The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-01
NEW TIDE LANDS BILL.
The House Committee VIII Recommend
a Substitute Measure.

OLYMPIA, Jan. 81. - Especial. - The
House committee on tide lands, c. w
Yancy chairman. will introduce substi-
tute for Sharpstein's bill which was intro
duced early in the session. The COM
mittee will recommend the passage of the
substitute. 1t is as follows:
An act TO amend section of an act entitled,
"An act for the appraising ana dispoSing OF
the tide aud shore lands belonging To the State
at Washington" approved March Is, 1890.
Be Il Enacted bg the legislature Of The state Of Wash
iH9taR:
SECTION l. That section OF AN act Tor the an.
pTalSug and dlspOSing nf the tide and shore lands
belonging to the state OF Washington be and
is hereby amended 20 read as follows: '.See. )
Any person, association or corporation entitled
t. purchase or hold real estate In the state OF
Washington. vine shall desire 20 purchase under
this act. may file with the commissioner
oi public lands an application to pur.
chase any of the lands herein dc
scribed, which application shall contain a
description OF land applied for by metes ana
bounds The commission of public lands shall
furnish the state board OF equalization and
sppeal with true copy of said application.
Upon receipt of said application the commits
sioncr OF puhic lands shall. at the
expense OF the applicant, publish Tor
three weeks, IN any newspaper printed
IN the county IN which the land is situated a
notice Of such application TO purchase. with
a description thereof. II at the explra-
ton Of sixty teol days no notice OF appeal
OF cqualization and appeal. said appraisement
shall stand confirmed and be the price nj " hieh
said land shall b. sold. as hereinafter provided
Jrortded, that the prosecuting attorney Of any
county wherein such lands are situated
may. whenever he deems il proper or
al the request OF the state land commissioner or
og three trccholders ot the county wherein said
land Is situated IL shsl be his duty 70. appeal
from any appraisement of tide or shore
lands made by the county board Of
appraisers OF any county herein before
provided Tor, which appeal shall be
taken In the name Of the state of Washington
by notice OF appeal flied with the state board
of equalization and appeal hereinheSore named.
which said notice shall he in substance as fol
lows, TO the state board OF equalization and
sppeal for the apprsisement aud con
nrmatioa Of sppr8isement Of tide and shore
lands for the state OF WASHINGTON.
Hiid 70 A. r., applicant; you and each OF
you viii take notice that the state az Washing
ton hereby appeals from the appraiscment OF the
hoard ct appraisers of tide aud shore lands for
ton. apprsising aud fixing the va aiii
insert description Of the land or landsl at the
following values, towit, Here iuScTt value OF
ssluesl
"To the state hoard Of equalization aud appeal
for the appraisemeat OF tide and shore lands
for the state of Washington.
dated this day of 800, lS9.
Prosecuting Attorney for the County OF 80,
state ~ Washington
Which said appeal shall be taken within sixty
gs1 DAYS after The appraiscInent complained OF
has hccn cled VITA the Sald board 81 cgualiya-
suu aud appeal. and a copy OF said no
lcc shall within said sixty teO} dayS
b. served upon the applicant 70 purchase said
aae er shore lands, the appraiSemcnt of which
= c2mFhgiuei of, Ia the saHae manner that SUM
mons in 4 civil action > served And 10 shall
X the duty OF said stsge basld ~ equalization
and afpeai thereafter 10 hear said appeal as
tally thG same can o. hCSpf hy
tle county beard Of appraisers and said state
ooard I'll equalization, and appeal may rcqulre
he attendance of the attorney general 81 the
.tate ri Washington Rt any time to rcprfSssut
sae stale upnn the bearing al such
spPeRl paa such appeal the state board
y cquAllEStion aud appeal shall confirm or re
spPFatse nna hN the Saiue OF such lands and
ite sai0e g Xcd Hrop ls ths state beard az equal
EatseR and &pYeai SASH Il the value az which
sla lsaa shall be Sold hereinafter provided