Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-07-06
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY, JULY 6. /
. ordered by the people Of our couu-

be ordered by the people Of our couu-
ty.
The following il the ordinance passed
by the board Of trustees:
An ORDINANCE MAKING PROPOSITION
ON BEHALF OF TOWN or OLYMPIA, As
THE C0UNTY-S1AT OF THUReTON co.
wssRsAs, The Legislative Assembly Of the Ter
ritory Of Warrington did, upon the soth day Of
January, 1861, pass IN oct submitting TO vote Of
the people Of the County Of Thurston Aforesaid,
the choice Of location for the permanent county
seat Of said county, By Which aet proportions
srs Of said County Of Thurston, and BY them sub
mitted to the people, and the place receiving ma
ority Of the votes cast WAS 70 bs declared BY said
Commissioners the permanent county-seat Of said
county, therefore ~"
Bed Ords;ssd BY Ms zsxstsss Of tks zsv~ Of
Olympia That for the purpose Of securing the said
town Of Olympia - the permanent county-eeat Of
the said county Of Thurston, that the said town
will pay, or cause to be paid, out Of the funds in
the Treasury Of the said town Of Olympia, not
otherwise appropriated, TO the County Commis-
sioners Of the said county Of Thurston, towards
the erection Of the said county buildings Of said
ncr and hereinafter provided, In the event Of the
county-seat Of said county being permanently 10
Gated in the town Of Olympia aforesaid.
a.. That the sum proposed to be appropriated
in Sec. l, of this Ordinance, be and the same 10
made payable to the County Commissioners Of said
county upon the condition that the permanent
| county buildings shall DO erected upon the block
known as the Public Square, in said town Of Olym-
pia, and in manner following: That IL to say,
FIVE hundred dollars upon the commencement Of
| the erection Of said public buildings, and one
thousand dollars upon the completion thereof
Provided alUays Heverheless, that In consideration
of said donation towardsthe erection Of said coun-
be provided and allowed, free Of rent or other
charge by said County Commissioners, . room, or
hail. for the use Of the corporate authorities and
clerk thereof and jai-room or cells In the county
JAIL for the confinement Of prisoners violating the
ordinances Of said town.
a.. The money herein before appropriated. or
| 90 proposed to be appropriated, is not payable
| until tho commencement Of the permanent county
buildings Of the said county Of Thurston upon the
block known % the Public Square, In said town,
which block the Trustees heretofore proposed to
donate to said County Commjssioners - an in
ducemcnt SECURE the location Of the ccunty-seat
of said county Of Thurston at and In the town Of
Olympia aforesaid.
Passed unanimously, June q, 1851.
President ofthe Board Of Trustees.
RICHARD LAxs, Clerk.
Early in 1859 the town Of Olympia
was incorporated. About its first Off
cial act was to erect two cells in the
block house upon the public square for
the confinement Of prisoners. Is it
known that had the town Of Olympia
failed TO provide such temporary Jail,
that the district court Of the I'd judicial
district would have been ordered to
Steilacooml Is it known that although
that block house has been used as
jail for the district, no county
therein has ever paid one cent on
account thereof to the town authori-
tiesi And we ask fearlessly, suppose
you locate your county-seat ct Tufn-
water, il il likely the district court will
meet there for the purpose of transact-
ing its business 7 Oris it q proper place
for court to be convened2
We have neither time, room nor dis
position to multiply words. One 1AIss.
HOOD studiously circulated by the ene-
mics of Olympia, we feel bound, how
ever, to notice.
By the act Of incorporation, the Trus.
tees became possessed Of the Public
Square, dedicated by E. Sylvester, Esq,
the patentee Of the town site, to the
public forever. He has received = pat
ent, he has dedicated it to the town,
and THE Town CAN AND WILL MAXI AN
INDIrEAsIBLl TITLE 70 THE COUNTY FOR
THAT Block, ~ soon a. the county-seat
shall be declared BY the popular vote
to be ~ heretofore established, ct the
town of Olympia. /.
By order Of the Board Of Trustees OF
the said Town Of Olympia.
ELwoop Evans, President.
Attest: Richard Lane, Clerk.
Olympia, w. T., June q, 1851.
SECESSION FLAas.-Gen. Sumner has
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