Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-10-27

! ,ou s. al be held on the second Tut-,ihy
in Jaru.ry, a D. 1884, and notice & Ia
! Of sbai! be published 10 one or more ia.
!r.1 y 'G.G :hc limits 81 WLatc0m county
; ~, ~ .se<, ."ur consecutive weeks. Sud
/ o.,yt:o. s.Iail he conducted md r,'ur -
/ thcrvo. ma,r hs now provided 4 y Law ::
| Provided. That the returns silli e
made To- the Commissioners ntnr,s',ld Wn,
result anal issue cciiilimltS of ,ltViinn
Ia tie pyIsons 81 ,kC'od to the several
county t;icts of said Skagit c"un.y
within ten days after the date q! sail
election.
Sec. g. That the Justices Of the Peace
and Constitutes VIII" are now elected Us
such IN the precincts of Wha'c"m coUot!
hereby set apart rs Skapit county. bc and
! the SAME are hereby declared justices OF
HE Peace aud C,ustabIcs al Skagit cuun-
".
Sec. 4 That .hr District Court nuw
ncr. tor the territory embraced within tie
present limits of Wha,rnm county. shall
continue at Lconner. rs the D.stiiot
, Court for Skagit county and the County
vt Whatc"m is hereby annexed I" sail
Ska9it county inr judicial purposes, and
, all laws at present applicable t" the
! County of Whatcom, relative 10 the POW
! crs and jurisdiction al said District Court,
/ shah continue in iuIi lnrcp and effect, The
! same ~ if said county had not ineu di-
! yidtd AMI the title al said court changed
as her in p"vided.
1 Sc. }. The county seat oi sail County
of Sknglt is hereby temporarily located al,
! Laconnrr, at which l'hcc it shall remain
until located permanently ,lsew h re IN
SAID County Ivy II majority "f qualified
! electors thereof, and for which purpose
~ vote shall he taken at the special eicc-
! non provided for ~ this Act; and the OH
GERS shall receive said vote and make re-
,urn thereof 10 the Commissioners, VIII"
sh,Il canvass the same and announce tii,
r,sult in like manner as the result If 81 q
vote for county officers: P"vlted, Ih"t II
| there be not a mn inrityvotc in favor 81 soch
| lnc ton of county seat ut any one place
1T such special election. the qualified c'rc-
/ tor. shall continue Ia vote on that qurs-
lion AT the next and each subsequent "ci-
raj tlcction until some place receive STA h
majority st all vot's cast shall te declared
the permanent County seat oi said Sk"git
comfy
Sc G That all taxes levied AMI assessed
hy the Bari of County Commissioners nj
the county oi Wl,tcom for the year 1881,
u,nn persons nr property within the
! loundari .f the County ~ oSagit shall
lie collected md pad INTO the treasury
OF said Whatcum county for the joint use
of thn Counties at Whaicom and Skagi',
! as hereafter provided.
Se, 7. That the Cnunty Auditors of
Whaic",n and Skigit counties are hereby
CONSUL uttfi u UtiI't VI 'lft''a'F'fS 'Hi
usters al real and othcr praper', at the
County uf Whatcom, and Tor this purpose
shall NEE, a, Whutc,m an the frst Mon
.lny oi Fybru,ry. 1884. They shall APP
praise the value of the court hnuSP, sa e.
aud real estate al the county. End asc"r-
tam the balance in the county tie ,sury
over and above all Outstanding warra Is
Il .n.n said treasury ut the date, aud shall
award t., tn. Counties OF Whuicom and
] Skagit their just and equitable proportion
oi such property aud funds so appraised
and asc,rtaincd, according to The Tx ,hl,
valuation If the assessment ot the ,caI
1888 within their respective boundary, s.
Provided, That il both Auditors cam;
agree upon the appraised valuation al
sucl property they shall tl,ct ciiiz n
rom Nh adjoining county AS arbitrator Ia
adjust the difference between them. Then
the Auditor of Whatcem shall draw n
warrant on The treasury OF said county in
favor of said County oi Skagit for the
amount agreed upon, Ms its proportion "f
the property: Provided, That ull taxes
remaining unpaid upon property within
the boundaries Of Skagt county at the
date OF the settlement herein provided
for, shall be turned over 10 the Audtir
of Skaglt county, to lie collected by til,
proper eflicsr at said county as now pro-
viied by law.
Sec 8 The several county officers to
be elected at the special election provided
tor in this Act shall qualify by taking the
oath Of office within ten days after the
t. Of their certificate of election so
issued, and shall give bonds for the faiths
ful performance OF their duties, Ia the up.
prevail of the Board "t County Comnis-
sianers Of said Skagit county, as is now
provided by law, and shall hold office un.
ill their successors are elected and qualified
ut the next general election.
Sec. 0. The Board Of County Commits
sioners to he elected under the provisions
of this Act, shall hold their first quarter Y
meeting ON the first Monday in February.
A. d., 1884. any two Of whom shall con-
sltute u quorum for the transaction Of
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