The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-05
THE LAW DOUBTFUL.
Nany Contests for Road Super
visors May Result.
OLD IscumBEnTs MAY HOLD ON.
csssty cemmissieners Strike . Legal
sssg-Iiesksy Gets $500 Damages
The Elostew.

re read and bridge laws seem % 30 among
ness snas eaa't % kept from bobbsng ap ON
<<sry possible occasion 20 place the coanty eo1s-
msszsouevs under TIE necessity OF asking legal
ssrscs sad bringing tszs sniss 20 Deeds fssear
eossssfntioaaiity. II has besn but q few wssks
snes shs question 81 the road and bridge tax
Us brought befors Judge Langley By tie con-
xsnsoaers and thsn Appealed 70 the suprems
e1ayf. snd Row another question involving the
epnszFnetlon OF the same statute has already
eons up Tor decision. though the former case 10
ssf undecided. This last question IL one ia
Which the people Of King eoanfy eutsids Of So
sE<is sse particularly fnssrested although IL al
lscsx every county Ia the state. In briss II is:
AHilI the road supervisors who were elected
- tie hrst saturday In last December hold Of
o. scr their full term OF two years or will they
y cenpeilsd 70 be content with bali ioaf and
sssp aside gracefully so- tfse men who sre TO b
sleczsd as road supervisors on the arst saturday
Ia hext month";
ms question IL . simple one, bat viii have to
y snswersd By the eourfs The middle wa
kgrght ssout In this wsy. The section Of
E5Fs code providing Tor the siectfon and fixing
5he KERN ns oflee Of road supervisors says that
- the frst Saturday In December, 1850. and on
ts Etsa saturday In every second December
ts<rsaiier, the sleetors Of each road district In
sseh OF the several eountses OF the state Of
Washington shall bold "a election and shall
secs one OF their number 10 act as rosd super
sisof for bis district Tor term OF two years. and
uasi his successor shall be elected aud quail
fsa. Under this section elections we're held in
10 aud IN iss2. and tho supervisors elected at
she sest election are still In once, with one year
q their terms Jet 70 serve.
But. unfortunately for them, the last iegfs-
lstnfe made several radical changes in the road
sad bridge Law. Section Of the act of March 3,
1885, on the subieet provides:
sThers shall be elected in the several counties
~ this state. on the frat saturday In December.
shall hold ONCE for one year from and after the
second Monday In January next succeeding his
slecflon. and until his successor IL elected and
qualified"
Under this provision elections Of road super
viaoFs will be hsid In every road distriet OF the
county on December ?. They viii try TO enter
upon the duties OF their Offices and then there
will Be trouble, for - 10 not expected that the
Old officers will give MP without contest
Some one OF those elected Will then bring quo
warranto proceedings % Dust his rival and the
ease be carried 70 the supreme court.
Several OF the supervisors now holding ONCE
have written TO the county commissioners AK
ing advice. and the board has referred the mat
ter % Prosecuting Attorney Miller for an
epinion, which win be given next week. Ia
some districts the people take bat little interest
10 tbs election ana wIsh 10 retain tho present
supervisors. but in most OF them there Ii . wish
Tor change IL il the duty Of each road super
visor to post notices Of the election ten days Ia
advance. and the notices will DO forwarded TO
tbsn next week In some cases the super
visors may not aid in the attempt to expel them
fFoE the Offices they have been iegisla;ed out
Of and may refuse TO post tho notices. In that
case any elsctor and taxpayer may post notices
himself, and in any case tho recaicitrant will
not benefit By his action. for the county com.
Inissionsrs can declare the ONCE vacant and fil
Il By appointment Auditor TwicheIi 10 OF the
opinion that the new law viii prevail.