Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-12-12
IMPORTANT LAWS
r,.>Ep IA THE LATE ASSEMBLY.

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~aii county. all It sha. hc tie dgiy
f the COUNTY Cumms~~i1Y,r- O.: saIi
county on or l-io'ctLc fir: Monday
m December. \ y l,~". To- declare
the place Eayiu- 49, L4J 'Lty uf all
the votes cast Oh tn ~. jet at ssr..
election for cOul'N seat thereafter To-
be the permanent CuGniy seat @:
said county. PT"rri"J, TIA, no
per,on shall vote on this subject uu-
les, he is otherwise = legal voter ia
said county, AMI Il properly holder
and taxpayer therein; and be It far
tar gror,dcd. That the ballo: on
tm- subject shall lie deposited in a
separate ballot-boy, and n separate
list of voters on this subject sail he
kept by the Judges, inspectors AID
clerks of election; and if they are
satisfied by the oath of the person
offering to vote that lie is legal
voter on this subject, they shall re-
ceive such vote, otherwise they shall
reject the same. And any person
voting in move than one precinct,
or illegally voting, shall be liable to
to like penalties as for illegal voting
at any general election i'll this Ter
ritOry.
SEC. 3. The votes cast in pur-
suance of this act shall be canvassed
and returned in the same manner as
the vote for officers is canvassed and
returned at other elections held in
this Territory.
SEC, 4. 1t shall be the duty of
the Board of County Commissioners,
on or before the second Monday in
January, A. ID. 1881, to cause TO be
removed to the place declared to be
the county seat, all books, papers
and other county properly, which
by law are required to be kept at
the county seat; Prorided, That
before any county buildings are erect
ed at the expense of the county, the
title to any lands upon which such
buildings are to be erected shall first
be approved by the Judge of the
Third Judicial District of Washing
ton Territory, and such approval
shall be placed in the hands of the
County Auditor, to be by him filed
and recorded in his Office.
Sec. 5. After the order of remov-
al is made as provided in section
four of this act, it shall be the duty
of all county officers who by law IRE
required 20 hold their offices at the
county seat, forthwith to remove theil
respective offices to the place de,
clared by. this act to be the perman'
ent county seat of said county. And
any county officer who shall willfully
neglect, or fail so to remove his Office
shall be liable to indictment. and tc
pay fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars, or to he imprisoned in the
county Jail of said county not exceed
ing thirty days, or to both such fine
and imprisonment therefor.
Sec. 6. From and after said re.
moval of said county seat as herein.
before provided, all terms of the Pro.
bate, County Commissioners. and
District Courts held in said Pierce
county shall be held at the said coun
ty seat, SO selected at said election
and the Deputy Clerk of the Dis
trict Court of the Third judicial Dis,
trict of Washington Territory, now
holding terms at Steilacoom, fol
Pierce county. shall forthwith re.
move his Office to said county
seat, and shall thereafter keep and
have his office thereat.
Sec. Z. The provisions of any &C,
conflicting with the provisions o.
this act be and the same are hereby
repealed, and this Act shall take Ell
feet and he in full force from and after
its passage and approval.
Apl roved Nov. II, 1879.
An Act to Prevent and Punish Gambling
SECTION /. BE it enacted by the Legislative,
Assembly Of the Territory Of Washington
That Zach and every person who shal
deal, play or carry on. open or cause to bt
opened, or who shall conduct. either a.
owner, proprietor or EMPLOYEE, whether