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ORDINANCE NO. :n
ORDINANCE RELATING TO SALES OF REAL ESTATE ANB LEVYING
AN EXCISE TAX 'lBEREON
BE IT ORDAINED By the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County,
State of Washington, that Ordinance Number XX is hereby adopted as follows:
SECTION I
"Sale" shall have its ordinary meaning and shall in addi tion include
any conveyance, grant, assignment, quit-claim, or transfer of ownership of
or title to real property, including standing timber, or any estate or interest
therein, for a valuable consideration and any contract for such grant, assignment
quit-claim or transfer, and any lease with an option to purchase real property,
including standing timber, or any estate or interest therein or other contract
under which possession of the property is given to the purchaser or any other
person by his direction wh ile ti tIe is retained by the seller as security and the
payment of the purchase price, but shall not include transfers by gift, devise,
or inheritance, nor a sale by or to the United States, the State of Washington,
or any political subdivl.ion thereof, or a municipal corporation of this State
nor a transfer by appropriation or decree tn condemnation proceedings brought ~y
the United States, the State or any political subdivision thereof, or a municipal
corporation, nor a mortg~ge or other transfer of the interest in real property
merely to secure a debt, nor the assignment thereof, nor any transfer or convey-
ance made pursuant to an order of s ale by the Court in any mortgage or lien fore-
closure proceeding or upon execution of judgment or a deed in lieu of foreclosure
to satisfy a mortgage or a conveyance to the Federal Housing Administration or
Veterans' Administration by an authorized mortgagee made pursuant to a contract
of insurance or guaranty wi th the Federal Housing Administration, nor a transfer
or assignment of a vendor'S interest in a contract for the sale of real property
even though accompanied by a conveyance of the vendor's interest in the real
property involved *****, nor a transfer in compliance with the terms of any lease
or contract upon which a tax as imposed by this ordinance has been paid or where
such lease or contract was entered into prior to May 1, 1951, nor the sale of any
grave or lot in an established cemetery.
"Seller" shall include any individual, assignee, receiver, trustee in bank-
ruptcy, trust, estate, firm, co-partnership, joint venture, club, company, joint
stock company, business trust, corporation, municipal or quasi-municipal corpor-
ation, association, society, or any group of individuals acting as a unit, whethel
mutual, co-operative, fraternal, non-profit or otherwise, but shall not include
the United States or the State of Washington, or any political subdivision of the
State of Washington, and municipal corporations of this State.
"Selling pri cetT shall mean the consideration, in money or anything of value,
paid or delivered or contracted to be paid or del~vered in return for the transfel
of the real property or estate or interest therein and shall include the amount oj
any lien, mortgage, contract, indebtedness, or other incumbrance given to secure
payment of the purchase price or any part thereof, or remaining unpaid on such
property at the time of such sale, including the amount of any lien or encumbrancE
existing against the property and agreed to be paid by the purChaser, but shall
not include the amount of any outstanding lien or encumbrance in favor of the
United States, the State, or a municipal corporation for taxes, special benefits,
or improvements.
PROVIDED, From and after June 9, 1955, as used in this ordinance, the term
tTSale" shall have its ordinary meaning and shall include any conveyance, grant,
assignment, quitclaim or transfer of the ownership of or title to real property
including standing timber, or any estate or interest therein for a valuable con-
sideration, and any contr~ct for such conveyance, grant, assignment, quitclaim,
or transfer, and any lease with an option to purchase real property, including
standing timber, or any estate or interest therein or other contract under which
possession of the property is given to the purChaser, or any other person by his
direction, which title is retained by the vendor as security for the payment of
the purchase pri ce.
