done, who are in nowise of kin to the party so calling them, to view the sheep or lambs so killed or wounded, and if it shall appear to their satisfaction that the said sheep or lambs were killed or wounded by a dog or dogs, then the said freeholders shall make a return or certificate thereof in writing, stating the amount of damages such person may have sustained, which shall in no case exceed five dollars for one sheep or lamb so killed or wounded, which said certificate shall entitle the person so injured to the sum stated therein as the damage sustained, to be paid by the treasurer in conformity to the provisions made therefor in the fourth section of this act. SEC. 7. This act shall only apply to Island county. SEC. 8. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Passed the House of Representatives November 27, 1871. J. J. H. VAN BOKKELEN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed the Council November 29, 1871. H. A. SMITH, President of the Council. Approved November 29, 1871. EDWARD S. SALOMON, Governor of Washington Territory. AN ACT TO CONFIRM TITLES TO REAL ESTATE IN THE CITY OF WALLA WALLA, IN WALLA WALLA COUNTY, W. T. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington, That all conveyances by deed, which have been or which shall hereafter be made by the city of Walla Walla, in the county of Walla Walla, in the Territory of Washington, to lots or fractional parts of lots or land held in trust by said city from the United States for the several occupants thereof, under and by virtue of a patent to the same now held by said city, and under and by virtue of the laws of Congress of the United States, also under and by virtue of an act of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington entitled "An act conferring certain powers on the city of Walla Walla," approved Dec. 11, 1866, and the ordinances of said city relating thereto, be and the same are hereby declared to be good and sufficient deeds for the conveyance of the title thereto in fee simple to the several conveyees therein named, and to their heirs and assigns forever. SEC. 2. That all such deeds as are mentioned in section one of this act, whether made since or before the aforesaid patent was issued by the United States to said conveyees, and now on record, or which may be hereafter recorded in the office and records of the county auditor of said county, whether the same has been acknowledged according to law or not, shall be and the same are hereby declared to be good and valid deeds at law, and the record so made shall be and remain notice of such conveyance to all the world, and the legal title so conveyed shall enure to the said conveyees and to their assigns forever. SEC. 3. That said act entitled "An act conferring certain powers on the city of Walla Walla," approved Dec. 11, 1866, be and the same is hereby declared to be in full force and effect, and all ordinances heretofore made in pursuance of said act are hereby declared to be valid for the purposes therein expressed. 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 27, 1871. President of the Council. EDWARD S. SALOMON, Governor of Washington Territory. AN ACT TO LOCATE A TERRITORIAL ROAD FROM THE MOUTH OF MILL CREEK, ON THE WILLOPA RIVER, PACIFIC COUNTY, TO INTERSECT WITH THE MILITARY ROAD RUNNING FROM MONTICELLO TO OLYMPIA. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington, That Joseph W. Ingalls, of Lewis county, Henry Whitcomb and Job Ballard, of Pacific county, be and are hereby appointed viewers to view out and locate a Territorial road from tide water on the Willopa river, at or near the mouth of Mill creek, in Pacific county, on the nearest and best route until they strike Lincoln creek, in Lewis county, and thence follow the county road through the valley of Lincoln creek, to the said military road running from Monticello to Olympia. SEC. 2. The said viewers shall meet at Giesy prairie on the Willopa river, on the first Monday in June, 1872, or within ten days thereafter, and having taken an oath before some person qualified to administer the same, to faithfully discharge their duties under this act, they shall proceed to view and plainly mark out a road from the Willopa river to intersect the military road in Lewis county, according to the provisions of this act, and to make a report thereof to the county commissioners of Pacific and Lewis counties, on or before the first Monday in January, 1873, and if such report is favorable, the county commissioners of the said counties of Pacific and Lewis shall declare the same a Territorial road. SEC. 3. The county commissioners of the above named counties shall cause the said report, together with their action thereon, to be recorded in the road book of their respective counties. SEC. 4. The said viewers shall receive two dollars per day for all necessary time employed in the viewing and marking out the said road, to be paid out of the county treasury of the counties of Pacific and Lewis, in proportion to the time employed in either county. If either of the viewers refuse to act, the others may choose some person in his stead. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Passed the House of Representatives November 23, 1871. J. J. H. VAN BOKKELEN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed the Council November 24, 1871. H. A. SMITH, Approved November 29, 1871. President of the Council. EDWARD S. SALOMON, Governor of Washington Territory. AN ACT FOR THE RELIEF OF L. L. MOORE. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington, That the board of university regents are hereby empowered and instructed to make a conveyance in fee simple, to Luther L. Moore or his assigns, on the payment of a certain note and interest, for two hundred and forty dollars in coin, said note being dated July 3, 1863, for the following described land, to-wit: All that piece or parcel of university land to which said L. L. Moore is entitled by right of bargain and sale made between the said Moore and university regents, and more particularly described on university records, and for which said Moore gave aforesaid note of hand of date July 3, 1863, for two hundred and forty dollars, and for which said L. L. Moore has not received his deed.. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its approval by the Governor. Passed the House of Representatives November 29, 1871. J. J. H. VAN BOKKELEN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed the Council November 29, 1871. H. A. SMITH, Approved November 29, 1871. President of the Council. EDWARD S. SALOMON, Governor of Washington Territory. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT ΤΟ PREVENT HOGS TRESPASSING IN CERTAIN COUNTIES," APPROVED DECEMBER 2, 1869. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington, That section ten of the act to which this is amendatory, be amended by inserting the word "King" after the word "Mason." SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Passed the House of Representatives November 22, 1871. J. J. H. VAN BOKKELEN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed the Council November 24, 1871. H. A. SMITH, Approved November 29, 1871. President of the Council. EDWARD S. SALOMON, Governor of Washington Territory. |