Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-15

II. B. No. 234-Exempting mutual
and cooperative companies not oper-
ated for profit from the requirement
to secure certificates OF public neces-
sity from the public utilities commits
sion.
H. B. No. 126-An act making It
possible for the public utilities com
mission to force railroads to install
gates at railroad crossings.
H. B. No. 272-Permitting the is-
suance OF free transportation to any
member OF the legislature who is an
employe OF a common carrier.
Municipal Affairs.
s. B. No. 139-An act to permit
the city manager plan for towns OF
more than $500 people.
s. B. No. 111-Enabling cities
towns and villages to bond for an
amount not to exceed per cent of
the assessed valuation. to provide for
construction. equipment and main
tensnce OF municipality owned utili-
ties.
s. B. No. 112-Giving additional
powers to cities. towns and villages
in acquiring public utilities. with
greater power in constructing. en-
larging. extending. repairing, alter
ing and improving same.
8. B. No. 33-Permitting cities,
towns and villages to annex adjacent
agricultural lands.
County Affairs.
II. B. No. 16-Relating to the sal
aries of county commissioners by
putting the different counties into
several classes. and fixing the pay to
be drawn by the commissioners of
the different classes
H. B. No. 34-Permitting appoint
ment OF county road overseers. is
listed with bills on highways.
State Affairs.
S. J. R. No. 2-To submit to the
voters OF the state at the next gen
eral election the question of holding
constitutional convention.
s. J. r. No. 10-Submitting a con-
stitutional amendment limiting the
Indebtedness of the state to " per
cent of the value of the taxable prop
erty of the state.
S. B. No. 165-Providing that in
terest on state deposits shall be ap-
portioned to the credit of the several
funds forming the principal.
H. B. No. 134-An act requiring
executive officers of every state in
stitution to make monthly reports.
H. B. No. 174-An act relating to
a system of state. county. municipal
and school revenues. TO provide that
the moneys raised by taxation for
these purposes shall be kept separate.
Miscellaneous.
II. B. No. 58-Authorizing the
governor to fill, by appointment. va
cancies occurring in tn, United states
senate.
s. B. No. 15s-Making it necessary
that life insurance agents operating
in the state be residents o. Idaho
H. B. No. Sl3-Relating to the
duties OF the state bank com,rission-
er and providing that is per cent OF
deposits must be retained as a re-
serve and further that one-f1fth of
this amount must be in cash in vaults
and the remainder deposited In other
solvent banks; also provides the
bank commissioner shall appoint a
deputy whose salary shall be $1,000
annually.
8. b. No. 1S1-An act requiring
every person engaged In the work of
plumbing TO obtain certificate.
H. B. No. 1ee-Providing for the
creation OF a state board OF optome-
try.
8. b. No. s5-FiIing a standard
for the gasoline sold in the state to
prevent the manufacture, sale or
compromising OF adulterated or mis-
branded gasolines, benzines. napthas,
lubricating oils and greases, road oils
and fuel oils for boilers and internal
combustion engines and to regulate
trafic therein and provide for in
spection and test thereof.
8. B. No. 1o0-Creating a game
preserve to be known as the big
Lost River Game Preserve" and de-
finins the boundaries thereof, In the
Sawtooth addition to the Lemhi ma
tional forest.
H. ]. r. No. s-Proposing an
amendment to the constitution relat-
ing to the election OF directors and
managers OF corporations so as to
eliminate cooperative associations
from provisions OF such sections.
H. B. No. 236-Relating to the
limitation OF indebtedness of agricul-
tural fair associations by making II
possible for the associations TO raise
money by pledging their grounds
and buildings for loans.