7. Being present at demand, tender or deposit, and noting the same, besides mileage at the rate of ten cents per mile, 50 cents. 8. Noting a bill of exchange or promissory note, for nonacceptance or nonpayment, 50 cents. 9. For copying any instrument or record, besides certificate and seal per folio, 15 cents. officers. All officers enumerated in this section, who are paid a Salaried salary in lieu of fees, shall collect the fees herein prescribed for the use of the State or county, as the case may be, and shall pay the same into the State or county treasury, as the case may be, on the first Monday of each month. SEC. 2. An Act entitled "An Act in relation to the fees of State and county officers, witnesses, and jurors, and repealing an act entitled 'An Act in relation to the fees of State and county officers, witnesses and jurors, and amending section 2086 of the Code of Washington of 1881, the same being approved March 15, 1893,' approved March 16, 1903," and all other acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Passed the House February 11th, 1907. Repeal. CHAPTER 57. SALARIES OF JUDGES OF THE SUPREME AND SUPERIOR AN ACT relating to the salaries of the judges of the supreme and superior courts. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: SECTION 1. Each Judge of the Supreme Court shall Salaries. receive an annual salary of six thousand dollars. Each judge of the superior court shall receive an annual salary of three thousand dollars: Provided, That in counties of Increase. the first class said salary may be increased by order of the When act effective. board of county commissioners to an amount not exceeding four thousand dollars. Whenever the salary of any judge shall be increased as herein provided the amount of such increase shall be paid by the county and not otherwise. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the second Monday in January, 1909: Provided, That the salaries of all Judges of the Supreme Court now elected, shall remain during their present terms, the same as at the time of their election. Passed the Senate February 28th, 1907. Life diplomas and state certificates. CHAPTER 58. [S. B. 4.] TEACHERS' CERTIFICATES. AN ACT amending section 2407 of Ballinger's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Washington relating to the classification and issuance of teachers' certificates to be issued by the authority of the State of Washington, entitling the holder thereof to teach in the schools of this state. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: SECTION 1. That section 2407 of Ballinger's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Washington, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 2407. The teachers' certificates issued by authority of the State of Washington and entitling the holder thereof to teach in the schools of the State shall consist of, First. Life diplomas, valid during the life of the holder, and State certificates, valid for five years from the date of issue; said life diplomas and State certificates shall be issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruction on the authority of the State Board of Education: Provided, That State certificates may, upon application and without examination, be renewed, or a life diploma be authorized in lieu thereof by the State Board of Education. ond and certificates. Second. First grade common school certificates, valid First, seefor a period of five years from date of issue; second grade third grade common school certificates, valid for two years from date of issue; third grade common school certificates, valid for one year from date of issue; said first grade certificates, second grade certificates and third grade certificates shall be issued, by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, as provided by law: Provided, That any teacher who is the holder of a first grade certificate or any renewal thereof, or other certificate of higher grade, in full force and effect, who shall present to the Superintendent of Public Instruction in writing satisfactory evidence of having taught successfully ninety or more months, not less than thirty-six thereof, being in the State of Washington, and whose application shall be accompanied by the written endorsement of the county superintendent, shall receive a permanent certificate of the same grade as that held by the applicant at the time of making such application, valid during the life of the holder unless revoked for cause. certificates. Third. Temporary certificates may be issued, as pro- Temporary vided by law, by any county superintendent, entitling the holder thereof to teach in any common school of the county wherein the same is issued until the next regular examination of teachers; whereas, if the applicant take the examination for certification, the county superintendent may extend the same until it shall have been determined whether a certificate is to be issued to the applicant in accordance therewith: Provided, That the superintendent of schools of any district embracing an incorporated city having a population of ten thousand or more inhabitants, may issue a temporary certificate to any teacher who shall have been elected by the board of directors of such district; such temporary certificate shall be valid within such district until the end of any school year in which such certificate. shall be issued, provided that only one such temporary certificate shall be issued to the same person. Fourth. Special certificates may be issued without ex- Special amination by the county superintendent to teachers of certificates. music, languages other than English, drawing and paint 1 ing, manual training, penmanship, and kindergarten training, upon application of any board of directors, which certificate shall entitle the holder thereof to teach the subject therein named in any school of the district under the control of said board of directors, until revoked for cause: Provided, That the county superintendent, before issuing the same, shall receive satisfactory evidence of the applicant's fitness to teach the subject for which he has made application for certificate. Passed the Senate February 13th, 1907. Passed the House February 27th, 1907. Approved by the Governor March 4th, 1907. School holidays. Emergency. CHAPTER 59 [S. B. 68.] HOLIDAYS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AN ACT relating to holidays in the public schools, and amending section 56 of chapter CXVIII of the session laws of 1897, and declaring an emergency. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: SECTION 1. That section 56 of chapter CXVIII of the Session Laws of 1897 be amended to read as follows: Sec. 56. No teacher shall be required to teach school on Saturdays, or on Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day immediately following Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, New Year's or Fourth of July, or on Memorial, commonly called "Decoration Day": Provided, That no reduction from the teacher's time or salary shall be made by reason of the fact that a school day happens to be one of the days referred to in this section as a day on which school shall not be taught. SEC. 2. An emergency exists, and this act shall take effect immediately. Passed the Senate February 19th, 1907. Approved by the Governor March 4th, 1907. CHAPTER 60. [S. B. 50.] RELATIVE TO COMPETENCY AND IMMUNITY OF WIT- AN ACT relating to the competency of witnesses in certain cases, Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: of wit SECTION 1. That any person offending against any Competency provisions of the common law or statutes of the State of nesses. Washington or any ordinances of any municipality thereof, relating to bribery, grafting or corrupt solicitation, shall be a competent witness against any other person so offending, and may be compelled to attend and testify upon any trial, hearing, proceeding or investigation in the same manner as any other person. But the testimony so given Immunity. shall not be used in any prosecution or proceeding, civil or criminal, against the person so testifying. A person so testifying shall not thereafter be liable to indictment, information, prosecution, or punishment for such offense. before com SEC. 2. The provisions of this act shall not be ap- Proceedings plicable to any prosecution or proceeding before a com- mitting mitting magistrate or justice of the peace. Passed the Senate February 14th, 1907. Approved by the Governor March 4th, 1907. magistrate. |