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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1179 COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS-N JEFFERSON COUNTY, WASHINGTON I _.~:~::-:-::-,~~~_~"C:"c-:-~~~,.~_-:-:-.-:::-:-:-'-':-:-:--c.-::-;:-::.=.- TH & LEA_OKft co. Monday, May 2, 1955. The Honorable Board of Jefferson County Commissioners met in regular session with all members present. Mrs. Ward B. Williams and Mrs. Lee C. Davis apl'eax'ed and explained the p~ans for the cattle bUilding to be erected at the Jefferson County Fair Grounds. This being the time advertised and puglished for hearing on the proposed Ordinance No. IX relating to sales of real estate and levying an excise tax thereon, there being no objections entered, and the Resolutions of each school district in the County beiJilg on file, the members of the Board signed the following Ordinance relating thereto: ORDINANCE NO. IX ORDINANCE RELA TING TO SALES 01<' REAL ESTATE AND LEVYiNG AN EXICSE TAX THEREON BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County, State of Washington, that Ordinance Number VII is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION I "Sale" shall have its ordinary meaning and shall in addition include any conveyance, grant, assignment, quit-claim, or tr~5fer of owner3hip of or title to real property, including standing timber, or any estate or interest thereon, for a valuable consideration and any contract for such grant, assignment, quit-elaim or transfer, and any lease with an option to purchase real property, including standing timber, or any e state or interest therein or other contract under which possession of the property is given to the purchaser or any other person by his direction while ti tie is retained by the seller as securi ty and the payment of the purchase price, but shall not include transfers by gift, devise, or in- heritance, nor a sale by or to the United States, the St2t.e of vlashington, or any political subdivision thereof or a municipal corporation of this State, nor a transfer by appropriation or decree in condemnation proceedings brought by the United StDtes, the State or any political subdivisions thereof, or a municipal corporation, nor a mortgage or other transfer of the interest in real property merely to secure a debt, not the assignment thereof, nor any transfer or conveyance made pursuant to an order of sale by the Court in any mortgage or lien foreclosure proceedings or upon execution of judgment, or a deed in lieu of foreclosure to satisfy a mortgage or a conveyance to the Federal Housing Administration or Veterans' Administration by an authorized mortgagee made pursuant to a contract of insurance or guaranty with the Feder.al Housing Administration, nor a transfer or assignment of a vendor's interest in a contract for the sale of real property even though accompanied by a conveyance of the vendor's interest in the real property involved ******, nor a transfer in compliance with the terms of any lease or contract upon which a tax as imposed by this ordinance has been paid or where such lease or contract was entered into prior to May 1, 1951, nor the sale of any grave or lot in an established cemetery. "Seller" shall include any individual, assignee, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, trust, estate, firm, co-partnership, joint venture, club, company, joint stock company, business trust, corporation, municipal or quasi-municipal corporation, association, soeiety, or any group of individuals acting as a unit, whether mutual, co-operative, fraternal, non-profit or otherwise, but shall not include the United States or the State of Washington, or any political subdivisions of the State of Washington and municipal corpor- ations of this State. "Selling price" shall mean the consideration, in money or anything of value, paid or deli vered or contracted to be paid or deli vered in return for the transfer of the real property or estate or interest therein and shall include the amount of any lien, mortgage, contract, indebtedness, or other incumbrance given to secure payment of the purchase price or any part thereof, or remaining unpaid on such property at the time of such sale, including the amount of any lien or encumbrance existing against the property and agreed to be paid by the purchaser, but shall not include the amount of any outstandlng lien or encumbrance in favor of the United States, the State, or a municipal corporation for taxes, special benefits, or improvements. PROVIDED, From and after June 9, 1955, as used in this ordinance, the term "sale" shall have its ordinary meaning and shall include any conveyance, grant, assignfment, quit- claim or transfer of the ownership of or title to real property, including st.a.nding timber, or any estate or interest therein for ava1uable conoideration, and any contract for such conveyance, grant, assignment, quitclaim, or transfer, B.nd any lease with an option to pur- chase real property, including standing timber, or any estclte or interest ther'ein or other ,contract under which possession of the property is given to the purChaser, or any other person by his direction, which title io retained by the vendor as security for the payment .of the purchase pri ce. , The tam shall not include a transfer by gift, devise, or inheritance, a transfer of any leasehold interest other than of the type menti<med above, a cancelllltion or forfeiture of ,the vende,,' s interest in a contract for the sale of real prope rty, whethe r or not such con- tract contains a forfeiture clause, or deed in lieu of foreclosure of a mortgage or the ~ssumptian by a grantee .of the balance awing an an obligation which is secured by a mortgage pI' deed in lieu of forfei ture of the vendee' 5 interest in a contract of sal e where no consid- ~ratian passes .otherwise or the partition of property by tenants in common by agreement or p.s the result .of a court decree any transfer, conveyance, or assienmen \" of property or lnterest in propertr from one spouse to the ather in accordance with the terms of a decree , f di varCe or in fu fillment of a praperty settlement agreement incident thereto, the assien- ent .or ather transfer .of a vendar's interest in a contract for the sale of real property, even I haugh accampanied by a canveyanco .of the vendor's interest in the real property involved, ransfere by appropriation .or decree in condemnation proceedings brought by the United tates, the Stato of any p.olitical aubdivision thereof, or a municipal corporation, a artgage .or ather transfer of an interest in real property merely to s ccure a debt" or the ssignmont thereof, any transfer .or conveyance made pursuant to an order of sale by the court in ny martgage .or lien fareclasure praceodinga or upon execution of a judgment, or deed in lieu f foreclasuro ta satiefy a mortgage, a c:onveyance to the federal housing administrntion or eternns' administratian by an authorized martgagee made pursuant to a contract of insurance r guaaanty with thQ federal hQusing aclminiatration or veterans' administration, nor a .. .... 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