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Home My WebLink About1123 COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS-N JEFFERSON COUNTY, WASHINGTON THrW:JLo\~Q.... Mr. Oliver Orr, A~ricultura1 Agent and Mr. John Bolton appeared before the Board relative to the Bangs Disease Program. George Huntingford moved that May 3rd be fixed at 2:00 p.m., for hearing on Bangs Disease Program. Bertil Kruse seconded the Motion. Motion carried, The Commissioners met with Mr. H. L. Payne on Marrowstone Island ree;arding his drainage problems on his property. The cash was counted in the Treasurer's office and the amount of $3,9J.j.2.22 was found to be co rrect. 'rhe Treasurer's report was signed. In regard to t.he 1% Real Estate Sales tax for 195/., ,Momay, April 26th, at 10:00 A.M., was set for hearins for an Ordinance relating to the matter. Recess at 4:00 p.m. Monday, April 19, 1954. The Honorable Board met in regular session at 10:00 A. M., with all members present. The Commissioners cancelled manifest errors on the tax rolls, as submitted by the ~ County Treasurer. Appli ci'ttions for County lAnd were approved as follows: '" Robert E. Worthington - S~ s6 Gvt. Lot 3, Sec. 30 Twp. 29 R 1 E, offered Wm. Wayne Greiner - Eisenbeis Add. Lotu 1-8 inc. Block 115, offered Plans for rebuilding Spencer Creek Section of Bee Mill Road No. 17, were by the Board, the estimate for work amouning to $6,468.00. For the p1lrpose of abandoning the Queets River Road (No. 62) May 17th at 10:00 A. M., was fixed for the time of hearing on the matter. A call for bids for May 17th at 2:00 p.m., ',.,ras made for furnishing Bituminous Plant Mix, etc., for use on County roads. On the mat.t.er of filling the posi tion of County Assessor, BertH Kruse moved th at Carl Christian be api"\ointed Acting County Assessor, seconded by George Huntingford. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Christian will assume the duties in the near future. $50.00. $50.00. appro'fed -' Ii! This meeting was postponed to April 26, 1954 for the purpose of h01ding a hearing on the 1% real estate sales tax ordinance. it.;:.1 Monday Apri 1 26, 1954. The Board met in special session, continued from April 19th, at 10:00 A.M., for the purpose of hearing the proposed ordinRnce relatine to the 1% real e state sales tax to be levied on sales of real estate in this Connty. Resolutions requesting this measure were received from School Districts Nos. 20, 46, 48, 49 and 50. The proposed Ordinance was duly advertised for hearing at this time and no persons appearing to object to the matter, a motion was made by George Huntingford, seconded by Bertil Kruse that Ordinance No. VII, be adopted by the Board. Motion carried. The Ordinance is as follows: ORDINANCE NO. VII ORDINANCE RELATING TO SALES O~' REAL ESTf..TE AND LEVYING AN EXCISE TAX THEREUN BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of. .Jefferson County, 3:l1te of Washingtun, that Ordinance Number 4 is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION I "Sale" shall have its ordinary meaning and shall in addition include any conveyance, grant, assignment, qui t-claim, or transfer of ownership of or ti tIe to real property, in- cluding stllndlng timber, or any estF.\te or interest therein, for a valuable considerati on and any contract for such grant, assignment, quit-lcaim or transfer, and any lease with a.n option to purChase real property, including standing timber, or any estate or interp.st xwem:.) therein OJ' other contract under wh ich possession of the prope rty is given to the purchaser or any other person by his direction while title is retained hy the seller as security and the payment of the purChase price, but shall not include transfers by gift., devise, or inheritance, nor a sale by or to the United States, the St::te of Washington, or any political 9ubdivision ther~of or a mlln:l.cipal corporaUon of this State, nor a transfer by appropriation or decrae in condemnation proceedings brought by the United States, the State or any political subdivis!ol'l5thereof or 8. municipal. cor;JOl'''iI;i.on, nor a mor'tgage or other t,ransfer of the interest in real property merely to seCl\re A debt, nor the as:Ji.gnment thereof, nor any transfer or conv'3yance made pursuant to an order of salEl by the Court in any mortgage or 1:1.80 foreclosure proceeding or upon executlon nf judgment, or a deod in lieu of foreclosure to satisfy a mortgHe;e or a conveyoncI? to the Federal Housing Admlnistration or Veterans' Adminlstrution by an authorized mortgagee made pursuant to a contract of Insul'ance or guaranty wl.th the Feder'll Housing .\dministr';lt.lon, nnr a t,r:ln:Jfer or assignment of a vAndor's interest jn a contract for the sl:\le of real pr'op()rt.y even though accompanied by a. conveyance of the vendor's intereflt in the rr.al propert.i involvpr\ ~!, nor a transfer in compliance with the terms of any lea!Je or contract Uf'Or\ which . a tax as imr>osed by this orlnance has been paid or wherfl such lease or cont.r,lct. wrw entered into prior to May 1, 1951, nor the 3ulo of' any grlve or lot in an () st.abll.RhfJ,1 cemetery. "Sollar" ,11llll. :I.nclude any individuaL, Mlstgnee, receiver, t.rIlAt.flFJ in bankruptcy, trust, astute, fJ.rlll, co-partnership! join t ventl~r(J, club, company, Jo.i. nt.. utll ek (~, 'n1f:<\rl i, 1>u..J l ~1'; J, trust, corporation, municipa or quani-municipal corporntian, association, socinty, or any group of indivldualo acting as a uni t, whethor mutual, co-operrJt..1. ve, fT'al."r'nal, non- iproi'it or otherwlzo but shall not include the United St.lltss or the St La of 1,"'ushi.nL~t,on, lor any pol1tiOl:ll subdivisions of t.he St:.llte of Washine;ton and m'Jntdpal. corpOr[lti.oT1::J of this :iStata. Ii "Salling pr1..ce" shall mean the considerution, in money or Hnythtnf, of val\Jo, r:'lid or I',delivored or contrsr.ted to be pdd or deli verod :l,n return for the t,r.:1n:::fcl' of the T'/Jill pr'Op- iertyor estato or intorost therAln and shall include the amount of any liAn, mOT'tg8~c, Ilcontract, indebtodnllas, or other incumbrance given to secure payment of tho purchl.llJo price: or any part thereof', or remaining unpaid on such property at. the time of' stich !lld,c, includ- ing tho lImount ot' Any lien or enc'.lmbrance existing ae;ainot the property /lnd agroerl to be paid by tho pu,rchal:ler, but flhall not include the amount of any outstand:l,ng 110n or' encum- brRnQ~ j,n .favor of' the United Statao, the State, or a muni cipal corpornt.ion for taxeD, lf3pec11l1 b<<lMf'lts, or improvements. . I I I I