The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-03-24

THE IDAHO
preparation for the bureau to be op'
Grated in connection with the COVER.
nor's office. 1913
Some of the other important laws
passed by the legislature and ap.
proved by the governor may be sum:
married. as follows:
MISUNDERSTANDING travel.
ing canivals to operate In Idaho
under penalty Of confscation Of
property. ... .-,
Banks-Requiring deposit of pub
lie moneys and safeguarding deposits
of political subdivisions; permitting
trust companies to subscribe to stock
Of federal reserve banks; making 1t
unlawful for any officer, director or
employee of bank to receive COM
pensation on account of bank making
a loan or extending credit; qualify
ing notaries public who are stock
holders, directors, officers or en-
ployees of banks or other corpora
tions to take certain acknowledge
ments; authorizing bank to send
direct to payer for collection OF de-
posits negotiable instruments drawn
upon or made payable at a bank in
another city or town; to punish per-
sons making derogatory statements
Of false nature affecting banks,
making it a felony to do so punish
able by a fine of not more than
$4,000. .e ais
State to Contract Insurance
Insurance-Authorizing the state
director of insurance to contract for
all state insurance on state property;
authorizing state insurance depart
ment to value by amortization
method securities held by life insur-
ance companies; requiring fire insur-
ance brokers to be licensed by COM
missioner of commerce and industry
and forbidding them to issue or
countersign policies written thru un-
licensed brokers.
notwithstanding for system
of regulation under department of
law enforcement whereby pure
alcohol may be imported and sold for
scientific purposes.
Courts-Making salaries of SUI
preme court justices and justices of
the district courts payable monthly
instead of quarterly. Mee
Tobacco dealers-Requiring all
dealers in cigarets to take out a
license to do business, which is auto
matically forfeited if they sell
cigarets to minors. %- .aa
Health Law Passed
Health-Providing regulations for
sanitation in dehydrating and pickl-
ing plants; exempting carriers Of
cream and garages from provisions
Of Sunday rest law; regulating child
birth attendants for prevention Of
ophthalmia moratorium; providing
for the licensing Of lying-in hospitals
and for visitation of officers of the
department of public welfare; pro-
viding for the prevention of the pol
luton of public waters; prohibiting
advertisements Of cures of medicines
relating to venereal diseases and GER
tain sexual disorders.
Highways-Author nineteen
this of mill levy to raise $4,000
for the building of highways in the
state during the next two years and
appropriating funds to pave the way
for the floating of $2,000,000 in.
bonds for the same purpose. There
will be available for good roads in
the state as a result Of legislation
passed by the Legislature approx
mately 100000. q. H."
Transportation-Re scenic
railways and roller coasters to close
on Sundays; requiring sheriffs to
keep records and make reports of
automobiles stolen and recovered;
exempting federal, state and city gov
eminent cars from registration;
authorizing arrests without warrant
of violators of motor traffic laws;
enacting new code of claws OF the
road"
Water Storage Law Important
Under the law there can be stored
in various parts Of southern Idaho
and in the north, for that matter,
prac ically all OF the flow that is bs-
ing lost in the great Snake river
basin. Reservoirs can be constructed
along the tributaries or the snake
river in which to impound this water.
1t is realized by close students of IT.
rigation problems that the storage
of water is vital necessity If VAST
areas of vacant lands within this
state are to be reclaimed. The new
law will permit this. One provision
of 1t provides:
ANY county in which any lrr1ga-
tion or drainage project shall be es-
tablished under the provisions of this
act by order of the board of county
commissioners, or which contains any
part Of the irrigable lands of such
project SO established, is hereby
authorized to cooperate with the