, 1854-03-25
WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE-.FRST SESSION.
IN COUNCIL.
FRIDAY, March II, 1854.

FRIDAY, March II, 1894.
An present but Mr.. Saywurd who has
not yet appeared in his seat during the
session.
Committee on Judiciary reported II. B.
l5-an act relative to counties with
amendments, and recommended its passage
Committee on roads and highways re-
ported back c. B. 8, with amendments.
II, B, loan act to encourage the build
ingo bridges and plank roads-read a sec
ond time and referred to committee on
roads and highways
Council Bill, 8, introduced by Mr.. Yam
tis-an act to locate and establish Terri
tOrial road from Olympia, on Puget Sound
70 the town Of Monticello, near the mouth
ofthe Cowlitz river-amendmen proposed
by the Judiciary committee adopted. The
bill as amended reads thus:
SEc, l.. Be Il enacted 6y the legislative
Assewbly ef TIE Territory Of Washingfon,
That Gilmore Hays, ]. G. Davis and NJ
T. Simmons Of Thurston county, be and
they are hereby appointed commissioners
to locate and mark Territorial road, com
meheing 1t Olympia, m Thurston county,
on Puget Sound, thence on the nearest and
most practicable route, to the town Of
Monticello, near the mouth Of the Cowlitz
river, to be ascertained by the said com
nissioners. H1i-liif 100 ".'I Dog
SIC. 2. That the commissioners, or a
majority Of them, shall meet at Olympia on
the second Monday in April next, for the
purpose Of proceeding to the discharge of
their duties as commissioners aforesaid,
and that they be and arehereby authorized
to adjourn from time to time, and from
place to place as they may agree and de
ternine, and that In case said commission
ers, from any cause, shall fail to meet at
the time and place aforesaid, or any other
time or place to which the said commission
ers may have adjourned, the sheriff Of the
county shall, on application Of either Of the
said commissioners, notify in writing the
otber members Of the board Of some other
day to, be BY him appointed, and require
their attendance on such day at the place
aforesaid, and the commissioners, when as
sembled, shall proceed to view and mark
Sec, g. That said commissioners, alter
having performed the services required by
this act, shall make full and complete re.
port to the, county commissioners Of the
several counties through which the said
road may pass, within ten days after the
completion Of the survey.
-qSecs 4. That each county, through
which the road shall pass, shall pay in pro
portion 10 the number Of miles within its
limits and each commissioner shall receive
three dollars per day, while in actual ser
Fieesd ifaim ghsa1I COO s.. 1
b non the passage Of the bill the vote was
Ayes-aBalch, Bigelow, Bradford, Tap
pan, Yantis, President--6. l r. .t
,NoesA Catlin, MilesE2. atI
Memorial praying amendment Of the
land law coming up, was considered till ad
joufnment, 7o s'-.'1
ao'iplasel AFTERNOON SESSION. H
The Council took up the Memorial pray
Ing for an amendment Of the land law.
.d Mr., Bigelow's amendment, to limit the
application Of llth section so as to allow
minors now Of age, and those arriving al
age previous to April, 1855. The yeas and
nays were called . .r,
,'aAyes-Bradford, Bigelow-2.
sgNoes-Balch. Catlin, Tappan, Yantis
President-5. rf ~ Ie.
9diMr. McConaha moved the adoption Of 9
substitute for section IL. Carried.
Mr.. Catlin moved to strike out the whole
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