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' ,c x.v, r r S n~ ~~~~ GI+~NERAL LAWS. board of county commissioner@ of any county in this Terl•itor}•, to erect or repair a bridge over any stream which is a boundan- line between two counties, the board of county commissioners of said adjoining counties are hereby authorized to unite for the pur_ pose of erecting or repairing such bridge; and when any persol, or persons interested shall apply in writing to the board of county commissioners of either of the counties interested, such board • shall proceed to appoint three.viewers_, who shall, after being fast swol•n to well and faithfully perform their duties as such viewers, proceed to view the bridge proposed to be repaired, or the site designated for such new bridge, and make an estimate of the cost of such repairs or erection, and of their proceedings make due report to the commissioners, together 'with a plan and specifics.- • tions of such new bridge, or a statement of the proposed repairs. If the board shall decide to appropriate the amount necessary for its erection or repairs, they shall submit such estimate of costs, together with the plan of such bridge, or statement of repairs to the county commissioners of the other county interested; and if said commissioners shall approve the same, and agree to defray one-half of the whole sum estimated or appropriated; .together with the one-half of the necessary cost of view, then the board of county commissioners to which application was first made, shall proceed to appoint a superintendent, and build said bridge or make said repairs, as provided in section seventy-two of this chapter; the one-half the whole costs-and .expense of which shall be a legal claim against, and be paid by said adjoining count SEC. 74. All acts and parts of. acts in conflict with an~• of the provisions of this act, be, and the 'same are hereby repealed, except special acts relating to roads in ceI•tain cotmties. passed at the present session of the Legislative Assembly. Passed the house of Representatives Dec. 1, 1869. GEORGE H. STEWARD, Speaker of tlae House of Representatives. • Passed the Council Dec. 2, 1869. - - WILLIAM McLANE, Approved December 2, 1869. P~°esident of t7ae Council. • ALVAN I+'LANDERS; ' Governor of Was7~i~ayton Territory. 1~~~~ GE\TERAL -LAWS. 291 AN ACT DEFINING COUNTY LINES IN TIIE TERRITORY OF wASIiINGTON. `VIiEREAS, In consequence of the frequent amendments - hcrctufore made regarding county lines, much doubt exists as to the proper boundaries of counties, making difficulty to courts and officers as to questions of jurisdiction,. and in order to re- ulo~ e an uncertainty, it becomes necessary that such county lines should be accurately defined; therefore SECTION 1. Be it enacted by t7ie Legislative Assembly~of the Territory of Waslington, That the following shall be the ~,rnanized counties of Washington Territory, and the respective lxlundaries thereof, that is to say: Whatcoxn county shall be bounded as follows: -Commencing at the west end of Deception Passage; thence up said passage . niid-channel in an easterly direction to the southern entrance of Swinamish slough or river; thence following the meanderings of the beach easterly to where the eighth standard parallel strifes the beach; thence due east along said parallel to the summit of the Cascade mountains; thence northerly along the summit of said mountains to the forty-ninth parallel of north latitude; thence west along said forty-ninth parallel to_ the point dividing the r~merican and British possessions in the Gulf of Georgia; thence along said boundary line to the Strait of .Juan de Fuca; thence southerly to the place of beginning. Snohomish county shall be bounded as follows: Commencing at the south-west corner of ~'Vhatcom county; thence east to the sllminit of the Cascade mountains; thence southerly along said sunimit, to the north-east corner of Ding county, it being a point due east of the north-east corner of township number twenty-six north, range four east; thence due west along the north line of King county to Admiralty Inlet; thence northerly along the channel of said inlet to the entrance of Port Susan, including Gedney Island; thence up the main channel of Port 1 g~~ ~9~ GENERAL LAWS. Susan to the mouth of the Steilagamish river; thence north- , westerly through the channel of the slough at the head of Ca- mano Island; thence northerly to the place of beginning. Jefferson county shall be bounded as follows: Commencing at the middle of the channel of Admiralty Inlet due north of Point Wilson; thence westerly along the Strait of Fuca to the north of Protection Island, to a point opposite the middle of the channel between Protection Island and Diamond. Point on the west of Port Discovery Bay; thence following up the middle _ of said channel to a point directly east of the mouth of Eagle creek; thence west to the mouth of Eagle creek; thence one mile west from the mouth of said creek; thence south to the summit,of the Olympic range of mountains, it being the south- east corner of Clalm county, on the north boundary line of town- ship twenty-seven north, range two west; thence west to the z Pacific Ocean; thence southerly along the coast to the mouth of Queets;,•thence east to the middle`af the channel of Hood's Ca- f% - nal; thence northerly along said channel to the middle of the channel of Admiralty Inlet; thence northerly following the chan- nel of said Inlet to a point due north of Point Wilson and place • , of beginning. Clalm county shall be bounded as follows: Commencing at the north-west corner of Jefferson county, at a point opposite the middle of the channel between Protection Island and Dia- mood Point on the west of Port Discovery Bay; thence follow- ing up •the middle of said channel to a point directly east of the i mouth of Eagle creek; thence west to the mouth of Eagle creek; thence one mile west from the mouth of said creek; thence south to the north boundary line of township twenty-seven north, eange two west; thence west to the sea coast; thence following up the said coast to Cape Flattery a,nd to the Strait of. Juan de Fuca; thence easterly along the coast of said Strait of Juan d~ Fuca to the place of beginning. Island county shall contain Whidby and Camano Islands, and such other Islands and territory as shall be embraced witlrin the area ,of the lines extended on all sides to close with the GENERAL LAWS. 293 lr,undary lines of surrounding counties and not included in said >urrounding counties, liason county shall. be bounded as follows: Commencing in the middle of the main channel of Puoet Sound, opposite Case's Inlet; thence westerly along the main channel up to the head of " Totten's Inlet; thence south to the south-west corner of section thirty-three, in township number nineteen north, range three N~rst; thence west twenty miles to the east line of Chehalis county; thence north thirty-four miles to the south boundary of Jefferson ;:aunty; thence due east to the main channel of Hood's Canal, opj,osite Chase's Rock; thence southerly along the middle of said channel; thence to a point due west of the section line that will run east and west through the centre of township number twenty- three north, of range three west; thence following the direction •,f said section line in an east direction twelve miles, to the north- a•trst corner of section twenty-one, in township twenty-three n~~rth, range one west; thence south to the middle of the main ~~hannel of Case's Inlet;, thence down the middle of the main ~hnnnel of said Inlet to the place of beginning. , Kitsap county shall be bounded as follows: Commencing in tf~" middle of CoIvo's Passage; a,t a point due east of the mean- ~'~~•r post between sections nine and sixteen, on west side of Col- ~~~', Passage, in township• number twenty-two north,'range two -aa; thence west on the north boundary line of section sixteen, +~•~'cntcen and eighteen, to the head of Case's Inlet; thence north ' t" ~- point that will intersect a line drawn due east and west. thr~,n~h the centre of township number.. twenty-three north, of r:,n~e three west; thence continue due west to the middle of the h:rnnel of Hood's Canal; thence along said channel to the mid- '~•'~~ ~~f the main channel of Admiralty Inlet; thence following '"='~ channel up to the middle of Colvo's Passage; thence follow- `-'-..: the channel of .said pass<~ge to the place of beginning. din; county shall be bounded as follows: Commencing tivhere ~~-•• tit'd, standard. parallel Iine strikes the main land near the `'"•:~1 ~?f Commencement Bay; thence east along said parallel line "' `4!e middle of the main channel of White .river;. thence up X94 C~FATI~Ii,AL LAWS. the middle of the main channel of White river to the forks of White river and Green ti~Tater; thence up the main channel of (sreen ti'Vator to the tittmmit of the Cascade mountains; thence northerly slung said summit to the south-east. corner of town- • ship number twenty-seven north, range eleven east, it being a point due cast of the north-east corner of township twenty-six, range four east; thence west to Admiralty Inlet; thence south- erly along the main channels of Admiralty Inlet, Colvo's Pas- • sage and Cotzimencement Bay, to the fifth standard parallel and price of beginning: - • Pierce county shall be bounded as follows: Commencing at the mouth, mid-channel, of the Nisqually river.; thence follow- ing the main channel of said river to its head; thence due east to the•stunlnit'of the Cascade mountains; thence northerly along paid summit to the head of Green Water; thence westerly down said river to its confluence with .White river; thence down the main channel `of White river to the intersection of the fifth standard parallel; thence tivest along said line to the head of Cotmnencement Bay; thence northerly along the main chamzel of said bay to the south entrance of° Colvo's Passage; thence down the channel of said passage to the north-east corner of sec- tion sixteen, in township number twenty-two north, range two cast; thence west to the north-east corner of section sixteen, m township number twenty-two north, range one west; ..thence southerly along, the channels of Case's Inlet and Puget Sound, ! to the. middle of the mouth of the Nisqually river and place of beginning, _ Thurston county shall be bounded as follows: Commencing at the south-cast corner of section thirty-four, in township num- ber nineteen north, range four west; thence east on township line to the south-east corner of section thirty-t~vo, in township num- ber nineteen north, range. throe west, .thence north to the middle of the channel of Totten's Inlet; thence <tilong said channel to the waters of• Paget Sound, intersecting theline in channel of 1'uaet Souncl, west of the southern portion of Sglza`xen reserv~I- Lion; thence following said channel to ,the mouth oI' the T?is- GEI\TERAL .LAVPS. `~95 ;lually river; thence up mid-channel of said river to a point ~ where it strikes the north boundary of Lewis county; thence due west to the north-west cotzzer of section twenty-six, m townslup . irumber fifteen north, range four west.; thence north to the soutll- cast .corner of section thirty-four,, in township number. nineteen north, range four west, and place of beginning. Le~~-is county sb•all be bounded as follows: Commencing at • the north-east corner of Pacific county; thence south to the third standard parallel; thence east along said standard parallel to a lwint due south of• the south-west• corner of Thurston county; thence due south to the north boundary line of Cowlitz county; thence east to the west boundary of Skamania county; thence north nine miles to the north-east corner. of section twenty-four, in township twelve north of range four east; thence east to the summit of the Cascade mountains; thence northerly along said summit to the head of Nisqually river; thence westerly down the channel of said river to the soizth-east corner of Thurston county; thence west to the place. of beginning. Clarke county shall be bounded as follows: Commencing ~m the Columbia river on the south bank of the Kalama river at its mouth; thence due east six miles to the Willamette meridian; thence north to the north-east corner of township number ten • north, I <•tnge one west; thence due east twenty-foul` miles to the ~;•estern line of Skamania county; thezice due south to the l'ohunbia river; thence with the main channel of said river to the mouth of Kalama river and place of beginning.. Cowlitz county shall be bounded as follows: Couztnencing at the south-west turner of A. S. Abernethy's land claim on the llululnbta river;' thence tip said river to the south bank of the Kalama river ; thence east to the Willarnettt, meridian; thence north to the north-east corner of township number ten north, ' range one west; thence west to the north-east .corner of VPahki- ~Ii`ant county; thence south. to -the Columbia river and place of ~xainning. `~Tahkial:um county shall be binzndeci as follu~vs: Commenc- ing at the south-east corner of Pacific county on tli~ CuluniLia 296 ~~ ~ ~~~ GrNI~7ItAL LAWS. river; thence up arid-channei of said river to the south-west ` corner of Cowlitz county; thence north to the north-west corner . of Cowlitz county; thence gist to the south-west corner of Lewis ~ county; thence due north to the third standard parallel; thence west to the eastern boundary of Pacific county; thence south to the place of beginning. Pacific county shall be bounded as follows: Commencing at the south-west corner of Wa,hkiakum county on the Columbia river; thence north to the north-west corner of section thirty in township number fifteen north, range six west; thence west to the sea coast; thence southerly, including Shoalwater Bay, to Gape Disappointment; .thence , up mid-channel of the Columbia river to the place of beginning. ~ Chehalis county shall be bounded as f<~llows: Comrneneing at the north-east corner of• Pacific co.nnty; thence west to the sea coast; thence northerly along said coast, including Gray's Harbor, - to the mouth of Queets creek or river; thence east thirty-six miles, to the north-west corner of Mason county; thence south to the north-east corner of township number eighteen north, range • seven west; thence east sixteen miles to the south-east corner of section thirty-four, in township number nineteen north, "range four west; thence south to a point due east of the north-east corner of P,r,cific county; thence west to the place of beginning. Skamania county shall be bounded as follows: Commencing on the Columbia river at a point where range line number four i , east strikes said river; thence north to the .south-east corner of section thirteen, in township number twelve north, range four east; thence east to a point due north of the mouth of White Salmon; thence south to the middle of the channel of the Colum- bia river; thence along the channel of said river to the place of beginning. Clickitat county shall lie bounded as follows: Commencing at a point mid-channel of the Columbia river opposite to the mouth of the ~~Vlrite Salmon, thence running north to a point due west of the mount ~1c~arns; thence easterly to the waters of the Pisco river; thence down its waters mid-channel to .its junction with GENERAL LAWS.. 2S'j ,he Haters of the Topenish; thence down its course mid-channel to the Yakima; thence down the waters of the Yakima rnid- chauncl to the