The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-02-21
Code of 1896.

including the laws of 1895, covering
all statutes now in force, compiled and
annotated by E. D. Mclaughlin, Z. Z.
Remsberg and John d. Atkinson, OF
the law firm of Mclaughlin, Remsberg
& Atkinson, of the Seattle bar, is just
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This new "Code of '96" is the result
of three years continuous and thor
ough revisory work by the compilers,
and comprises one large, handsome
and convenient volume (bound in two
volumes when desired), containing
6575 sections, with indexes to the same
which are more exhaustive and COM
plete than those of any other code ever
published in this state, and which con-
tain $4,000 distinct reference lines, al
phabetically arranged both as to main
heads and subdivisions. In addition
to the regular statutes the work con-
tains the Declaration of Independence,
the treaty of the United States with
Great Britain, the Enabling Act, and
also a full special index of the general
laws passed by the territorial and state
legislatures of Washington from Feb
ruary %, 1854, to March 26, 1895.
The compilers have intelligently
sought to harmonic and make COM
plete the laws of this state. They have
included in the publication all of the
laws which were accidentally omitted
from other codes but which are still in
force, and have likewise omitted all
matter obsolete contained in other
codes.
The aim of the compilers has been
originality in investigation and meth
cd, seeking to avoid imperfections of
arrangement, omissions and other
things very manifest in some other
codes previously published. They have
not disturbed the existing laws, nor in
any way attempted to dictate law for
the legislature to act upon nor have
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Full citations are given to the State
and Territorial Reports, the Code of
1881, Hills codes, the Session Laws
and the Pacific Reporter. The main
body of the work comprises the follow
ing divisions:
First, The Constitution of the United
States.
Second, The State Constitution.
Third, Code of Political Statutes.
Fourth, Code of Civil Statutes.
Fifth, Code of Civil Procedure.
Sixth, Code of Probate Law and Pro-
cedure.
Seventh, Code of Justice Procedure.
Eighth, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Ninth, Code Of Penal Statutes.
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date by the compilers as will meet the
best interests and wishes of the people.
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