The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-02-02
BILL AFFECTING
MARRIAGE LAWS
MEDICAL CERTIFICATES RE-
QUIRED-ENDORSE BORAH
RESOLUTION ASKED.

Boise-Senators Rehberg, Wood, ant
Keith introduced Thursday senate bill
No. 123, which would require the fill
ing of medical certificates by appli
cants for marriage licenses. Under the
provisions dealing with the issuance
Of licenses by the county recorder
each applicant is required to file in
the recorders office, upon blanks to
be provided by the county for the
purpose, an affidavit of at least one
duly licensed physician, other than
the person seeking the license, show
ing that the contracting parties are
not feebleminded, imbecile, epileptics,
insane persons, common drunkards or
persons afflicted with pulmonary
tuberculosis in it's advanced stages; !;
provided that in addition the affidavit
: as to the male contracting party shall
show such male is not affected with
any contagious social disease.
Senator Borah's resolution for an
international economic conference is
indorsed and congress is asked to
pass that proposal in senate joint me-
mortal 4, introduced today by Sena-
tor Solo B. Clark, democrat, of Custer
county. When the memorial was read
Senator Clark stated that it had no
political significance, but was pre-
sented because Of the state of stag
nation in which Idaho's industries
find themselves because of lack of
markets for their products. The re-
solution was referred to the state af
fairs committee.
Senator Clark also introduced SEN
ate bill No. 1874, which would amend
the state game department statutes
by doing away with all but two of
the department deputies. 1t would
also made the term of the game war
den two years with no change in his
salary. Half of the amount of money
taken in as fees by the warden would
go into the general funds of the coun-
ties where collected.
By vote of 81 to II, the senate
approved house bill No. II, repeal
ing the tobacco license law, and
adopted the majority report of the
committee on state affairs that SEN
ate bill No. II, by Harris, fixing the
salaries of commissioners, of admins
trative departments at $2500, a re-
duction from $3600
Fix Minimum Wheat Price.
Other measures passed were: Sen
ate bill No. 70, changing boundary
lines OF the Lewiston school district;
semitic bill No. 27, dealing with where
actions against companies can be
started; senate bill No. SO, giving Ida
no authority to care for so per cent
of interstate bridge; senate bill No. |
81, making mesh for salmon se1nes !
four inches, and sente bill No. As, pro-
viding for posting double amount of |
lien against property up for sale.
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memorial No. 3, which would memoir
alize congress to authorize the presi
dent or some other person or body |
to fix the minimum price of wheat at
shipping points at $3.50 per bushel.
The senate also passd the Rehberg
bill, doing away with teachers in
stitute and memorial to congress,
urging passage of the Norris-St. Clair
farm relief bill o pure fabric bill
was introduced by Senator Keith. I
The house passed senate bill No.
SO, permitting extension of time for
payments on state land leases, but 4
sent it's companion measure for
similar extension on state land sales
certificates to the committee of the
whole for amendment.
Ban All Railroad Passes. ;
House bill No. so was the first bill
to pass on Thursday. 1t forbids rail-
roads to issue passes to any state or {
officials j
Senate bill No. 54, by Callahan, also
passed Tt advances the date on
which mine assessment work must be {
lone or lien holders rights forfeited S
from December l to June 1 to con- '
'orm to federal statutes. l
New bills introduced include one I
~ Williams, Brandt, Allen, and Dar- Is
'ow to increase the state inheritance d
ak; one by Johnson to give prose- ID
.uting attorneys larger contingent 4
ees for employment of assistant e
counsel; one by Thomas, Johnson, h
zeeton, and Brainard to exempt fra q
erna1 and church societies from Ii
ense fees for boxing matches; and S
me by the committee on appropria- 2
ions to provide $4,000 for payment \
# delinquent taxes and water districts K
Lpon which the state holds mortgages N
o prevent loss through issuance Of 4
ak deeds.