waters of the Columbia river; thence down the _ Columbia river mid-channel to the' place of beginning. Y akirna county shall be bounded as follows: Commencing at ;~ point on the southern boundary of Lewis county due north of tlrc mouth of the White Salmon; thence due south to a point due west of mount Adams, it being the north-west corner ~•f C1icl~itat county; thence easterly to the head waters , of tl,c Pisco; thence down the Pisco to the Toponish; thence down .the Toponish to the Yakima; thence down the Yakima to the Columbia river; thence up' said Columbia river to the mouth of the Wenachee river; thence up the Wenachee to the summit of the mountains; thencre southerly to the south-east corner of Lewis county; thence due west to the place of beginning. • Walla Walla county shall be bounded as follows: Comment- ing at a point where the boundary line between Washington Territory and Oregon intersects the Columbia river; thence east along said line to where it intersects Snake river; thence down the main channel of said river to the Columbia; thence down the Columbia to the place ~of beginning. • Stevens county shall be bounded as follows: C`ommencf$g at the point of intersection of the forty-ninth parallel of latitude, and the boundary line between Washington and. Idaho Territo- ries; thence west with said parallel to the summit of the Cas- cade mountains; thence southerly with said summit to the head Haters of the Wenachee river; thence down the channel of said river to the Columbia, river; thence down mid-channel of said river to the mouth of Snake river; thence up mid-channel of said rir-er to the boundary line between Washington and Idaho Ter- ritories; thence north on said line to the forty-ninth parallel of trtude and place of beginning.' SFC. 2. The act entitled ~~ an act to create and` organize the county of Quillehuyte," approved January 29,1868, is hereby repealed, and' the territory erected into said county is hereby de- clared to revert to the counties of Jefferson and Clalm, as bounded in this act. 38 a r ~~ 298 ~ GENERAL LAWS. SEC. 3: That all acts and parts of acts heretofore passed ascribing different boundaries to counties, be and the same arc. hereby repealed, and the county lines of said counties of this Territory shall be as herein prescribed. Passed the House of Representatives November Z4, 1869. • GEORGE H. STEWARD, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed the Council November 24, 1869. WILLIAM McLANE, Approved December 2, 1869. I'reside~at of the Council. ALVAN FLANDERS, Governor of Washington Territory. - Al~F ACT AUTyORIZNCS THE SETTLEMEii~TT OF ESTATES OF PERSONS DYIN(~i INTESTATIS wITIIUUT ADMINISTRATION. SECTIdN 1. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of tke Territory. of Washington, That it shall be lawful for the legal representatives oI• survivors in interest of a person who may hereafter die intestate in this Territory, to settle the estate of the decedent without taking out letters of administration, by complying with the provisions of this act. SEC. 2. The following named persons shall have priority of right to the benefits of this actin the order hereinafter named, when their relatives as hereinafter named, shall die intestate in Washington Territory: 1. When the wife shall die intestate, the husband. 2. When the husband shall die intestate, the wife. 3. In case a widower die intestate, his child or children of lawfill age. • GENERAL LAWS. 299 .}. In case a widow shall die intestate, her child or children of 1=--.-ful age., r, `Vhen a single man or a single woman shall die intestate: 1, The father. ~, The mother. 3. The brothers and sisters equally, or as many•of them as .bull join in complying with the provisions of this act. SEC. 3. The several persons. named in the preceding sec- ti"n, in the order of privity therein named, may avail themselves ,,f the benefits intended to be secured by this act, by applica- tion to the probate court of the county having jurisdiction of tke ,:;bite of deceased, who shall appoint three disinterested house- h~,lders to appraise the estate of deceased intestate, of every name :u-d nature, and ret am the same into the probate court of said «~uuty in a properly prepared inventory, with the value of each. :article set opposite; and the probate judge shall find the sum a ~tal of the appraised value of said estate, and the person or per- ~~ uts applying for the benefit of this act, shall make and file with. tl;c probate judge a bond. with three or more resident free-holders ~~f the county as sureties in double the appraised value of said ~•~tat~, conditioned that he, she, or they will pay all the lawful debts of the deceased and perform all his or her la,wfiil contracts n•lating to real or personal property, within one year from the - late of said bond. And the sureties shall each be worth orie- third of the whole sum named in the bond over and above all debts and liabilities and property exempt from execution, and -tnless this shall appear to the satisfaction of the probate judge, he shall not receive or file such bond, but shall order other addi- tional security until so satisfied... - SEC. 4. The bond provided foI• in the last preceding sec- tion shall >je made and filed as therein provided within forty ~i;-ys from the death of the intestate, or letters of administration sl-all issue as in other cases. the person or persons entitled to the benefits intended to be secured bj* this act, to make and file Bitch bond, shall not be excluded from such privilege by reason cif being anon-resident of this Territory. ,The party who avails ~ ~ 3 ~ September 22, 1961 Bohn U. Wright. i~2© 8ast let Street Port Angeles, Waahingbon Dear Jack I have etudie~ your data on t'ne Clallam-Jefferson County Boundary and am inclided to agree with the sense of your conclusions. .The. following i$ #`ra~n Proceed3nga of the Board of County- Commisgioners~ of Jefferson County; Volume F: Monday, June ~, ].89~ ---~8rdered by Board-•~ A. N. C#odfr~y, Deputy County Surv+syor author3.~ed to meet 3urreyor or Aeputy of Clallam Cour-ty at mouth of Eagle Cr,~ek ---- for purpose of making a preliminary point survey--~- boundary lire betwe®n Jefferson and.Clallam Counties as lies along east end of Ciall~an County and if possible make a 3oint report of their findings showing in their ~udgmnent the true location; or in case of failure to agree, to make separate reports. "FurtYasr orderedM-•- this Board cooperate wi+.h Cammisaioners of Clallam CQUnty in their efforts to effect a settlement #.n the matter of disputed boundary. "F'x'idaY: July 7~ 1893••••~A• Id• dodfrey makes report on couxrty boundary survey of Jefferso:~ and Clallam Counties --- cons~.dered and approved-•--- Ordered Qodtrey to act with Clallan~ County Surveyor to locate and permanerYtly establish corner due west of Bogle Creek. When agreed upon, surveyors to erect a euitab].e and lasting monument. I searched the record through tktober of 1883 and found ne-further reference to the matter. I assume that the excerpts quoted above conatStute acceptance and approval of the record of the surv~ay.and conelusior~ that appear in our "Surveyor's Record." The Jefferson County Assessor several times has taken note of deeds using the 92l~r ° 396 distar~es but has proceeded under the assumption that although it might affect the tithe and/or the assessment it would have no sff®ct on the boundary. John U. Wright (cont.) Sept. 22, 1961 I was unable to understood why there should be offset corners on the north boundary of T, 29 N., ~. ~ W,, but I think I have found the explanation. The south boundary of T. ?C .IQ., R. 2 W., was surveyed in 1858,. whale the 7th Std• Parallel in R. 2 W, and ~. 29 N.~ R 2 ~1. were not survayed untiZ.1~73. Therefor when they made the offset dm fhe Std. Parallel they carried those lines through T, 29 N.s R. ~ W•s malc3.ng'an offset in the T, 29 N. - T. 30 Ni boundary. The deQiaion placing Protection Island in Jefferson County is "Puget Saunfl National Hank v Fisher (1909) 5~ W 2~bs lAO P 72l~"+ I haven~t had tame to look it up n~yaelf but expect to do ~vo sane time. I hope that this might help you a 1lttie and wish to commend your efforta- in the matter. Sincer®ly, a TRIANGULATION AnD CONTROL SURVEYS LAND SURVEYS AND SUBDIVISIONS t,! JOHN U. WRIGHT PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER 420 EAST FIR57 STREET, PORT ANGELES. 'W ASHINC,TON PHONES: GL 7-9001 •- RESIDENCE, SEOUIM MUnDOCK 3-SNS~ ~ WATER AND SEWE 5 9 EM& MUNICIPAL ENGINE 1NG C 4e~ 1& ~ ~'~ (, 1f ~ ,~ a~U ~~ 'u ~~~ ~. September 12, 19E~1 f ~~~ e`~ ~''~ .~~~ ~ . ~~~ r i IS CL.ALLA~~-JrFF'FRSUN CO?'NTY BOJN,~ARY 333 FEET OR 390 FEF;T EAST OF SECTION LINF~Sa~'IN RANGE 2 V~'EST? COIF'~PILATION OF DATA zl 3 1881 RCVS 36.04.050 "Clallam County shall 'consist of----the enter of Discovery Bay from which mouth of ogle Creek lies west; thence west to mouth of Eagle Creak; thence south to the line between Ranges 27 North and 28 North. of WM; thence west to Pacific Ocean;---Boundaries to be sur~eyed--surveys paid for and approved by County Commissioners. 1t~97 RCVS 136.05.050 If boundary uncertain, lost, etc; County may sue County to establish boundary. Outsid® Judge. Owners one mile each side to be parties. Judge given broad powers to change (1) lines. Lmplies boundaries would conform with section alig:unent. 1c~y3 Godfrey, Je1:'rerson County E~~gineer and Fitz Henry, Clallam County Engineer, made a ,joint survey- and set corner one mils Wiest of the mouth of Eagle Creek and stated it to be -114 T? Etnd 383T fr ~,m ~ cprmer 2d~29-3J-2. See Clalila;:n County Engineer +i file of Gov~:;rnme~,u ivotes T 3ON-2',~. ii ~~'` ~~~~b ~`,,~~ ~~ ~~~-t/~r~~,~, 'r~.~;~1 11393 Clallam County Co:ruuissioners Journal approved survey and ordered recorded Surveyors report sated "....Clallam 3133 fast wide and 12.58 miles long of miles of ungurveyed land.,.. 3133 x 2754 from ~ side SWE4 3;33 x one mile from W side 383 off' V~' side Sections 4, 383 oft' W(- side Sections 4, 3 pp. 236-t3, July 6, 11393 in Auditor-s ofi'ice. County secures a strip surveyed land and seven Sec . 28-30N-2~1! 33-30N-2W{ 19, 21, 28, 33-T29N-2~ 19, 21, 28, 33-T28N-2t~ 190J to-1960 Records titles in Clallam County all (no exceptions found on Title Company index pages) call "west 396 felt" of Sections 4, 9, 16, 21, 28, 33 TownsY_~ip 2~i, 2y, 30N-2'N. Vol. 67 p. 1, June 28, 1902, County Treasurer to County is earl'~est examale noted. r ~ .-p Cv rr Clallam-Jefferson County Boumdary T 2S, 29, 30N-21~' page 2 1914 Mila+aukee Railroad Drawing. data computes 3S3 feet. 1914 Glallam County Engineer Bk. 135 P. 14, computes 324 f~.~trh®ck for mistake, 191°3 Mate Highway Drawing' shows 3133 feat. 9/7/~il Harvey Christian, JeS't~erson County Engineer ~ s Office, knows situation, that cont~lict many years old, uses 3133 feet; has no knowledge know 396 ft. value originated. 9/7/61 Jack Enfield, Jei'i'erson County Title Company, says most record values in Jefferson County based on 383 feet, such as 937 ft.= (1320-383) 9,/7/f1' Jefi'e:rsor~ County Assessor appears to uGe 3ts3 ft.; two s:~ction maps •pe 1 ~f ve~ s hox 383 . t SUMMARY A 396 ft. strip is called t'or by all deeds in Clallam CoLinty, some of the. deeds being at least as early as 19C~~. The Clallam County Assessor uses-the 396-foot value,. Vie can find no basis for this figure, nor any clue to it;s origin. R 383-foot strip was found in 18~a3 by a 3o~nt survey by the ~~j two County Engineers and approved hv, a~--~•aa•• the Clallam~ ~~f°T~f~'I~,~k~ County Commissioners. The Engineers monumented the mouth of Eagle Creek and the county line corner at the north end of the strip in Section.2f3-30-~. The latter corner having been preserved and no• being marked by a concrete post. TY~is 383- foot value is consistent-with deeds. in Je~'rerson County, is used by the Jet'Y~erson County Assessor, and appears on State Highway and Railroad maps. •N ~~ OUR SURVEYS The 3ts3-•i~oc~~t value appears u,ost likely ro.rrect and to be upheld by the courts, and we will use it for ;narking ~:~ur opinion of property line position in alp cases where ,he chain of title is such that the ownersrip 1' ne should. coin-~ tide with the county line. There may be some instances of title to 396 feet. being independent .of.Coun'ty. In al.l cases clients will t•e told that title in the 13 feet between 3~s3 and 396 feet is uncertain. ~e will mark the county line parallel with the appropriate sections lines 3b3.00 feet easterly at~~right angles there- from, except that t'or the 114 feet more or less north of the east-west centerline of section 25-30-2 we would run straig~Y~tt to tr:e established monument for tree county line corner at the north end of the strip. ., Clallam-Jefi'erson County Boundary T 28, 29, 30N-2~? OFFSETS Offsets, becauso of double corneas, occur on s 7 = N, ~ i ~a c~ti. lines crossed ~~ ~ ~~c s3- s- r. . All record titles and surveyors reports hav~- ponding ot~i'sets in the county boundary line, statute said it should run "south". I would procedure. page 3 b oth township sFe `Ja~-~~-,x~.. ~- assumed co:res- esen though the accept the ofi'set STATE OF WASHINGTON De¢~ri~ie~t a~ 1 ~~~~ ~ ~i BUREAU OF SURVEYS AND MAPS sox >>o Donald Wilder County Road Engineer `" HARBOR ARfiA Port Townsend, Washington ~~ .M. Dear Mr. Wilder OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON May 6, 1958 F / ' I-~___- -_-- a'- A _ 1 i __-__ _ _-! ~ ~.. COMMISSIONER BERT COLE SUPERVISOR L. T. WEBSTER As the enclosures indicate, our office is having some difficulty in reconciling the descriptions of county land boundaries as they apnea in the state statutes and as they show on widely used maps. Our Bureau has no authority to arbitrate disputes or to change established and accepted lines whether these lines agree with their descriptions or not. But production of generations of maps compiled from other maps has introduced considerable variance between maps and betweer. bound- aries as mapped and as described. The Bureau hopes to make a compilation of all such .discrepancies to assist cartographers in reducing cartographic dissention and confusion. We think this can be accomplished even if the legal confusion remains unaltered because presently actual conflicts or disputes between counties with respect to their boundaries are practically non-existent. *Remedy for such boundary differences is treated in the state statutes and lies in due process and in the courts (RCW 36.04.400, 36.05.010 et seq. , 36.08.010 et seq. , 36.32, 370- 380) 2 The time to clarify boundaries, however, is while there are no disputes, while there is substantial agreement, or at least while neighboring counties are mutually unconcerned and indifferent about discrepancies in monumentation or descriptions. Much of the uncon- cern and ind.f~:erence arises out of the fact that many of our county boundary areas concern land of no value, or low population, or federal reserves which are not ta;;able. We would like to point out that this land is increasing in value and population, that competition for all land ease (and for assessing taxes thereupon) is becoming keener, sa we can expect unconcern a d indifference to change, and when it does, it is then much more expensive to adjust boundary differences. We would bring to your attention also that federal reserves are being opened up more and more to recreational use involving long-lease concessions, individual and corporate lodges, ski-lifts, docks, camps, retreats, etc. , that