SEC. 17. All laws of a general nature applicable to the several counties of this State, and the officers thereof, are hereby made applicable to the County of Lewis.

SEC. 18. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, so far as they conflict with the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 19. Whereas, an emergency exists, this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after the Twentieth day of March, 1911.

Approved March 3, 1911.

CHAPTER 38
AN ACT

AUTHORIZING A TAX LEVY OF ONE-HALF OF A MILL ON THE DOLLAR PER ANNUM FOR ALBION STATE NORMAL SCHOOL PURPOSES; DIRECTING THE INCLUDING OF THE AMOUNT THEREOF IN THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL, AND AUTHORIZING A SIMILAR LEVY AND APPROPRIATION UNTIL THIS ACT IS REPEALED; AND REQUIRING THE GOVERNOR'S APPROVAL OF CERTAIN EXPENDITURES.

Be It Enacted By the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

SECTION 1. That for the maintenance, equipment, improvements, buildings, the purchase and condemnation of property, and other expenses pertaining to the Albion State Normal School, there be appropriated a sum equal to onehalf (2) of a mill on the Dollar, annually, on the present assessed valuation of the State, and that the same be inIcluded in the general appropriation bill for this session; that a like sum equivalent to one-half (12) of a Mill on the Dollar on the assessed valuation of the State at each recurring legislative session on the present basis of valuing property, be appropriated and included in the general appropriation bills of said sessions until this Act is repealed; Provided, always: That any expenditure of Five Thousand Dollars ($5000) or over from said appropriation shall first receive the approval of the Governor of Idaho before it shall be made; Provided, further: That this amount be appropriated in addition to the interest funds.

SEC. 2. Whereas, an emergency exists, this Act shall take effect from and after its passage and approval. Approved March 3, 1911.

CHAPTER 39

AN ACT

ACCEPTING THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECTIONS 2275 AND 2276 OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES AS AMENDED BY AN ACT OF CONGRESS, APPROVED FEBRUARY 28, 1891, (ST. L. 796) AND THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES GRANTED THEREBY AND RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE ACTIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS UNDER SAID ACT OF CONGRESS.

Be It Enacted By the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

SECTION 1. That the State of Idaho hereby accepts the provisions of Sections 2275 and 2276 of the Revised Statutes of the United States as amended by an Act of Congress February 28, 1891, (20 St. L. 796) and the rights and privileges granted to states and territories by said Act.

SEC. 2. That all relinquishments of state lands in place heretofore lawfully made by the State Board of Land Commissioners as a basis for the selection of indemnity lands in lieu thereof, and all selections of indemnity lands in lieu of lands so relinquished by the State Board of Land Commissioners are hereby ratified, approved, adopted, and confirmed by the State of Idaho as of the date of such relinquishments and selections.

SEC. 3. An emergency existing therefor, this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval.

Approved March 4, 1911.

CHAPTER 40

AN ACT

PROVIDING THAT EACH DISTRICT JUDGE WITHIN THIS STATE SHALL APPOINT A STENOGRAPHIC REPORTER; AND AMENDING SECTION 3980 OF THE REVISED CODES OF IDAHO.

Be It Enacted By the Legislature of the State of Idaho: SECTION 1. That Section 3980 of the Revised Codes of Idaho be, and the same is, hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 3980. There shall be appointed within and for each of the Judicial Districts of this State, by each District Judge, a stenographic reporter who shall be well skilled

in the art of stenography and capable of reporting the oral proceedings in court, verbatim.

SEC. 2. An emergency existing therefor, this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved March 4, 1911.

CHAPTER 41
AN ACT

TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, BUILDING AND EQUIPPING OF THE IDAHO STATE SANITARIUM FOR THE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND EDUCATION OF FEEBLE-MINDED AND EPILEPTIC PERSONS; AND THE ADMISSION, SUPPORT, TRANSFER AND DISCHARGE OF ITS INMATES; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE, SALE AND REDEMPTION OF BONDS, TO RECEIVE MONEY FOR BUILDING AND EQUIPPING OF SAID SANITARIUM; TO PROVIDE FOR A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO SHALL PURCHASE LANDS, MANAGE AND CONTROL SAID SANITARIUM, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE MINTENANCE THEREOF; AND TO AUTHORIZE THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE PRISONERS AT THE STATE PRISON IN FURNISHING LABOR AND MATERIAL THEREFOR.

Be It Enacted By the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

SECTION 1. That a school for feeble-minded and epileptic persons, to be known as "The Idaho State Sanitarium", is hereby authorized to be located and established, in the manner hereinafter provided, at some point or place within twenty (20) miles of the State Capital.

