The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-03-17
JOKE MEASURE
CREATED FURORE
REPRESENTATIVE d. L. NICHOLS
OF LEMHI HANDS LOWER HOUSE
MEMBERS DIVERSION
Added Spice to Thirteenth Session
With Introduction of Bill to Reg
ulate Farmers and Farming

no legislature 1t was introduced b
Representative D. L. Nichols, of Lemh
county, and through the courtesy o
Representative w. N. Sweet of Adj
county, it was printed for distribution
Both Nichols and Sweet, though of op
posite political faith, were warm per
sonal friends and were among the mos
popular members of the session.
When Chief Clerk Dave Burril
read the bill it not only created {
furore in the house, but likewise
''floored" Dave, whose visible emotion
accumulated the excitement. The bill
is of intense interest and the Latah
delegation worked honorably in passing
it through its regular course. When
it was sent to the senate it carried this
message: 1--WE beg to herewith trans
nit house bill 4-11-44 by Nichols,
which has not passed the house" 1t
follows;
| An Act to regulate Farmers and
Farming. Pc it enacted by the leg
islature of the state of Idaho:
Section / Only one price for
given commodity shall be lawful. A
farmer desiring to- change price
shall file schedule thereof with the
commission hereby created, which
shall go into effect 80 days thereafter.
unless suspended by the commission
at the instance of any consumer.
Sec. 2. No prices shall be increased
however, except upon due proof, the
burden whereof shall be upon the
farmer, that existing prices are con-
fiscatory of his goods and gear. In
its discretion, the commission may re-
fuse to permit any such increase until
Ia valuation by it's engineers and &C
countants shall have been taken. In
such valuation, the farmer shall have
no credit for past profits invested in
new fields or improved structures, but
shall be allowed only original cost
plus borrowed money invested.
Sec. 8. Commodity" as used here
in, includes all grains, vegetables,
live stock, dairy articles, excepting
sand, gravel, and manure.
Sec a. Every hired man shall work
eight hours only per day, not includ-
ing the Sabbath, and shall not COM
mence work unless he has completed
a period of not less than Is hours of
absolute rest and quiet. He shall not
work on the Lord day, nor on legal
holidays, nor on Governor Alexander's
birthday
Sec. 5. Every farmer shall hire one
more hired man than his work re-
quires.
Sec 6. The only permissible excep-
tons to the two foregoing sections
shall be periods of stress resulting
from earthquakes, Halley's comet or
European invasion.
Sec. Z. All wagons, and all poles
and doubletrees, shall be provided |
with couplers, coupling by impact, SO
hat the hired man need not go be-
ween the wheels of the wagon and
he heels of the horses.
Sec. g. All wagons shall be supplied
With suitable brakes, grab irons, STIR
ups and platforms of standard dimen-
ions to be fixed by the commission.
Sec. 8. All bulls, when moving on
he highway or in unfenced areas,
hall be equipped with bell of not
ess than SO pounds weight steam
whistle and an electric headlight OF
t least 100 candle, power.
Sec. TO- Sheds shall be built over
II fields where hired men have to
York in summer.
Sec. II. All field engines and ma
hinery shall be fenced in; all boiling
hall be encased in metal housings;
nd all grindstones, churns, hay-cut-
ers, bulls horns and other moving
arts shall be strongly encased in
heaths for the protection of the hired
ian.
Sec. II. All barns, sheds and other
ltbuildings shall, in cold weather be
1equately heated, and at all times
TALL be we'll lighted and policed
Sec. 10. If calf is delayed in ar
wing or is born dead, the farmer
lall instantly provide another COW
hose calf shall be born that day.
Sec. IA. The commissions inspec-
rs shall weekly inspect all gasoline
ltomobiles. If cylinder is missing,
e farmer must find it before he runs
the road again.
Sec. la. The right to mortgage
al estate is franchise preserved
the state.
No farmer shall make any mort
ge nor incur any indebtedness ex-
nding for period of more than one
onth, without the written approval
the commission, obtaining upon