these improvements are taxable by the counties and that many such areas sit astride county boundaries. Therefore we appeal to the county engineers and to land surveyors, engineers, rangers, assessors, and to alI men why are interested in orderly and peaceful development of Washington State to assist us in gathering facts for the early recognition and diagnosis of county boundary ailments. W~e would particularly appreciate having some of this data, {espe- cially any personal experiences or recoileetions that may throw light on county boundary history) brought to the coming conference of the Washington Stag Association of County Engineers and County Commissioners at Aberdeen early in June. We could then acquire and centralize this information quite efficiently. Very truly yours, BERT L. CO ~L~JE, ommi~sfs,,ioner ~~ -w~~ar- ~/\ arc a'~~'-~ Burton R. Ingalls Bureau of Surveys and Maps 36.04.160 Jefferson county. Jefferson county shall consist of the territory bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing at the middle of the channel of Admiralty Inlet due north of Point Wilson; thence westerly along the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the north of Protection Island, to a point opposite the middle of the channel between Pro- . tection Island and Diamond Point on the west of Port Discovery Bay; thence following up the middle of said channel to a point direct east of the mouth of Eagle creek; thence west to the mouth of Eagle creek; thence one mile west from the mouth of said creek; thence south to the summit of the Olympic range of mountains, it being the southeast corner of Clallam county, on the north bound- ary line of township twenty-seven north, range two west; thence west to the west boundary of the state in the Pacific Ocean; thence southerly along said west boundary to a point opposite the mouth of the Queets river; thence east to the range line dividing ranges six and seven west; thence north nn said range line to the sixth standard parallel; thence east to the middle of the channel of Hood Canal; thence northerly along said channel to the middle of the [ 2652 1 36.04.140 Grays Harbor county. Gra}'s Harbor ciounty shall con- sist of the territory bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing at the northeast corner of Pacific county; thence west to the west boundary of the state in the Pacific Ocean; thence northerly along said bound- ary, including Gray's Harbor, to a point opposite the mouth of Queets river; thence east to the west boundary line of Mason county; thence south to the northeast corner of township eighteen north, range seven west; thence east fourteen miles to the southeast corner of section thirty-two, township nineteen north, range four west; thence south six miles to the southeast corner of section thirty-two in township eighteen north, range four west; thence east two miles to the southeast corner of section thirty-four in the same township; thence south to a point due east of the northeast corner of Pacific county; thence west to the place of beginning. [ (i) ] H. C. § 3; 1873 p 482 § 1; 1869 p 296 § 1; RRS § 3927. (ii) 1915 c 77 § 1; RRS § 3938. (iii) 1925 ex.s. c 40 § 1; RRS § 3963-1.] 36.04.050 ' Clallam county. Clallam county shall consist of the territory bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing. at the northwest corner of Jefferson county at a point opposite the middle of the channel between Protection Island and Diamond Point on the west of Port.. Discovery Bay; thence following up the middle of said channel. to a point directly east of the mouth of Eagle creek; thence west to the mouth of Eagle creek; thence one mile west from the mouth of said creek; thence south to the north boundary line of township twenty-seven north, ..range two west; thence west to the west boundary of the state in the Pacific Ocean; thence northerly along said boundary to a point marking the north terminus of the west boundary of the state in the Pacific Ocean opposite the Strait of Juan de Fuca; thence easterly along said Strait of Juan de Fuca, where it forms the boundary between the state and British- pos- sessions, to the place of beginning. [(i) 1869 p 292 § 1; 1867 p 45 § 1; 1854 p 472 § 1;.RRS § 3929. (ii) 1925 exs. c 40 § 1; RRS § 3963-1.] County Boundaries 36.04.170 z -- ~. channel of Admiralty Inlet;..t,kience northerly following the channel of said inlet to' a point due north of Point Wilson and place of be- ginning. [(i) 1 H. C. § 12; 1877 p 406 § 1; 1869 p 292 § 1; RRS § 3940. (ii) 1925 ex.s. c 40 § 1; RRS § 3963-1.] ~~~~4~ ~m~~~~~ ~~~b~ ~'~~° ~o ~ M n ~y m~ D o ~ p ry ~~p:G~~ 0 ~~mnKp~ ~xb ~ ~~o ~a~owNO~ N~~~ ~ b~~~~~~ N <~~~~~ ~~ ro ~ ~ P ~'aO ~m~ 8~ ~~ ~:~~~ a ~ ~ ~' ~, K -:•`•~ ~~~ cwt ~~ ~~° m~~~ O ~~~ 4 ~~~ ~~~ ~~ m~~ ~ ire ~~~ ~x~ 0 ~~ ~" ~D O ~~ w ~c ~ o~ ~~ p A 8p ~'b p ~~ ~o u ,y A p E m •::-:~ 36.04.280 San dean county. Note: -Section consolidates parts of several session laws, rewritten by the reviser. (see note to RCW 36.04.060] 36.04.290 Counties Rosario Straits; thence northerly through the middle of Rusari<~ Straits and through the Gulf of Georgia to the place of beginning. [1877 p 425 § 1; 1873 p 461 § 1; RRS § 3972. ] 36.04.280 San Juan county. San Juan county shall consist of the territory bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing in the Gulf of Georgia at the place where the boundary line between the United States and the British possessions deflects from the forty-ninth parallel of north latitude; thence following said boundary line through the Gulf of Georgia and Haro Strait to the. middle of the Strait of Fuca; thence easterly through Fuca Straits along the center of the main channel between Blunt's Island and San Juan and Lopez Islands to a point easterly from the west entrance of Deception Pass, until opposite the middle of the entrance to the (tsar ~ 36.04.230 Macon county. Note: Section consolidates- parts of several session laws, rewritten by the reviser. j see note to RCW 36.04.060 j 36.04.230 Counties 36.04.230 Mason county. Mason county shall consist of the ter- ritory bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing in middle of the main channel of Puget Sound where it is intersected in the mid- channel of Case's Inlet; thence westerly along the midchannel of Puget Sound, via Dana's Passage, into Totten's Inlet, and up said inlet to its intersection by section line between sections twenty- eight and twenty-nine, township nineteen north, range three west of the Willamette Meridian; thence south to the southwest corner of section thirty-three in township nineteen north, range three west; thence west along the township line dividing townships eighteen and nineteen, twenty miles, to the township line dividing ranges six and seven west, of the Willamette Meridian, which constitutes a part of the east boundary line of Grays Harbor county; thence north along said township line to the sixth standard parallel; thence east along said parallel line to the middle of the channel of Hood Canal; thence southerly along said midchannel to a point due west of the intersection of the shore line of said Hood Canal by the township line between townships twenty-three and twenty-four; thence east along said township line to the line dividing sections three and four in said township twenty-three north, range one west of the Willamette Meridian; thence south along said section line to the head of Case's Inlet; thence south. by the midchannel of said inlet to the place of beginning. [1877 p 406 § 1; 1869 p811 § 561817 861 § 1; 1814 p 71 § 1; 1863 p 7 (local laws portion) § P § p 30 § 1; 1860 p 458 § 1;1854 p 474 § 1; 1854 p 470 § 1; RR5 § 3947.] 36.04.050 Cln~lllam county, Note; Session laws, 1869 p 292 § 1 and 1925 ex. s. c 40 § 1, have been combined to form this section. Contemporaneous construction by Protection Island is not within „ assumption and continuous exercise Clallam County, Puget Sound Nat. of jurisdiction over the territory by Bank v Fisher (1909) b2 W 246, 100 ~~ ~;~ officers of one county may be shown P 724. when statutory description of county boundary is ambiguous. Puget Sound Border of Clallum County extends Nat. Bank v Fisher (1909) b2 W 246, three miles off shore in Pacific Ocean. 100 P 724• Ex rel Luketa (1925) 1S8 W 2b, 289 P 8. 36.04.160 Jefferson county. Jefferson count}~ shall consist of the z territory bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing at the middle of the channel of Admiralty Inlet due north of Point Wilson; thence "tl. 4 westerly along the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the north of Protection Island, to a point opposite the middle of the channel between Pro- tection Island and Diamond Point on the west of Port Discovery Bay; thence following up the middle of said channel to a point direct east of the mouth of Eagle creek; thence west to the mouth of Eagle creek; thence one mile west from the mouth of said creek; thence south to the summit of the Olympic range of mountains, ~ c ~ M ° ~ ~ x it being the southeast corne~• of Clallam county, on the north bound- ~ c ~ W ~ ~. ~ ary line of township twenty-seven north, range twn west; thence ~ m ~ ~ ~ ~ g ~ ~ '~ west to the west boundary of the state in the Pacific Ocean; thence i ~ ~ a o ?: o ~ ~ southerly along said west boundary to a point opposite the mouth j m?; c e c p'$ ~ c of the Queets river; thence east to the range line dividing .ranges ~ ~_ a ~ ~ a ~ a.i o six and seven west; thence north on said range line to the sixth ~~ag ~ °'~ ; c ~aµ~K c " standard parallel; thence. east to the middle of the channel of Hood ~ Sl ~ cD ~ ~• "~ ,~, Canal; thence northerly along; said channel to the middle of the ~zb ~ ~~~ ~~ ~ [ 2652 1 ~~~~ ~o 8 m ~'~~ <~ ~~ '~ ~a 36.04.140 Grays Harbor county. Grays Harbor Bounty shall con- N ~ g ro ~ u ~ ~ slat of the territory bounded as follows, to wit• Commencing at the ~~~ ~ ~" ~'~ ~' northeast corner of Pacific county; thence west to the west boundary ~ ~ ~ ~ N ~ A of the state in the Pacific Ocean; thence northerly along said bound- °' m c m ~ ~ c ary, including Gray's Harbor, to a point opposite the mouth of g ~ ° ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ a Queets river; thence east to the west boundaryline of Mason county; b `'' m ~ ~+ E thence south to the northeast corner of township eighteen north, ', ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .~ range seven west; thence east fourteen miles to the southeast corner of section thirty-two, township nineteen north, range four west; ~ ~ ~' g ~ a thence south six miles to the southeast corner of section thirty-two ~~ ~° g in township eighteen north, range four west; thence east two miles m6'~ to the southeast corner of section thirty-four in the same township; ate ~ ~' ~`~ g' thence south to a point due east of the northeast corner of Pacific ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ county; thence west to the place of beginning. [(i) ~ H. C. § 3; 1873 .. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ p 482 § 1; 1869 p 296 § 1; RRS § 3927. (ii) 1915 c 77 § 1; RRS § 3938. (iii) 1925 ex.s. c 40 § 1; RRS § 3963-1.] •!~ 36.04.050 Clallam cowrty. Clallam county shall consist of the territory bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing At the northwest corner of Jefferson county at a point opposite the middle- of the channel between Protection Island and Diamond Point on the west of Port :Discovery Bay; thence following up the middle of said channel. to a point directly east of the mouth of Eagle creek; thence west to the mouth of Eagle creek; thence one mile west from the mouth of said creek; thence south to the north boundary line of township twenty-seven north, range two west; thence west to the west boundary of the state in the Pacific Ocean;. thence northerly along said boundary to a point marking the north terminus of the west boundary of the state in the Pacific Ocean opposite the Strait of Juan de Fuca; thence easterly along said.Strait of Juan de Fuca,. where it forms the boundary betwcen the state and British. pos- sessions, to the place of beginning. [r~9) 1869 p 292 §1; 1867 p 45 § 1; 1854 p 4?2 § 1; RRS ~ 3929. (ii) 1925 en.s. c 40 ~ 1; RRS $ 398&1.] County Boundaries 36.04.170 channel of Admiralty Ihlet;,.tlience northerly fallowing the channel of said inlet to a point due north of Point Wilson and place of be- ginning. [(i) 1 H. C. § 12; 1877 p 406 ~ 1; 1869 p 292 § 1; RRS § 3940. (ii) 1925 ex.s. c 40 § 1; RRS § 3963-1.] 36.01.040 Counties 36.01.040 Conveyances for use of county. Every conveyance of lands, or transfer of other property, made in any manner for the use of any county, shall have the same force and effect as if made to the county in its proper and corporate name. [Code 1881 § 2656; RRS § 3985.] 36.01.050 Venue of actions by or against counties. All actions against any county may be commenced in the superior court of such county, or of the adjoining county, and all actions by any county shall be commenced in the superior court of the county in which the defendant resides, or in the county adjoining the county by which such action is commenced. [1854 p 329 § 6.] 36.01.060 County liable for certain court costs. Each county shall be liable to pay the per diem and mileage, or other compen- sation in lieu thereof, to jurors of the county attending the superior court; the fees of the sheriff for maintaining prisoners, and his costs in conveying them to and from the court; as well as their board while there; the traveling expenses of the sheriff of the county, when in criminal cases he is required to attend or travel to the superior court out of the limits of his own county; but no such claims shall be paid by the treasurer unless the particular items are approved by the judge and certified by the clerk under the seal of the court. For the time or travel which may be paid by the parties or United States, no payment from the county shall be allowed, and no officer, juror, or witness shall receive from the county double pay as a per diem for the ,same time, or as .traveling expenses or mileage for the same travel, in however many different capacities or in however many different causes they maybe sum- moned, notified, or called upon to testify or attend in. [Code 1881 § 2110; RRS § 508.] . Chapter 38.04 COUNTY BOUNDARIES Sections 36.04.010 Adams county. 36.04.020 Asotin county. 36.01.030 Benton county. 36.04.040 Chelan county. 36.04.050 Clallam county. 36.04.060 Clark county. 36.04.070 Columbia county. 36.04.080 Cowlitz county. 36.04.090 Douglas county. 36.04.100 Ferry county. 36.04.110 Franklin county. 36.04.120 Garfield county. [ ti44 ] County Boundaries 36.04.010 36.04.130 Grant county ~ - - 36.04.140 Grays Harbor county. 36.04.150 Island county. 36.04.160 Jefferson county. 36.04.170 King county. 36.04.180 Kitsap county. 36.04.190 Kittitas county. 36.04.200 Kliekitat county. 36.04.210 Lewis county. 36.04.220 Lincoln county. 36.04.230 Mason county. --- 36.04.240 Okanogan county. 36.04.250 Pacific county. 36.04.260 Pend Oreille county. °-36.04.270 Pierce county. 36.04.280 San Juan county. 36.04.290 Skagit county. 36.04.300 Skamania county. 36.04.310 Snohomish county. 36.04.320 Spokane county. 36.04.330 Stevens county. 36.04.340 Thurston county. 36.04.350 Wahkiakum county. 36.04.360 Walla Walla county. 36.04.370 Whatcom county. 36.04.380 Whitman county. 36.04.390 Yakima county.. 36.04.400 Survey of county boundaries.. 