Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-04
|D0INGS OF STATE S0L0NS
In SESSION AT OLYMPIA
Interesting News Of Law Makers Now at
Work in State Capitol

The bill fixes the speed limit at 80
miles an hour on public highways and
at 20 miles within the corporate linz
its of any city or town.
Every city and town will be re-
quired to have black and white signs
in letters four inches high announcing
the speed limits, a sign for incoming
drivers at corporate limits indicating
the 2O-mile limit and for outgoing
drivers announcing the 30-mile limit
for country driving.
New "Blue Sky" Bill Introduced.
The senate judiciary committee In
troduced Its blue sky" bill In the
senate after considering three such
bills referred to the committee.
The committee bill provides for reg
ulation of brokers and the sale Of Sc
curities in the state, and gives the
secretary of state supervision over all
securities and brokers.
Exempted from the provisions of
the act are all national banking asso-
Citations, insurance companies, banking
corporations, building and loan and
savings and loan associations. all for
eign and domestic concerns engaged
in mining or other enterprises based
upon the development of mineral re-
sources and the development Of gas
and oil lands, public utilities subject
to the jurisdiction and control OF the
director of public works, and compa-
MES organized without capital stock
and not for pecuniary gain.
Presidential Preference Bill Appears
Voters will be enabled to express
their preference for presidential can
didates by the primary method under
a bill introduced in the house by Rep
resentative Beeler of King.
The Beeler bill provides that the
first presidential preference primary
shall be held the first Monday in
April, 1924, and quadrennially there
after. Under the terms Of the bill
delegates to national conventions will
be considered as having been instruct
ed to cast their votes for the candi-
dates certified by the secretary of
state as having received the highest
IF NJ OF nrtp
ent state primary laws would govern
the holding of the presidential pri-
mary.
Regulation Of School Dress Proposed.
Teachers and pupils in schools Of
Washington are barred from wearing
high heels and transparent" clothing.
and the superintendent of public In
struction is empowered to fix the
maximum amount which they may
spend for clothing under the provis-
ions of bill introduced in the legis-
lature by Representative Harry f.
Kennedy, of Columbia county. Tho
must cover their persons with non
transparent clothing from the neck
to within twelve inches of the bottom
of the heel" Heels must not be higher
than one and one-fourth inches.
Legislative Brevtles.
The house passed a resolution Of
coincidence upon learning of the death
OF the wife of Representative F. B..
Teter Of Lincoln county.
The senate defeated a memorial to-
congress urging federal law estab-
fishing individual citizenship OF wo-
men.
Governor Hart vetoed senate bill No.
II, an act to relieve sheriffs from
liability on execution Of writs without
first protecting themselves with In
demnity bonds.
Governor Hart signed senate bill No.
"a, requiring county commissioners to
submit to the state highway depart
ment plans and specifications for con-
templated improvements of state roads
and county roads where the same are
part of the state system.
1t Is made unlawful to exhibit any
bovine animal at any fair or exhibit
ton of livestock unless the animal
within the preceding six months has
been subjected to a tuberculin test,
under the provisions OF a bill intro.
duced in the senate by Lambert Of
Whatcom
BY indefinite postponement tho
house killed bills providing that land.
lords be required to give tenants 60
day notice Of increase OF rents. making
It duty OF road supervisors to kill
noxious weeds along highways. and
providing that counties shall supply
Justices Of the peace with scala.