Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-03-15
LEGISLATURE ENDS
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I SlOner OIL agriculture, commissioner o
finance and commissioner of public In
vestments.
Provisions Of the antitrust Law
were made not to apply to persons
engaged in agricultural or horticul
tural pursuits where they marke
their products comparatively.
The budget department of the STATE
heretofore maintained separately, wai
consolidated with the state auditor,
department and tlfe force of the de
partment greatly reduced. The state
consolidated with the auditors de
partment and the office force Of that
bureau reduced.
Several laws were passed Of interest
to insurance companies.
Highway legislation includes the fol
lowing approved by the legislature:
Tax on Gasoline
Providing a 2-cent a gallon tax on
gasoline for the maintenance of
state highways; memorializing con
gress to make an appropriation of
$20000,OO0 for roads in and leading
to national forests and Indian reser-
vations; amending sections 2 and 3.
restricting weight of trucks and
loads to be transported over high
ways: amending section 1903 by pro-
viding for equitable division of cost
Of highways between counties and
districts: defining the words "road"
and highways" amending section
1915 and providing substantial signs
for state and county highways; de-
fning motor vehicle, automobile, auto
stage, trailer; amending section 1904
eXempting from registration motor
vehicles operated by manufacturers
Or dealers for testing and demonstrate
ing; amending section 1916 governing
speed limits to automobiles: adding
ing for the cree ton of joint highway
districts by counties.
The educational and school legisla-
ion enacted included a revision of
he state board of education by which
heads of the state educatio insti-
'utions are made members of the state
hOard of education. the state superin-
'endent Of public instruction is made
tate commissioner of education with
IN executive secretary. thus doing
way with the existence of separate
officials for the state Superintendent
Of public instruction and the state
of education. 4 law
was also passed authorizing a three
Aighths mill tax on the assessed valua-
ion of the state to raise funds to erect
needed buildings at all of the state
institutions. and autor-
tv was given the revised state board |
IF education to administer the ex-
lenditure of this money. The leg
stature repealed the law authorizing |
he holding of teachers institutes and |
refused to make appropriation for |
In addition the legislature reduced |
he levies that school districts may |
make to raise funds for educat ional |
No New Departments
No new departments. bureaus or
were created.
While the legislature passed the
istrict primary act, it received the I
etO of Governor Moore. An effort
lade too pass bill to remove the
evolving fund from which expenses
f delegates to state nominating con-
entions are paid failed
Bank deposit guarantee legislation
allied. A number of minor banking
cts were passed and many killed
irrigation legislation enacted will as
st materially in placing the American
alls irrigation project on its feet
trough the negotiation of the sale
its bonds.
Build No New Roads
The legislature was determined to
eep down appropriations for the
uilding of roads. Governor Moore
id down the policy of the retrench.
tent when he made it clear that
, far as he was concerned there would
2 no new roads constructed, except
here they were found to be impera-
We; that Idaho should call a halt for
lie time being and take rest in the
lpenditure of public moneys and be
itisfied during the next two years
it'll what it has. The legislature was
the same frame of mind.
But the roads Idaho now has must
: maintained and the gasoline tax
easure was enacted as the medium
IT raising the money to take care of
lis. Those who use the roads, as
he autoists, will pay for their main
nance, the legislature held.