36.04.010 Adams county. Adams county shall consist of the ter- ritory bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning at the northwest cor- ner of .township fourteen north; range twenty-eight east of the Willamette Meridian; running thence north to the fourth standard parallel; thence east to the Columbia River Guide Meridian; thence north to the fifth standard parallel; thence east on said parallel to the line between the ranges thirty-eight and thirty-nine; thence south on said line to where it intersects the Palouse river in town- ship sixteen; thence down said river to where the line between townships fourteen and fifteen crosses said river; thence west on said line to place of beginning. [1883 p 93 § 1; RRS § 3924.] 36.04.020 Asotin county. Asotin county shall consist of the ter- ritory bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing at a point in the channel of Snake river on the township line between ranges forty- four and forty-five east, Willamette Meridian.; thence running south to the northwest .corner of section thirty; township eleven north, [ T.Q46 36.04.350 :Counties of the Nisqually river; thence up midchannel of said river to a point where it strikes the north boundary of Lewis county; thence due west to the northwest corner of section twenty-six, township fifteen north, range four west; thence north to the southeast corner of section thirty-four in township eighteen north, range four west; thence west on the township line to the southeast corner of section thirty-two; thence north on the section line to the place of be- ginning. [1 H. C. § 3~; 1873 p 482; 1869 p 294; 186? p 47; 1863 p 7; 1860 p 458; RRS § 3958.] 36.04.350 Wahkiakum county. Wahkiakum county shall consist of the territory bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing at the southeast corner of Pacific county, on the Columbia river; thence up midchannel of said river to the southwest corner of Cowlitz county; thence north to the northwest corner of Cowlitz county; thence west on the northern boundary of township ten north to the line between ranges eight and nine west; thence south to the place of beginning. [1879 p 213; 1869 p 295; 1867.p 48; 1854 p 474; RRS § 3959.] 36.04.360 Walla Walla county. Walla Walla county shall consist of the territory bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing at a point where the boundary line between Washington and Oregon intersects the Columbia river; thence up the main channel of the Columbia to the mouth of the Snake river; thence up the main channel of said river to where the range line between ranges thirty-six and thirty- seven intersects said point; thence south on said range line to the northwest corner of township nine north, range thirty-seven east; thence east on the north boundary line of township nine north, range thirty-seven east, to the northeast corner of said township; thence south on the line between ranges thirty-seven and thirty-eight east, of the Willamette Meridian, to the northwest corner of township eight north, range thirty-eight east; thence along the north boundary line of township eight north, range thirty-eight east, to the north- east corner of said township; thence due south to the line dividing the state of Washington from the state of Oregon; thence due west on said dividing line to the place of beginning. [ (i) 1 H. C. § 33; 1879 p 226; 1875 p 133; 1869 p 397; 1868 p 60; 1867 p 50; 1858 p 51; 1854 p 472; RRS § 3960. (ii) 1879 p 226; RRS § 3960-1.] 36.04.370 Whatcom county. Whatcom county shall consist of the territory bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing on the forty- ninth parallel at the point dividing the American and British pos- sessions in the Gulf of Georgia; thence along said boundary line to where it deflects at the north entrance to the Haro Strait; thence along the northeasterly boundary of San Juan county to the ninth standard parallel, or the northwest corner of Skagit county; thence due east along said parallel to the summit of the Cascade mountains; I~Z] County Boundaries 36.04.380 thence northerly along the summit of said mountains to the forty- nintli parallel of north latitude; thence west along said parallel to the place of beginning. [1 H. C. § 34; 1877 p 426; 1869 p 291; 1867 p 44; 1859 p 60; 1854 p 475; RRS § 3961.] 36.04.380 Whitman county.. Whitman county shall consist of the territory bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing, ,fit a point where the range line between ranges thirty-eight and thirty-nine east intersects the fifth standard parallel, being the northeast corner of Adams county; thence east on said parallel to the boundary line between Idaho and Washington; thence south on said boundary line to the midchannel of the Snake river; thence down the mid- , .channel of the Snake river to its intersection with the midchannel of the Palouse river; thence north along the midchannel of the Palouse river to the point where the same intersects the range line between ranges thirty-eight and thirty-nine east; thence north along said range line to the place of beginning. [(i) 1 H. C. § 35; 1875 p 189; 1871 p 134; RRS § 3962. (ii) 1883 p 87; RRS § 3935. (iii) 1883 p 93; RRS § 3924.] 36.04.390 Yakima county. Yakima county shall consist of the territory bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing at the northwest corner of township six north of range twelve east; thence east along the north boundary of township six north until said line intersects the range line between range twenty-three east and range twenty- four east; thence north along said range line to the Columbia river; thence north up the midchannel of said river to the southeast corner of Kittitas county; thence along the southern boundary of Kittitas county to the summit of the Cascade mountains; thence southerly to the southeast corner of Lewis county; thence west along the line of said county to the northeast corner of Skamania county; thence along the east line of Skamania county to the line between town- ships six and seven north; thence east along said line to the place of beginning. [1905 c 89 § 1; 1886r p 168; 1873 p 571; 1869 p 296; 1868 p 60; 1867 p 50; RRS § 3963.] 36.04.400 Survey of county boundaries. All common boundaries and common corners of counties not adequately marked by natural objects or lines, or by surveys lawfully made, must be definitely established by surveys jointly made by all the counties affected thereby, and approved by the board of county commissioners of such counties. The cost of making such surveys shall be appor- tioned equally among the counties interested, and the board of county commissioners shall audit the sarfle, and the amounts shall be paid out of the county current expense fund. [Code 1881 § 2661; RRS § 3990.] j L663 ] NOTF~xeneral Provisions 36.01.040 Ann°tations: Power of commissioners to act under necessity where other- wise disqualified. 39 ALR 1476. Attorney Genera]; powers of county commissioners. 49 OAG 43. County powers as exercised by commissioners. 24 OAG 256. 36.01.040 Conveyances for use Attorney General: power of county as to ownership of tax sale real prop- erty. 44 OAG 272. Procedure for acquisition of the fee. 43 OAG 120. of county. Acquisition and disposal by coun- ties of property with governmental agencies. 49 OAG 47. Ownership of real property outside state by county. 37 OAG 148. 36.01.050 Venue of actions by or against counties, Annotations: Venue of action against county. 93 ALR, 500, 36.01.060 County liable for certain court costs. Note: Wording differs from Code 1881 § 2110, on which section b Court may not charge coat of sten- ographic notes of civil trial to county. Ex rel Rochford (1892) 4 W 30, 29 P 764. Coats of civil or criminal trial may not be levied against a county with- out express statutory, authority. Pierce Cty. v Magnuson (1912) 70 W 639, 127 P 302. This section does not authorize awarding coats against county for proceedings before juveni]e court. Pierce Cty. v Magnuson (1912) 7p W 638, 127 P 302. Claims under this section do not have to be presented to county com- missioners. Old Nat. Bank v Lewis Cty. (1926) 137 W 438, 242 P 961 seed. Costs, when justice o! tLe pie judgment is set aside in superior court, may be awarded against coun_ ty. Ex rel Dean (1903) 81 W 662, 72 P 476. Annotations: Costs against county in election contest or recount, lOt~ ALR 906. Coats against county in habeas cor- pus. 81 AI.R 157. Attorney General; County's liability for costs on habeas corpus appe~, 50 OAG 96. County's authority to collect cost from city in appeals from conviction in police court. 14 OAG 346. chapter ss.o4 COUNTY BOUNDARIES 36.04.010 Adams county. 36.04.020 Asotfn county. 36N-3 36.04.340 11iOTES-Counties 36.04.340 Thurston county. Note: Section consolidates parts of several session laws, rewritten by the reviser. [see note to RCW 36.04.060] 36.04.350 Wahkiakum county. Note: Section consolidates parts of several session laws, rewritten by the reviser. {see note to RCW 36.04.060] 36.04.360 Walla Walla county. Note: Section consolidates parts of several session laws, rewritten by the reviser. {see note to RCW 36.04.060) 36.04.370 Whatcom county. Note: Section consolidates parts of several session laws, rewritten by the reviser. {see note to RCW 36.04.060] 36.04.380 Whitman county. Note: Section consolidates parts of several session laws, rewritten by the reviser. [see note to RCW 36.04.060] 36.04.390 Yakima county. Note: Section consolidates parts of several session laws, rewritten by the reviser. {see note to RCW 36.04.060] 36.04.400 Survey of county boundaries. Note: Wording differs from Code 1881 § 2661, on which section based. Aniiotstiona: County regulations as to subdivision maps or plgts. 11 ALR 2d 524. Chapter 36.05 ACTIONS TO ESTABLISH BOUNDARIES 36.05.010 Suit in equity authorized. Note: Wording differs from session law•, 1897 c 76 § 1, on which section based. 3udgment in action to decide in V1' 246, 100 P 724; Cook v Reuter which county land is situated is bind- (1921) 115 W 884, 197 P 53. ing on all before the court. Puget Sound Nat. Bank v Fisher (1909) 52 Annotations: Challenging acts or pro- W 246, 100 P 724. ceedings affecting boundaries of counties. 86 ALR 1367. Continuous exercise of jurisdiction may result in presumption that land County of venue in partition action is within boundary of county. Puget of land in two or more counties. 128 Sound Nat. Bank v Fisher (1909) 52 ALR 1236. 36N•--8 ' NOTES--Actions to Establish Boundaries 36.05.020 36.05.020 Noninterested judge to sit. 36.05.030 Residents of affected area may intervene. 36.05.040 Questions of fact to be determined. 36.05.050 Court may establish boundary line. Note: In session law, 1897 c 76 & 6, on which section based, words "boundary line on any government section" appear in place of "boundary line or any government section." 36.05.060 Practice in civil actions to prevail. 36.05.070 Copies of decree to be filed and recorded. 36.05.080 "Territory" defined. Chapter 36.08 TRANSFER OF TERRITORY WHERE CITY'S HARBOR LIES IN TWO COUNTIES 36.08.010 Petition and notice of election Note: Wording and arrangement differ from session law, 1891 c 144 § 1, on which section based. Attorney General: Counting signs- Law Review: Tide and shoreland tutee on petition for change of coun- rights. 23 WLR 235. ty boundary., 13 OAG 36. 36.08.020 Conduct of election-Proclamation of change. 36N-9 36.08.030 NOTES--Counties 36.08.030 Official prceeedings not disturbed by transfer. Note: In session law, 1891 c 144 § 3, on which section based, words "or other official" follow "judicial." 36.08.040 Local officers to serve :out term. 36.08.050 Transferee county liable for eating debts--Etixception. 36.08.060 Adjustment of indebtedness. 36.08.070 Arbitration of difference. 36.08.080 Expense of proceedings. 36.08.090 Transcript of records by county auditor. Chapter 36.09 DIVISION OF COUNTY 36!119.010 Debts and property to be apportioned. Action by old county against new county on statutory liability requir- ing assumption of proportionate share of old county indebtedness falls within RCW 4.16.130 prescribing two- year limitation. Douglas Cty. v Grant Cty. (1917) 98 ~`' 355, 167 P 928. Under formation of new county from territory of old county by spe- cial act complete in itself containing no provision as to assets of the old county, the new county is not entitled to share in such assets under this sec- tion. Douglas Cty. v Grant Cty. (1913) 72 W 324,130 P 366. New county created from terri- tory of old county, retains all its as- sets and assumes all existing obliga- tions in absence of statute. Douglas Cty. v Grant Cty. (1913) 72 W 324, 130 P 366. Division of counties and apportion- ment of assets is legislative function. Douglas Cty. v Grant Cty. (1913) 72 W 324, 130 P 366. Annotations: Debt limit as affected by boundaries of county. 94 ALR. 818. Attorney Qeneral: Effect of consoli- dation on property and debts of par- ent county. 07 OAG 2. 36N-10 36.32.370 Counties trict meetings as may be called for that purpose. [1939 c 188 § 4; RRS § 4077-5.] 36.32.370 Land surveys. The board of county commissioners, through a surveyor employed by it shall execute all surveys of land that may be required by the county. The certificate of the surveyor so employed of any survey made of lands within the county shall be presumptive evidence of the facts therein contained. [(i) 1895 c 77 § 3; RRS § 4144. (ii) 1895 c 77 § 4; RRS § 4145.] Reviser's note: The sections from duties transferred to county commis- which this section is deri~~ed were a sinners. These are the only sections, part of the law governing county engi- we believe, which may still have neers. By 1937 c 187 the office of validity and which are affected by county engineer was abolished and the transfer. 36.32.380 Record of surveys. The board of county commission- ers shall cause to be recorded in a suitable book all surveys except such as are made for a temporary purpose. The record book shall be so constructed as to have one page for diagrams to be numbered progressively and the opposite page for notes and remarks; no dia- gram shall be so constructed as to scale less than one inch to twenty chains. [1895 c 77 § 5; RRS § 4150.] 36.32.390 County employees, vacations and sick leaves. Each employee of any county in this state who is employed on an hourly or per diem basis, who shall have worked fifteen hundred hours or more in any one year may in the discretion of the board of county commissioners be given the same vacations and sick leaves as are provided for the employees of the county employed on a monthly basis. [1951 c 187 § 1.] [ 2726 ] 36.32.360 NO'i~•S-C~oun~3es Section not unconatitutionai on ground it may increase or diminish salaries of county offfcera. Ex ref Cruikshank (1940) 2 W2d 145, 97 P2d 638. This section does not conflict with rule that it is against public policy for municipal or quasi-municipal offi- cers to be interested, directly` or in- directly in any ccntrsct of :i.a c:::ri- cipality. Ex ref Cruikshank il~~•~) `~ W2d 145, 97 P2d 638. This section not :u-consti.~~:t:caa~ «.~:; in violation of "equal privileke" cause of the state conatitutior:. :~: ref Cruikshank (1940) 2 W2d 1415, P,"I ~d 638. 36:32.360 Conventions. Note: Wording differs from session law, 1939 c 188 § 4, on which section based. Attorney Gleneral: Commissioners' right to expenses. 48 OAG 95. 36.32.370 Land surveys..