entitled "An Act providing for the bonding of the lands of the University of Washington, and declaring an emergency," are hereby repealed. Passed the House March 4th, 1907. Passed the Senate March 11th, 1907. Approved by the Governor March 14th, 1907. CHAPTER 169. BADGES OF FRATERNAL ORDERS, ETC. AN ACT to prevent unauthorized persons from using or wearing any emblem, badge, button, token or insignia of any fraternal, secret or beneficiary society or order of the Grand Army of the Republic or Spanish American War Veterans and amending section 7440 of Ballinger's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Washington. use or wear. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: SECTION 1. That section 7440 of Ballinger's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Washington be amended to read as follows: Sec. 7440. Any person who shall wil- Unlawful to fully wear the badge or button of the Grand Army of the Republic, or Spanish-American war veterans, or who shall use or wear the same within this State, unless he shall be entitled to use or wear the same under the rules and regulations of the Department of Washington and Alaska Grand Army of the Republic, or Spanish-American War veterans, or who shall wilfully wear any emblem, badge, button, token or insignia of any secret, beneficiary or fraternal society or order organized or existing under the laws of this State, or shall use or wear the same to obtain or attempt to obtain aid or assistance within this State, unless such person shall be a member in good standing in said society or order and entitled to use or wear the same, Penalty. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not to exceed thirty days in the county jail or a fine not exceeding twenty dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment: Provided, That this section shall not apply to the sisters, Passed the Senate February 28th, 1907. No conviction unless complaining witness CHAPTER 170. CORROBORATION OF WITNESSES IN ACTIONS FOR RAPE AND SEDUCTION. AN ACT providing that female complaining witnesses giving testimony in actions for rape and seduction shall be corroborated. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: SECTION 1. No conviction shall be had for the offense of rape, or seduction, in this State upon the testimony of be corrobo- the female raped, or seduced, unless it is corroborated by such other evidence as tends to convict the defendant of rated. the commission of the offense. Passed the House March 8th, 1907. Passed the Senate March 13th, 1907. Approved by the Governor March 15th, 1907. Appropriation $500. CHAPTER 171. RELIEF OF THE TOWN OF KALAMA. AN ACT making an appropriation for the relief of the town of Kalama for money advanced to defray the cost of surveying, platting and appraising the tide and shore lands and establishing harbor lines in front of said town. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: SECTION 1. That there is hereby appropriated out of the General fund, not otherwise appropriated the sum of Five Hundred Dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary to reimburse the town of Kalama for all sums expended in completing the establishment of harbor lines and the plats and appraisements of the tide and shore lands in front of said town, to an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars, the same to be paid from time to time to the treasurer of said town, upon the presentation of vouchers as now required by law, duly certified by the Commissioner of Public Lands. Passed the Senate February 14th, 1907. Passed the House March 13th, 1907. CHAPTER 172. COUNTY EXHIBITS AT ALASKA-YUKON-PACIFIC EXPOSI TION. AN ACT empowering Boards of County Commissioners to make exhibits of the products of their respective counties at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, in the year 1909. and to appropriate money from the county current expense fund to meet the expenses thereof. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: commis make exhibits. SECTION 1. That the boards of county commissioners County of the several counties in this State are hereby empowered sioners may to make exhibits of the products of their respective counties at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, and to appropriate money from the county current expense fund to meet the necessary expenses to be incurred in making such exhibits: Provided, That the total amount thus appropriated shall in no case exceed an amount equal to onehalf of one mill on the dollar of the taxable property of the county as shown by the assessment roll for the year 1906. SEC. 2. That the exhibits of each county collected and paid for, pursuant to this act, shall be deemed the property of the respective counties which shall provide for the ex pense thereof, and shall be disposed of as the respective Passed the Senate February 11th, 1907. Actions must be brought within CHAPTER 173. LIMITATION OF ACTIONS TO SET ASIDE OR CANCEL TAX DEEDS. AN ACT to provide a limitation for the bringing of actions to set aside or cancel tax deeds, or for the recovery of lands sold for delinquent taxes. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: SECTION 1. Actions to set aside or cancel the deed of any county treasurer issued after and upon the sale of three years. lands for general, state, county or municipal taxes, or for the recovery of lands sold for delinquent taxes, must be brought within three years from and after the date of the issuance of such treasurer's deed: Provided, This act shall not apply to actions not otherwise barred on deeds heretofore issued if the same be commenced within one year after the passage of this act. Passed the Senate March 5th, 1907. Passed the House March 14th, 1907. Approved by the Governor March 15th, 1907. CHAPTER 174. AMENDING ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PRINTING. AN ACT relating to the public printing and the compensation therefor and amending chapter 168 of the Laws of 1905 by adding section 61⁄2. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: SECTION 1. That chapter 168 of the Laws of 1905 be amended by adding a new section to be known as section kept stand 62 as follows: Sec. 62. Whenever required by law or Type to be by the Legislature or either branch thereof, the public ing, when. printer shall keep the type used in printing any matter forming a part of classes one, two and four standing for use in reprinting such matter and in case a reprint is had shall charge not to exceed twenty cents per one thousand ems for the use of the type so kept standing. Passed the Senate March 14th, 1907. Passed the House March 14th, 1907. Approved by the Governor March 15th, 1907. CHAPTER 175. REPEALING ACT FOR THE PROTECTION OF KNOT SAW- AN ACT to repeal an act entitled "An act for the purpose of pro- Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: SECTION 1. That an act entitled "An Act for the pur- Repeal. pose of protecting knot sawyers in shingle mills, and requiring owners and operators of shingle mills to protect knot saws with metallic saw guards, imposing penalties for failure so to do, and declaring the law of negligence in cases where any person is injured by any knot saw not protected by metallic saw guard," approved March 1st, 1895, be and the same is hereby repealed. Passed the Senate March 5th, 1907. Passed the House March 13th, 1907. Approved by the Governor March 15th, 1907. |