The term shall not include a transfer by gift, devise, or inheritance, a
transfer of any leasehold interest other than of the type mentioned above, a
cancellation or forfeiture of the vendee's interest in a contract for the sale
of real property, whether or not such contract contains a forfei ture clause,
or deed in lieu of foreclosure of a mortgage or the assumption by a grantee
of the balance owing on an obligation which is secured by a mortgage or deed
in lieu of forefei ture of the vendee's interest in a contract of sale \\here no
consideration passes otherwise or the partition of property by tenants in common
by agreement or as the result of a court decree any transfer, oonveyance, or
assignment of property or interest in property from one spouse to the other in
accordance with the terms of a decree of divorce or in fulfillment of a property
settlement agreement incident thereto, the assignment or other transfer of a
vendor's interest in a contract for the sale of real property, even though
accompanied by a conveyance of the vendor's interest in the real property involve<
transfers by appropriation or decree in condemnation proceedings brought by the
United States, the State or any political 1~bdivision thereof, or a municipal
corporation, a mortgage or other transfer of an interest in real property merely
to secure a debt, or the assignment thereof, any transfer or conveyance made pur-
suant to an order of sale by the CDurt in any mortgage or lien foreclosure proceed-
ings or upon execution of a judgment, or deed in lieu of foreclosure to satisfy
a mortgage, a conveyance to the Federal Housing Administration or Veterans' Admini
stration by an authori zed mortgagee made pursuant to a contract of insurance
or guaranty with the Federal Housing Administration or Veterans' Administration,
nor a transfer in compliance with the terms of any lease or contract upon which
the tax as imposed by this Chapter has been paid or where the lease or contract
was entered into prior to the date this tax was first imposed, nor the sale of
any grave lot or lot in an established cemetery, nor a sale by or to the United St
tes, this State or any political subdivision thereof, or a municipal corporation c
this State.
SECTION II
There is hereby levied and there shall be collected by the Treasurer on each
sale of any real property situated in Jefferson County a tax equal to one per
cent of the selling price.
SECTION III
The tax imposed by this ordinance shall be the obligation of the seller and
the treasurer may proceed to collect the same from the seller by a civil action
for debt; PROVIDED, the tax shall also constitute a lien against the real property
the sale of which is involved, until paid and may be enforced by the Treasurer in
the manner prescribed for the foreclosure of mortgages; PROVIDED FURTHER, an
election on the part of the treasurer to pursue one remedy shall in no event
operate to waive his right to pursue the other remedy until the full tax, together
wi th interest, penal ty, and costs shall ha ve been recovered.
SECTION IV
The tax herein levied shall be paid to and collected by the Treasurer~ho
shall cause to be affixed to the instrument of sale an appropriate stamp or
stamps evidencing satisfaction of the lien imposed hereunder and shall further
issue a receipt acknowledging such payment which receipt shall be evidence of the
satisfaction of the lien imposed hereunder and may be recorded in the manner
prescri bed for recording satisfaction of mortgages.
SECTION V
No instrument of sale or conveyance, a tax on which is imposed by this ord-
inance, shall be accepted by the County Auditor for filing or recording until
the tax shall have been pai d and the stamp or stamps evidencing such payment have
been affixed to the instrument or, where no tax is levied hereunder, a stamp
indi cating such.
SECTION VI
It shall be the duty of the seller, within thirty days after the date of
sale to furnish to the treasurer, in triplicate, on forms to be supplied by the
treasurer, an affidavit containing the full name and address of the seller, the
full name and address of the purchaser, the description of the real property
involved, the date of sale or other transfer, the nature of the transfer, and the
sale pri ce whi ch affi davi t shall be su bscri bed and sworn to by the seller, buyer
or the agent of either, before a notary public, the treasurer, or his duly
authorized deputy 0
Where the transaction involves the exchange in ~ole or in part of any
real property or any estate or interest therein or any contract right thereto
for any other real property or estate or interest therein or contract right
thereto, there shall be filed by or on bebalf of each grantor the above affi-
davi t, \'ilich said affidavit shall state the fair mark et value of the property
so exchanged, and a tax shall be levied and collected as to each transfer.
Where the transaction involved is a lease with an option in the lessee
to buy real property or any estate or interest therein or contract right thereto,
and the selling price is not stated in the instrument, the grantor, grantee or
the agent of either shall by affidavit, state the option price intended and the
tax levied hereunder shall be on su ch stated option pri ce; PROVIDED, that if,
upon execution and delivery of instrument of oonveyance or transfer pursuant to
such option, the actual consideration passing be greater than the option pri ce
stated in the affidavit filed at the time the lease with option was executed,
there is hereby levied and there shall be collected under this ordinance the
tax on such additional amounts prior to the time the deed is a ccepted for record-
ing; PROVIDED FURTHER, that where, by the instrument of lease, the lease pay-
ments do not apply on the ultimate sale s pri ce, the tax levied hereunder shall
not be payable until the opti on is exerc:i.sed and accepted.
