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Home My WebLink About0991 - ------~-----_.. ... ,..."....". ...-..... .., I ,)')C ~tJ~ ~ COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS-N JEFFERSON COUNTY, WASHINGTON ~~_,=_Ll.AD_~!!EO. _ Monday~ November 5, 1951. Tne Board of Jefferson County Commissioners met at 10:00 A. M., with all members present. Mr. Joseph P. Sexton, of the Exploration Department of the Standard Oil Company of California, appeared before the Board relative to leasing oil and mineral rights on a parcel of land owned by Jefferson County near Quilcene. Upon motion made by Bertil Kruse seconded by James Yarr, a lease was signed for the County to Standard Oil Company of California, for drilling purposes on Lot J, SE~ ~!~ Sec. 6., Lot 1, N~ NW~ NEii' wi NE~ NE~, Sec. 7; T. 27 N., R 1 W. W. M.j SE~ ~1~ Sec. ;1, T. 2$ N., R 1 W. W. M., and i 00.00 was paid for the first two years lease by the Standard Oil Company'. Mr. J. F. Marts from Bean and Marts Logging Co., appeared relative to a report that their company was removing logs from land whi~, is in the tax foreclosure sale to be held November 30th. The matter will be investigated astehe exact description of the land being logged. An adjustment will be made in the matter. Minutes of the last regular meeting were read and approved as read. Bills were examined and approved as follows: Current Expense Assistance County Roads Tuberlalosis Hosp. Law Library Flood Control $ 6,522.11 1,341.10 26,782.35 2,426.00 20.14 4,999.75 ~ Crown Zellerbach Corporation and Mr. Leonard Ziel were responsible for the construction of a score board at the Memorial Field. Mr. Jas. Yarr made a motion seconded by Mr. Bertil Kruse that letters of thanks be sent to ~~. Ziel, Robert Allan, Art Tickner, Jack Dodd, and others assisting for their efforts in making such a fine improvement to the Field. Motion seconded by Bertil Kruse. Mrs. Peter Naughton appeared and requested a culvert on Hastings Avenue near the Clarence Smith Farm and her farm, to protect land from being flooded with water. Mr. Jones, County Engineer agreed to tal(:e the matter up immediately. Chima cum School District No. 49, wishes to extend their carpenter shop a few feet and it would extend over on County property. It will be allowed, by ruling of the Board. In accordance with Notice given for the hearing on Ordinance No. III, relating to real estate sales tax, a motion was made by James Yarr, seconded by Bertil K~lse adopting the Ordinance as follows: ORDINANCE NO. III ORDINANCE RELA TING TO S f..LES UF REAL ESTA'l'E AND LEVYING AN EXC.ISE 'l'J\X 'l'HEHEON BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County, State of Washington, that Ordinance Number I (your present Real Estate Tax Ordinance) is hereby amended to read as follows: I SEC[ON I Definitions: "Sale" shall have ite ordinary menning and shall in addition include any conveyance, grant, assignment, quit-claim, or transfer of ownership of or title to real property, includin~ standing timber, or any estate or interest therein for a valuable consideration, and any contract for sucll conveyance, grunt assignment quit-claim or transfer, and any lease with an option to purcha:lo r9a1 property, including !!,.t8ndlng timber, or any estate or int.erest therein, Ok" any cont.~act under \'1hir.h possession oC €na property is given to tho purchaser or any other pal'son by his direction while title is retained by the seller as security for the payment of the purchase p1'1 ce, but shell not include transfers by gift, devise or inheritance, nor a aale ~ the United St;.tes or the StHte of ',VElshln&;On, !\2!: ! transfer ~ appropr~ation 'C)'F"decrjl<! :f.il conaeiiinatTo.!! pr.ocee!1tUitrf)rOUg}l~~the Un ted S~ates, the 8tate, or a munrclpar-corporutron nor a tranofer in compl ~nce with the terms of any lease orcoiitract upon whichL\ tax aa~mpooed by this ordinance han been paid or where such UIl lease or contruct was entered into prior to Hay 1, 1951, nor to t he ~li.lle of UIlY ,.grave or lot in an established cemetery, nl)r a mortr;age or othEJr tl'Linsfer of an intere ut in real property merely to secure a dehtl .!l2! .!d!!. asetilllmen!: .!'.h2.!'2of; PHl\VIllBD, nny tl'(ln sfer or conveyance pursuant to any pr,()ceed ngs for the oreolo5uJ'o orlmy mOl'tgl.li~e, lien or other incumbranoo, except 11 satisfaction th'll'{lOf, whet,hor axecuttHl by tho sh or'iff by public sale or by a nyone by public or privata 6fllf:l to ~ati81'y a dabtehall be subject to this tux. The assignment or other transfer of a uellor'!) intarllst in a contrllct for tho slIle of real property or any estate or intel'e~t therein, eVtln though ucr.ompunied 'uy a conveyance of the saller' 8 interest in the real property shall not bo tuxable und!:lr this ortlinunce ehere such assignment or transfer was mado on or ;.\f1,er September 6, 1<))1, but where such assigned oontract is forIei ted foreclooed, or othv,r,Ii:Je not 'IOl'fOl'lllOd, and the assi gnee thersby obtains the interest oJ: the purchaser therein, u tuxHblll Dille of r'cal propeJ'ty shall then be deemed to have ocourrEld and the b!llllnce then due on ouch contract at the tJ,me of forfeiture shall bo deemed to be tho aelling price. "Seller" eho.llincludo any individuo.l, nDoiL:llee, l~eooived, trufltee in bankruptcy, trust, estate, firm, co-partnership, jo.:.nt venture, club company, JoJ,nt :jl;.ock COm!'llny, business trust. corporation, munioipal or qLlfls:l.-municlpoi cori,orlltion, ufll3ociution, society, or any group of individuals nctinf ao l\ unlt, whether mutual, co-operutivtl, fr!ltornul, non-profit or otherwise. but ahal, not include the United Stllt,ea or the Stl",O of ':Jllflhinr;ton. "'Selling price" ehn.ll moqIl the conaideration, ill money OJ' onything of valuo, potll or delivered or contracted to be paid or d*'livered in return for the trllnofer of tho rODl property or e state or i ntcreat therein and ohall include the llmount of any lien, rnor't,r,nga, 'contr~ indebtedne8s or othe,r inoumbrance gi ven to secure payment of the purchlHlo price .'or any port thereofl or remaining unpaid on such property at the time of such Dille, including 'ithe amount ot any 1 en or onoumbrance existing ngainot;the property nnd (\ greed to bo pill d i'by the purohasor,. but shall not include the amount of ~ outatllnd1.ng lion or oncumbrance ~il ta"~ 9f. the !m1tt'.ld-stiites.~ ~ttHt.!l~.2!: a muniC!pn. corporation 1'01: ~,-.Q.l?!!Ell\l \ib'inil'i....s.. .9.!:1iiiprovem~ I SECTION II Ther~ io horeby lev10a and the~e ohall be coll.ectod by the Trea8ure~ on ouch sale of any real propClrty situated in :Jefforaon County a tax equal to one per cont 01' t.M sell1 ng pi'! ce. I I