shall not be construed to affect in any way the collection of taxes already levied in said county by existing laws. Passed the House of Representatives October 25, 1871. J. J. H. VAN BOKKELEN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed the Council November 13, 1871. H. A. SMITH, Approved November 25, 1871. President of the Council. EDWARD S. SALOMON, Governor of Washington Territory. AN ACT CONFERRING CERTAIN POWERS ON THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CHEHALIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON TERRITORY. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington, That the board of county commissioners of the county of Chehalis, Washington Territory, are hereby authorized to apply, at their discretion, any moneys in the county treasury not otherwise appropriated, towards defraying the expenses of the building and repairing of a ferry at or near either or all of the crossings of the county roads on the Satsop, Wynucha and Chehalis rivers in said county. SEC. 2. The board of commissioners of said county may appoint some suitable person to superintend the letting, building and repairing, and receiving the ferry when done. When a ferry is to be constructed, said superintendent shall put up at least three notices in the county, at least twenty days prior to the time of letting such ferry, one of which shall be posted in the neighborhood where the ferry is to be erected or repaired, which notice shall state the general plan of said ferry, or statements of the proposed repairs, also the time and place of letting the same, which shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder at public auction. And when said ferry is completed or repaired, the superintendent shall give the contractor a certificate for the same, if in his judgment the ferry has been constructed or repaired according to contract, and make due report thereof to the board of county commissioners, which certificate shall be a voucher to said board to pay the money: Provided, however, That whenever in the discretion of said board, an emergency may require it, they may authorize repairs without such notice. SEC. 3. The board of commissioners may enter into a contract with any responsible person to keep such ferry or ferries, on the best terms possible, for a time not exceeding two years, and shall require such contractor to enter into a bond, with, two sufficient sureties to the county, for any sum in their discretion not less than one thousand dollars, conditioned that such contractor shall safely keep and return such ferry or ferries in as good condition as he received the same, making all proper allowance for the usual wear and tear thereof. SEC. 4. All the provisions of "an act in relation to roads, ferries, bridges, and travel on public highways," passed Dec. 2, 1869, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, shall be in full force in regard to all the ferries authorized by this act. Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 1871. J. J. H. VAN BOKKELEN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed the Council November 20, 1871. H. A. SMITH, Approved November 28, 1871. President of the Council. EDWARD S. SALOMON, Governor of Washington Territory. AN ACT TO PROTECT THE TERRITORIAL CAPITOL FROM FIRE. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington, That the sum of one hundred dollars be and is hereby appropriated out of the Territorial treasury, to be applied and used in clearing away the brush and rubbish around the Territorial capitol. SEC. 2. That I. V. Mossman, of Thurston county, be and is hereby elected a commissioner to expend said appropriation according to the provisions of this act. SEC. 3. Upon the presentation, by the said I. V. Mossman, to the Territorial auditor, of the proper voucher, verified by affidavit, that a space four hundred feet square (the southern and western boundaries of which shall be two hundred and fifty feet from the south side and the west side of the capitol building) has been cleared of all brush, trash and combustible material, the Territorial auditor shall issue a warrant upon the Territorial treasury in favor of said I. V. Mossman, for the sum of one hundred dollars, and the Territorial treasurer shall pay the same out of any funds not otherwise appropriated. SEC. 4. In case of a failure for any cause, of the said I. V. Mossman to carry out the object of this appropriation, the Territorial auditor shall and is hereby authorized to appoint some person to fill said vacancy. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Passed the House of Representatives November 24, 1871. J. J. H. VAN BOKKELEN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed the Council November 25, 1871. H. A. SMITH, Approved November 29, 1871. President of the Council. EDWARD S. SALOMON, Governor of Washington Territory. AN ACT AUTHORIZING A. H. CURTIS AND OTHERS, OF KLIKITAT COUNTY, W. T., TO ERECT GATES ON CERTAIN PUBLIC ROADS. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington, That it shall be lawful for the county commissioners of Klikitat county to allow A. H. Curtis and others, to place gates upon the county road which is located up and down the Columbia river, between the Klikitat river and the town of Rockland, W. T., said road crossing the flat which lies to the south and east of the river range of mountains, and no other roads. SEC. 2. All gates so erected in accordance with the provisions of this act, shall be ten feet wide and shall be so hung and supported as to open and shut with ease, and be provided with proper fastenings to the acceptance of the road supervisor of the road district in which such gates may be placed. SEC. 3. Any person who shall open or pass a gate or gates so erected and allowed, and fail or refuse, or neglect to close and properly fasten said gate or gates, shall be liable for any and all damage which may be sustained by parties for whose benefit such gates are allowed, and suit for the recovery of such damages and cost may be brought and sustained before any justice of the peace in said county, and any judgment so obtained may be enforced by the laws of this Territory regulating proceedings in justice courts. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Passed the House of Representatives November 20, 1871. J. J. H. VAN BOKKELEN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed the Council November 21, 1871. H. A. SMITH, Approved November 28, 1871. President of the Council. EDWARD S. SALOMON, Governor of Washington Territory. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE CITY OF KALAMA. ARTICLE I. OF BOUNDARIES AND GENERAL POWERS. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington, That the city of Kalama shall be bounded as follows, to-wit: That portion of land known and designated upon the surveys of the United States in the Territory of Washington as sections five six, seven, eight, seventeen and eighteen, in township six north, range one west, and fractional sections one and twelve in township six north, range two west of the Willamette meridian, excepting, in said section eighteen, Sand island in the Columbia river. SEC. 2. The inhabitants of the city of Kalama within the limits above described, shall be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, in fact and in law, by the name and style of the city of Kalama, and by that name and style they and their successors shall be known in law, have perpetual succession, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended in all courts of law and equity, and in all suits and actions whatsoever; may purchase, acquire, receive and hold property, real, personal and mixed, for the use of said city; may lease, sell and dispose of the same for the benefit of the city; may purchase, acquire, receive and hold real property beyond the limits of the city to be used for burial purposes; also for the establishment of a hospital for the reception of persons affected with contagious or other diseases; also for workhouses or houses of correction; also for the erection of water works to supply the city with water; and may sell, lease or dispose of the same for the benefit of the city; and they shall have and use a common seal, and may alter and amend the same, and make a new one at pleasure. |