The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-03-01
BILLS PASSED BY THE LEGIS-
LATURE
House Bills

House Bills
H. B. No. Al by Johnston-To appro-
pirate $217 to pay the contractors who
renovated the house and senate cham
bers.
H. c. R. No. by McGowan-Pro-
viding for the appointment by the gov
fernor of a commission of three per-
sons to Investigate the possibilities of
an extension of the p & l. ~ railroad
sfrom New Meadows to Lewiston or the
practfcability and possibility of the
construction Of railroad from any
other point that will connect rail-
road from any other point that will
connect north and south Idaho, and
providing that the commission will act
without pay but shall receive actual
expenses and requiring the commits
sion to submit report to the next
legislature.
H. B. No. 50 by Koelsch-Provides
4 for the admission Of an exemplar when
the genuineness of writing is at is
ue.
H. B. No. " by Committee on Uni
< rm Law-The uniform bill of lading
H. B. No. 1856 by Koelsch-Permits
the making of an Geographic will by
either married or an unmarried wor-
an.
H. B. No. 1913 by Johnston-Pro-
vides that purchasers of state lands
other than timber lands shall pay
down 10 per cent of the purchase price
and may pay the balance in 40 annual
installments with interest at six per
cent
H, B. No. 100 by Hunt and Hull
Amends the bill organizing Benewah
county to prevent disorganization of
school and highway districts on the
formation of the new county of Ben
ewah from part of Kootenai. The Ben
ewah county bill has already been
signed by the governor.
H. B. No. 107 by Elrod-Proyiding
an additional judge for the fifth dis
trict
H. B. No. 20 by Ingard-Provides
that IS per cent of the general tax
collected within road district shall
be set aside for road purposes. An
emergency clause is added.
H. B. No 26 by Hunter-Appropria
ing $7427.75 for the relief of the First
National Bank of Moscow, judgment
aagainst the regents of the university
5land affirmed in a decision of the SUI
{ preme court.
H. B. No. 81 by Randall-Gives adj
ditional borrowing power to railroad
companies.
H. B. No. 50 by Kiger, Edelblute, Hull,
and Hunt-Provides that the state
board of equalization shall determine |
the value of electric current transmits |
sion lines in each county separately. |
H. B. No. SO by Waters-Authorizing
the state land board to extend the time
of payment to purchasers of state land
who have been unable to secure con-
tracts for water for said land prior to
January 1. 1915 from water COM
panies furnishing water for Carey Act |
lands.
H. B. No. ia by Committee on Live
Stock-Relating to semi-annual and !
other inspections.
H. B. No. 1870 by Hull-Permits new
counties to issue bonds to take up
their floating indebtedness.
H. B. No 173 by Shattuck and Clark
of Custer-Permits county commits
sioners to provide for the purchase of
fair grounds or sites for county fair
purposes.
H. B. No 155 by Magee and Trotter
-Appropriating $4,000 for the con-
struction of wagon bridge across
the Snake river at Mussel ferry.
H. B. No. 164 by Meyer-Appropri-
ating $4,000 for building a state
wagon road across the Salmon river
near the mouth of Whitebird creek
in dIaho county.
H. B. No. 1853 by Committee on Live
Stock-Creating predatory animal
fund and providing for the leVylng Oh
tax therefor; the disbursement there
Of and imposing additional duties and
giving additional powers to the love
stock sanitary board for the purpose
of enabling them to bring about the
Instruction of predatory animals.
H. B. No &C by Clark of Custer,
Cannon and Gilchrist-To abolish the
office of water commissioner.
H. B. No. 70 by Anderson of Canyon
Repeating the law under which the
tax commission was created.
H. B. No. "a by Committee on Uni
form Law-The uniform warehouse
receipt law.
II p No OK nv Observation-Disclosures