The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-02-10

tersection with the medal line extending
| north and south of section 26 aforesaid thence
| north along said line to the center OF said see
| ton 26; thence west along the medal line cX-
tending east and west OF section 26 aforesaid
to the NE corner of the NE a of the SW "A of
section 26 aforesaid thence in II southerly di-
| reclion to the NE corner OF the Sc = OF the NV
/, OF the SW 4 of section 26 aforesaid; thence
| west to the NV corner OF the Sc "A OF the NV "A
| OF the SW !, of said section % thence south to
the SW corner of the SE !, Of the NV a of the
SW a of said section 26; thence west to a point
on the West boundary line Of said section 26.
thence south on said boundary line to the SW
corner oi the NV a of the NV 4 OF section 35,
TSiN, r 26EW NJ; thence east TO the Sc cor
ner of the NV a OF the NV 4 OF section 80 IL
| fOresaid; thence south to II point on the mid
| die line of the Okanogan river; thence along
the middle line OF said river to II poiut direct.
| ly south OF the point of beginning: thence to
| the point OF beginning, and containing 321
acres of land more or less according to govern
| ment survey thereof, all being situated in Gk-
anogHn county, state OF Washington.
| Belt KNOWN, that Whereas. there was pre-
sented to the oard of County Commissioners
OF Okanogan county Washington on Decem-
| Der 81 A. d. 1910. the date OF II special meeting
of the said board duly called according to law,
a petition signed by more than sixty (60) quail
| tiet electors of said county, and resident with
| in the limits OF the territory hereinbelore de-
scribed and which petition particularly de-
scribed the boundaries of said territory (and as
above escribed)and stated the number OF in
habtants therein, as near as the signers OF the
| petition could determine the same namely iE-
| habitants to the number of three hundred
| spects in due form and prayed that the said
territory be incorporated under the laws OF
| this state rs n municipal corporation OF the
fourth class under the corporate name Of town
| OF Omak and
Whereas, it appeared to the satisfaction OF
the board aforesaid that said petition had been
published for at least two (2)weeks prior to the
| time at which The same was presented rs afore
said together with the notice stating the time
of the meeting at which the same would be
presented. the board took up the matter OF
said petition on the 21st day OF December, A d.
1910, Aforesaid. and aiter hearin the same and
the proof offered by the petitioners as to the
number OF inhabitants resident within the
boundaries of said territory, and being fully
advised decided to grant said petition, and
determined that tn re were 300 Inhabitants
resident within SAID territory; and the said
boar then and there ordered that an election
be held within the said errtory according 10
law to determine the question whether the
same should become incorporated as muuic-
ipal incorporation OF the fourth class, and
Whereas, said board on the same day, to- wit,
on the 2ls day OF December, A. ID. 1910 issued
notice OF election To be held in such proposed
incorporation to determine whether the same
should be incorporated as a municipal incOr-
poration OF the fourth class, which notice par
ticularly described the boundaries of said in
corporation. proposed and AS herenbelore set
forth. the name oi said prop sed incorporation
TO be the town of Omak and the number of in
habitants residing therein as 800; nd said
notice also gave notice that said election would
be held on Saturday the Ith day oi January, A.
ID 1911 and r quired The voters to cast ballots
which should contain the words For lncorpo
ration or Against Incorporation" or words
equivalent thereto: and also the names Of the
persons voted for to fill the various municipal
offices prescribed by law for municipal corpo
rations OF the fourth class: and ----. -~
Whereas 1t appears to the satisfaction OF the
said board that said notice of election was pub.
lished in the Omak Chronicle newspaper
having a general circulation in said county,
and printed and published within the bounda-
ries OF said territory Tor at least two (2) weeks
prior to the 1th day of January a. ID. 1911; and
Whereas. it appe red from the record before
this board that election held according
to law and persuant to said notice and within
the boundaries of said territory, on saturday,
January 1th A. d. 1871 the board Oh this day
to wit, Monday January 9Th A. ID. 1911, in ses
sion as. embed proceeded to canvass the re-
turns of said election; and
Whereas ii also appeared from said returns
that the following named persons were elected
to i'll the offices OF said proposed corporation,
namely. ". II. Dickson Mayor; f. II, Keller,
Theron S. Stoddard, E. +, Warwick. W. >.
Shumway, and Ira CRAFTS, COunClmen; Dale
Rice, Treasurer; and
Whereas it also appears and the board finds
from said returns that ma jority OF votes cast
at said election were cast for incorporation,
viz, 80 votes cast, OF which 81 were cast for in
corporation and were cast against incorpora-
ton; and
Whereas, finally the board finds that all OF
the proceedings leading up to the incorpora-
ton OF said territory MS city OF the fourth
class are regular and legal:
NOW THEREFORE,, it is hereby ordered and
declared that the territory hereinafter des
ciibed be incorporated as II city OF the fourth
class, under the name OF Omak, and that the
fnllowinp na cd nprsnus have been dulv elect
"a tn al tha yairint,s olortiya officao 1f Snid
Town " ser onnosi,a thatr names resmac,ivelv
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" II Dicksop N,vor
+. II. Keller, Councilman
Theron s. Stoddnrd, Councilman.
E. L. Warwick, Councilman.
W S. Shumway, Councilman
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