Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-06-13
Most Of l9l Enactments Of
Last Legislature Have Been
Law Since Thursday
Majority Of Board Of Equal
ization Now Republican !;
Few New Crimes
Especial to The Heraldl.

went into effect Thursday, June 10
In order that citizens might have no
valid excuse for unfamiliarity with the
new laws, State Printer Frank M.
Lamborn, for the first time in the his.
tory Of the state printing Office, had
the bound volumes Of session laws
printed before they went into effect.
Very few new crimes were created
this year by the legislature. These.
however, are some Of them:
Drunkenness Of jitney bus or taxi
cab driver, gross misdemeanor.
Sale of rutabaga, cabbage, cauliflow-
er or onion seed of less than so per
cent germinable vitality. misdemeanor.
Serving of paper pretending it to he
legal process, made barratry.
"Joy Riding" Misdemeanor.
"Joy riding" in another's automobile.
gross misdemeanor.
Physician conspiring to bring NAL
practice suit against another, unpro.
to0S1Onal cOn0uct.
Falsely pretending to be deaf, dumb,
blind or crippled, misdemeanor.
Baseball magnates are reported to
be threatening to resort to this law
to discipline Fingers who Soldier" un-
der the sore arm alibi).
Issuance of bank check without
funds, larceny.
Defrauding Of hotel keeper, gross
misdemeanor.
Picketing and boycotting by labor
unions also is made crime under the
new laws, and in spite Of the fact that
there are fewer criminal statutes than
were enacted by some previous ses-
sions, chances of an unsuspecting citi-
zen being placed in the position of
breaking the law have been increased
rather than diminished.
A number of bills to change the
election laws were passed by the re-
cent legislature, including an act pro-
viding for universal registration to COW
or q four-year period, q bill allowing
absentees to cast their votes in other
precincts, q bill to compel signing
Of initiative and referendum petitions
ct registration ofEices, a bill making
the same requirement in regard to re-
call petitions and bill to legalize par
ty conventions and bind candidates
to support the platforms adopted by
the party bosses at these conventions.
Seven Bills Held UP.
The last three named bills will be
held pending until the election of No
vember, 1916, as the count shows that
the Joint legislative committee repre-
senting the grange, State Federation
OF Labor and the Farmers union Sc
cured sufficient referendum signatures,
1902, by last Wednesday. These
three bills were passed by the legis-
lature over the veto of Governor Err
nest Lister.
The referendum was successful
against four other bills. which will
thus be held pending until the 1916
election. These are. the -sntl-picketing
bill the city and county budget sys-
tenn bill, the Seattle port commission
bill and the bill to require competl'
tive public service company to secure
a certificate of public convenience and
necessity from the public service COM
mission.
As q result ~ the law changing the
membership Of the state land board
Tax Commissioners c. r. Jackson and
]. w. Brislawn and state Forester f
w. Ferris, Governor Listers appoint
ees. stepped out as members Of this
board Thursday. and Secretary of State
/. M. Howell and State Treasurer Ed
ward Meath stepped in, to assist Land
Commissioner Clark v. Savidge In d.
viding $4,000 worth Of land exchange
patronage among worthy republicans
These three officials are popular ones
these days with the job-seekers, Of
whom there are five for every position
to be filled.
Partixan Politics Wine.
Az the result Of q companion BILL
the members Of the tax commission
ceased to be members Of the state
board Of equalization, Governor Lister
being allowed to designate instead one
member of the public service commits
sion. This bill, like its companion
was inspired by partizan politics. max
ing the majority Of the board Of equal
cation republican, SO that party car
set up the claim of being able to re
duce take economical administration
during the last two years having made
smaller state levy possible.
Since June 10 there has been ne
Chehalis county. 1t is Grays Harbol
county, instead, to prevent confusion
with the city of Chehalis, which Is thu
seat of Lewis county,
From a business standpoint import
ant changes since June 10 allow tn
organization of mutual savings banks
put in effect uniform bills of ladin,
act and a terminal warehouse act
making warehouse receipts negotiable
paper.
All mothers pensions terminated o.