Where the transaction involved constitutes a sale of standing timber under
this ordinance and the se lling pric e is stated in such oonveyance as being
determinable in the future on the basis of footage removed or on a stumpage
basis, it shall be the duty of the seller to execute and file with the County
Treasurer the foregoing affidavit stating, in addition to the other requirements,
the legal description of the real property on which such standing timber is
located, and an estimate, to the best of his knowledge, or the selling price
u:L.timately to be received and shall pay to the County Treasurer under this ord-
inance a sum e qual to one per cent of su ch estimated selling pri ce whi ch sum
shall not be credited by the treasurer to the school fund but shali be retained
in a separate account. On the expiration date of such timber contract, if not
extended, or at the time mtting and removal is completed, whichever is earlier
it shall be the duty of seller to execute and file with the County Treasurer
an additional affidavit in the above form setting out the selling price actually
paid. In the event su ch amount results in a tax greater than the sum thereto-
fore paid on the estimate the selle r shall pay such additional amount to the
county treasurer \\ho shall thereupon place this amount, together with the sum
originally deposi ted, to the credit of the school fund in the usual manner. In
the event such amount be less than the original estimate the treasurer is here-
by directed to refund the excess payment to the taxpayer and credit the balance
to the school fund as above.
SECTION VII
The treasurer shall retain and file the original of such affidavit and shaL
furnish one copy to the county assessor.
SECTIO N VI II
Failure to furnish such affidavi t to the treasurer within thirty days after
sale shall be a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, the seller shall be
fi ned not less than ten nor more than fi. fty dollars.
SEGI'ION IX
Any person knowingly swearing falsely to any statement of any material
matter in such affidavit shall, upon conviction thereof, in addition to any
penalty imposed by the laws of the State of Washington, be fined not less than
one hundred nor more than fi ve hundred dollars.
SECTION X
The tax imposed hereunder shall become due and payable immediately at the
time of sale and, if not so pai. d wi. thi n th irty days th ereafter, shall bear
interest and penalty at the rate of one per cent per month from date of sale,
which interest and penal ty shall be added to the tax and likewise bear interest
and penal ty thereafter.
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SECTION XI
The proceeds of the tax impos ed he reunder shall be credited to the county
school fund monthly for distribution to the school districts entitled thereto,
PROVIDED: that one per cent of the proceeds of this tax shall be credited to
the County Current Expense Fund, out of which all cost and expense of a-dmini-
stering this ordinance, including .cO$t, of printing stamps and forms of affidavit
and receipts and other forms whi ch may be necessary, Shall be paid.
SECTION III
This ordinance is dlnned severable and any declaration by any court that
any section or sections, or portions thereof, are invalid, shall have no
effect on the remainder of this ordinance.
SECTION XIII
This ordinance is necessary for the immediate support of county government
and its existing public institutions and shall take effect May 1, 1964, and
shall remain in effect until and including May 1, 1965. .
ADOPTED This Lj d day of May, 19640
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TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WASHINGTON:
The following resolution was adopted by the Board of Directors of ...QJlEUt.t.!i!':Cle.a..r.w.a1:ier
School District No. .......?Q.... of Jefferson County, Washington, at a meeting of said Board
on the .....6.th day of .......m.....Ap.rU...__....., 19lP.l+-__.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held in .QJl.,'-~.'.:,:,.QJ~~~~.~.~~.....__.. Sch~ol District No.
_.2~r:"'''' of Jefferson County, Washington, on the __..____~~._. day of ...~_p.!'!_......................_.
19~.., for the purpose of discussing the need for support of the scho()ls of said district,
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it Resolved by the Board of Directors of ..QUB.atJ1~O.l.e.arHll.t...J,-
School District No. ___Z.O......... of Jefferson County, Washington, that a n~~d exists tor addi-
tional funds for the support of the schools of said district during the 195m:..-195~2. school
year. The Board of County Commissioners is requested to pay to said school district dur-
ing said year a sum equal to 17 cents per day of attendance credit as determined pursu-
ant to section 28.41.070, R.C.W., as provided by Senate Bill No.9, enacted by the State
Legislature in Extraordinary Session, 1951.
