The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-10
NOW IN THE GOVERNORS HANDS
A Special Tax Nay Be Levied to Pay
For the Condemned Land.
The Eli Goes Iate EGecs I.nsdiAaeIy
snd Dispssss sf ali Osssacles 90 UsiI-
fsing the 0svsrnnsns Appropriaslon
-AlI Csuatiss May Take Advantage
Of it.


ernmeat canal from Puget sound to
Lakes Union and Washington. for
which an initial appropriation OF sss.-
0o5 is available as soon as the right-of-
way Is secured, Senator Ranges bill
allowing counties to levy a tax of /
mil1 a year for this and similar pur-
poses having been passed BY the house
yesterday. with an emergency clause.
and now only awaits the governors
signa-are 10 become law. The prospect
- that the county commissioners will
promptly avail themselves of the pow
ers thus granted them and that the
right-of-way viii all have been secured
and work wei under way before the
eud of the fiscal year during which the
appropriation is available.
The bill Is entitled IAN act to grant
and prescribe powers to counties rela-
tive TO pubic works undertaken or pro-
posed by the state OF Washington or
the United States" lis provisions are
as follows:
section :. Every county In this
state Is hereby for the purposes OF this
act. declared to be body corporate and
is authorized and empowered by and
through its board OF county commits
sioners whenever said board shall Judge
ii TO be clearly for the general welfare
and benefit OF the people OF the county
and SO far as Ii shall, be in harmony
with the constitution of this state and
the provisions OF this act. to condemn
and appropriate as hereinafter in this
act provided. and to dispose OF for pub
lie use such lands. properties. rights
and interests as are hereinafter In this
act mentioned. whenever the govern
ment OF the United States. or OF this
state. Is intending or proposing the con-
structicff. operation or maintenance OF
any public work situated or to be situ-
ated wholly or partly within such
county. or the expenditure of money or
labor for the construction. operation or
maintenance OF any such work and
such condemnation or appropriation
will enznse the county to aid, promote.
facilitate or prepare for any such con-
struction, operation, maintenance or ex-
panditure by either or both such gov
ss..erts, or TO fulfill or dispose OF any
condition upon which such construc-
tion, operation, maintenance or expeal-
diture Is by law or from any cause con-
tingent, and no property shall be ex-
empt from such condemnation, appro-
priatlon or disposition by reason of the
same having been or being dedicated.
appropriated or otherwise reduced or
held to public use.
Sec. g The board of county COM
missioners Is hereby authorized and
empowered in aid OF the powers
granted or prescribed in the foregoing
section. to levy a tax as large and as
often as may be necessary. but Of not
exceeding the rate q min per annum
upon all the taxable property in the
county, such tax to be assessed and col
Iected at the same time and in the
same manner aS taxes for general
county purposes, but the proceeds Of
said taxes, when collected. shall con-
stitute and be special fund applicable
solely TO the cost of such condernna-
tion. appropriation or disposition, as is
mentioned in the foregoing section. and
the expenses incident thereto
''Sec. g. The right OF eminent do
main for the purposes intended In this
act Is hereby extended to all counties
IN this state, and every such county,
Tor any purpose OF condemnation. APP
preparation or disposition, such as is
mentioned In the first section OF this
act, Is hereby authorized and empow-
cred 10 condemn and appropriate all
necessary lands. and all rights. prop
critics and interests in or appurtenant
to land, under the same procedure as
is or shah be provided by the laws OF
this state for the case OF any similar
condemnation or appropriation by other
corporations.
s.Sec. 4 Any county purpose men,
toned i'm this act shall he deemed and
held TO be general county purpose.
and any indebtedness contracted or 10
be contracted therefor shall be deemed
and held 20 be an indebtedness for gem
era. county purposes. and all the pro-
visions OF law of this state relative 10
Indebtedness for general county pnr-
poses, or the contracting OF such fn-
debtedness or the bonds for funding he
same, shall be deemed applicable TO any
indebtedness contracted or 10 be con-
tractssi, or any bonds issued by any
county under this acts but the ac-
counts Of the county with respect TO
fha receipts and disbursements of all
moneys received or dtsnursed by the
county under the provisions Of this act,
shall. for each condemnation. appro-
prfation and disposition, be so kept as
10 clearly and fully exhibit such ae-
counts separate and apart from the
other accounts Of the county.
'sSec. 5. AIRY condemnation. appro-
priatson or disposition intended in this
act shall be deemed and held to be for a
county purpose and public use within
the meaning OF this acf when IL Is d.
rectly or indirectly. approximately or
remotely. for the general benefit or
welfare OF the county or the ius1abi-
tants thereof. or when IL is otherwise
within the meaning OF the phrase for
county purpose as occurring In the
constitution of this state.
sec S. All acts and parts Of acts In
consistent with the provisions OF this
act are hereby repealed.
sec. T. TrasEnuc1 as there IL no aie-
ouafe provision of law now existing for
sach cog1ieTnnatiosf. appropriation or
disposition. by COUNTIES Of this state as
q Intended IN this aet, an emergency
tx hereby declared 20 exist. and this act
shall take effec< from ard after its ap-
provas By the governor
The Post-Iufellig encer correspondent
at Olympia IN writing shout the pas
sage Of the bin last night sald:
..It was thought there might be srrse
opposition from Some quarter bat 90
the sarrrsse OF the friends os the meas