` Note: Session laws on which section based read: Whenever a survey may be required of any land in which the county surveyor, or either of his deputies, shall be interested, or when, from any cause, there aball be no surveyor or deputy surveyor of the surveyorothe county commissioners may appoints (S Sec 77d§ 41 ~Y The certificate of the county surveyor, or his deputy, of any survey made by him of any lands in the county shall be presumptive evidence of the facts therein contained, unless such surveyor or deputy shall be interested therein. The county surveyor, in person or by deputy, shall make and execute all surveys, and shaA be engineer in charge of all construction within his county required by the county Commis- sicners, or by order of any court, or by application of any person therefor: Provided, That nothing contained in this section ahaII con` strain the cou ee=~ o wkaiPnthey,tfo pay cause, believ him iyncom- charge of engin g patent to take charge of such work. (L 1895 c 77 § 3) Commissioners may contract for ing Co. v Clarke Cty. (1918) z88 F cruising of timber. Pacific Tbr. Cruis- 540• 36.32.380 Record of surveys. Note: Session law on which section based reads: Each county surveyor shall record in a suitable book all surveys made by him and his deputies, except such as are made fora tem- porary purpose, and surveys of highways and village plate; and he shall make a complete record of all construction notes, and shall also record the survey of any other surveyor~n cPhros~ai~bernma f~ county, whenever demanded by any Pe rovided !or county recording the same shall be paid the same as P to have been auditors: Provided further, That such survey appearp made in accordance with the lava of the state. The record book shall progressively,cand the opposite pig a Toro not remarks u and no diagram shall be so constructed as to scale less than one inch to twenty chains. The course and distance of all lines run, and the number of acres contained in each piece of land surveyed, shall be entered on the 36N--~6 (Copy of a letter which was forwarded to the U. S. Geological Survey, Topographic Division, Sacramento, California, in response to their inquiry through the Washington State Division of Mines and Geology) STATE OF W ASHII°~TGTON DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES BUREAU OF SURVEYS AND MAPS February 26, 158 Marshall T. Huntting, Supervisor Division of Mines and Geology Department of Conservation Olympia, Washi gton REF : ~~J6 Dear Nor. Huntting: The enclosed abstracts from the Revised Cody of Washington and its annotations are the basis in part for the county boundaries in this state. Since you referred the county boundary problem to us on the 16th of January, we have collected further data from county engineers, assessors, and interested enggineers and historians, which is not yet sufficiently checked or corripiled. We will send this to you when completed. We should like to caution anyone using .the RC~J4' that the annotations rnu t be consulted, that they require further addenaa to be authoritative and complete for cartographic purposes; and even when completely annotated, the RCW is not the final legal authority where the record is obscuxed, garbled, or loosely described. Some county boundaries are so poorly described that they cannot be drawn with certainty even on a small scale map. Some obvious blunders in description have been changed by the code reviser (see annotations to Franklin and Grant Counties for example), but it appears that in other cases, the code reviser himself may have erred. Again: the code reviser's version is not necessarily the "true" one. In every map yet examined, we find considerable cartographic "ad fibbing" of the county boundaries. While much of this is necessary because of defects in the code, we wonder if some of the "ad fibbing" couldn't be held closer to legal and historical fact. A primary source of county boundary information is the county assessor (we have consulted four so far). We find that the assessor gets his boundary from the Metsker and Kroil Map Companies, who get theirs from the county engineer, who gets his from the examination of the U. S. Geologi- can Survey quadrangles, if any are available, or older Metsker maps. The situation remindsone of Little Black Sambo, where the tigers march in a circle around the tree, each with another's tail in his mouth. The counties on the western slope of the Cascades--Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King, Pierce, and Lewis--are separated from their eastern neighbors--Okanogan, Chelan, Kittitas, and Yakima Counties--by a bound- ary described variously as the crest or summit of the Cascades. Although we have questioned a number of the older engineers and historians, we have not yet found any evidence that any part of this line has ever been meandered. In King County there are assessments of recreation developments in the two passes, Stevens and Snoqualmie. A ski lift is assessed in White Pass between Yakima and Lewis Counties. A small tract of Northern Pacific timber lying near the boundary is assessed in King County. An insignificant amount of border friction has developed between Chelan, King, Kittitas, Lewis, and Yakima Counties. None of the other counties bordering on the crest are the least concerned with their boundaries, because the nearest assessment to the crest in Snohomish County, for example, is twenty-five mfles and in Whatcom, nearly double that. c-o-P-Y Marshall T. Huntting--February 26, 1958--page 2 Along limited segm ents of the crest, in the mountain passes between King and Chelan and icing and Kittitas Counties, the county assessor makes his assessments on the basis of a boundary sensibly different from the crest, in some cases as much as a mile. This "assessor's county boundary" is drawn along section lines and is a "you take this, I'll take that" sort of an arrangement. The counties concerned carefully searched their records and found no trace of who made the county boundary agreement, when, or by what authority. They assumed that the agreement was on file in Olympia. We have searched in Olympia and have failed to find it. Nevertheless, numerous maps show these boundaries as broken right-angled lines following along this "assessor's county boundary". Unless we can find a recording proving that this boundary was established by due process, it has no force whatsoever as a county boundary. A similar situation exists along the mountain divide between Kittitas and Chelan Counties which is likewise described in the statutes in "crest" terminology. Until further data is brought to light on this question of the mountain crests or summits, we believe that the Geological Survey v~~ould do best to trace a boundary from phatogrammetr~c evidence on available photos or visual examination of their own topographic maps or--failing these two--an examination of Army, State Highway Department, or other reconnaissance mapping. We do not think it advisable to compile bound- aries from existing maps which are not based directly on field evidence. Although there are cogent arguments for using the "assessors' county boundaries" for cartographic delineation (see code reviser's annotation for Jefferson County in Puget Sound National Bank vs. Fischer), we do not deem it advisable to use this boundary until further checks are made into its history and consistency. We have not covered here alI of the county boundary problems in this state by any means, but we have introduced some of the major problems and given you something to work upon. We will continue to press our investi- gations, and if the Geological Survey wants information on certain counties right away, we could reschedule our investigations to suit, We welcome further correspondence on the matter. We hope that the Geological Survey does not underestimate the leadership which they are providing in cartography: it seems fairly clear to us that most of the county boundaries drawn on maps produced in this state have been compiled directly from USGS, and in view of the looseness of our statutes, one could easily say that the USGS is the primary cartographic source of our boundary information. We hope that we can be of service to you. ENC. Very truly yours, BERT L. COLE, Cornrnissioner Burton R. Ingalls Bureau of purveys and Naps C-O-P-Y Marshall. T. Huntting--February 26, 1958--page 3 Following is a s ample of notes on boundary discrepancies for four counties that we hope to extend to all of the counties in the .state after moxe information has been gathered and compiled: NOTE 0 Z -JEFFERSON COUNTY We can find no authority either in the statutes or in subsequent litigation for defining the northernmost water boundary of Jefferson County beyond Latitude 48° 11'. We do not know the cartographic ori~n of the northern most Jefferson County boundary placed at roughly 48°2 'north latitude. Our reading of the statutes would place this water area roughly north of Port Discovery Bay between latitudes 48°11' and 48°20' in Island County. NGTE 03 -CLALLAM COUNTY The phrase "at the northwest corner of Jefferson County" is misleading and incorrect, and the description would be clarified by deleting this phrase. NCjTE 04 -CLALLAM AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES Because the north boundary of Twp. 27N has not beer. surveyed between Range 2W and Range 8W, the boundary between Clallam County and Jefferson County along this segment of the line should be described as the "approxi- mate Boundary" or 'probable boundary". The north line of Twp. 27N projected from the west is not collinear with the north line of Twp. 27N projected from the east. Two solutions seem to have been used by cartographers 1) the method of making true projections of the township line from the east and west and joining these projections by a short north- south jog in the line at approximately 123°37' west longitude (since the placement of this jog is completely arbitrary, we favor placing it at 123°36' west longitude, because this is on the crest of the range). 2) the second method used by cartographers is to draw a single sloped line between the north boundary of Twp. 27N Range 2W and the north boundary of Twp. 27N Range 8W . If this mountainous territory is ever surveyed by the General Land Office, Method No. 2 is likely to become the boundary between the two counties. But until this is settled by survey, we favor Method No. 1, because the actual crest will probably never be sectionized, whereas the present townships may be extended westward from the east side along the rojected line and eastward from the west side along the projected line at east some distance. Further, the use of a sloped line misleads some cartographic compilers to draw a third line (dotted line in sketch) which is a poorer solution than either Methods 1 or Z. NOTE 06 -JEFFERSON COUNTY The line between Jefferson and Grays Harbor Counties is a parallel of latitude and has no jogs in it. The actual position of this line is in doubt because the mouth of the Queets River is indefinite. This boundary should be labeled "approximate". C-O-P-Y Marshall T. Huntting--February 26, 1958--page 4 NOTE 07 -JEFFERSON AND MASON COUNTIES The range line between Ranges 6 and 7W is unsurveyed between the north boundaries of Twp. 22 and Twp. 24N. Therefore, this line should be described as "approximate". NOTE 08 -JEFFERSON AND MASON COUNTIES The sixth standard parallel between Jefferson and Mason Counties is unsurveyed, and this boundary should be described as "approximate" along its full length except the last four miles before striking Hood Canal. NOTE 09 -MASON COUNTY Proceeding northward the range line between Ranges 6 and 7W jogs to the west one-half mile on the north boundary of Twp. Z0. The range line is unsurveyed north of Twp. 22, and the remainder of this line to the Jefferson County boundary should be described as "approximate''. NOTE 10 -GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY The description for the east line of Grays Harbor County does not read quite the same as that for thz west line of Mason County unless the word "south" is very loosely construed. ~~`' .. ~~ ~y ~-~ ~ ~ ~'.` k ~, ~, i E j !; ~. ~, • ~, i~ -~ ; ~~ j; a, ~ ,I 44 LA~CS OF NASHT;\TGTON. FOIIIITEENTH SESSIODT. 45 1 , '', . j ', ~ ~. ., • ... AN ACT LEFINING COUNTY LINER IN 'TIIE TERRITORY OF wASIiINGTON. , ~PIiEREl19, In consequence of .the frequent amendment. heretofore made regarding county lines, much doubt exists as to the proper boundaries of counties, making difficulty to courts. -and officers as to .questions of jurisdiction, and in order. to remove an uncertainty, it becomes necessary that such county. lines should be accurately defined; therefore • SECTION 1. I3e it enacted by t]ze Legislative Assembly of t1ae~ , 2'errito~~,~ of TPaslci~zgton, That the following shall be the organ= ized counties of ~'Pashington Territory, and the respective boun- tlaries thereof, that is to say: • ~Phatcom county shall be bounded as follows: Comment- ing at the west end of Deception Passage; thence up said pas-' sage 'mid-channel in an easterly direction to the southern entrance of Swinamish slough or rives ; thence following the ' meanderings of the beach easterly to where thoeighth standard' parallel strikes the beach; thence due east along said parallel to the summit of the Cascade mountains; thence northerly along'. the summit. of said mountains to the forty-ninth parallel "of'north ,latitude;. tllence west along said forty-ninth parallel to the point' dividing the .American and British .possessions in the Gulf of Georgia; thence along said boundary line to the Strait'of Juan de Fuca; thence southerly to the place of beginning.• ,{ Snohomish county shall be bounded as follows: Comment- ' ing at the south-RTest' corner of l~'hatcom county; thence east to the summit of the Ctiscade mountains; t~ience southerly along said summit, to the north-east corner of Bing county, it being a point due east of the north-east corner of township number , twenty-six north, range four east; • thence due west along the north line of Ding county to Admiralty Inlet; thence northerly along t~1e chaimel of said inlet to the entrance of Port Susan, including Gedney Island; thence up the main channel of Port Susan to the mouth of the Steilagamish river; thence north- . , westerly through the channel of the slough at the head af. jauiano Island; thence northerly to.the place of'begirining.' ,, - ' _/ Jefferson. county shall be, bounded as follows: Comment- ing at the middle of the channel of Admiralty Inlet due north' of Point Filson; thence westerly along the straits of Fuca to the -north of Protection Island, to a point opposite the middle of the channel between Protection Island and Diamond Poinf on the west 'of Port Discovery Ba3~; thence following up the middle of said channels to a point directly east of the mouth of Eagle creek; thence west to the mouth of Eagle creek; thence. '~ one mile west from the mouth of said, creek; .thence south to the summit of the Olympic range of mountains, it being tha south-east, corner of Clalm county, on the north boundary line of township twenty-seven north,. range two west; .thence west to the Pacific Ocean; thence southerly along, the coast to the . mouth of Queets; thence east to the middle of the channel of Hood's Canal; thence. northerly along said channel to the mid dle of the channel of Admiralty Inlet;. thence northerly follow-; ing. the channel of said inlet to a point due north of Point l~il= son and place of beginning. . •~' Clalnn county shall be bounded as follows: Commencing at the north-west corner of Jefferson county, at a point opposit~- the middle of the channel between Protection Island and Dia- mend point on the west of Port Discovery Bax; thence follow ing up the middle of said channel to a point directly east of the mouth of Eagle creek; thence west to the mouth of Eagle creek; thence one mile west from the mouth of said creek; - tla.ence south to the north boundary line of township twenty= ,seven north, range two west; thence west to .the sea coast; thence following up the said coast to Capo• Flattery and .to the Strait of Juan de Fuca; thence easterly along .the, coast of said Strait of Juan de Fuca to the place of beginning. Mason .county shall be bounded as follows; Commencing in the middle of the main channel of .Puget Sound opposite the mouth of Case's Inlet; thence westerly along the main channel up to the heart of Totten's Inlet; thence south to the south=west 4 i 4' { ,. ~; i I~ l { ~ i' i r ~6 LAWS OT WASIiI\GTON. , . corner of section thirty-three, in township number nineteen • north, range three west;. thence west twenty miles to the east line of Chehalis county; thence north thirty-four miles to the south Uowidary of Jefferson county; thence due east to the main channel of Hood's Canal; •thence southerly along the~mid- dle of said channel; thence to a point due west of the meander corner of sections twelve and thirteen, township twenty-two. i north, range two west; thence•east to the middle of Case's Inlet;. ~ thence down the middle of ,the main channel of said inlet, to the place of beginning. 