, 1854-07-29
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON TERRITORY, SATURDAY, JULY 2g


AN ACT regulating the rates Of toll for grinding
grain.
Passed April IA, 1854.
Sec. /. BE il enacted by the Legislature
assembly of the Territory cf Washington,
That the owners or occupiers Of all mills in
this Territory, moved by water or other
power, shall be entitled to one eighth part
Of all wheat, rye or other grain, ground
and bolted, or ground and not bolcd, and
no more; Provided however, said owner or
occupier shall not be permitted to grind
his own grain to the exclusion of other
grists, when said mill is used aud occupied
as grist mill.
See. ,. The owner or occupier Of any
grist mill shall well and sufficiently grind
the grain brought TO his mill for that pur-
pose in due time, and in the order in which it
shall be received and shall be accountable
for the safe keeping of all grain received
in such mill, for the purpose of being ground
therein, and shall deliver, when ground, or
ground and boiled, as the case may be, with
the bag or cask in which it was brought,
when demanded, but every owneu or occu-
pant of mill may grind his own grain
at any time; and nothing in this section
contained, shall be construed to compel the
owners or occupants Of mills TO grind for
sale or merchant work.
Sec 3. Nothing contained in the prece-
ding section shall be so construed as to
charge the owner or occupant Of any mill
for the loss Of any grain, bag or cask,
which shall happen by robbery, fire or i'll
evitable accident, without the fault Of such
owner or occupant, his agents or servants,
Sec. 4. Every miller or owner or occu-
pant of griSt MILL who shall not well and
sufficiently grind any grain as aforesaid, or
not in due turn, as the same shall be-
brought, or who shall exact or take more
toll than is herein allowed, shall, in every
such case, be liable to fine Of not less
than three nor more than twenty dollars,
and shall, also be Liable TO the party inju-
red in double the actual damages sustained
by him
See. 5. That every owner or occupier Of
such grist mill shall assist in carrying gristS
IN aud out Of said mill when the owner of
such grist is unable to do the same.
AN ACT to create and orgrnze the county Of walla.
- Passed April Is, 1854.
Sec. /. BE Il enacted by The Legislature
assembly Of Mc Territory Of Washington,
That all that portion Of Skamauia county,
within the following described boundaries
to wit: commencing at point opposite the
mouth Of Deschutes river on the north
bank Of Columbia river, thence running
north to forty-ninth parallel, thence along
said parallel to summit Of Rocky Mount
aims; thence south along summit Of Rocky
Mountains to Eorty-sixth degree Of parll-
lei; thence west alodg said forty-sixth par
allel, TO where it crosses the Co
lumbia river thence along said Columbia
river, to place Of beginning, be and the
same is hereby constituted and organized
into separate county, to be known and
called Walla-walla county.
Sec. 2. That all the territory embraced
within said boundaries shall compose a
county for civil and military purposes, and
shall be under the same laws, rules, res
trictions and regulations as all other coun-
ties in this Territory, and entitled to elect
the same county officers as other counties
are entitled to elect.
Sec 8. The said county shall be attach
ed 10 Skamania county for judicial purpo-
ses
certify the foregoing to be true copy
of the original act.
c. II. MASON.
Secretary Of the Territory Of Washington.
AN ACT 10 amend act entitled act to locate
and e'tabllsh territorial road from Olympia on Puget
| In he knvvn nj Of
the Cowtz river passed the House Of Representa-
tives March Il. 1854.
Sec. |. BE IL enacted By the Legislature
Assembly Of The SIsrritOry Of Washington,
That so much Of the above act which ap-
points NJ. T. Simmons, Of Thurston county
on9 Of said commissioners, be and is here
by repealed, aud that +. Kennedy, Of Thurs
ton county, be and is hereby appointed one
of said commissioners, instead Of M. T.
Simmons.
certify the foregoing is true copy Of
the original bill.
C. II. MASON,
Secretary of the Territory Of Washington.
AN ACT to create and organize the county Of Sa-
! vanish.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the Legislative
Assembly Of the territory of Washinton,
That all that portion of Thurston county
embraced within the following boundaries,
to wit: commencing in the middle of the
main channel Of Puget Sound, opposite the
mouth of Cases Inlet, thence westerly along
the main channel to the point Of land be-
tween Eds Inlet, and Tott ms Inlet.
thence westerly following the dividing