The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-17
NEW TIDE LAND BILL.
Test of the Measure Before the
Senate Committee.
AMENDS PRESENT LAW.
1t Does Not Change tho Principle oi
Existing Act-Land Commissioners
Approves IL.

OLYMPIA, Feb. i6.-ISpecial. The fol-
lowing bill. intended to replace the present
tide land law, is being considered by the
Senate committee on tide lands, and will
probably be favorahly reported with minor
amendments. II will be noticed that the
principle Of the present law is not sought
to be changed. The bill has the sanction
OF State Land Commissioner Forrest:
BE it enacted, rte.
SECTION / The tide lands OF the state OF Wash
ington, which are not by the constitution ard
laws OF the state reserved from sale, shall b.
act provided.
secretary OF state aud the state auditor are
hereby created n commission. to be styled the
Toe land commission. The commissioner of
pubic lands shall be- ey -oflioio president Of said
commission, and the records OF the proceedings
OF said commission shall be kept in the Office OF
SAID commissioner OF public lands.
Sec. 3 The tide land commission is hereby
authorized to contract for any and all surveys
OF the tide lands OF the state as the same may be
necessary, and all contracts for such surveys
shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder. the
furnish a good and sufficient bond for the faith
ful execution OF his duties in double the amount
OF such contract. All bonds for the faithful
execution OF such surveys shall be approved by
the tide land commission before said contracts
shall become binding upon the state. surveys
mace under the provisions OF this act shall be
PAID Tor only when the same shall have been ex-
amined and approved by the tide land commits
sion, and all field notes and plats Of such surveys
sioner Of public lands. All details regulating
the survey OF tide lands and for the government
OF surveyors, under the provisions of this act,
shall be arranged by the tide land commission.
Sec 4. 1t shall be the duty OF surveyors so en-
ployed, under the supervision aud control OF the
1de Land commission, TO prepare piats showing
al nde lands surveyed by them, on which shall
be marked the location of ell such lands. ex-
tending the lines OF the United states survey
over the same, and shall prepare Q record of all
the held notes Of such survey. which pats and
held notes shall be in duplicate.
Sec 5. 1t shall be the duty Of said surveyor to
deposit with the county auditor OF the count
in which such tide lands exist q copy of the plat
and field notes as Aforesaid, taking his receipt
therefor. said county auditor shall file and
safely keep in his office said plat and field notes.
Said surveyor shall Immediately thereafter de-
liver the original OF said plat aud field notes, to-
gether with the receipt of said county auditor
Tor the copy thereof, to the commissioner Of
public lands.
Sec. g. So soon as may be practicable after
the expiration of sixty days from the receipt of
said plat aud field notes, the said tide land COM
mission shall hear and determine any objections
lands represented on said plat. and II, in their
judgment, it is advisable TO do so, they may
order a resurvey Of said lands.
Sec. Z. The governor shall appoint in each
county of the state where tide lands exist, a
board OF appraisers consisting OF three disinter-
ested resident freeholders, whose duty It shall
~ W eAdU1lHc hiIu dpPIdlte Ing tue i8Eu8 LII
their respective counties, as her ~einafter pro-
vided.
Sec. S. Said board Of appraisers shall meet
at the county seat OF their respective counties
of their appointment, and, after taking
the constitasion and laws Of wssBRins.
their duties, shall organize by electing one OF
their number chairman and appointing . secre-
tary, and when 90 organized they shall at once
an~A-~ 20 1n AA-a~ ~ -rxh1fA y,-1.
the oath 80 20 TAKEN AK and d'. snbscrib e B Byp them .a and
also the name and address of the chairman:
Provided. That boards Of appraisers heretofore
within thirty days after this law takes effect.
