The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27

marks. and places this sealed envel
ope, together with a signed statement
to the effect that he has not been
unduly influenced in marking his bal
lot and that he has done so in pri-
vate, in an envelope which he seals /
and mails to the county auditor.
Alfred estimates the total cost per /
vote in securing a preferential pri- /
mary thirty-two cents in a county
that has a voting population of ten
thousand. OF this amount twenty
cents is for the printed supplies; the
balance being for postage, clerical
and other expenses of the board OF
canvassers.
The proposed new system is adj
mitted to be a radical departure and
probably would not have secured any
material support had not the speaker
presented it so clearly and cOnvinc-
ingly. Satisfactorily and completely
meeting all objections, upon final roll
call there was but one vote cast
against the proposed change; the one
dissenting vote being that of Kiger
Republican.
House joint resolution So 10, by
Daughters Johnson and Lucas, sub
hitting to the voters at the next gen
eral election the question of reducing
the number of legislators in both
house and senate to twenty-one, and
consolidating both houses, was de-
feated. OF the Twin Falls delegation
Barker and Sims voted for the reso-
luton, Hansen against
A proposed amendment submitting
to the voters the question of giving
cities and counties the authority to
become stockholders in and to give
financial assistance to fair associa-
tons not organized for pecuniary
profit. was passed under suspension of
the rules. There was very little OPP
position to this.
The protection of sheriffs in levy
ing upon property under attachment
is the object of house bill 203, which,
after coming up for final passage, was
referred to the committee of the whole
for amendment, The purpose of this
bill is to make it obligatory on the
part of the owner of attached prop
erty to notify the sheriff within a rea-
sOnable time that an exemption is
claimed upon the property. Under the
law as it stands the sheriff must as
sumo the risk of attaching property
that is exempt and becoming liable
for so doing, despite the fact that oft
times he can secure very little infor
nation to enable him to determine
whether or not the property proposed
to be attached is exempt. The bill as
drawn provides that the owner of
such property should give notice with
in three days but it is probable that
this will be extended to five or ten
days. There will also be an effort
made to have the law amended so as
to require that a notice to the effect
that unless the sheriff is advised with
in this time, any claim of exemption
will be waived, be printed plainly up
on the papers served by the sheriff on
the owner.
Bates Optometry bill regulating the
practice of Optometry and providing
a self-sustaining board of optometry
passed the house by unanimous vote.
This bill provides that no person under
twenty-One years of age shall prac-
tice optOmetry and no license shall
be granted to any person unless he
has had the equivalent of two years
high school education and is a gradu-
ate of a recognized school of OPTIC
metry or else has studied for at least
three years under such a graduate.
Another measure that was passed
unanimously was senate bill 20, grant
ing a ten year tax exemption on tracts
: which have been set out to hardwood
trees the purpose being to promote
the forestry industry of the north by
. planting of trees.
The extent of the exemption that
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stead exemption act is reduced from
$4,000 to $4,000 by house bill 1856 by
Bates, which, passed Tuesday after
noon. Another material change made
in this law is that which places all
homes and residences under the home
stead exemption act whether a declar-
alton of such claimed exemption is
? filed with the county auditor or not
Heretofore only those filing sucf
p claims were entitled to that exemption
OF the Twin Falls delegation, Han.
) sen and Sims voted for the measure
r. Barker being absent.
2 Laws governing automobile licenses
l occupied a large part of the time o.
5 the house Tuesday afternoon. There
- were under consideration two bills
one, 165 by Johnson and Anderson Of
p Canyon county, the other, 225 by
Moody. The latter proposed to re
f duce the cost of licenses on cars Of
twenty horse power or less, to So
% h. p. to $40; 80 h. p. to $3.50; 81
D h. p to SIS, and over 35 h. p. to $25
e Motorcycles were to be reduced to SO
The other bill retained the present
r schedule except that licenses for mo
e. torcyle dealers are reduced from $9G
r to SIS. Moody claimed that the re
r ductiOn of the schedules was war
- ranted by the increased use of auto
p mobiles for business purposes, and es
0 pecially by the farming classes. Or
o. the other hand, Johnson and other.
2 contended that there was very littl,
dissatisfaction with the present seized
ule and that the owners general,
1 were willing to contribute thes,
I amounts for the maintenance of thl