Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-18

tanaa 81 TsriloEial. nu1nty. ie~n4Aip
sasslsszias . inpaneliue arand e
FIoss1ar for ths nanaesnant q
eenauun sshoals.
Razulafin9 ne rsis q fnasEeat sn
Tbs apeuiue ana osnduetinr Of any
election q dsaiGnatinR ths plaes q
IL sAls e mortgage Of rsai ssi.ls
heloaginz % miners q Others under
Ths u-otsstion q earss q 1sA.
ChaEisrise Or liosnsinE ferries os sol
Rsniisiae anas. peaalhss or fOzisii-
OEuatEne. increasing OF decreasing
fsss. psrssntaes o. allowances Of pnbllc
oi1sars daring tia term for which said
offiears ara elected o. appointed.
Changing ths law Of descent
Granting 70 nuY corporation, as3ocla-
iisa o. individnaf the riQhl % lay down
railroad tracks. o. amending existing
charters for such purpose.
Granting 70 any corporation. ass8eia-
ton OF individual ang special or exoln-
siva privilege. inmunlty OF franchise
whatever.
In all other caaas where q general law
can Be made applioa6le no special Law
nhan Be- enacted in any Of the Terrific
risa Of che United States b. the Terri
torial Legislatures thereof.
SEQ. z. That no Territory Of the UNI
ted states nor or hereafter b Be organ
izad, or any political or municipal COR
poraiion OF subdivision Of any such
Territory, shall hereafter mAks any
subscription % the capital stock Of any
incorporated company, % company or
association having oofpoKate powers. o.
il any manner loan its credit 10 or use
ie for the beneht Of any such company
OF association, or borrow any money
for the use Of any snoh company or
association.
sno. & That no lav Of any Terri
toTiai Legislature shall authorize any
debt s. Be contracted By o. on behalf
Of s1ch Territory ex0ept IN the follow
ing cases: To meet a casual dehcit 10
the revenues, 20 pay the interest upon
che Territorial debt. 70 suppress insuf-
rectiena, or 20 provide for the public
defense, except that in addition 70 any
Indebtedness created for such purposes,
she Legislature may authorize q loan
for the ere0tion Of penal, charitable OF
educational institutions for such Terri
tory, II the total Indebtedness Of she
Territory is not thereby made 70 exceed
One per oentum upon the assessed value
Of the taxable property in such Terri,
tory as shown b. the last general as
sessment for taxation. And nothinQ N
this aot shall be construed 70 prohibits
the Fefunding Of any existing indebted.
neeg Of such Territory OF Of any polisi-
cal or municipal corporation O. unity o.
sab division therein.
GRc. 4. That no political or munici.
pal corporation, county, or other sub
division in any Of tine Territories Of the
United States ahall ever become In
debted In any manner OF for any pur
pose TO any amount in the aRgrega Q,
including existing in3eb edneas. exceed
inc foaE per oanfum on she value Of the
taxable property within snoh corpora
ton, county or Subdivision, 90 be a.
oeFtained By the last assessment fol
Territorial and county taxes previous e
the mourning Of such Indebtedness
and all bonds or obligations In Excess
Of such amount given by such corpora
tiOn shall be void: That nothing Ia thiI
acs contained shall be 90 construed a
20 affeot the validity Of any oct Of ans
! Territorial Legislature heretofore en-
acted, OF Of any obligations existing Of
contracted Hereunder, nor to preclude
the issuing Of bonds already CONTRACTED
for in pursuance Of cypress provision
Of Law; nor TO prevent any Territorial
Legislature from legalizing the acts o.
any county, municipal corporation. o.
sub-division Of any Territory IS to am
bonds heretofore issued or eontractel
30 be issued.
SEQ. 5. That section 1889, title q. o.
the Revised Statutes Of the UniteC
states be amsnded 20 read as follows;
The Legislative Assemblies Of thi
several Territories shall not Cra mt pr
waite charters or special privileges, bu
they NAV, by general incorporation
| acts, permit persons TO associate them
selves together as bodies corporate To-
| shining, manufacturing and other In
/ duatrial pursuits, and for conducting
the business Of insurance, banks Of dis
count and deposit (bus NOT Of issue
loan, trust and guarantee associations
and for the construction or operation
OF EdAttOadei NhkOa koudnt tkAAoetnl
bitches, and the colonization and i'm
pFovement Of lands IN connection there
with. or for colleges, seminaKies
churches, libraries OF any other beneyo
lent. charitable or scientific associa
tion."
SEQ. s. That nothing in this act con
tanned shall be construed 20 abridR'
the power Of Congress to annul any laN
passed BY a Territorial Legislature, OF
TO modify any existing law Of Congress
requiring in any cass that the laws Of
any Territory shall be submitted e
Congress.
SEQ. !. That ali acts or parts Of act
hereafter passed By any Territorial
Legislature IN conflict With the pr0vis-
ions Of this act shall be null and void.
Approved July 80, 1856.