Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-02
Morgan Bill Passes House Of
Representatives - Divides
Seventh Judicial District
Fight Made on It.
WOULD LICENSE DEALERS
Measure Requiring Those En-
gagged in Real Estate to File
References - Appropriate
Funds for Summer School.

So far as the house of representa-
tives of the Fifteenth Idaho legisla-
ture is concerned the Twelfth judicial
district was created out of the coun-
ties of Adams and Washington.
through the division of the Seventh
district, Saturday afternoon. A hard
fight was made on the measure but it
was approved by vote of "a to 81.
The house passed number of
other measures outstanding among
which were the real estate dealer Ii
cense act and the bill carrying an
appropriation of $4,000 for the Boise
summer school.
It defeated the measure proposing 70
increase the salaries Of court report
ers and the act planning to elect irri-
cation directors by districts instead Of
at large.
Considerable amusement was caused
in the house during the debate on the
Drake White bill relating to written
conveyances for married women.
Bennett, Of Gooding, was speaking
on the measure, and as it was diff
cult to hear him, Hall, of Oneida,
spoke up: II am much obliged to the
gentleman from Gooding for his
speech on the measure. 1 could not
hear it. I will, therefore, vote against
the bill"
To this remark Bennett replied: IF
the gentleman from Oneida would
keep his ears open as much as he
does his mouth he would acquire more
information" and the house roared
with laughter.
JUDICIAL DIVISION.
Morgan and Cough of Washington
county, defended the judicial measure
against attacks from Givens and
Young Of Ada, and Weeks of Canyon
They held that to divide the district
would be Of great convenience to those
residing in the northern end of the
district, would not cause additional
expense and would result in one of the
present judges in the Seventh dis
trict being assigned to the new dis
trict formed out Of Washington and
Adams counties. The district is
known as the Twelfth and leaves
Canyon, Payette and Gem counties In
the Seventh district
\ WOULD LICENSE DEALERS.
The real estate dealer license bill
is looked upon as an exceptionally
important measure in that it's object
Is said to be regulating curb-stons
operators. The act makes it unlaw
full for any person, firm or corpora.
ton to engage in the business of G
real estate agent or salesman withou
first obtaining a license from the de.
partment of law enforcement and Civ
ing a bond to the state in the sum o
$4,000. The form for the application i.
to be completed by the department
At the time the APPLICATION is made 1
lI 4
freeholders giving their endorsement
to the applicants character ant
recommending that the license b.
granted. The applicant must pay tn
department a fee of $40. When this il
done the department is required to Is
sue the license. Statesmen must ais
secure a license, by filing a bond an
paying license of 50.
whenever any person claims t.
have been damaged or injured by dis
honest dealing on the part of any II
censed real estate agent or salesman
or claim to have knowledge or infor
nation of any dishonest dealing o.
the part any licensed real estat
agent or salesman, he may make an
file declaration with the department
of law enforcement setting forth tn
facts thereto" states the measur,
THE department upon receiving sue
a complaint shall notify the real es
tate agent or salesman complained c
that such complaint has been file
and that such complaint will be hear
at stated time and place at whic
hearing said real estate agent c
salesman may appear and be hear
on his own behalf"
Violation of the terms of the act
made misdemeanor and upon cor
viction thereof, the dealer or ager