The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-11-12
.. d w. w. RAILROAD AID
BILL.

An act to aid 10 the construction of q
railroad from the city Of Seattle, in
hing county. through the city Of Ws.la
Waiia. III Walis Wa;la county. aud tn.
town Of Dayton. in Columbia county,
to the town of Colfax, in Whitman
county
SEC. ]. BE it enacted by the Lep!sla.
tive Assembly of the Territory of Wash.
ington. That it shall be lawful for the
several counties In. this Territory to
subscribe as herein set out to the cspi-
tal stock OF the Seattis and WalIa Wal.
Ia Railroad and Transportation Compa-
ny to aid in the construction of q rail
road from the city of Seattle in King
county, through the city of Walla Wal
la in Walla WsiIa county and the town
Of Dayton, in Columbia county, to the
town Of Coifax Whitman county.
SEC. 2. The county King Is author
ized TO subscribe to said capita. stock
the sum of one hundred thousand dollars
The county of Walla Wslla the sum of
100000. 'rhe county If Yakima the
sum of s50.OOO. The county of Colum-
bia the SUM Of $75. COO. The county of
Whitman the sum Of $4,000. The
county Of Kitsap the sum Of $4,000.
The county of Stevens the sum of $40.
900. The county of Klickatat the sum
OF $4,000 aud the remaining countie.
Of this territory save San Juan, Clallam
and Wahkiakum the sum of $4,000
each, aud the said Counties of San Juan,
Clallam and Wahkiakum the sum of
s., 500 each.
SEC. 3 Before any such subscription
shall he made. special election Of the
legal voters of each of said couotirs
shall be held ON the 9th day of April,
1873, and ut said election it shall be-
submitted to the said voters whether
the county in which they vote will SUBJ
scribe the sum set out in section two of
this act to the stock of the Seat
tie and Walls Walls Railroad
and transportation Company and
If at said election majority Of the
legal voters in such county are in favor
Of subscription, then the Board of
County Commissioners Of eaid county
shal ! appoint an agent to subscribe to
the capital stock Of said company to
the amounts set forth III: lection two of
this act, aud also an agent to negotiate
a loan or loans in the name Of the coun.
~ go voting at a rate Of interest rot ex-
ceeding eight per cent. per annum, for
paying such subscriptions of stock. and
said Board Of Commissioners shall be
and are authorized to issue the bonds
of the county for said loan, coupon or
registered. for the amount authorized
in section two of this act. running from
two to twenty years: and the said
Board of Commissioners shall at the
time, when county taxes are assessed
aud fixed, assess and collect additional
taxes upon the taxable property in said
county sufficient to ray interest on said
loans and final extinction of the princi.
pal thereof.
SEC. T. The stock so subscr bed and
purchased shall be preferred stock and
non. assessable. and tor every one hun.
dred dollars in value thereof the said
county shall be entitled to one vote in
the Board OF Dir. ciors of said compa-
ny, and the Board of County Commits.
sionsrs of each county owning stock in
said railrOad company shall at their
meeting in May Of each year appoint a
pc son to represent and vote for said
county in the meetings of said Board
Of Directors.
Sec. 8. Before said stock IL sub
scribed the said railroad and transper-
tstion company shall file With the Sec
rstary Of the Territory al amendment
Of their charter extending said road
through Dayton. in Columb;a county,
to Colfax in Whitman county. and shall
further amend their charter or act Of
incorporation 80 rs to accept and agree
to the terms Of this act and the terms
rpon which said subscription is MADE.
And provided further tEat o sufficient
sum OF the amount paid for said capt.
tai stock in said company by the coun-
ties of Walla Walls. Columbia, Whit.
man and Stevens shall he first expended
in constructing the eastern portion of
said road from or near Wsllula, on the
Columbia river. along the proposed
line Of said read.
SIC. u. IL Walia Nal'a or King
c. unity should refuse TO vote said sub
scriptiou. no further county. notwith-
standing their vote to subscribe, shall
subscribe to said strck And If
the county of Columbia refuse 10
vote their subscription the said
road Feed not he extended to Dayton.
and il the County Of Whitman refuse
e. subscribe said stock said road need
not be extended to Colfsx, and if the
County Of Columbia refuse to vote said
subscription the county Of Whitman,
not twithstandinE its vote. may be in
favor OF subscribing in that event shall
not be required to subscribe to said
stock unless the Bard Of County Conn.,
missionsrs shall elect 30 to do.
SEC. I. The vote on the proposed sab
ecrihtion shall be by ballot. and II cast
in favor of subscribtion shall contain the