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TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WASHINGTON:
The following resolution was adopted by the Board of Directors of ..~.......
School District No. ..!/.(..... of Jefferson County, Washington, at a meeting of said Board
on the ....// day of m~........' 1&1.1(..
RESOLUTION
W~FJREAS, a public hearing was hel~ in .......~.....~. School Dis9;ict No.
-_.--fl-:t.... of Jefferson County, Washmgton, on the ..../.L..... day of ...~...........
1911-'1!.., for the purpose of discussing the need for support of the schools of said district,
NOW, T~E~FORE, ~it Resolved by the Board of Dir~ctors of ....~:.
School DIStrict No. ..~k__....__ of Jefferson County, Washmgton, that a need eXls~ for addI-
tional funds for the support of the schools of said district during the 19~~.-19~ school
year. The Board of County Commissioners is requested to pay to said school district dur-
ing said year a sum equal to 17 cents per day of attendance credit as determined pursu-
ant to section 28.41.070, R.C.W., as provided by Senate Bill No.9, enacted by the State
Legislature in Extraordinary Session, 1951.
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TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WASHINGTON:
The following resolution was adopted by the Board of Directors of .__QUILCENE...................
School District No. ..~;~........ of Jefferson County, Washington, at a meeting of said Board
on the ____23..... day of ....__.N~~P....................., 1#..!.?!t
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held in .........__...~.9~J~L.................... School District No.
--...jJ..~t..... of Jefferson County, Washington, on the ......?)....... day of --.--~~~.......................
19'.!f:.., for the purpose of discussing the need for support of the schools of said district,
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it Resolved by the Board of Directors of .......!i!.~~.........--........
School District No. ......k.$...... of Jefferson County, Washington, that a need exists for addi-
tional funds for the support of the schools of said district during the 195......-195...... school
year. The Board of County Commissioners is requested to pay to said school district dur-
ing said year a sum equal to 17 cents per day of attendance credit as determined pursu-
ant to section 28.41.070, R.C.W., as provided by Senate Bill No.9, enacted by the State
Legislature in Extraordinary SesSion, 195'1.
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TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WASHINGTON:
The following resolution was adopted by the Board of Directors of ...~!:.~~.c:':.~~.l!:................
School District No. .....~_~....... of Jefferson County, Washington, at a meeting of said Board
on the ..l~:th day of ....t..P.rJJ..................u, 19S.~....
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held in ..............J~hJ!l).9-.2~.I}}................. SetlOol District No.
_______~.9_.... of Jefferson County, Washington, on the _:!-.~:th....u day of ..}~l).~?:.~mu....__.............
19J_~.__, for the purpose of discussing the need for support of the schools of said district,
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it Resolved by the Board of Directors of .....~~.~.~~~~.I!!..................
School District No. ...'!~L..-._.. of Jefferson County, Washington, that a need exists for addi-
tional funds for the support of the schools of said district during the 19l9.!!...-19%~.... school
year. The Board of County Commissioners is- requested to pay to said school district dur-
ing said year a sum equal to 17 cents per day of attendance credit as determined pursu-
ant to section 28.41.070, R.C.W., as provided by Senate Bill No.9, enacted by the State
Legislature in Extraordinary Session, 195'1.
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TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WASHINGTON:
The following resolution was adopted by the Board of Directors of .Eo~:t..Townsen.d...........
School District No. .....~~........ of Jefferson County, Washington, at a meeting of said Board
on the ..6th.... day of .........ApriL..............., ~.,l.g6'+
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held in ........P.or:t....T.awnseI\o.................. School District No.
..5.0.._......_. of Jefferson County, Washington, on the ....6.th...... day of .....Ap~il......._........._.....
~A..~.91for the purpose of discussing the need for support of the schools of said district,
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it Resolved by the Board of Directors of ...P-~t-.!ownsend.............
School District No. .___~Q.._..... of Jefferson County, Washington, that a need,~~ts for addi-
tional funds for the support of the schools of said district during the 195~::~. school
year. The Board of County Commissioners is requested to pay to said school district dur-
ing said year a sum equal to 17 cents per day of attendance credit as determined pursu-
ant to section 28.41.070, R.C.W., as provided by Senate Bill No.9, enacted by the State
Legislature in Extraordinary Session, 1951.
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