The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-08
The Mason County Journal.
6. C. ANGLE, Editor and Proprietor.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
The Tide Lands.

The committee on rules and forms,
consisting of Allen Weir and Il. NJ
Reed and Commissioner of Public
Lands w. Il. Forrest, recommended
the following instructions and rules
of proceedings for the tide land COM
mission, which were adopted:
The state auditor and secretary of
state were constituted committee au-
thorized to employ competent sur
vevor and to refer to him, questions
of estimating cost of survey whenever
desired 1t was also decided to hold
all meetings and transact all business
of the board at Olympia, unless other
wise expressly ordered, and that the
secretary of state be constituted Gus
todian of the records of the board,
iihd THAT heb authorized to receive
correspondent and to summon the
secretary of the board whenever the
services of said secretary were neces-
sary. '.''
Application for the survey and APP
praisal of tide lands were received as
follows, and referred to Il committee
consisting of Il. NJ. Reed and Allen
Weir, viz:
From Samuel X. Taylor, Joseph A.
Gale, a. J. Smith and Harry Wether-
ELL, by their attorney N. S. Porter, of
Olympia, referring to certain lands in
Mason county, From A. r. Eckle and
wife, referring to- certain lands in Is
land cotihty:' From Up. Larson, re-
ferring to- certain lands tn Kitsap
bounty. - : III '"''
The following instructions and rules
of procedure were issued by the board
of equalization and appe lis, to in.
tending purchasers of tide lands:
Tide lands of this state are divided
by law into three classes, tO-wit:
T. l. That which lies within, or in
front Of, or within two miles on either
Side of All INCORPORATED city
2. All other tide lands having val
uable Improvements thereon.
3. All tide lands not included in
the first or second class.
Preference fights to purchasers are
given by law "a 80" i
Fitst-To owners of valuable i'm
pr6vements, for "a limited TIME and
limited Quantity. = -
Second-To abutting upland ow-
ners.' -~' 80 49,. -
Third-To those to whom abutting
owners have attempted to convey
rights of 'owhersliip.'i"'
A. Fourth-T0 owners of artificial
oyster beds. 50 = 81 '''
All necessary blank lorms to be used
in the procuringo of tide lands CAN be
purchased from the auditor Of any
county in which tide lahds exist or
from the commissioner '%of public
lands. ''''' 80, ~ 80 -
The following have been adopted as
rules of procedure:
Rule mo application to purchase
tide lands will be receivedor filed until
after the land has been surveyed, plat
ted and appraised and the report of
tie appraisers filed with the state
board of equalization and appeal, ex-
cept as provided in rule 6.
Rule 2-All applications for estim-
ates Of the cost of surveying and
plating tide lands must be made in
writing tothe' state board of equaliz-
Alton and appeal. IT, a." - u
+ Rule 3-Tide lands of the second
or third class will be- surveyed or APP
praised only upon the following condi-
tons. viz After an application for
an estimate of tile cost Of suclr survey
and appraisal and Office expenses con-
nected therewith and the amount OF
such estimate shall have been depos-
tied with the state treasurer and the
person or corporation making such
deposit shall have filed with the board
h request for such survey and hpprais-
al :: !;;i. 4. -:
Rule ALL applications to pur.
chase tide lands must he made in
writing to the commissioner of public
lands. t. i.'' '.nI- -
Rule 5-No application for an es-
innate of the cost of surveying and
plating tide lands of the second or
third class, in counties where tide
lands of the first class exist, will be
considered by tile state board of equal.
1zation and appeal until such tide
lands of the first class have been ap-
praised and the report OF the appraisal
thereof filed with the state board OF
equalization and appeal
Rule 6-Applications to purchase
tide lands of the third class will be
received and filed at the time of filing
the applicants request for the survey
OF the land TO be applied for,' and dc.
posting with the state treasurer the
amount estimated as cost of survey
and appraisal, OF at any time after
such request and deposit.-Olympia
Tribune.