of the army, navy and marine corps and the revenue marine service; and Whereas, The pay now provided for officers in the said services is so inadequate to meet present conditions, that a large and increasing proportion resign to enter civil life, leaving an insufficient number for the public defense; and Whereas, The State of Washington has numerous important harbors, much sea coast and many large and wealthy seaport cities and towns almost entirely dependent upon the national sea coast defenses for protection in case of foreign war; therefore: Resolved, By the Legislature of the State of Washington that attention of the Senators and Representatives of the State of Washington in the National Congress be called to the great necessity for proper sea coast defense and the importance of providing in all proper ways to make this public safety most effective; and Resolved, That engrossed copies of this resolution be mailed to Senators Ankeny and Piles, and to Representatives Jones, Cushman and Humphrey. Passed the Senate February 15th, 1907. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2. Whereas, the Government gave notice that certain lands in townships 38 and 39 north, range 6 east, in Whatcom county, State of Washington, was open for settlement and that filings thereon would be received February 6, 1907, and as large numbers of settlers, by reason thereof, did locate on said land, and on said sixth day of February did appear at the land office at Seattle, Washington, to file on said land by reason of said notice; and Whereas, The Government did on said day refuse to receive filing on said land by reason of the withdrawal of said land from settlement, and as the withdrawal of said land from public entry under the circumstances, without notice and while hundreds of settlers, who had come many miles, were waiting at the land office to make entry on said land, shows bad faith on the part of the Government; and as part of said land was settled upon years ago by citizens in good faith, who have built homes thereon and have constructed wagon roads and railroads therethrough, it will be of great damage to many citizens and detrimental to the best interests of the State; and Whereas, We view with alarm the constant encroachment of the forest reserves upon the public lands of the State, thus retarding its growth and development; therefore, be it Resolved, By the Legislature of the State of Washington that we deprecate the withdrawal of said land from public entry and protest against the extension of said forest reserves and also protest against the further extension of any and all forest reserves in this State; that a copy of this resolution be at once forwarded to the President of the United States, the Department of Agriculture, and to our Senators and Representatives in Congress. Passed the Senate February 8th, 1907. AUTHENTICATION. STATE OF WASHINGTON, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. I, SAM H. NICHOLS, Secretary of the State of Washington, and custodian of the seal of said State, do hereby certify that I have carefully compared the foregoing published laws, memorials and resolutions, passed by the Legislature of the State of Washington, at its tenth biennial session, from January 14th to March 14th, inclusive, in 1907, with the original enrolled laws, memorials and resolutions now on file in this office, and find the same to be full, true and correct copies of said originals, with the exception of such corrections in orthography and use of words, as indicated by the use of brackets, thus [], in each case, as provided by law. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed hereunto the seal of the State of Washington. Done at Olympia, this 15th day of April, A. D. 1907. (SEAL.) SAM H. NICHOLS, Secretary of State. EXPLANATORY NOTE. The Tenth Legislature convened on January 14th, 1907, at 12 o'clock noon (that being the second Monday) and adjourned sine die on March 14th, 1907, at 12 o'clock midnight. All laws passed by said session and approved by the Governor, or allowed to become laws without his approval, take effect in ninety days after adjournment, or at 12 o'clock, midnight, on June 11th, 1907, except certain relief bills and those acts having an emergency clause. SAM H. NICHOLS, LIST OF ACTS. PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, AT THE TENTH SESSION THEREOF, FROM JANUARY 14, 1907, TO MARCH 14, 1907 INCLUSIVE. Chap. TITLE. Page. 1 AN ACT appropriating the sum of seventy thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary for the expenses of the Tenth legislature.-Approved January 18, 1907. 2 AN ACT appropriating the sum of ninety thousand dollars from the revolving fund for the purchase of jute and operations of the jute mill at the State Penitentiary. Aproved January 18, 1907. .. 3 AN ACT to provide for the establishment of harbor lines, survey, platting and appraisal of shore lands of the first class of lakes Washington and Union, in King county, Washington, the sale and disposition of said shore lands, the creation of the AlaskaYukon-Pacific Exposition fund, and declaring an emergency. -Approved February 4, 1907. 4 AN ACT relating to the special Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition fund, making certain warrants to be drawn upon it preferential, and transferring any residue thereof into the general fund of the state treasury.-Approved February 4, 1907. ...... 5 AN ACT to provide for an exhibit of the resources, products and advantages of the State of Washington, and the erection of a state building, or buildings at the World's Fair of AlaskaYukon-Pacific Exposition, to be held at Seattle, Washington, in 1909, making an appropriation to pay the cost of such exhibit and state building or buildings out of a special fund to be created, and declaring an emergeny.-Approved February 4, 1907. 6 AN ACT appropriating funds for the erection of buildings for the University of Washington, and providing for the use thereof by the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, and declaring an emergency.--Approved February 4, 1907. .. 7 AN ACT appropriating funds for the relief of Newton Thomas as sheriff of Okanogan county.-Approved February 4, 1907. 3 3 7 11 12 Chap. LIST OF ACTS-CONTINUED. TITLE. Page. 8 AN ACT to provide for the payment of all state moneys into the general fund, except those received from taxes levied for specific purposes and execpting the permanent and irreducible funds and the moneys derived therefrom; and providing for the payment of certain salaries and expenses from the general fund and declaring an emergency.-Approved February 7, 1907. 9 AN ACT to amend section 1, of an act entitled, "An act to amend an act entitled, 'An act providing liens upon saw logs, spars, piles or other timber, and upon lumber and shingles and concerning the remedy to secure and obtain such liens and the benefit thereof, and the manner and procedure of obtaining the same,' approved March 15, 1893," approved March 19, 1895. -Approved February 7, 1907. 10 AN ACT making appropriation for the maintenance of the office of the Commissioner of Public Lands and for the payment of salaries of certain officers employed in said office and for the payment of sundry expenses of said office.-Approved February 11, 1907...... 11 AN ACT to provide for the punishment of parents or persons responsible for, or contributing to, the delinquency of children of the age of 17 years or under.-Approved February 11, 1907. 12 AN ACT providing for the investment of the permanent school funds, the permanent funds of the normal schools, state university, scientific school, agricultural college, charitable, educational, penal and reformatory institutions, of the State of Washington, and declaring an emergency.-Approved February 11, 1907...... 13 AN ACT amending sections 3523 and 3526 of Ballinger's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Washington, relating to partition fences. Approved February 14, 1907. . . . . 14 AN ACT making an appropriation for the payment of the publication of the notices required to be given by section 2 of chapters 65 and 67 of the laws of 1905.-Approved February 15, 1907. ... 15 AN ACT for certain deficiencies in maintenance of State Capitol building and preparing same for convening of the Tenth Legislature.-Approved February 15, 1907. |