The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-06-09
THIS THURSDAY -.
Is NEW LAW DAY
Bills Passed by Last Legislature
Become Effective at Mid
night June Eighth 3d.

clauses go into effect June 9-right
after midnight of June 8. There are
al new statutes to become effective
this month, though a few do not be,
come operative until later. For ex.
ample: Auto drivers must get IL
censes at once, but the law is not
enforced until August 1; the gas tax
is only collectable after July 1; three
constitutional amendments will not be
binding until approved by the voters;
the Franklin county salary bill takes
effect in January, 1928; university
and state college fees will be collect
ed later and November II cannot be
observed by the schools as Victory
and Admission Day until fall.
Rules of the road governing high
way traffic and pedestrians were pro-
mulgated in the new auto license bill
that had an emergency clause and has
been ineffect more than three months,
but strict enforcement has been de-
layed until highway police are named
i'm midsummer.
Four bills have been threatened by
referendum. Such petitions must be
filed with Secretary of State j. Grant
Hinkle not later than June 8. The
secretary expects an excess of names
to the petition against paragraphs in
the medical code and believes the GER
tificate of necessity bill is likely to be
referred. Mr.. Hinkle has 80 days to
check the names.
Automobile Legislation. Most i'm
portant automobile legislation taking
effect next week includes the auto
transportation code and the drivers
license law. All drivers must obtain
a state license costing 81 and will
be held to strict accountability for
any violation of law.
City, county and other public Off
Gals, except sheriffs, constables, po-
lice, game wardens and state officers,
will be guilty of misdemeanor if
they drive or use an automobile owned
by the public body they represent
which has not had painted on it in
letters 2 by 2 IL inches sign show
ing the city, county, town or other
public body owning the auto.
Farm Legislation. The cooperative
marketing act to take effect next
week has been known as the Sapiro
bill and was modelled after Califor-
MAS statute. Cooperative associa-
tons are not obliged to come under
the act, but if they do the director of
agriculture names one member of the
board of directors and exercises gen.
eral supervision over them. Orga-
nization of cooperative crop credit
is sanctioned by another
new law. Others give the director of
agriculture authority to fix fees for
hay and grain inspection high enough
to pay expenses; a dairyman is a
person owning two, instead of four,
COWS; a milk vendor anybody peddling
from vehicle; the director of agricul-
ture is given power to quarantine
against infected horticultural or ag-
gricultural shipments; the jurisdiction
Of the deputies in the horticultural
division is extended to cover vege-
tables which will be inspected and
graded and fruit grading is closed
seed dealers are re-
quired to take out licenses to aid in
preventing sale of impure seeds. A
number of emergency measures have
been in effect more than three months.
Aids in Labor. In revising tho
medical aid and industrial insurance
statutes the legislature gives the di-
rector of labor and industries autho-
rity to supervise contract doctor and
hospital agreements; requires such
contractors to be efficient and up to
recognized standards of modern sur
gerry; allows workman, a body of
workmen or employer to require an
investigation; obliges doctors to re-
port treatment for accidents within
ten days or suffer for misdemeanor;
compels county assessors to report
of persons engaged in extra
occupations in their coun-
ties; puts new employers on proba-
ton for a year,. makes property own
ers responsible for payment of fees
by contractors they employ.
Investigate Taxation. The COVER
nor is given a fund of $4,000 and
will be authorized June to appoint or
employ taxation experts to study
Washington's tax system to determine
whether real and personal property
cannot be relieved of a part of the
burden they bear. The budget bill
penalty of $40 day upon
state officers for delaying their bud
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