1 Island county to be composed of Whidbey and Camano islands. . ~ , ~' gitsap county shall be bounded-as follows: Commencing in the middle of Colva's Passage, at' a; point due east of the meander post between. sections nine and sixteen, on west side of Colvo's Passage, in township number twenty-two north, range two east;, thence west on the north boundary line of sections sixteen, seventeen and eighteen, to the west boundary of the township; thence west on the north boundary line of sections 1 thirteen, fourteen, fifteen,, sixteen, seventeen s,nd eighteen, in township number twenty-t~vo north, range -one east; .thence on ' the north boundary line of sections thirteen, fourteen, fifteen,, sixteen, se~yenteen and eighteen, township number twenty--two.' north, range one west; thence continue due west to the middle- of the channel of Hood's Canal; thence along said channel to the middle of the main channel of Admiralty Inlet; .thence fol- lowing s~iid channel up tothc middle of Colvo's passage; thence following the chamicl,of said passage to the place of beginning. ~ ~ ' Icing county shall be bouudecl as follows: Conimeiicing i tivliere the fifth st:uidard pai.lllel line strifes 'the main land near the head of Commencement Bay; thence east along said par- allel line to the middle of the main channel of White river,' • thence up the middle of the main channel of ~'Vhite river to tho forks of White river and Green Water; thence up the main channel of Green «'ater to the sumiiiit of the Cascade i~ioun- taint; thence northerly along said summit to the south-east corner - ~ FOUR,TL+'E\TTH SESSION. ~7 of township number twenty-seven north, range eleven east, it being a "point due east of the north-east corner of townshiQ twenty-sip, range four east; thence' west to Admiralty Inlet; • thence .southerly along the main `channels of Admiralty Inlet; Colvo's Passage and Commencement Bay, to the fifth .standard parallel and place of beginning. . „ ~~; Pierce county shall be bounded 'as follows: ,Commencing at the mouth, mid-channel, of the Nesqually river; thence fo1= lowing the main channel of said river to its head; thence-duo east to the "summit of the Cascade mountains; thence northerly ' along said summit to'the head of Green Water; thence tivesterly down said river 'to its confluence ,with White river; thence down the main channel of White river, to'the intersection of the fifth standard .parallel; thence west along said -:line to the head of Commencement Bay; thence northerly along the 'main channel of said bay to the south entrance.of Colyo's Passage; thence down the channel of said: passage to the .north-east c9r- . ner of section sixteen in township number twenty=two north, ' range tvvo east; thence west.to the' nor-th-east corner of section . sixteen, in township number twenty-two north, range one west; ' thence southerly along the channels of Case's Inlet and Puget Sound, to the middle of the mouth of :the Nesqually river and • place .of beginning.. ~ . , , , Thursto~i ~ count3T shall be hounded as follows; Commenc- ing at the south east corner of section thirty-four, iii township number nineteen :north, range four west; thence east ,on town- ship line to the south-east corner of 'section thirty-two;' in town- ship nun7ber nineteen north, range three west, thence north to the middle of the ch<innel'of Tott.en's Inlet; thence along said ' channel to the waters of Puget Sound, intersecting the line in channel of Puget Sound, west of the southern portion of Squax- . ' en reservation; thence following said channel to the mouth of the Nesqually river; thence up .mid-channel of said river to a .. point where it strikes the .north boundary of Lewis county; thence due west to the north-west corner of section twenty-six; in township number fifteen north; range four west;. thence. north 1 _.__ 4 - ' ~8 L~SVS -0~' ~~'ASHIi~ GTON. ,, a' to the south-east" corner of section thirty-four, in township uum- J ' 3~er nineteen north, range four.~~~est and place of beginning. Lewis county shall be bounded as follows: Commencing at ' a ~::~ the north-west corner of section twenty-six, in township number fifteen north, range four west; thence south to the north boon- dory line of Cowlitz county; thence east to the west boundary j bf Skamania county; ,thence north nine miles to the north-east corner of section t~} enty-four, in township number twelve north; ~ ' ~ ' xange four east; thence east to the summit of the, Cascade mountains; thence northerly along said summit to ,the head of, j' , Nesqually river; thence westerly down the channel of said river 4 ' ` ~ to tho south-east corner of Thurston county; thence due, west ' i ~; '{ ~ 'to the place of beginning.: 3 ' Clarke county shall be bounded as follows: Comineneing ~ ~ on the Columbia river, on the south bank of the galama river. ~ , ~, ~" at its mouth; thence due east six miles to the ~Tillamette meri- '. I dian; thence north to the north-east corner of township number 1 ~ ,' teu north, range one west; thence due east twenty-four miles; to ~ ~ the western line of Skaniania county; thence due south to the ~ Columbia river; thenco with the main channel. of said river to ~` ' the mouth of Kalama river and place.of beginning. - ' Cowlitz county shall be bounded as followsc 'Commencing ~' ' at the south-west corner, of A. S, dbernethy's land claim on the. ;! Columbia river; thence up said river to the south bank of the r ~ ~ Salama river; thence east to the VPillamette meridian; thence ~ , ~", north to the north-east corner of township .number ten north, j ~ range oi~o west; thence west to the north-east corner of Wah- i 1 ~ kiakum .county; thence south to the Columbia_ river ~ and place 3~ of ,beginning. i; , tiVahkiakum county shall be bounded as follows: Com:- ` mencin at the south-east corner of Pacific county on the Co- ' ~' lumbia river; thence up mid-channel of said river to the south- ' . west corner of Cowlitz county; thence north to the north-west corner of Cowlitz county; thence west to the east boundary of Pacific county; thence south to the Columbia river and place of beginning.. FOUItTEE~'TH SESSION. ~ 49 Pacific county shall be bounded as follows: Commencing at the south-west corner of ~Vahkiakum county on the Columbia' ricer; thence north to the north-west corner of section tliirta,~ • in township number fifteen north, range six west; thence waes~ ~ to the sea coast; thence southerl3~, including Shoalzvater $ay,'to Cape, Disappointment; thence up mid-channel of the Columbia xiper to the place of beginning, - . V~ Chehalis county shall be hounded as follows: Commencing at "the north-west corner of Wahkiakum county; thence •north" to the =north-east corner of Pacific county; thence west to the sea coast; ,thence northerly along said coast, including ~Gtay's Harbor; 'to the mouth- of Queets creek or river; thence east ' . ~tliirty-six miles, to the north-west corner of 112ason county; thenc8 south to ~flie north-east coiner of township number':eigliteeti north, range'seven «est; thence east sixteen miles to the stiuttl;- ..east corner' of section thirty-four,~in ~to~~nship numbednineteen worth, range :four west;. ~tlience south to the xiorthrline of ~~, 7~iakum county; thence ~Faeat to-the .place of '.beginning, i : ' ~ 11: Shamaiiia comity shall, be bounded as foliowsc' . Commenc- ing on the Columbia. .river at a .point ~~here range 'line number four east strikes said river,- it being nearly opposite Rooster rock.; thence north to the south-east, corner of section thirteen, in township number twelve north, range four east.; thence east to a point north of the north-east cornea of township number ;four north, range twelve east; thence south rto bhe north-east -corner of .township umnber four north, -range twelve east.on the "first standa~:d'parallel;" thence west =following said nine six •miles Ito the north-west corner of township number four north, range tt~elve east, thence south rto the -middle of -the .channel of the Columbia .river; thence along the channel of said .river to the ~plaee .o~f• beginning..: - ~ `~ 7~likitat county shall be bounded as follows: Commencing 'in the middle of the Columbia river five miles below the mouth of the glikitat diver; thence north to the first standard parallel; thence east six miles to the north-east corner of township uum- ~ier .four north,range-twelveeast; .thence -north'to `th4 summit 7, 50 LAWS OF WAST3I\TGTON. of she mountains the divide between the waters of the glikitat and Yakima rivers; thence east along said divide to a point ' north of the mouth of Rock creek on the Columbia river; thence • south to the.middle~of the Columbia river; thence along the channel of said river to the place of beginning, : ' ' Walla-wails county shall be bounded as follows: Commenc- ing where the boundary line between Washington and'Oregon. intersects or strikes Snake river; thence down the main channel of ,said river; to where it intersects the second standard parallel; thence west on said line to the south-east corner of section thirty- • four,.in township number >~ine north, rango twenty-two east; • thence south to the, Columbia river; thence up mid-channel o€ . said .river to.: where the. boundary like between Washington :Territory, and Oregon ~ strikes said river; thence. east on said =boundary line to Snake river wnd place of beginning. Yakima county shall be bounded as follows: Commencing • " -on the Columbia river where it crosses the second standard par- a~lel; thence.up mid-channel of Said river to the month of the. Wenachee river; thence up the main channel of said river.to .the summit of the Cascade mountains; thence southerly along said .summit to the third standard parallel; thence east along said line to the .north-east corner of I~likitat county`; thence south to the second standard parallel; thence east :along said .line to the-place of beginning. - Stevens county shall lie bounded as follows: Commencing 'at. the point of intersection of the forty-ninth parallel of lati itude; and the boundary line between Washington and Idaho Territories; thence west with said parallel to the summit of the Cascade mountains; thence southerly v>ith said summit to:. the head. waters of the Wenachee .river; thence' .down the channel of said river to the Columbia•river; thence down mid-channel of said river to the moutll of Snako river; thence up mid-~han- nel of said river to the boundary line between ~'Pashington and • ;Idaho Territories; thence, north on said line•to the' forty-ninth` .parallel of latitude and place of beginning.. :SEC. " 2. That all acts .and parts of acts heretofore passed FOIIRTEENTI3 SESSIQN.: 51t ascribing different boundaries to counties wherein they° conflict with the county lines hereinbefore set. forth, be and the same are hereby repealed, and the county lines of the said counties of this Territory shall be as herein.prescribed. , . I3E\'RY ;1ILES, • Speaker of t1~e ,House of Re1~~~ese?ztatives. B: F. ,DENNISON, President of the Council. - Approved January 31, 1867.:. - GEORGE E. COLE, .; :: , ~ ~; Governor of Washington Territory ~'- • ~ ~, . , .. AN .:.ACT, , ~ .... , ;~ • TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF COiTNTY CO~i~iISSIONERS' AND • DEFINING TIIEIR DUTIES.; ._ . , - ~ , SEC. 1. Board•to consist of three • ;'i Two of whom a qupriim: . ~ ,- "' • • To be elected at first biennial election. ; i=' • . , • 2. If more than .three precincts; two shall' not; come. ftom same .precinct. ., ... , , •. 3. Vaoancy~to be filled for an unexpired term , 4. Qualification of. 5. Terms of edurt prescribed. , .•'; ; , _ ,, , , . [': • 6. Auditor to be clerk ex o~czo .,. •.•~ ~ ~ ;, • 7... ti'Vhen and how extra sessions maybe convened. ~ ..~ ' Extra term not to continue longer than three days ~ ~ ' :.' • _` ~ ~` 8. Per diem and mileage; ' • " ""' 9. Where two only are present and disagree;' decision' postponed: • 10. To have a seal, and of attestation, &c:' ~ - _ : ~ •'' ! ~ ': ! i -.: ~ ~ -` `;::1-; ' Proceedings attested; e~•idence in aII com•4s of .Tefritdry:;;'.~}; ~, 11. Duties required of said commissioners. ; -; r 12. • Of sale of real estate belonging .to county ~ ~ ~ - ~: And herein of agent to make such sale:' 13., Proceedings of, to be recorded.'' - ' ''~ To be subject to public inspection: ; ,~ :• ,~ '' ~ .'_;','': . ,. ,. . ~. t ~„ t » F' - . ,~ ~ Z i.elrs uH 1v•~Sk[Sc;TO~(. j r ; si LAwS 01. 1vASHLtiGTO~i. ~ C3 ' ,. r w ' described boundaries, to wit: commencing at a point opposite the mouth i' ~ ' A\ ACT TO CP.EATE AND ORGA\'IZE THE COUNTY OF CLALASi. . ~ r , of Deschutes river on the north bank of Columbia river, thence running ~ SEC. 1: Be it ¢raact¢d by tJee Legislatize Assembly of the Territory of ~ north to forty-ninth parallel, thence alon; said parallel to summit of Rocky tains to forty-sixth li Washinl~ton, That all that portion of Jefferson county embraced withid oun ~ DZouutains; thence south along sumuait of Rocky thence west along said forty-sixth parallel to where it rallel f the following boundaries, to wit: commencing on the south side of the ; pa -~, degree o said Colwnbia river to place of r thence alon i Straits of Juan de Fuca, at a point in line as near as may be between Port Townsend and Port Discovery, so as to divide the peninsula between said g ver; . crosses the Columbia r beginning, be, and the same is hereby constituted and organized into a sep- , places as near equally as possible; thence due south to the summit of the arate count to be know n and called Walla-a-alla county. j, „ ~ daries shall b y Olympic range of mountains; thence following said range northwesterly to iI F oun l'hat all the territory embraced within said SEC. 2. under the ll b h to the sea coast; thence following .up the sea coast northerly to Cape ,, e a compose a county for civil and military purposes, and s !,:~. , axntties in this u l Flattery, and to the Straits of .luau de Fuca; thence easterly, along the ! ter o same laws rules restrictions and regulations as al cers as other counties ~' ff t coast to the place of beginning, is hereby constituted and organized into i y o territory, and entitled to elect the wane coun a separate county, to be known and called Clalam county. are entitled to elect. ~ e Skaniania county for ju- d t ' ( o SEC. 3. The said county shall be attache 1° dicial purposes. ~~ 3 AN ACT TO CRE ATE TIIE COUNTY OF CHEHALI3.. / ;,' i SEC. i. