The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-27

prevail BIZ the governor"
House BIZ -, by Williams proriil-g for
the correction snd revision % Seattle tide
lands, was taken up ana passed TIE text
OF the bill Is a. follows:
section I. That the hoard Of state Land
commissioners be and is hsrehy authorized
and instructed TO correct and revise TIE
plat OF Seattle tide Izn1s as heretofore
surveyed and ps7tted by tne board OF ap-
przisers OF tide and shore lands FOR King
county. Washington. In the following
manner. wit: BY substituting FOR saests
numbered ~ and g. Of volume /. and sheets
numbered -. q and =, Of volume :. OF said
pat Of Seattle tie lands. the supplemental
sheets Of similar numbers submitted by
the city council Of the city OF Seattle. and
presented IL duplicate 10 this legislature
Cor action thereon and the board of state
Land commissioners Is hereby authorized
and Instructed 70 deposit one copy Of each
Of said supplemental sheets with TIRE coun-
" auditor Of King county. and one copy
thereof with the commissioner OF public
lan6s. for Substitution IN the records OF
sa.d Offices In leu Of the original sheets
deposited as part Of the pat and record
OF the work Of the local board % tide land
appraisers: provided. that such correction
and revision shall be OF no force or effect
as against any rights or titles heretofore
lawfully granted BY the state.
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commissioners be and Is hereby author
ized and instructed. within sixty days
after the going into effect OF this act, 10
make ar apprs8semenf OF all the lots,
tracts or parcels OF tide lands affected by
the correction and revision authorized in
section I hereof. using for such appr7ifs-
nent tina same basis OF valuation upon
which the lots indicated by the original
plating were appraised. applying same
2S q q =
location and proportionate areas. such
2ppraisemenr TO be made and be subject
IL al other respects TO the lay now II
force governing the appraisement Of tide
lands OF the FIRST class, AID copies OF the
record thsreof shall be made IN duplicate
and one copy fled with the county audi
tor Of King county. and one copy with
the commissioner OF public lands"
Sec. g. That ths board OF state land com
rnissionsrs BE- and is hereby authorized and
instructed TO secure. by mutual agree
menss, where possible, readJlskment or
al rights and titles heretofore granted ia
accordance with the original plating.
where the same are IN conflict with the
plat as By this act corrected and revised,
so that s1ch rights and titles shall con-
form with the said plat as so corrected
and revised; and In furtherance OF such
readjustment by mutual agreements, the
said board Is hereby authorized and IN
structed 10 receive. on behaif OF the state,
any surrender. release or convey ance o.
any such existing right or title making due
CONDENSATION therefor in pursuance Of
such mutual agreement from the fund re-
celved from the sale OF tide lands. and
10 enter into new contracts or deeds, on
behalf OF the state. with all persons or
corporations so suFrendering releasing or
conveying any existing rights for such
lots. tracts or parcels or the TIDE
lands as. IN the Judgment OF
the said board. such persons or corpora
tons are justly entitled 10 purchase IN
conformity with the revised and corrected
plating; fau such new contracts or deeds
10 be issued only upon payments made as
provided by law. i8 accordance with the
appralsement made In pursuance Of sec
ton OF ehis act. And IN cases where d
mutual agreement for such readjustment
cannot be effected, then the board OF sga;s
land commissioners Is hereby authorized
and instructed on behalf OF the state Of
Washington 70 secure a vacation and sur
render OF any such existing rights and IL
lies IN conflict with the revised Plating
by due process OF law, paylnz therefor
the just value OF the same as determined
by law. from the tide lands fund. and
making new contracts or deeds as herein
fore set forth In cases where readtust-
ment IL made By mutual agreement. The
state auditor Is hereby authorized 70 draw
such warrants upon the tide lands fund
a. are necessary 20 carry ont the provi-
sions hereof
Sec. 4 That the board OF state land
commissioners be and IS hereby authorizes
and instructed hereafter 90 dispose OF IN
sold tide lands within TIRE limits Of the por-
ton Of Seattle tide lands Included IN the
sheets of the plat referred 20 In section
OF this act. only with reference 10 and 10
conformity with the SUPP, emertal sheets
- efr Nre~ i'm rs Hss4 20 q
substituted for the original plating.
Sec. s The powers hereby conferred
and duties imposed upon the board Of state
land commisp oners shall be paFeessed and
exercised by any other board or officer
who may hereafter succeed % The iurisalc-
ton and powers a respect 90 ti1e lands
now possessed BY the board Of state LAID
commissioner
See C. Whereas. the interests Of COM
merce and business demand an immediate
reAdiustmcnt Of the tide lands Plating As
set forth 81 this act. an emergency IS here
By declared 20 exist. and this act shah
take effect and be In force from ana after
IS passage and approval by the governor"
Memorial 8 by committee on memorials.
was read and passed. = 20 O. Il memoir
aiizes congress for the submission Of D
constitutional amendment providing for
the election OF United States senator by
IA direct vote Of the people.
Memorial 2. hy Miller OF Wal.a walla,
was read and passed. II provides that the
volunteers of the Oregon and Washington
Indian war Of 1856 be paid a balance
due them Of 8. aes 1851 for horses. mater
tai and munitions OF war furnished by
them The memorial WAS adopted without
dissenting voice. = votes being cast IN
It, favor.
senate bin iss. by Cole. providing for the
regulation Of sales under execution and
decree. was taken up The dominant feat
urs OF the change from the ola Law is the
method Of giving notice Of sale. In the
ease Of Il levy on real property the sheriff
Sc required 10 give notice that tire prop
estv levied On IL 20 be sold. Il also re-
Quires that personal service shall he had
or Judgment debtor. X provides that
property shall be appraised before d il
sod ard that &c shan not b. sold for less
than tae appraised value. and that the
| Judgment debtor. where q judgment ope-
rates as a lien upoz property. may have
che same appraised and pay the appraised
value ana 50 free 90 frovn such lien TIE
b8H contains "A clause dciaS away W.th de-
8cleacy Judgments.
A motion 20 strike our the deficiency
/ Judgment clause in the Bit was carried.
! although Crow an8 TAYLOR fought the mo-
tion and declared that tha people Of the
state a.mansed a deficiency Judgment .azg.
The hgH ass debated aI l~nEfh ana several
mirror q neadunents wee made.
East ezday moved that property saaI not
( as sod for cess than ''twn-tht~5s" % tts
Eslse instead 81 the fuH appraised value.
ans Taylor sua Range Opposed 1he amend
a.ff
}see-nton uaove9 ne an Amendment that
sae aueuns D. made s3 per cert. OF the