, 1877-11-17
Seattle and Walia Walla r. r.
Aid Act.

Seattle and Walla Walla r. r.
Aid Act.
The following important Act. sent us
for publication, was received too late on
Saturday for insertion:
An Act to aid in the copssruc ioa of
railroad from the city OF SEATTLE, IN
King county, through the city vi Waia
Waila, ir Walla Walla county, ara the
town Of Dayton. in Columbia county.
to the town uf Coifax, in Whitman
county.
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the !.egisla-
Ilative Assembly of th,. ':e-ssory OF
Washington. That it shall he 'a~fn. for
tire several counties in this Territory 10
Fsnbscribe as herein Sc. out to the capl.
/ tai stock of the Seattle and Walia Wal>
Ia Railroad and Transportation Cons
pany to AID iE the construction of rails
road from the city of Seattle, in King
county. through the city Of Walla Wal
la, in Walla Waila county, and the town
of Dayton, in Columbia county. to the
town of Colfax. in Whitman county.
SEC. 2. The county of King is author
ized to subscribe to said capital stock
the SUN of one hundred thousand dol
lars; the county of Walla Walla, $780,
600; the county of Yakima, $50 900:
the county Of Columbia. $75. 1000; the
county Of Whitman. $s0, 900; the coun-
ty of Kitsap, $40, ,00o, the county of
Stevens. $40. 600; the county Of Klick-
atat, SO O0e. and tho remaining coun>
] ties of this Territory. save San Juan !.
Clailam and Wahkiskum. the sum of
S., 900 each; and the said counties OF
San Juan, Clallam and Wahkiakum the
sum of 81. 500 each.
SEC. 3. Before any such subscription
shall be mede, a special election of the
/ legal voters of each of said counties
shall be held on the 9th day Of April.
1878, and at said election it shall be
submitted to the said voters whether
the county in which they vote will subs
scribe the sum set oat in section two of
this Act to tho stock of tho Seattle and
Walla Wslix Railroad and Transports
ton Company, and il at said election q
msjority of the legal voters in such
county are in favor of subscription.
then the Board of County Commissions
ers of said county shall appoint an
agent to sabscribe to the capital stock
Of said company to the amounts set
forth in section two Of this act. and also
an agent to negotiate o loan or loans in
the name Of the county 30 voting at
rate of interest not exceeding eight per
cent. per annum. for paying such sub
Il scriptions of stock, and said Board of
L commissioners shall be and are author
il1s8.to Issue the bonds Of the county
for said loan, coupon or registered, for
the amount authorized ia section two OF
this Act. running from two to twenty
i years; and the said Board of Commls-
siopers shall at the time when county
taxes are assessed and fixed. assess and
collect additional taxes upon the taxa
bic property in said county sufficient to
pay interest on said loans and final ex-
tinction of the principal thereof.
SEC. 4. The stock so subscribed and
purchased shall be preferred stock and
worcestershire. and for every one hun-
dred dollars in value thereof the said
county shall be entitled to ore vote in
the Board of Directors of said COM
pany, and the Board of County Cons
missioners of each county owning stock
in said railroad company shall at theiI
meeting in May of each year appoint
person to represent and vote for said
county in the meetings of said Board OF
Directors.
Src. S. Before said stock is subscribed
the said railroad and transportation
company shall fle with the Secretary of
the Territory an amendment of their
charter extending said road through
Dayton. in Columbia county. to Colfax
lin Whitman county. and shall further
amend their charter or act of incorpo-
ration 90 as to accept and agree to the
terms of this act and the terms upon
which said subscription is made. And
provided further that sufficient sum
Of the amount paid for said capital
stock in said company by the counties
of Walla Walla, Columbia and Stevens
shall be first expended in constructing
the eastern portion of said read from
or near Wallula, on the Columbia river,
along the proposed line of said road.
SEC. 6. If WalIa Wal'a or King coun :
ty should refuse to vote said subscrip-
ton, no further county, notwithstand-
ing their vote to subscribe, shall sub
1
ty OF Columbia refuse to vote their sub
scriptiou, the said road need not be ex>
tended to Dayton. and if the county OF
: Whitman refuse to subscribe said stock
said road need not be extended to Coll
fax, and if the county of Columbia re>
fuse to vote said subscription the coun-
ty of Whitman. Notwithstanding its vote
may be in favor of subscribing. in that
event shall not be required to subscribe
to said stock unless the Board Of Com
missioners shall elect 80 to do.
SEC. Z. The vote on the proposed
subscription shall be by ballot, and If
cast in favor of subscription shal con-
tain the words. 'For Railroad Sub.
scription." or words TO that effect; and
If against said subscription the words
against Railroad Subscription" or
words to that effect.
SEC. 8. The judges appointed to hold
the election for members of the copsti>
tutional convention shall be the judges
Of said election, and the returns of said
election shall be made to the county
Auditor of the county in which the
election was held. in the same manner
as in the election of county officers.
and he shall canvass and make known
the result to the Board Of County Com
missioners of his county.
SEC. 8. This ACT 10 take effect and be
in force FROM and after its passage.