The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-19
TIE TIDE LANDS CASE.
6u5,reme Court Rules IN Favor
Of Port Angeles People.
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vrexss court sodsy died IL dscisson IN shs
mab.iasnus suit brought 70 compel sns
Hand CON mission 70 make and certify md
inr,, ~ fact which would show that the
elssiassss we're sntstisd 20 purchass csr-
eaiE tide lands in Port Angeles hafbor.
Theseourt ssys:
Tbla ssuss ssssss est 81 ~ alleged coastes -
tween The 80 pssvidiss soe sppssis'ss ene az.
pos4,ss of sls tide lands and s6s ses esee0ae soe
land sossmgsssoa The eoussnssou 81 tie -
eponitsat II that - much Of The ct Of AsIea
y. phs. - conflicts VITA the provtsaSss o. sns
ct Of March Is, lss& rspsss.a.
SD tsss sections = 8 ssa 49,
Sas ls.sl boeras Of Appraisers and ds6uiuE thsss
lvsssx IN Ssistioa tide lsrds, sse sseoesssssns
viii fss provisions of the oct OF March -. sseA
In oaasr words. shssf coutensiou y eass me
1OesE;hoerd of appraiser provsdsd ff 10 esosaon
Z. Of tEe scs Of 1850. 10 aboiishsa. sad thss the
enc ii d,sssss Of that board dsvoivs upoa she
banssl os sssss Land con m Esssonsss ~ vtrsos o.
shs tsovistoas OF tbs acs Of March u. issA
Tb4 oct 10 rambling snd the psovissous are
atst.,utsd aud somsuhst inccnxruoas, which
1ak~s Is . dftaeals iaw % csa9frus, but while
there are some rsovsslons IN shs oct which II
construed slars might probably give color 10
ssspoacen:s eoatsnsssn. ret constituting AL Of
she p.ssvtsloas together such contention plainly
cAsn.x De- maintained. For tnsfapce. While the
first Fart Of ssesloa provides iu rsnsrei terms
that $50 stais board OF issd commissioners shall
hare sti sus,ervisi "a sud control under the iaw
OF as1sabsic iands. Including II do ssnd., etc.
yet III powers srs sreelsily dennea In the sab
osausst Sorssoa Of the sscsioa ~ tel!oxs:
Ana tina. tbs said board shsEi. frera ths date
81 it, Ssstsnrsiou OF Official dutiss, ssssscss ara
sxrrttss svsr ell suen Lads ana areas All the
ansh.sssy. powes sad functions. sud shall psr'
stl d4t - Land
missfisf, lAo state sehoos sand commission sad
shs sssxts ssssri OF equail xstson and APpesi ips
the ssssa sersnt of Tide s'si shore iAnds, re-
epset3sriy. bsd aud e1srsisrts aud which By saw
tsfetts ora asyoised upsssi them sEd were ihc
fnncts,as which the, pssiorias4i; and the sad
bsssd .cf stssc la''d commissioners T. hereby
eUnstsi uts,d ths.r sueeessaI
Jlesi We nna powers and functions which are
speciality conferred upon this new commission,
viz. .sgne powers and functions thai were con-
SerrcaSsram these shrre old state commissions.
n IL Fsd teen the intention OF the Legislature IN
inclu "a ir the last tho local boards Of county
app-s..esp ,g would doubtless have included
them an the enumeration. and - proof that
eaors 1ss NO accidental failure or osuisston 20
enuma6ats the board, whose powers and func-
lions ksse 70 Be abolished By the new connie
sieu. sAs statute repeats the enumeration In the
following language:
And I'LL provisions Of the Law heretofore ap-
picstIs ~ said state Hand commiseton, state
scho.s: land commission and sssss board Of
sqasisssttoa sad appeal. shsil, 90 leg = con-
made applicable 10 said board OF state land
commissioners hsssby created.
And - u this dslsgasiou OF power was not
eufIleixatly defined. the Legislature proceeded
70 psotids for the tsanstss OF this power - fol-
lows.
Thai = sooa = ssid board ssssmss IL odscial
Sunrsksn. The said ststs land commieeion. said
sch0ossas c0mmtssion end said stats board Of
iSsihv; IL hand over . said Sossi Of state land
somn*sioners Gil hooas. sseosds. aes.recs..
nitust Ind al other stats property Ia their poe
0essiofg % under their control, respectively, -
we'll $50 - thls In the once Of the lsss hsrbor
missisa.. stets school land commiseiou and said
state seafd Of equalization and appeal shall
thsrsveoa ana thsuosforsh csass 70 exist
Thsse n no msasion mAAs anywhere in the
Get Of as,e assumption b. the new commisston
OF the Eowsu and funesioas Of the local boasds
Of aplssissra There 10 no provision for them
70 turn over 20 shs new commission their rec.
ords. s5ats, pspsrs % furniture Of any kind: no
issisistavs announcement that they shAil csass
20 exiss. Vndoe any known rule Of eonstyuc-
son Of She statutes the c0neluaiou y irresistible
shss tits legislature ala not iussnd 70 merge the
local sFpfsiesfs into the land commission, os IN
any mtanss 10 iusssisrs with their fuucsions OF
pOvvY1e ~ uoo nos ool0 % IN terms nor oy
reason -ols Implication: hus IL doss plainly APP
pear t,;us that the intention Of the legislature
was 70 anify these three state commtssioss emu.
msrasssa under the name Of the board Of state
iasd Commissioners.
The tsfEicnisy In constituting this oct crises
from the feet that many 81 the sections, which
wsss ssasieasly intended TO Apply only 10 granted
land asn can not logically apply 10 tide lands.
are nos distinguished In their application By tho
act lrus Il seems plain 10 Us tuas section =,
even 1924 be conceded that the legislature has
power s, naii,iy that which has bean done with
the saitstion OF Law. has no application 10 tide
lands. sus that the appsaissnsnt mentioned 70.
ters 10 .eshooi lands This rlainiy appears from
ths pstsi u The Section ~ IL IL evidently an an
praisef.sni Of the comfy commissioners which
fsics ed 10. aud many OF the preceding sections
sytdenfy have no reference 10 tide lands
witho4s seecisily reviewing each section We
are satsshei that the act OF March n, lsso, PRO.
viaias fef the sppe,ntmsn, of a beard OF az.
pra.ses Of tide ianas ard ssecify ing sasir duties
he's NJ, asea repealed aud ~ q Ia conceded that
the reiAor woatd 10 entitled IA the relief prsysd
Tor II Il IN act Ia sustained. the Judgment il re-
vesssa ana the cause femandcd 60 the lower
cnufs IN Instructions TO issue the persns ptosy
49, 49,.