The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-03-15

Several laws were passed of interes
to insurance companies.
Highway legislation includes tn.
: following approved by the legislature
Providing a two-cent per gallon ta,
on gasoline for the maintenance Of
ftate highways; memorializing cong
ress to make an appropriation of 500,
OOO,O0O for roads in and leading tc
national forest and Indian reserva-
tions; amending sections and 3,
chapter "A, 1921 session laws, restrict
ling the weight of trucks and loads to
be transported over highways; amend
ing section 1908 by providing for
equitable division of cost of highways
between counties and districts; de-
filming the words "road and high
Ways amending section 1915 and
providing substantial signs, for state
and county highways; defining motor
vehicle automobile, auto stage, trailer,
amending section 1904 exempting
from registration motor vehicles oper-
ated by manufacturers of dealers for
testing and demonstrating; amending
section 1916 governing speed limits Of
automobiles; adding two sections to
chapter Sc and providing for the creq-
tion of joint highway districts by
counties.
The educational and school legisla-
ton. enacted included a revision of
the state board of education by which
heads of the state educational insti-
tutions are made members of the state
board of education, the state superin-
tendent of public instruction is made
state commissioner of education with
an executive secretary, thus doing
away with the existence of separate
officials for the state superintendent
of public instruction and the state
commissioner of education. A law
was also passed authorizing three
eighths mill tax on the assessed vaIu-
alton of the state to raise funds to
erect needed buildings at all of the
state educational institutions, and au-
thority was given the revised state
board of education to administer the
expenditure of this money. The legis-
Hature repealed the law authorizing
the holding of teachers institutes ana |
refused to make an appropriation for
summer normal schools for teachers.
In addition the legislature reduced the
levies that school districts may make
to raise funds for educational pur
poses.
There weree no new departments,
bureaus or commissions created.
While the legislature passed the dis
5rict primary act, it received the veto
If Governor Moore. An effort made
10 pass bill to remove the revoiv-
ng fund from which expenses of dele
gates to state nominating conventions
ire paid failed.
Bank deposit guarantee legislation
JAILED. There were numebr of min
If banking acts passed and many ;
zilled. Irrigation legislation enacted /
will assist materially in getting the
American Falls irrigation project on
is feet through the negotiation of the /
ale of its bonds.
The legislature was determined 60 i
Ieep down appropriations for the {
,uilding of roads. Governor Moore q
aid down the policy of the retrench[ j
nent when he made it clear that so q
ar as he was concerned there would {
e no new roads constructed, except i
7here they were found to be impera- $
i've; that Idaho should cali halt for n
he time being and take a rest in the v
Expenditure of public moneys and be
atisfied during the next two years
18th what it has. The Legislature was
4 the same frame of mind.
But the roads Idaho now has have
} be maintained and the gasoline tax
leasure was hit upon as the medium
DR. raising the money to take care of
lis. Those who use the roads. as the 7
utoists. will have to pay for their
Iaintenance, the Legislature held. =