Sec. 9. Said board OF appraisers shall begin the
work OF appraising tide lands OF the first class,
after receiving notice from the commissioner Of
public lands that the same have been surveyed
and plated. They shall complete the work OF
appraising said tide lands of the first class with
as little delay a. possible, and when not engaged
in the appraisement of such tide lands, they
shall appraise tide lands OF the second or third
from the commissioner Of public lands that any
of such lands have been surveyed; provided,
that such lands shall be appraised in the order
In s wai 30 s ssid P bosr q Of su speya Msas s shali .pprai.e
each lot, block or track, separately, at its true
and full market value, classifying the same and
noting the Improvements thereon and by whom
claimed, and excluding improvements from such
valuation.
Sec. IL. immediately after performing the
duties required Of them by the preceding sec
tons, the said board OF appraisers shall prepare
in duplicate q report OF their proceedings, winch
shall show in detail the facts which
the. the, are .sS,aIsi q sSem 1hs P.oce w1ib s secI
to note, the duplicate of which shall be filed by
them in the office of the county auditor of their
respective counties, and the original OF which.
together with the receipt of the county auditor
showing that the duplicate cop has been filed
in his ofi.a, shall be forwarded by them to the
commissioner of public lands. 1t shall also be
the duty of the said board Of appraisers 10 i'm
mediately give notice by publication for thirty
days in the official newspaper OF the county In
which said lands are situated that they have
performed said duty, and that their report Is on
fle in the Office OF the county auditor, and sub
ject to the inspection OF any person desiring to
inspect the same.
Sec. Il. The said tide land commission shall
as soon as practicable after the expiration OF
thirty days from the receipt of any report OF APP
praisement, proceed to consider such report, ana
they may confirm or reject the appraiseucent as
made by the board of appraisers OF any county
in whole or in part, or may itself appraise the
said lands, and for that purpose may at the ex-
pense OF the state visit and inspect any parcel OF
tide land about which il has not sufficient in
formation to act inteiligently.
Sec. IS. For the purpose of survey and ap-
praisal, the tide lands of the state of Washing
ton are hereby divided into three classes. The
first class shall embrace all tide lands situated
within or in front OF the corporate limits OF any
thereof on either side. Tide lands OF the second
class shall embrace all tide lands situated at a
greater distance than one mile from the corpor-
ate Ii mits of an incorporated city or town, and
upon which are located valuable Improvements.
The third class shall embrace all other tide
lands.
surveyed as soon as practicable after the harbor
line in front of such tide lands has been estao-
iished. +
sec. Is. Tide lands Of the second or third class
shall be subject to survey under the following
conditions, toyit. When any person, associa-
ton or corporations, entitled under the laws OF
this state TO purchase or hold real estate, shall
desire the survey OF any tract of tide lands, such
person, association or corporation may call upon
the tide land commission Tor an estimate OF the
cost OF surveying and plating said tract. TO
gether with q reasonable estimate for Office ex-
penses, aud said tide LARD commission shall At
once furnish such estimate 70 the applicant,
upon the receipt OF which such person,
association or corporation shall deposit
with the state treasurer the amount OF such IS
innate, and it shall then be the duty OF said tide
land commission TO have said tract surveyed
and plated, and the person, ASSOCIATION OF cor
p~oration applying for such estimate shall be en-
Titled to receive credit for the amount OF such
deposit in case such applicant shall become the
purchaser OF such tract, but in case such appli-
cant shall fail to purchase said tract, then such
deposit shall be forfeited To the state OF Wash
ington and shall be placed in the tide land
fund
entitled to purchase or hold real estate in the
state OF Washington, that shall desire TO pur-
chase under this act. may ME with the commits
| sioner OF public lands an application to pur-
chase any of the lands herein described, which
application shall contain q description OF the
| land applied Tor by lot or lots IS indicated on
| the plat OF the survey thereof. Upon the receipt
of said application the commissioners of public
lands shall, at the expense OF the applicant.
publish for three weeks IN the official newspaper
of the county in which the land is situated, a
| notice of such application TO purchase: With .
| deseriptiou OF the Land applied for. III. AZ the
| expiration of sixty days, no notice OF contest e
nIed with the said tide land commission, said