Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-13

Inc following - the fuu tsxt OF Tue
bill introduced in the Legislative Coun-
ell by Mr.. James Power, TO create and
organize the County of Skaeit:
Be il enacted By the Legislative As
sembiy of the Territory of Washington:
section /. That all portions Of the
County Of whatcom, IN the Territory
of Washington. lying and situate south
of the dividing lines between townships
thirty-six 1851 and thirty seven t3It },
commencing at mid channel OF the Ro-
SARA Straits and running eastward TO
| the summit of the Cascade Range OF
mountains. TO the dividing line between
said County of Whatcom and the Coun
ties of Island and Snohomish, be and
the same Ia hereby organized into u
separate County to be known and desig-
mated as the County Of Skagit.
| Sec. z. That II. T.. Downs, +. 4. Gilky
and II. A. March are hereby appointed a
| Board of Commissioners TO call spe-
| cial election of county officers for said
/ Skagit county, and 20 appoint the
necessary judges and inspectors thereof.
| Said election shall be held on the sec
ond tuesday in January, A. d.. 1884,
and notice thereof shall be published IN
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| Whatcom county for at least four cell
secutivs weeks. Said election shall he
conducted and returns thereof made as
now provided by law: Prordied, That
the returns shall be made TO the Com
misssoners aforesaid, WHO shall canvass
the returns and declare the result and
issue certificates of election t. the per-
sons 80 elected 10 the several county
offices of said skagit county within ten
days after the date of said election.
sec. 3. That the Justices of the Peace
and Constables who are now elected as
such IN the precincts of whatcom
county hereby set apart as Skagit coun-
ty, he and the same are hereby declared
Justices of the Peace and Constables of
Skakit county.
Sec. 4. That the District Court nov
established and holding terms at Lacon-
ner, for the territory embraced within
the present limits of Whatcom cOun-
| ty,s-shali continue at Laconner,
as the District Court for Skagit
after the date OF their certificate of cleo
county; and the County of Whatcom is
hereby annexed to said Skagit county
for judicial purposes, and all laws at
present applicable to ths County of
| Wbatoom, relative to the powers and
Jurisdiction of said District Court, shall
continue ia full force and effect, the
same a. II said county had not been di-
vited and the title of said court changed
AZ herein provided.
SEQ. 8. The county seat of said Coun-
ty of Skagit IL hereby temporarily To-
Gated at Laconner, at which place il
shall remain until located permanently
elsewhere in said county by majority
Of qualified electors thereof, and fol
which purpose vote shall be taken al
the special election provided for In this
Act; and the officers shall receive said
vote and make return thereof TO the
Commissioners, who shall canvass the
same and announce the result il
like manner as the result of the vote fol
county officers: Prorpied, That If there
he not a majority vote IN favor of such
location of county Seat ut any one place
at such special election, the qualified
electors shall continue TO vote ON tina
question ut the next and each subse
quent general election until some plac,
receive such majority, and the place 8,
receiving a majority of all votes cas-
shall be declared the permanent county
seat of said Skagit county.
Il SEQ. 8. That all taxes levied and as
sessed by the Board of County Commis
sioners Of the County of Whatcom TO
the year 1888, upon persons or prOpert,
within the boundaries of the County o
Skagit, shall be collected and paid int,
the treasury of said WhatcOm count,
for the joint use of the Counties u
Whatoom and Skagit, rs hereafter pro
vided.
SEQ. Z. That the County Auditors O
Whatcom and Skagit counties are here
by constituted board of appraisers ant
adiusters Of real and othef property o
the County Of Whatcom, and for Thu
purpose shall meet at Whatcom ON tn,
first Monday of February, 1884. The,
shall appraise the value of the cour
house, safes and real estate of Oh,
county. and ascertain the balance il
the county treasury over aud above al
outstanding warrants upon said treas
ury at that date, and shall award to tn
Counties of Whatcom and Skagit thei
just and equitable proportion of sucl
property aud funds so appraised an,
ascertained, according to the taxabl
valuation of the assessment of the yea
1888 within their respective boundaries
! Prorided, That II both Auditors canine
agree upon the appraised valuation O
|. such property they shall elect either
= from An adjoining county as arbitrato
TO adjust the difference between them
Then the Auditor of Whatoom shall
draw a warrant on the treasury of sal,
county in favor of said County o
SkaRit for the amount agreed upon, a.
Its proportion Of the property: Proridei
!, That all taxes remaining unpaid usoI
property within the boundaries O
! Skagit county at the date of the settle
. mont herein provided for, shall b.
, turned over to the Auditor of Skagi
countv, to be collected by the proper of
/ ticer Of said county as now provided b,
: law.
Sec. 8. The several county officers {,
, be elected a the special election pro
] vided for in this Act shall qualify b,
, taking the cath Of office within ten day
ton 90 issued, and shall give bonds TO
the faithful performance Of their duties
TO the approval of the BOARD of Count,
Commissioners OF said Skagit county, q
II nov provided by law, and shall hol,
office until their succ. ssors are electe,
and qualified AZ the next general cleo
tion.
Sec. 3. The Board Of County Com
misaioners 10 be elected under the pro
visions OF this Act, shall hold their frs
quarterly meeting on the first Monday
In February, A. d., 1884. any two o.
whom shall constitute quorum for tb,
transaCtion Of business. This boart
shall have power 70 oil all vacancies 90
curing In said hoard or in any count,
Office of said County of Skagit in thu
manner prescribed by the general Law,
OF the Territory.
SEQ. 10 The Auditor Of Skagit coan,
" shall have access TO the records oil
Whatcom county for the purpose OF
transoribing and indexine such portions
Of the records Of property a. belong tc
Skagit county. and his certificate of the
correctness thereof shall have the same
force and eject as il made by the Audi.
Tor Of whatoom county.
i SEQ. II. The Counties OF whatcom
and HkAgit shall continue in their rela
lAtion 10 the Counties Of Snohomish,
Island and San Juan In the matter 81
legislative districts until othsruiss pro-
vidsd BY Law.
See. ". All Acts and parts of Acts
IN c0u6ict With the provisions Of this
Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. Is This Act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
I n II