The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-12-10

One Of the enactments of the last
Legislature repeals the act Of 1877 pro-
viding for the appoiutmeat of . county
assessor in the county of Pierce, and
makes the shsriff ex-cfficio assessor.
The sheriff 10 required to give bond
and take IN oath faithfully to discharge
the duties, for which he 10 tn be entitled
10 the same compensation received by
assessors under the provisions Of the
oct repealed. In case Of inability to
perform the service required Of assess.
ors. the appointment Of . deputy 10
provided for.
Articles Of incorporation have hith.
erty simply been filed with the Terri
torial Secretary. Hereafter they shall
be recorded. and articles heretofore
fled may also b recorded, for which
the Secretary is allowed q small fes.
For the location and construction of
. Territorial read from Qnilieute to the
the Straits Of Juan do FuCa, in Clallam
county, the. whole 6f the Territorial tax
Of said county for the year 1880 has
bsen appropriated. The ClSliam County
Comnissioners sre given the directien
Of the expenditure Of this money. Tha
sosd II badly needed. and the psople
down there viii be re;oiced ct tho pros.
pect Of its opening. No point on the
Straits 10 named ~ tho northern termi-
mus Of this road.
Appeals from the decisions Of County
Commissioners are provided for by an
other act, the higher tribunal being the
District Court. The aggrieved indi-
vidual must iils his notice of appeal
within twenty days from the time Of
the Commissioners decision. sccomps.
nied by . bond for QUO hundred dollars
Tor the performance Ut any judgment
to be rendered by the District Cour::.
The Auditor. in case Of such appeal. il
required to transmit 70 tho District
Court . transcript Of said notice and
such papers and entries - may be 70.
quired by the appellant or his attorney.
upon being paid or secured his fees
therefor. whereupon the District Court
shall be deemed to have acquired full
Jurisdiction Of the cause. and may hear
aud determine the same without the in.
tervention Of . jury.
Il is enacted that iu all cases where
application 10 to be made to the Legis.
lature for the creation OF new cOunti-s.
notice Of such intention shall he pub
lisbed four successive weeks in some
weekly newspaper having general cir
cuiati0n in the county or counties from
which any portion of the new county is
to b taken; anj il no such paper 10
there published, the notice shall b
posted at the front door OF the court
house Of each Of such counties out Of
which the new county il proposed to
BE- formed. and also ut three Of the
most public places in each county af.
fected. These notices must be posted
at least thirty days before the appli-
cation 10 msde. and must state the
metes and bounds of the new county,
so. and the place at which it is pro-
posed to locate the county seat. When
IL is proposel to change county liue.
q posted notice on the urt.heuse door
OF each county affected. for ct least
thirty days. is made necessary.
Acknowledgements Of deeds. mort
gsges aud other instruments may be
made In foreign countries by ministers
consular agents. &c.,
appointed by che Government Of the
United States, and alto before the
proper officer of any court Of said Tor.
eisn country. OF before the mayor or
the chief magistrsts Oi any city. Upon
certillcate by any snch officials OF the