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Sixth. Two oxen, two horses, or two mules and their harness; and one cart, wagon, dray or truck, by the use of which a cartman, drayman, truckman, huckster, peddler, hackman, teamster or other laborer habitually earns a living; and one horse with vehicles and harness or other equip ments used by a physician, surgeon or minister of the gospel in making his professional visits, with food for such oxen, horses or mules for six months.

Seventh. Seventy-Five per cent of the earnings of a judgment debtor for his personal services rendered at any time within thirty days next preceding the levy of the execution, or levy of attachment, when it appears by the debtor's affidavit or otherwise that such earnings are necessary for the use of his family residing in this State, supported wholly or in part by his labor: Provided, That if the garnishment be founded upon a debt for actual necessaries furnished to the defendant or his family or his dependents, no exemption shall be allowed in excess of fifty (50%) per cent of any wages or salary due the defendant at time of the service of execution or attachment; and, Provided further, That in no case shall the amount of such exemption of earnings exceed the sum of one hundred dollars at any one time;

Eighth. The shares held by the members of a homestead association, or building or loan association, duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Idaho, not exceeding in value one thousand dollars-if the person holding the shares is not the owner of a homestead under the laws of this State;

Ninth. All moneys, benefits, privileges or immunities, accruing or in any manner growing out of any life insurance on the life of the debtor, to an amount represented by an annual premium not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.

Tenth. All fire engines, hooks and ladders with the carts, trucks and carriages, hose, buckets, implements and apparatus thereto appertaining, and all furniture and uniforms of any fire company or department organized under any laws of this State;

Eleventh. All arms, uniforms and accouterments required by law to be kept by any person, also one gun;

Twelfth. All court houses, jails, public offices and buildings, school houses, lots, grounds and personal property appertaining thereto, the fixtures, furniture, books, papers, and appurtenances belonging and pertaining to the court

house, jail and public offices belonging to any county of this State, or for the use of schools, and all cemeteries, public squares, parks and places, public buildings, town halls, markets, buildings for the use of fire departments and military organizations, and the lots and grounds thereto belonging and appertaining, owned or held by any town or incorporated city, or dedicated by such town or city health, ornament or public use, or for the use of any fire or military company organized under the laws of this State. No article or species of property mentioned in this section is exempt from execution issued upon a judgment recovered for its price or upon a mortgage thereon.

SEC. 2. All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Approved February 27, 1915.

CHAPTER 25

(S. B. No. 46.)

AN ACT

TO AMEND SECTION 4736 OF THE REVISED CODES OF IDAHO, EXTENDING THE TIME OF LIEN BY FILING WITH CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT AN ABSTRACT OF JUDGMENT RENDERED IN A PROBATE OR JUSTICE' COURT.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: SECTION 1. That Section 4736 of the Revised Codes of Idaho be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 4736. A judgment rendered in a probate or justice' court creates no lien upon any lands of the defendant, unless such an abstract is filed and docketed in the office of the clerk of the district court of the county in which the lands are situated. When so filed and docketed, such judgment is a lien upon the lands of the judgment debtor situated in that county, not exempt from execution, owned by him at the time, or which he may afterwards, and before the lien expires, acquire. The lien continues for five years from the date of the judgment, unless the judgment be previously satisfied.

SEC. 2. All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict with this Act be and the same are repealed.

Approved February 27, 1915.

CHAPTER 26

(S. B. No. 109.)

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE KING HILL AND KING HILL EXTENSION IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN ELMORE, TWIN FALLS, OWYHEE AND GOODING COUNTIES, IDAHO; AUTHORIZING THE STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS TO MAKE AND ENFORCE PROPER RULES TO COLLECT AND EXPEND MAINTENANCE FEES ON SAID PROJECTS; AUTHORIZING SAID BOARD TO SELL AND DISPOSE OF SAID PROJECTS AND MAKE PROPER INSTRUMENTS OF CONVEYANCE THEREFOR; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

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

SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated out of the general fund of the State, the sum of Twenty-six Thousand Dollars ($26,000.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purpose of assisting in the maintenance and furnishing of water to settlers under the irrigation projects known as the King Hill and King Hill Extension projects in Elmore, Gooding, Owyhee and Twin Falls Counties, Idaho, for the irrigation seasons of the years 1915 and 1916, or such periods as may be deemed advisable by the State Board of Land Commissioners of the State of Idaho.

