for detail
survey and investigation Of the Colum-
bia river power project near The Dal-
les, with an appropriation Of $4,000.
H. B. 628.--The general appropria,
tion bill, aggregating $1,231,216.90.
Important Bills Signed and Filed or
Merely Filed by the Governor.
H. b. 16-Relating to ballot titles
on measures referred to the people.
H. b. 17-Repealing sections 3441 |
and 3442, relating to terms Of office
Of the secretary OF state, state treas
urer. printer and supreme judges.
H. B. Establishing office Of state
land agent.
Fl. B. S4--Limiting indebtedness for
irrigation districts.
H. B. 91-Amends sections 513 rela-
tive to maintenance and custody of
children affected by divorce.
H. B. 34-Making 100 pounds the
standard weight for sack Of potatoes.
Fl. B. 104-Relating to milk inspec-
tors.
H. B. 130--Authorizing school dis
tricts Of 10000 population to establish
trade schools for dependent girls.
II. B, 169--Widows' pension bill.
n. b. Embarrassing salaries Of all
circuit judges to $4,000 year.
H. B. 79-Relating to the inspection
Of railroad track scales.
H. B. 173-Providing for the sus-
pension and investigation Of the inter
state schedules of railroads before
same become effective.
H. B. 69--Providing for sterilization
OF habitual criminals and moral per-
yerts.
III, B. 185--Repealing sections relat-
ing to road poll tax.
III. B. 160-Protecting cooperative
associations in the use Of the terms CO.
operative.
H. B. 24S-Relating to the sale of
commercial foodstuffs.
H. B. 143-Regulating the business
Of commission merchants.
II. b. 210 Authorizing county
courts to establish assessment road
districts.
II. b. 319--Making county judges
ex officio fire wardens. !
H. B. 209-Creating state board of
accountancy. I
H. B. 25S-Consenting to the pur-
chase Of the locks and canal at Oregon I
City.
H. B. 4ss-Creating the state board /
OF control.
HB.7s--Males II crime to threat
en- or advocate the commission of a
felony, the penalty running from $50
fine to three years Imprisonment In q
the penitentiary Aimed especially at
persons threatening others lives and I
soap.box orators.
H. B. 73-Appropriates $4,000 for c
detailed survey Of the water resources
OF the state. b
s. D. 117-Prohiblts officers, direct
ors and stockholders OF a bank from Q
receiving percentage or profit OF any
kind or gift for inducing such bank TO 4
make loan.
II. b. 279-Relieving those author n
ized TO perform marriages Of the ne s
cessity Of filing evidence Of such fact
In more than one county Of the state. o
H. B. 122-Known as the loan
shark bill," prohibits higher rate than D
, per cent as interest on small sums z
loaned workmen and others In unfor-
tunate circumstances. s
H. r. 27--This is the workmen's
act, for which an appro- e
priation OF $4,000 is made. Il has the
elective feature, which Ii recognized n
as It's main weakness. but a compuIso-
~ feature. according to the best au- Y
lhorities, would be unconstitutional.
BY the operation OF this act II Is esti- n
mated that from 20 to 80 per cent Of
The damage suits due TO personal In "
Jury will be eliminated
II. B. 38-Declaring policy Of state d
- 70 wageworkers and limiting the
hours OF certain workmen to 10 hours.
H. B. 610-For maintenance Of East 4
Oregon asylum; appropEiates s2sl.-
1880. d
II. D. 1O2-oivins cities and towns
lower over public parks N
H. B. ll0-To prevent spread Of tu-
,ercniosls.
II. b. lss-Relating to misbranding ii
Irticles Of food.
II. 3. l77-columbla southern pre- y,
ecf appropriation OF tfSo.0oo.
II. d. so6-Regulating sale Of con- N
ensed milk.
II d. a7s-For prompt payment Of Al
aroFs and witnesses.
s. 2. li-Amendments relating 70