Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-12-15
SkAGlr COUNTY.
AN ACT TO CREATE AND ORGANIZE
.t The COUNTY OF SKAGIT.


sl'tive Assembly OF The Territory vi
Washington Tna' al that portion OF
tie County OF Whatcom in tie Terri ,ory
OF Washington lying and situate south Of
the dividing line between townships
thirty.six AMI thirty seven, commencing
at mid channel of the Rosario s rats and
running eastward to the summit OF the
Cascade range of noun aims to the divid
my lihe between said County ot Wha;com
nd the Counties OF Island aud Snoh"mish.
be, and the same is, hereby. organic, in
to - seperat- county to be known and dies,
ignntsd rs the County OF Skagit: Provid-
cd, that SO much OF Lumm and Eliza
Islands as lie south OF the dividing line
between said townships thiity.six and
thirty shall belong to Whatcom
County. -. &c.. - 49,. be.
SEC. 2. That II p. Dcwrs. F. f Gill;
ky an Fl. March are hereby appointed
| Board of Commissioners I" call special
election for county. Officials for said
SksSit County and to appoint the nee
cssary judges and inspectors thereof.
Said election shall be held on the second
Tuesday in January. A. ID. 1874, and no.
,icc thereof shall be pu 'lished with one
or mere newspapers within the present
limits "f Whatcom County for at least
four CONSECUTIVE weeks. SAID election
shall be conducted and returns thereof
made as now provided hy Ia": Provid-
| ed, That the returns shall be made to
| the Commissioners aforesaid, who shall
canvass the returns and declare the result
| and, issue certificates OF election to the
persons so Il, cted to tie several county
| officers OF said Skagit County within ten
| days after the date OF said election.
SXc. 3. That the Jus'ic's OF the Peace
and Constsbes, school and road district
officers, who are 81. cted as such in the
precincts of Whataom County hrrety set
| apart MS Skagi, County he, aud the same
are. hereby declared Justices OF III Peace
and Csnstablcs. school aud road district
|
officers Of Skagit County
StC 4. That the District Court now
established ard holding terms at La Con-
ner for the TERRITORY embraced within the
present limit OF Nhricom. County shall
| continue at La Conn,r AS the District
Curt for Skngit County, and the County
of Whatcom is hereby annexed 10 saio
SIX ,git Cou0ty tor juii,iai aud Lslsia-
ye purposes, and NIL laws at present APP
plcable To the County ot Whatcum rela-
tive IL the powers and jurisdiction at
sad ID s'rict Court or othcr~ ise, shall
continue IN Iu force and fl ei, The same
"a # said county bad i"en changed and
the iirle OF said couuty changed as h,rein
kpsovided.
SEC s Tint i'll, County seat oil said
Skagit G iuniy is hereby tea porariiy To-
al,d ut La Conner, at which lace it
shall remain until located permanently
elsewhe in said county ,'y vote of the
qualified I'll, ctors thereof. for which pur-
pose a vote shall bn taken at the next
general election in 1884 and the officers
u election shall receive said vote and
canvas the same and announce the result
IN like manner as the result OF the vote
county officers. anil the place r.ceiv'
lug the highest number ct votes cast sha !
be declared the permanent county seat
| - has ,.s.t ,,f Id
That until such permanent location oi the
county seat the Board OF County Commits
soners shall erect TO public luil'.ines
hut shall rent or lease such rooms ioi
county offices as may be necessary TOT
the public service.
SEC. 6. That all taxes leveid and as
sessed 10y the Board OF C"unty Commits
sonrrs at the County of Whatcom ior I'll.
year 1888, upon persons or property with
N the boundaries of the County of Ska
gii shall be collected and paid into the
treasury of said Wha'com County for the
joint use OF the Counties of Whateon
aud Skagit rs hereinafter provided.
j SEC z. That The County Auditor al
/ Wnatcom and SkaEit Counties, are hcrrh.
constituted Board OF Appraiser, ,au,
i A. busters of the real ar! prison pr PER
" ol the county of Wnn'co", add
this purpose shall meet at Whr'com on
j the flrst Monday in february, 1884. T. ey
shall apprnise the value Of the Court
House safes and real estate OF tIe county
and ascertain the balance in the coHniy
treasury at that time, and shall award IA
the County OF Whatcom one halt and t.
i the County of Skngit one-halt oi s"ch
prop, ffy and funds 80 appraised and rs
certain. d: Provided, That it both Aud.
i,ors cannot agree upon the appra's.d
va.uatIon Of sucm pr. perry 'nry shsll II.
ect cnizeu from an adjoining county at
arbitrator to ADJUST Tue dItf.rence bet~s. Il
tlnni Tn,n the Autiiur u Whatcon
Cornty snail draw a war;. mt ON the tre"s
uiy oi said county III Assr svi the sa,u
4 C.Quty Oi okasn hr ,he' amount &"
. freed upon IN us Iioport on oi Tie pop
,rfy:s Pio.i.ieu iultb,r, That ali taxes
4 Remaining unpaid propry within .ne
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