SEC. 2. Such portion of the appropriation herein provided for, as the State Board of Land Commissioners may determine, shall be expended for the purposes herein stated, under the direction and control of said Board, and said Board is empowered to prescribe and enforce rules for the collection of proper maintenance fees from the settlers under said project, and apply such maintenance fees so collected to the maintenance of said projects and delivery of water thereunder.

SEC. 3. The said Board is further authorized and directed to dispose of said projects or any portion thereof by sale or otherwise, to the United States Government, or any other responsible person, firm or corporation, upon such terms and at such time as may seem to them most advantageous to the State. Said Board is hereby authorized and empowered to make and execute, on behalf of the State of Idaho, such deeds of conveyance and all other documents and instruments that may be necessary to transfer all title which may be possessed by the State of Idaho to said projects.

SEC. 4. An emergency existing therefor, this Act shall become effective from and after its passage and approval. Became effective March 3, 1915.

CHAPTER 27

(S. B. No. 42.)

AN ACT

TO AUTHORIZE AND REQUIRE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO PROVIDE AND DESIGNATE EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT; SETTING FORTH WHO SHALL BE ENTITLED TO SUCH EMPLOYMENT; LIMITING TERM OF SUCH EMPLOYMENT; PROVIDING FOR COMPENSATION THEREFOR; PROVIDING METHOD OF APPLICATION FOR SUCH EMPLOYMENT AND FOR CERTAIN SWORN STATEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR KEEPING RECORDS RELATING THERETO AND DESIGNATING THE OFFICERS WHO SHALL KEEP SUCH RECORDS; AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS FROM CERTAIN FUNDS; AUTHORIZING THE CREDITING TO COUNTIES OF CERTAIN PER CENTUMS OF STATE TAXES TO THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT; MAKING VIOLATION OF PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT A

MISDEMEANOR.

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

SECTION 1. The Board of County Commissioners of the various counties within the State of Idaho are hereby authorized and required to provide Emergency Employment.

SEC. 2. Any person who is a citizen of the United States and who has been a resident of the State of Idaho for an uninterrupted period of not less than six months shall be entitled to Emergency Employment, subject to the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. The Board of County Commissioners shall designate certain work upon public highways or such other work as they may determine as Emergency Employment.

SEC. 4. The compensation persons employed at Emergency Employment shall receive, shall be such compensation as may be fixed by the County Commissioners; and any person who shall fail or refuse to perform the labor to which he may be assigned with due and reasonable diligence shall for the first offense be suspended from such employment for a period of one week and for the second offense shall be disqualified from the benefit of Emergency Employment for a period of one year.

SEC. 5. No person shall be entitled to more than sixty (60) days employment at Emergency Employment during one fiscal year within the State of Idaho.

An applicant for Emergency Employment shall appear before the Clerk or any member of the Board of

County Commissioners and make oath or affirmation to the following facts, to-wit:

1.

That he is a citizen of the United States.

2. That he has been a resident of the State of Idaho for an uninterrupted period of not less than six months.

3. That he is a resident of the county in which such application is made, and has been for more than ninety (90) days last past.

4. That he is unable to secure other employment.

5.

That he does not own or possess negotiable, real or personal property of a total value of more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

6. That he has or has not, as the case may be, dependents, and if he has such dependents, name them individually and separately and state the relationship of each to him.

7. That he has or has not, as the case may be, been employed at Emergency Employment within the State of Idaho during the twelve months last past.

8. That he will perform the labor to which he may be assigned with due and reasonable diligence and in a fair and workmanlike manner to the best of his ability, and such applicant must be identified and vouched for by some freeholder in the county where application is made.

SEC. 7. Payments of all accounts for Emergency Employment shall be made by the County Treasurer from the Current Expense fund of the county in which such labor is performed and shall be in lawful money of the United States, or its equivalent.

SEC. 8. The Auditor of the county in which labor is performed at Emergency Employment shall issue to the person who has performed such labor a warrant for the amount due to such person upon presentation of a voucher signed by the road overseer. foreman or other authorized person under whom such labor has been performed and which voucher has been countersigned by the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners and endorsed by the person to whom such voucher is issued.

1. Such voucher shall be issued to each person engaged at Emergency Employment at the hour of quitting work or each Saturday.

2. Such voucher shall state the number of hours of labor performed by the person to whom issued and the amount of money due such person for such labor.

3. All vouchers and warrants issued to persons engaged at Emergency Employment shall be stamped in plain and

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