to title. Emergency. way districts, whether organized or validated under the provisions of this act or organized or validated or legalized under or by virtue of any other act. All proceedings, acts and things which may heretofore have been had or done or attempted to be had or done under the provisions of any other act of the legislature relating to commercial waterways shall be considered and deemed a full compliance with the provisions of this act with reference thereto. And any such district so validated or legalized shall be permitted to continue its operations in accordance with the provisions of this act with like effect as if said district had been originally organized under the provisions hereof, and as if said acts, proceedings or things had been had or done by it under the provisions of this act, it being the intention hereby to enable and permit such validated or legalized district to continue and complete its operations with like force and effect as if such district had been organized and had proceeded under the provisions of this act. SEC. 51. An emergency exists and this act shall take effect immediately. Passed by the Senate January 31, 1911. Passed by the House February 2, 1911. Approved by the Governor February 9, 1911. County assessors meet with tax commission. CHAPTER 12. [H. B. 158.] COUNTY ASSESSORS' ANNUAL CONVENTION. AN ACT relating to an annual convention of the County Assessors of the State and providing for the expense of the same. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: SECTION 1. For the purpose of instruction on the subject of taxation, the county assessors of the state shall meet with the state board of tax commissioners at the capital of the state on the third Monday of January of each year. Each assessor shall be paid by the county of his residence his actual expenses in attending said convention, upon presentation to the county auditor of proper vouchers. Passed by the House January 31, 1911. Passed by the Senate February 7, 1911. CHAPTER 13. [S. B. No. 115.] . PROVIDING PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS AGAINST ROAD ORGANIZATION EXISTS. [See § 9436, AN ACT relating to and providing for the payment of obligations existing against road districts in counties which have here- Rem.-Bal.] tofore, or which shall hereafter, adopt township organization government, and declaring an emergency. any organization Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: SECTION 1. Whenever any county has heretofore, or shall hereafter, adopt and take upon itself township or- Township ganization and government under the provisions of government. law passed pursuant to the provisions of section 4, article XI of the constitution of this state, authorizing such organization and government, and at the time of the adoption of such form of government there shall exist against any road district in such county, previously created and defined by the commissioners of such county, any obligations for debts incurred in the construction or repair of any roads or bridges in such road district, such change in the government of said county shall not in any way affect such existing obligations of any such road district; but all such obligations shall remain and constitute a valid charge upon and against all of the taxable property included within the territorial limits of such road district as it existed at the time of the adoption of Shall not effect obliga tions of road districts. Tax shall be levied. Tax shall be collected as other taxes are. Emergency. such township organization for the full amount of all of said obligations. For the purposes of this act, the territory which comprised said road district shall thereafter comprise and constitute a road tax district of said county, and said road tax district shall be designated by a like number by which said road district was theretofore known. SEC. 2. There shall be levied annually at the same time the levy for general county taxes is made, and by the officers levying the said county tax, a tax of not more. than five mills on the dollar on all taxable property within the territorial limits of every such road district as the same existed at the time of the adoption of such township organization for the payment of and until the full amount of all indebtedness, together with all accrued and accruing interest thereon, existing against any such road district, shall have been paid in full. SEC. 3. The tax levied, as provided for in section 2, hereof, shall be extended upon the tax rolls of the county, and shall be collected by the county treasurer of said county at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes are collected, and said treasurer shall credit to the proper road tax district all sums collected from any such levy, and all sums so collected shall by the said treasurer be applied to the payment, in the order of their issue, of the outstanding warrants against the road district for the indebtedness of which said levy was made. SEC. 4. An emergency exists and this act shall take effect immediately. Passed by the Senate January 31, 1911. Passed by the House February 8, 1911. Approved by the Governor February 15, 1911. CHAPTER 14. [H. B. 29.] RELIEF OF STEWART E. SMITH. AN ACT for the relief of Stewart E. Smith, King county, State of Appropriat Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: SECTION 1. That the sum of one hundred and ninetyseven dollars ($197.) be, and is hereby appropriated out ing $197.00. of the state treasury, from any funds not otherwise appropriated, to pay Stewart E. Smith for his services in completing the House Journal of 1909 after the adjournment thereof. SEC. 2. The state auditor is hereby authorized to warrant. draw a warrant on the state treasurer for the said sum in Auditor draw favor of Stewart E. Smith, and the said treasurer is hereby directed to pay said warrant out of any funds in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated. Passed by the House January 31, 1911. Passed by the Senate February 9, 1911. Approved by the Governor February 17, 1911. CHAPTER 15. RELIEF OF MARY A. BRADLEY ET AL. AN ACT for the relief of Mary A. Bradley, William O. Bradley, Janie Bradley and Florence Bradley, of Spokane county, and making an appropriation therefor. ing $318.59. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: SECTION 1. That the sum of three hundred eighteen and fifty-nine hundredths dollars ($318.59) be and the Appropriatsame is hereby appropriated out of any money in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the relief of Mary A. Bradley, William O. Bradley, Janie Bradley and Auditor draw warrant. Florence Bradley, for the purpose of reimbursing them as heirs of the estate of John Bradley, deceased, on account of excessive inheritance tax paid through mistake by said estate. SEC. 2. The state auditor is authorized to draw a warrant on the state treasurer in favor of said Mary A. Bradley, William O. Bradley, Janie Bradley and Florence Bradley, for said amount, and the state treasurer shall pay said warrant out of any money in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated. Passed by the House January 31, 1911. Passed by the Senate February 9, 1911. [Amending Refusal to register certificate. CHAPTER 16. RELATING TO UNIFORM PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. AN ACT relating to a general and uniform public school system for the State of Washington, and amending sections 5, 7 and 9, article I, chapter 12, title III, and Sec. 1, article 4, chapter 12, title III, and Sec. 1, article VII, chapter 12, title III of the Code of Public Instruction. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: SECTION 1. That section 5 of article 1, chapter 12, title III, Code of Public Instruction, be amended to read as follows: Section 5. Before registering any certificate, the county superintendent of the county in which application was made for certificate shall satisfy himself that the applicant is a person of good moral character and personal fitness. In the event of a refusal to register a certificate, the county superintendent shall immediately notify the superintendent of public instruction of his action and shall fully and clearly state his reasons therefor, and the person aggrieved shall have the right of appeal to the superintendent of public instruction, and shall have the further right of appeal to the state board of education. |