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory. of ~ AN ACT TO CREATE AND OItGANI7.E THE COUNTY OF SK ADiANIA. Washington, That all that portion of Thurston county embraced within , Territory of of tlie Asse7tibl ti l ~ • the following named boundaries, to wit: commencing at the north-west , y ve a SEC. 1. Be it enacted by tTce Legis , ing east of Cape „ . , l t k corner of Pacific county, on Shoalwater I3ay; thence due east to a point y y e coun Wa slcivrgton, That all that portion of Clar with all the count t d i due south of a point on the Chehalis river si_~ miles above Armstrong's y, o a n Rorn, be and the same is hereby organize ties in the territory; and that ( ,~; llills• thence north to the line of Sawamish count thence west alon y, g mhts and rivilemes of other coun powers,- rib p b at a point due north of a rock ,, t mencin said line of Satirarirish county to the Pacific ocean; thence south along the • ' ` g it shall be bounded as follows: com running thence ster Rock d R ll coast of Pacific Ocean and Shoahvater Bay, to the place of beginning, be , oo ca e on the south hank of Columbia aver, thence along ~ th latitude es i and the same is hereby constituted and organized into a separate county; , nor nut north to the parallel of 46 deg. 30 m of Rocky moon- b to be known and called Chehalis county. ase said parallel east to Rocl:y mountains; thence along 1 ton; thence cloavn t , f ~ ashin SEC. 2. That all the territory embraced within said boundaries shall g tains to south east corner of the territory ,o lace of be~imimg. ;t t Compose a county for civil and military purposes; and shall be undef 4 o p 't along the line of Oregon and Z~'ashiu~~•ton territory regulations and restrictions as all other counties in rules the same laws 1 SEC. 2: Said county shall be called Skamania. , } , , the territory of Washington, and entitled to elect the same officers as - ' ~ other counties are entitled to elect. - ~ - ---~ ---- • ' ' l; ,t AN ACT TO "DEFINE THE \O7tTIiI:P•\ BOti\DAItY OF CLARKS COUNTY. - y Be it evaded by the Lc~rislatiie Assembly of the Territory of 1 SEC . . That the northern line of the county of Clarke lie, and the J y Washington A\? ACT TO CREATE AND ORGdNIZE THE COUNTY OF wALLAwALLA• , same is hereby defined as fellows: Commencing ou Columbia ricer, on the st of il _ es ea south bank of Iialanra, at its month, rtnllling due cast six m SEa 1. • Be it enacted b-r tlee le slatir;easserrzbl~ o the territor o Wash_ thence due north to second standard parallel; thence due idian line ~n~tvn That all that rtion o~ kamania coun~ .tizthin the following ' b p° ; mer t to the western line of Skamania county. a a i - . e s fi0 ~. s ;!' r .i74 TsA1Ta OF R'AaHI!1GTOL(. .. ~ ! AN ACT TO CREATE AN7), ORGANIZE THE COUNTY OF, WAHBIACUM. SEC. 1. Be i~enacted by the LegislnEize Assembly of the Territory of T3Tashington, That all that portion of ~Pashin;ton territory contained within the following boundaries, namely: beginning at a point in the south= ern boundary line between said territory and Oregon territory dne so~ith from the south-west corner of the claim of Alexander S. Abernethy, and running thence due north to the southern line of Lewis county; thence westerly along said line to the _ eastern boundary line of Pacific county; thence south to the southern boundary line of ~Pashington territory, and ' thence easterly along said southern boundary line to the place of begin- . ~ ping, be organized into a county, to be known and called ~Pahkiacum county, and possess all the powers, rights and privileges of other counties ' ~ in this territory. SEC. 2. For jadicial proposes in all cases within the jurisdiction of the ' district court,' said county shall remain attached to Cowlitz county; and the sheriff of Cowlitz county shall serve all process issuing out of the dis. ' ~ trict court, in the same 'manner as if this county had not been organized: SEC. 3, The county seat of said county is hereby located at Cathlamet. ~ ~. j , ' AN ACT TO CREATE AND ORGANIZE THE COUNTY OF SAWAIHISH. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the .Lcgislatize llssembly of the Territory of, - ' Washington, 't'hat all that portion of Thurston county embraced within the following boundaries, to wit: commencing in the middle of the main ' channel of Puget Sound, opposite the mouth of Case's Inlet; thence wes- terly along the main channel to the point of land bettiveen Eld's Inlet and Totteu's Inlet; thence westerly, following the dividing ridge between said. ' inlet to the summit of the Coast Range of mountains; thence due west to the Pacifi"c coast; thence northerly along said coast thirty miles; thence due east to the middle of the main channel of Mood's Canal; thence along the middle of said channel to Nilke's Porta.~•e; thence easterly to the head of Case's Inlets thence down the middle of the main channel to the place of beginning, is hereby constituted and organized into a separate county, to be known and called Sawamish county. LAIi 3 OF ~S .I:i?II`iGTO:(. '47~ AN ACT TO CREATE A_\rD Olti,~,\ IZE W13.~TCO~I COUNTY. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the leL~i~:ire assembly of the territory of Washington, That all that portion ~~~ Eland county embraced within the following described boundaries, to wit: Commencing at the north point of Perry's Island, running dne east to tia_ummit of the Cascade mountains, thence north along the summit of thci~ascade mountains M the boundary line of the United States; thence ~~ sz along the boundary line to the Canal de Arrow, through the middle «: the Canal de lirrow to the Straits of Juan de Fuca; .thence through thr straits to the mouth of Ringgold's. channel; thence across the mouth of 3iuggolds channel to the place of beginning, be and the same is hereb}~ ~ ^ custituted and organized into a sep- arate county, to be known and calleu l~Tliatcom county. SEC. 2. That the territory embru-~i ~~ ithin said boundaries shall com pose a county for civil and military pii-doses, and shall be under the same laws, rules, regulations and restrictioi:~ as all other counties in the territory of ~Pashington, and entitled to elect the same officers as other counties are entitled to elect. SEC. 3. This act to take effect fron. and after its passage. AN ACT TO LOCATE THE COLT"=Y cEAT OF _CLARSE COUNTY SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the lrgisJ,rhe assembly of thz territory of Nrash- ` ington, That the county seat of Clarle county be, and the same is hereby, located and established at Columbia ~rity, on the east portion of ilfrs. Es- ter Short's land claim. • SEC. 2. Arad be it further enacted, That until such time as the county of Clarke shall furnish suitable baii~iilgs for the holding of courts, upon the place mentioned in first section d?' this act, all the courts required or permitted by law to be held within ~iil county, may be held at the dwell- ing house belonging to said 1lirs. EsY~i:' Short. Passed March 15, 1854. .n ~: ,~` ^{~ f i Cr ,~ i i. ~~ .(, 11. ~, ;,, ~. '. I ' t ii ~ li '~; !~ ~ • ,t { ;~ X70 1.lc1PS OF wASHL'QGTO'_r. said commissioners from any cause, shall fail to meet at the time and place aforesaid, or any other time or place to which the said commissioners may have adjourned, the sheriff of the county. shall, on the applicationrof either ~• of the said commissioners, notify in writing the other members of the board of some other day to be by him appointed, and require their attendance on such a day at the place aforesaid, and the commissioners, when assembled, shall proceed to view and mark said road: SEC. 3. The said commissioners, after having performed the services re- quired by this act, shall make a full and complete report to the county commissioners of ,the several counties through which the said road may • pass, within ten days after the completion of the survey. SEC. 4. That each county, through which the road shall pass, shall p'ay in proportion to the number of miles within its limits, and each commission er shall receive three dollars per day, while in actual service. AN ACT ADIENDATORY TO AN ACT EI~TTITLED AN ACT TO LOCATE AND ESTABLISH A TERRITORIAL ROAD FRUM OLYMPIA ON PUGET SOIIND, TO . THE TOw1~T OF bIONTICELLO, NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE COWLITZ RIVER, PASSED THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 21, 1854. SEC. L Be it e~ucded by the Leb~islative Assembly of the Territory. of Washington, That so much of the above act which appoints M. T. Sim • LA1V,3 OF \~'ASHLtiGTU~• 47.1:. boundary line of Sawamish county; thence westerly along said line of Sar wamish county to.the Pacific coastbonndariestshall, be i cludedm Jefferson included in the above described .•, connt3'. , , .. . AN ACT TO DEFINE THE EASTERN BOUNDARY OF PACIFIC COUNTY. SEC. It Be it enacted by the J,egaslative Assembly of.the Territm'y of . Washington, That the eastern boundary of Pacific county commence at a point in the channel of the Columbia river due south of a monntain~ known as Jim Crow; thence due north, over the summit of said mountain to the southern boundary of Chehalis county. SEC. 2. This act to take effect, and be in force from and after its pas- . sago., - ~ • . AN ACT TO CREATE COwLITZ COUNTY, AND DEFINE ITS BOUNDARIES. SEC. L' Be it evaded by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of - .That all the territory in the following described boundaries ' _ mons of Thurston county, one of said commissioners,. be, and is hereby Washington, {, ~ repealed,. and that F. gennedy of ~ Thurston county be and is hereby ap- i shall form anew county, to be called Cowlitz county, viz: Beginning at ~l , immona. ` the southeast corner of Pacific county, on the Columbia river, thence up- 1 ~ ~ ' .pointed one of said commissioners, instead of M. T. S said-river to the south bank of the Ralama; thence east to the first range 1 ~ ~F 4? line east of the meridian; th westerl tfollowing the said teaste fork ofrsaid ~~ ~ , ' ~ ~ ~ ' - • - -• the Cowlitz River • thence y ~:! ~' ,: % ,~ ~' ~ xiver to the point where it intersects with the west fork; thence due west I ~,.~,,u,.,~'~~~-~ . /'~"~-c-~^ 8~ f ~'• '. / ~ to the dividing ridge dividing the waters of Chehalis and Columbia rivers; i ~ thence along said ridge to the western line of Pacific county; thence to ~, ' AN ACT TO ESTABLTSH AND DEFINE THE SOUTH-EASTERN BOUNDARY the place of beginning, on the line of Pacific county at the Columbia ~~ I• ~ ~~ OF JEFFERSON COUNTY.. - . river... ~ ~ '• ' 11~ SEC. 1. Be it evaded by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of ~ ~~ Washington, That the south-eastern boundary of the county ot; Jefferson I ' in said territory, shall be as follows: commencing at the Admiralty Inlet y ~ • _ G '; at a point where the eastern boundary line of Bing county runs through ~ Pilot Cove; thence from said poiut in a westerly and strait line to the e~- ~ - _ ~ ` Creme upper point of Hood's canal; thence down said canal to the northern... ~ I §', l~~c~ -_ 30 I..~'itiPS Oh' W:ISHINGTON , AN ACT • F()Ii TIfE BELIL•'F OF ~VIiATCO~i COLTN~'IC, ~ y SI~:cvTlciv 1. I3e it enacted by tJ~e Legislative Assembly of fhe Tert~itory of lYashinyton, That the county of 1'4rhatcom ' ::llall be and the sarne is Ilereby relieved from all responsibilit}~ for fees and costs of orrery nature whatsoever, hereafter to be incurred by or against individuals residing oIr San Juau, Orcas, Loper., and all other Islands ~r~ithin the defined limits of said . county, now under the joint military occupation "of the govern- nlents of the United States and Great Britain. ' Sic..2. This act to be and remain in force from an.c~ after ~ 1t5 aSSav p ~,e until said joint Iilitary occupation mentioned in section first shall cease. Passed the IloLise of Representatives January 10th, 1868. " P. B. JOI3NSON, i ~ ~ Speaker of the House of Representalires. Passed the Council January 13th, 1868. ~ f ii. G. STRUVE, Preside~~l of the Council, ; Approved January ~d:3th, 1SG8. ~iARSIIALL li'. 1tiiUORE, Goeernor of Washinb ton Territory. ~~ !1`N ACT - TU ~:'`:R:irE ~*rn ORGY\IZF, TIIR COLTNTI OF QL'ILLEILL;YTN.. Slscrlox 1. L'e it enarte~1 by th.e I,e~i~lative Assembly of tl~,e lerrit+~rj/ of ~~tu"sl,inytox, Tliat all that portion of t1Le Territory +~#' ~YaA]Iington included ~vitllirl the following limits lie and the FIRST BIENN LAL SESSl©N. ffi same is hereby organized into a county known as the county of Qnille]LUyte, to wit : Commencing at the month of the ~y- atch river, on the Pacific coast, and extendingin asouth-easterly direction along the summit of the Olympic range of mountains. to a point where the 124th meridian of w eat luny tude crosses the ~Sth parallel of latitude, thence south along said parallel of longitude to the north boundary of Chehalis county, thence west along said boundary to the Pacific ocoan to low tide mark, thence along said coast north, inclndinb all islands, to t}ie place of beginning. St;c. 2. Gideon Brownfield is hereby appointed auditor of said county, and John C. Brown, Aurelius Colbr and Jahn Z'Peir are appointed a board of cnmmissiollers, and Smitlr Trog3r be and is .herebyy appointed sheri$; and all vacancies shall lac filled by the Governor of the Territory, on petition by the res% dents; and all officers appointed, either by this act or by tlie~. Governor, shall hold their offices Lentil t11e nest general elec;tiorl~, or until their successors are elected and gLtalified. SEC: 3. All laws of a general nature in regard to counties in this Territory shall be applicable to said county. SEC. 4. The county' of QLLi11e1LU~~te is hereby united to the counties of Clalm and Jeflerson in •the election of Joint. CoLxn- cihnan, and to the county of Clalm in the election of Joint Representative. SEC. a. The said county of Quillehuyte shall be united ta~ the third judicial district for judicial purposes. SEC. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. ' Passed the House of Representatives January 27th, 1868. . P. B. JOI3NSON, Speaker of th e ~~'ouse of ~epresentativea, Passed the Council January 21st, 1868. H. G. STRUVE, I''resideait of tjie Cousuil. Appi•~ved January 29th, 1868. MARSIiALL F. 11ZOORE, ~ " ' Governor of lYaslcingtan Territory. lls - .~ t r Q.r_ ,~4t v ~' ~ ~~~~~~, %~o-~wrzG~Gyi..