Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-07-06

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the Territory of Washington, at its last
session, passed an act, submitting to q
popular vote Of this county the desig-
nation Of place, at which was to Be
permanently located the county.seat of
said county of Thurston.
To most Of you it is known that petit
tions. were presented to that Legisla-
ture, and quite numerously signed.
Many Of you were induced to sign
such petitions upon the false statement
contained therein, that the county.seat
of Thurston county had never been es-
tablished by law. We have been told
by a number of persons, that they nev-
er would have signed said petition for
a change of. the county-seat; they de-
sired but its permanent location, and
early looked for the erection of proper
buildings at the county.seat.
OLYMPIA WAS PERMANENTLY EsTAB-
,IsHED AS THE coUNTY-sEAT OF THURS
TON COUNTY by the following act, passed
by the Legislature of Oregon, Decem-
ber 22d, 1852:
!
Of THURSTON COUNTY.
al. Be 1t enacted by the Legislative Assembly Of
tho Territory Of Oregon, That the county-seat Of
Thurston county be and the same Is hereby cstab-
lishcd ut the town of Olympia, in said county.
a.. This act to take effect and be In force from
and after its passage.
Passed the House of Representatives December
81, 1882.
Passed the Council December %, 1889.
n n uARDyNN
Speaker Of the Ho1se Of Represensssivss.
N. p. Deadly,
Presidens cfths Council.
CSec page 48 Special Laws. Oregon,
session 1928.
Smith Hays, Esq, the distinguished
hero of this movement to unsettle the
county-seat, and make bad feeling be-
tween local sections of our county, talk
ing advantage Of the fact that the last
Legislature was notorious for their hos
tility to the town of Olympia, selected
that House to inflict another injury upon
the interests Of this town, and display
in the county, that even here prejudice
existed against her further advance
ment. He, when the Hon. D. L. Phil
lips quoted the above Oregon law,
which conclusively refutcd and contra
dicted the statment, which he had
made so often to procure signers to the
petition, requested Judge Hays to with
draw it, after it had been some four or
five days before committee of the
House of Representatives. Leave be-
ing granted, Mr.. Biles, of Tumwater,
now an acting county commissioners,
presented it in the Council, auc bill
was reported, to which we have before
referred, as being passed.
By the second section Of that bill,
the county commissioners, at their
May term, 1861, were to receive and
report on propositions for various To-
calities, offering to secure lands, town
lots, building material, &C., to the coun-
ty, for the purpose of securing a coun-
ty.scat and proper county buildings.
The availability or eligibility Of the pro-
posed site, and the value of the pro-
posed offer, were to be reported upon,
aud proper notice was to be given with
tho election notice. The county board
consisted of Messrs. A. j. Chambers,
Joseph Cornell and james Biles, the
two latter of whom are now residing
in the Tumwater precinct. We care
no: to fiud fault with the violation of
that section of law, which expressly de-
clares "there shall not be two commits
sioners SERVING on the board from one
precinct ct the same time"
[See Lave w. T. 1854, p. 42o, pro-
viso to Sec. 2. o
But we protest against the action Of
that board, in deciding "Mat toscH loS
in the toun Of Olympia scere not more
available, or more valxabIe, 10 tie county
for a cownly-sea1 dan tie sane qNsn6ty
Of land elseachere." Read the election
posters, and you will find that the said
& l..muater board" absolutely decide
tha. the Tumwater proposition ~ ,S!0
more auailablk than the ol3er Of eight
lots in the town Of Olympia, which 1t
tho lowest appraisement in actual value.
cay nothing Of eligibility Of situation,
are really worth $500.
The board Of trustees being advised
Of the views and action Of the county
commissioners, regarding the doastion
Of the public square, declined solicistng
subscriptions from our citisenss to sub-
NIT to the board, though We may say
here that over $500 IN Iots, money and
material wero rendered. We preferred
to make an appeal direct 70 the people.
th,n havo the board pronounce what
our ofler was worth 70 the eounty. In
dspendent Of what our citissns st4
reSdy and willing 70 subscribe. whSo
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