For the purpose of locating said Sanitarium and for acquiring title to land suitable for the purposes of said institution, there is hereby created a Commission to be known as "The Idaho State Sanitarium Commission", to be composed of five (5) members, four (4) of whom shall be appointed by the Governor within thirty (30) days after the taking effect of this Act. The Governor shall be ex-officio member and chairman of said Commission. The members of said Commission, excepting the Governor, shall take the oath prescribed by law.

As soon as practicable, and not more than sixty (60) days after the appointment of said Commission, said Commission shall proceed to investigate the different locations and sites

proposed, suggested or offered, and to investigate and consider any and all proposals and inducements which may be made by way of donations to the State of moneys, lands or building sites for the purpose of said institution, or to assist in defraying the cost of establishing or maintaining the same, and shall decide upon the location for said Sanitarium. A majority of said Commission shall decide, and its decision shall be final. Said Commission shall have power to purchase for the State lands as a site for said Sanitarium, and to enter into contracts on behalf of the State, with individuals or municipalities, in relation to the location of said Sanitarium, and to accept, in the name of the State, conveyances of land, and donations of money, or land or other property made to the State to aid in the construction of or for the benefit of said Sanitarium, to secure the location and establishment thereof; Provided: No members of said Commission shall participate in any proceedings in which he or she has personal or pecuniary interests. When the location shall have been decided upon, the decision of the Commission shall be certified to the Secretary of State, and the location thus selected and certified shall be and become the place where such Sanitarium shall be established and maintained.

SEC. 2. And said Commission shall be allowed from the funds belonging to said Sanitarium sufficient moneys to pay their necessary expenses while in the discharge of their duties.

SEC. 3. That for the purpose of purchasing lands, erecting and equipping a suitable building or buildings for The Idaho State Sanitarium, a loan of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) is hereby authorized, to be negotiated by a board consisting of the Governor, Treasurer, Secretary of State and Attorney General of the State of Idaho; and the State Treasurer is hereby authorized, empowered and directed, immediately upon the passage of this Act, to issue twenty-five (25) bonds of the State of Idaho, to be known as "The Idaho State Sanitarium Building Bonds", in the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) each, payable in Twenty (20) years from date of their issuance, to bear interest at a rate not to exceed four (4) per centum per annum, payable semi-annually on the first day of April and October of each year at a bank in the City of New York to be selected by the State Treasurer; said bonds, however, to be redeemable, at the option of the State of Idaho, at any time after the expiration of Ten (10) years from the date of their issuance; said bonds shall be plainly numbered from One (1) to Twenty-five (25), consecutively.

SEC. 4. That the State Treasurer is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to cause to be printed or lithographed suitable bonds in proper form, with coupons attached, for the purpose of this Act. All such bonds shall be signed by the Secretary of State with his own proper name, affixing his official character, and shall be authenticated by the great seal of the State, and shall be countersigned by the Governor of the State with his own proper name, affixing his official character, and shall then be delivered by the Secretary of State to the State Auditor, who shall make and keep a register of such bonds, showing the number and amount of each bond, and then deliver the said bonds to the State Treasurer and charge the State Treasurer on the books of the Auditor's office with the full amount of each bond.

SEC. 5. That at the time of the issuing of said bonds under the provisions of this Act, the State Auditor shall sign them with his own proper name, affixing his official character, and shall in like manner sign the coupons thereto attached, and such signing shall bind the State. The coupons for the payment of interest shall be attached to said bonds n such manner that they may be taken off without injuring or mutilating the bonds, and shall be severally numbered one (1) to forty (40), each bearing the corresponding number of the bond to which it is attached. The Treasurer shall keep a record of all bonds issued by him, showing the date of issuance, and shall deliver said bonds with the coupons attached as aforesaid, to the purchaser or purchasers, upon the receipt of the purchase money therefor; and the money received from the sale of said bonds shall be by said Treasurer placed in a certain fund to be known as "The Idaho State Sanitarium Building Fund". The expense of procuring said bonds, with coupons attached, shall be paid out of the funds arising from the sale of said bonds.

SEC. 6. For the purpose of creating a fund to pay the interest and principal of said bonds, an annual ad valorem tax of two and one-half (2%) mills on each One Hundred Dollars ($100) of the assessed valuation of all property in the State not exempt from taxation is hereby levied, and shall be collected as other taxes for State purposes.

SEC. 7. If at any time there should not be sufficient money in the said Idaho State Sanitarium Building Bonds Fund to pay the interest coupons on the principal of such bonds, when due, the State Treasurer shall pay the same out of the general funds of the State, and shall replace the amount so paid, out of the Idaho State Sanitarium Building