Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-06-08
Many New Laws
Went Into Effect

One hundred and forty-four new
laws-just one less than the number
Of legislators that enacted them
went into effect Wednesday at mid
night.
Some, such as the "gin marriage
law" the unfair practices act, and the
new automobile liability statute, will
have wide application. Some were de-
signed to perfect existing laws and
some may apply only to limited groups
of the population.
The more important new laws as
they apply to particular subjects are
as follows:
Agriculture
Measures to permit apple growers
to formulate orderly marketing organ
izations; changes in the state brand
law; creation Of the dairy products
Commission; increasing bounty or
coyotes to five dollars.
Automobiles
Law to, provide for suspension o.
licenses of motorists who have failed
to pay judgments following accidents
causing 800 damage or injury or
death until motorist submits proof of
ability to pay future judgments.
Business and Industry
Unfair mercantile competition such
as Gloss leaders" prohibited
Courts
Letters Of administration may be
authorized without bond when estates
are not over $500; salaries Of bail
ifs fixed on basis Of county popula-
ton; judges must not let cases pend
beyond statutory period.
Armistice day declared school holi
day; school districts may establish
lunch rooms.
Finance and Investment
Prohibits sales of oil, gas or mining
leases by anyone who. has not secured
a certificate from director of Licenses
and rigid requirements aress imposed
for obtaining certificates.
Forests
Sustained.yield bill to encourage
reproduction Of Washington cut-ow
er forests.
Wild Life
Law enables the state game d.
partment to cooperate with fedora
government in establishing wild-lift
restoration projects.
Irrigation and Reclamation
Fees paid by claimants of waite
power shall be credited to reclamation
revolving fund for use in survey O.
natural resources in cooperation will
the federal government. No action OF
certain irrigation district bonds shall
lie six years after maturity. Anothe
statute relates to sale of lands to NEE
delinquencies in assessments, and t.
redemptions; provided for the collec
ton of tolls for water, electric an
telephone services from persons t
whom service in irrigation districts /
made available, and affects valida
tion of ce:tain deeds. Irrigation dis
tricts Of 100000 acres that have bee
organized for 20 years without fu1
nishing irrigation or acquiring indebt
edness may be liquidated.
Methods are provided for calling e
ections in irrigation districts con
prising more than 100000 acres fc
voting on contracts between district
and the federal government.
Taxation
Asserted loopho1es in the fuel ia
law are expected to be plugged by a
executive request measure in effe'
Wednesday. Also law will be sta
ute submitting to the voters at til
1910 election a referendum measu1
to continue the 40-mill limitation
levies against property Other legisl
ton provides for sterilization of ts
districts, imposition of cent p
gallon tax on persons who purcha
motor fuel "bootlegged" in fro
other states, designating for tax pu
poses growing stock Of nurserymen
ordinary agricultural crop until it CT
be sold, and law authorizing t
separate payment of taxes on improt
ments owned sepa, ately from the lal
upon which situated.
Veterans
Appropriation of $4,000 is auth'
lied for education Of children of
ceased soldiers, sailors and marin
Funds in the state treasury accredit
to the veterans bond retirement fu
are to- be transferred TO the gene
fund.
Water
Supervisor of hydraulics shall ne