~t~-J ~~ ., c ~ jElfb u1 l ,~ p n THE report of E.A.FitzHenry, conjunction with the Surveyor of Jefferson ~~ructions of the Board of County Commissi~ lished the Boundary line between CLALLAT~I COUNTY,~vas read, as follows: ~;.: ,.. Counjry purveyor, Who, in County, had, pursuant to in- ~ners, surveyed and estab- COUNTY and JEFFERSON _c ... .. Survevtor's Report of Clallam and Jefferson County t~oundry line,in dispute at the dare-senf tmme- Report as follows:- Ccmanencing at the raout~h of ..Eagle Creek anti running one mire West~~ as described in Hills Annotated Cade of VVashingtonI Then estaolished a post at the mouth. of F~~;le Creek six by six :inches and ei~~;ht feet lang,set four. feet in the ground acid cribad up around sa ~.s to prefect from high water or rough su.rf,said post is marked Clallam County on t}~e north side ::znc: Jefferson County on Ghe So~~th side.T'rom said sfake bears. a fir tree thirty s.x inches in diameter South 22 degrees hest ninety nine and five tenths feet A fir tree 2~ inches in diameteer north ~3 degrees Rest 233 feet. A fir tree thirty inches in diamet^r North 7l degrecas and ~~ mirnites West 298 feet. all three trees marked and blazed .3.T. Line running Udest from mouth of Eagle creek intersects Section line aetween sPCtimns 27 and 28 three hundasd end sixty seven and seven tenths feet from m®uth of said creek. l14 feet North of i/4 Section past aetween paid sections .then continuing the line to the West anc mile from place of beginning and established a ceader post four by four and six fe~;t, long set t o fe~ef in the ground to which bears a fir tree 14 inches in diamPtF~Y• T~orth 45 ~, d.egrees East 1~en fact .A fir tree 18 ~:nches in diametF~r ~?orth l~ deg;re es ~fest 20 f ~;et. A fir free 20 inches in diameter South ~~5 degrees l~rest 10 ~ feet. Said stake is marked Clallam County on the North and hest sides and Jefferson Cowlty can the South.. past side. . `The result Qf the .survey dives Jefferson County a strip of land one hundred and fourteen fe~;t wide and three hundred and sixty sever and seven tenths land on the South side of lgt two ~2} Section number 27, being approximatelyT nne acre in measurement and a strip of land one hundred and fourteen fe~;t wide and ft~ur thousand nine hundred .and twelve and three tenths 1on~ aein~ twelve and ei~,hty seven hundredths acr~;s off frem the South side ` of the North. one half of Section 28 al]. of Township number 30 N ~ Rare 2 t!Vest 1~.I~1. Clallam County secures a strip of land 383 feet wide and l2 and .58 miles long; of surveyed land and seven miles of unsur~te~yed land amounting; to 580 acres of surveyed land said 580 acres des- cribed as follows oeing a.strip of land 383 feet wide and 2754 ,~ feet long off from. the N1esi, sides of the 5.x.1/4 of Sec. 28. and a strip 383 f~F~t ~~ide and one mile long; off from the Kest side of Sec. 33. of Toumship 30 ,North Range 2 '~dest of ~.;ar. and a strip a~i~~ feet wide; off from the ~~rest side of Seeti©ns 4,9,1~,~1,28,and 33 of Township 29 North Range 2 1"est of ~r"',~'ri. and a strip 383 f~set vaide of'f from tr3e Wiest, side of sections J,16,21,28, and 33 of Township 28 North. R~ ge 2 ~='est of ~d.~i, Havint compleeted that work,I proceeded to Diamond paint in enmpany with the County Surveyor of Jefferson County to locate the exact position of Hrot!~ction Island, having located Tsland as shown ray map aecompynin~ t,h's -r~pcrt. I found .said Isl~:nd according to the descriptimn of oaundary lines in Hills Annoted Cc~de~ to ae situated in Clallam County~to the -satisfaction of the Jefferson County Surveyor ~' l said surveyor af. Jef f ersc~n Gc~unt~r~ admitting ghat the laQatign of the Island in the field places it in Clal7.am County out claims the Island for Jefferson Ccninty on the grounds that t}~ intent.ians of~~ the person who drafted.. f~he Dill passed by ~*„he ~errritorial °~ Legislature Qf .the '.Ferritor4r c,f ~~Js.shingtan ;,=~s to .include said Protection Island. in the territory eTrlpraced r~;J Jefferson Count~f. ~ ,Respectfully suamitted ,~ ~`% ~• Ccaunt3= SurveyaN cif Gla n C©unty. ;~~ I WHERP~UPON it was 6RDERED that the s2me be approved and pla- ced on file in the office of the Conunt~t Auditor, and it is FURTN.ER ORDERED that the COUNTY of CLALLAI~J1^as therein set forth, including PROTECTION LS LAND, and the County Auditor is directed to deliver to the. Board of County Commissioners of Jr;FFRSON CO[7NTY a copy of sated re- port and to notify them of the fact that CL.!~LLAi~1 COtJn1TY claims as aforesaid, and will claim the taxes arising therefeom. STATE of WASHINGTON, ) COUNTY o f C LALLAP.21 s. s. I, J0~?I1 UJ.TROY, Auditor of CLALLAIv1 COUNTY, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a. full, true and correct cop~,r of the Jo~zrna.l of tkze Board of County Oo~~Yunissioners and the orders theretbn with rela- tion to t}.:~e CLALLAt~.I-J ~rFEl~:SO!3 boundary matter, at pages 236, 237, 238 and. 2::9 of Journal i~1o.3' the proceedings of v~hich the foregoing is a record havi.~tak:-n place at the regular July session of the said Board, o;~. T.~ursday, July 6th, 1<, 93. IN ~VITT~IESS ?~dkit,F~OF I have hereunto 'set zny hand and the seal of the Board of County Cox~unissioners, lb his 21st day of July ., X393. Q unty Auditor, CL.ALLA1~.~ CGU'~~1'sY, WASH. f~: .r. ~;` TRIANGULATION aND CONTROL SURVEYS LAND SURVEYS axo SUBDIVISIONS PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER 420 EAST FIRST STREET, PORT ANGELE5, WASHINGTON PHONES: GL 7-9907 -- RESIDENCE, SEQUIN MURDOCK 9.5958 geptember 12, 1911 F3:arvey Christian Jet`s°erson County Engineer ~ s Qf'rice Port Townsend, ~asfzington Dear Harvey; WATER arvo SEWER SYSTEMS MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING IH regard to the boundary between Clallam and Jefi't'erson Counties wriich we discussed by phone, two copies of the data I have been able to ~`ind here are enclosed. I would appreciate your looking it over and making any add- itions or corrections Headed. If' you can find any record oi' the Jet'r'erson County Commissioners approval oi' the 18J~ survey, I would appreciate your sending me a summary so I can include it in a Final drai't of this compilation. It might be also good to have. the date and Cause Number of the Superior Court Decision;; det•initely placed at Protection Island,'`Jef`f'erson County. It would seem remately possibl® that the decision in triis case might have made some mention of the 333 or 39b-root disfianca. Sincerely, Enclosures JU~1~/amh ;:; ~~ ~ ={ t, ,t ., r~vr ro,. .. ~' ~` .. a r~ :-~ ~;~. =,4 i a ti;; ,. .: bra /:V~ «. 1 iu r~ k t ~.,w WJ BOUI.y]~A}?Y LTIv'I~ C~~}JY,Jefferson ~ C'la,il~.~ Counties. L+'nginear ordered to rrieet Cla,lla~~. county en~in ~~r and make preiiz~~irlary joint surv~sy.June ~,1~93 ~ 216 .'••~.Godfre.y,Pep.Co.Surve;~or reports,July 7,1:;95 T 262 Dep.~ur. to ~~vork in conjunction i~rith surveyor of C1a,llar.~ County a,n~~. locate the corner of Jefferson Couli~y ,just ti~~~est of 1+;a,~le creek July 7,1~y3. l . 262-263. Auditor to furnish the Cour~t,y Cotc~rir~ssioners 'v~/itYl o, certi- copy of tre nep surveyor's r:;~ ort, guf~ust 7,193. F 266 ~,la.iras on surve~r allo~ve~ Au~;.7,1c.y3. F 271 BOUN7)AT?Y LIT~'~~; S~r.~V~'Y,Jef~°erson g, C}1eh~,iis Counties. Surveyor' ~ report, referred to Co .Attorney Auk. G,1~.y3 /r 2 79 ~r ,~ ; 44. LAGS OF N~iSHT11~G~0~T. ~: ~~ ~}~ . ~~~' 4.` fU yi: .l. ~~, cur a~;. ..i ~, ~~r:.. i~ ail.. ~i '~ ..7 ; ' iii= ! "a - ~ ~ i, j`3 a 1.. 1 LSl`I ~V.l . s7 .,l ;,F, s' ,E9'[ :, t. :: a: ,: ~ :..., .. ' ,,' ~DEFINITC•80IILrTY LINE8I\ TnE TERRLTOBY OF wASniAGTON;,~ ~~' ~w ;~trxEaFas,_In consequence of,tho frequent amendments . '' ~ heretofore maderegarding county lines,much.doubte~ists as.to ;'`, '~, the proper boundaries of counties, making dif5cnlty to. courts. • ~~ . ~~ and oiBcers as 'to questions of jurisdiction,, and. in order. to °'N ~i .remove an uncertainty, it becomes necessary thatsuch county ,~ F~ , . .lines shouldbe accurately defined; therefore ~ ': ~ ~ ~,. ~~ ~~ - . , SECTLOit 1. Be itenacted by the Leyislatave ~4ssembly of t1~e• i ~ - _ Territory. of YPasliiauyton, .That the following shall be the organ ' a ized counties of Washington Territory, and the respectLVe boun~ .. , ;~ ,,j . ~ ~laries thereof; that is to say. =~' ~ • •' ;~ ` '_ ~ j ~ ' tiVhatcom county shall be bounded as follows:f Commenc ' i`~ ~ ~ ing at tho west end of Deception'Passage, thence up saLd'~as" ~ • ~`` '~ ' sage 'mid-channel'in'an' easterly direction to,'~the southern '' ~ dntrance of Sivinamish slough or river- thencefollowing°tbe b , t ?' ~' ~ ', meandcrings of tho beach easterly Ito where th©eighth_standard ''`~ ,parallel strikes the beach;; thence due east along-said parallel to ' .. E~, u the summit of the Cascade mountains;.. thence northerly alongf ' ~ • .the snmmit.of said mountainsto the forty-ninth parallel'of'north ~. ~~' '1 .. ~ ,~ . ,latitude;, thence west along said forty-ninth parallel to the polLi~' j digiding the.American sand British .posse4sions in the Gulf of: Georgia,, thence. along said boundary line to the Strait'of Juan ' I de Fuca; thence southerly to the'place of` beginning ' ~, ~ Snohomish.county, shall be bounded as follows: Commenc- . ~ ' ?~ ~ ~ ~ corner of Whatcom count ~• thence east. ~ ing _at the south west. }, ., ' ,i-.~ , ~ `, , to the summit of tho Cascade mountams;.thence southerlyalong ~.: said summit, to-the north-east corner of'ging county, It being a -point duo east of the- north-east corner'of township number twentys•Lx .north, `ralige four`east, thence due west. along the i ~- ' north line of Bing county to Admiralty Inlet; thence. northerly along t~Le channel of said inlet to the entrance of Port Susan, : ' including Gedney Island; thence u~ the main channel of Port.- Susan to the mouth of tho Steilagamish river;: thence north- . . ~ .: . r_ ,. . ~ Ji OUItTEENTH SESSION:. 45 . . westerly •through the channel of tfie slough at the head of . C rnano Island, thence northerly toahe place of'beginning` ,,if t~' Jefferson county shall be; bounded as follows. Commend ing at the middle of the channel of 9.dmiralty Inlet due noitli . of Point Wilson, thence westerly along the straits of Fuca to' the `north of Protection; Island, to a<.point opposLte' the middle of the channel between Protection Island and Diamond Pomi on the west of Port'Discovery Bay; thence `following np the' '~ middle of said?channel; to a point directly east of the mouth of : • Eagle creek; thence west to the mouth of Eagle creek; thence one mile~west from'the mouth of said.'creek;.thence south to _ -the summit of .the Olympic range of mountains, it being the south-east corner of Claim county, on the nortlL boundary, line ; of ~ township twenty-seven north,. range two west, thence west ' ' to the Pacific Ocean; thence southerly along, the coast , to the . • ~. mouth of Queets; thence east_to the middle of the cbannel of Hnod's. Canal; .thence. northerly along _ said channel to the mLdi ' ~• ` ~ dle of the channel of Admiralty Inlets thence northerly follow; ,~ . `_ing, the channel of said inlet to a point duenorth of Point ~'PLI- ` ` ' son.and place of~beginnmg. ,;~.• , ,. °.. .,.'r .Claim county shall be bounded as follows: Commencing ; - ' at the north-west corner of Jefferson county, at a point opposite . '. the middle of the channel. between Protection Island and DLa mono point on the west of Port Discovery Bay; thence follow- ing np the middle of saLd channel to a point directly,east of the -. mouth of Eagle creek; thence west ~to the' mouth. of Eagle. . ,creek; thence one mile west from the month of said creek; ~. thence south to the north boundary. line of township twen'tp~ seven .north, range .two west; thence west to the sea coast; thence following up the said coast to. Cape Flattery, and to the.: Strait:of Juan de Fuca; thence easterly along the coast of saLd traLt• of Juan de Fuca to the-place of beginning ~,, _ Dlason . county shall be bounded as follows:. -Commencing - in the middle of the main channel of .Puget Sound opposite the mouth of Case's Inlet; thence westerly along the main channel up to the head of Totten's Inlet; thence south to the-south-west • JET - - - 1$cb ~~ ~~'~ ~ 30 LAtiPS OF 4PASIIINGTON .yr, S ', ~. ~. "id >.~. .5, t .fa, ,{ sr.~ • ~ : l "' FOE TItE EELIEF OF wHATC03t WUNTY,; ` ,• • , ' . t , } , _' $1'.cITON 1: I3e it ena~d by" tlze" Zer~tslative 14sse~nbly' of _ ~ tke Terrrtvey~ of ~u8liington!` That the county of. ~Pliatconi t "1 sliall be and the same is~hereby relieved from all~~responsibility ~ . ~ x '. F for~fees and costs of o~•ery natllre whatsoever, hereafter to be ~ E• " incurred by or against individuals residing on San Juan; "Orcas, ~' i T.opez, and all other Islands within the `defined ' ]imits of .said L P 4 ~• ~ county, now under the joint military occupation"of the govern. ` ment3 of the IInited States and Great Britain r F,'t . SEC. 2. Thin act to he and remain'in force from and` after I i`~ ~ its passage until said joint military occupation mentioned in ' r . seetimi first shall cease; " r 1.. - ~` ~' Passed the Ifonse of Representatives January lOt1r, 18G8. ~ P.. B. JOHNSON ~ :: ;'~ ~ , ~ . r ~ • ~ Speaker of the Hauae o~ Represeatatiru. ' . Paused the Council January 13th, 1868. ' ~~ . r ' , ~. ~ H. G. STRUVE; : . • , .. t;< . Pruiderr! of tht Comnct~, •. ~.. Approved January 29th,1SG8. ` ~ ~fARSIIALL F."MOORS, ' , ~ ~ Gournor of Washington Territo>•y ,~ I <, . } ~~-3 . .. ._ r ~ ` _~ ~ ~ . t ~~ , ?'U CrtRdTE ARD ORGdSt7,E Ti[E COUNTY OF QIII1:LEnUYTE. SE(,Tltry 1. P,e it en~rcled ~y the le;~i,rlative dsReritbly of flee 'ler•ritvt•~ of I~dshingtox., That all that portion of the Territory r - ~If 1Ya;hington included within the following limits be and the ,, - - ~..~ .~.~..-~+r1. +..,~y,,:..-?.....~.~..wsv.~..e~aezm~.eaaws.em~v±cacti-raeaayw.aiv.~.~~.:___woF-•m1 ;, 1u _ ..; FIRST I3IE11'\IAL S~SSICIN, 8I , same is hereby organized into a county known as the county of `' ' . Qnillehuyte, to wit: ,Commencing at .the month of the Wy` ~ ,,~ , atch river, on the Pacific coast, and exteudinginasouth-easterly w, ~ , ` direction along the summit of the Olympic range of mountains ~, :I • j to a point where the 124th meridran of .west lonmtude crosses . the 4Sth parallel , of hititude, thence south. along said parallel ,-. tj of longitude to; the north boundary of Chehalis county, thence a . west along said boundary to the Pacific ocoan to low tide mark,, ~. . :: thence along'said coast north, including all islands, to the place . '' of beginning ~. ~ , . ; , . • ~ SEc. 2. Gideon Brownfield is• hereby appointed auditor. of said county, and John C. Brown, .Aurelius Colby and Jolla ZPeir are appointed a board of commissioners, •andSrnitlr Trajr~ ~ t, be and is hereby appointed. sheriff, and all vacancies shall ire filled by the Governor of the Territory, on petition by the res% s~I : dents; and all officers appointed, either by this set or by_the. Governor, shall hold their otficea,nntil the nestgeneral election, or until their successors are elected and qualified ' SEC: 3. All laws of a general nature in re,;ard to counties ` in this Territory shall be applicable to said county. ' SEC. 4:.The county of Qnillehuyte is liereby united to the ' counties of Claim -and Jefferson in •the election of Joint. Conn, _ ~ .' ~`-~ Gilman; and to the county of Claim in the election of Joint ' Representative: • • . _ ' SEC. 5. The said county of Quillehuyte shall be'united to ~ the third judicial district for judicial ~pnrposea f SEa 6. This act shall take effect and be in force. from and after its passage... ~ :'' Passed the House of Ropresentatives January 27th, 1868.`-. ~ ~ P. B. JOHNSON, Spealter of thegouse of Representatives. ~ 4 ,` Passed the Counei] January 21st, 1868. t .:'~ H. G. STRUVE; ~ ' ' ` I r ;'"' Presideaat of the Council. ~ '. Appr_wed January 29th,1SG8. t ~ • ItiARSH9LL F. MOORS, ' ~ - ~ • • Governor of Waslaingtan Territvey.: ' ~. , . !ls . /~: ~y + ~ ` . ~, ~ ~~ ~ ., - ~ • _ ,.. .~ ~,,~, X,,. ~,. ~'~I ~ ~C ~-- ~N ~ ~ ~ ~ ~\ ~~ ~ ~- ~, ~ c.,a C - cam- ~ , ~ -J