Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-23
ADMINISTRATION
ACT BIGGEST Dill
SIGNED DURING WEEK
Governor Attaches Signature to
II Bills and Two Memorials
Administration Bill Be-
comes Operative March 81.

Senate bill No. 10 was the biggest
and most important act signed by Gov
ernor Davis during the week. The bill
is the administration measure which
was introduced in the senate Jan. IA
by the state affairs committee, which
confers upon the governor the power
and responsibility of supervising the
conduct of the principal departments of
state government and abolishing GER
tain State offices, boards and commits
sions. The bill with slight amend
ments, made in the house, was finally
passed by the senate as amended on
Feb. IL and transmitted to the governor
for signature.
Under the provisions Of the measure
the governor is given broader powers
for handling the state government for
which he is held responsible and is re-
garded as the most important measure
which will be passed by the 50th ses-
sion and will become operative on
March 81.
MEASURES SIGNED.
Bills signed by the governor during
the week are as follows:
House bill No. 5 by Nielson-Amend-
ing section 2412 of compiled laws, pro-
viding for the payment Of assessments
of irrigation districts and notice of
time when they become delinquent.
House bill No. rs by Morgan-Pro-
viding reimbursement to owners Of
cattle which are condemned by bureau
of animal industry or livestock sanitary
hoo rd vxyl,o 70 <ttha III ct
House bin No. 80 by Yorgensen-Re-
lating to the publication of delinquent
tax lists. giving districts preference
right to purchase.
House joint memorial No. by Pat
terson and Weeks - Memorializing
congress to create a national forest
within Valley county in the Thunder
mountain district.
House bill No. IS by judiciary COM
mittee-Inserting section liza in chap
ter 500 of the compiled laws
House joint memorial No. Is by Kent
congress to distribute
T. N. T. powder for blowing out stumps
to any county in Idaho which make APP
plication through it's board of county
commissioners, the government having
hundreds of tons of this powder on
hand.
Senate bill No. 10 by Faraday-
Amending the boundary lines of Ell
more county as described in compiled
laws.
Senate bill No. "a by Sims-Con-
ferring authority upon the residents of
a portion of Idaho county to vote on
annexing to Valley county at election
in 1920
House bill No. II by judiciary COM
mittee-Relating to the jurisdiction of
county commissioners over highways
in adjoining counties.
Senate bill No. 10 by state affairs
ommittee-Conferring upon the COVER
nor the power and responsibility of
conducting the principal departments
of state government and abolishing
certain state offices, boards and COM
missions
House bill No. SO by Johnson-Con-
forming the selection of officers of the
national guard to the national defense
act of June 3, 1916, empowering the
governor to conform the militia or ma
tional guard to changing federal laws
or regulations.
House bill No. 1o4 by committee on
warehouse, grains, grading and deal
ing-Relating to the grading of farm
produce, and abrogating 1t with regard
to the use of produce in the state for
sale or manufacture.