Sale for installment. Emergency. as the work progresses upon the special improvement fund, which shall bear interest at the rate of not more. than ten per cent. per annum from date of delinquency of the assessment, and these warrants may be accepted in payment of assessments payable into the same fund as that upon which the warrants are drawn; but either by endorsement or on the face it shall be made known that the city is not liable on them out of its general fund. When practicable such warrants may be made to correspond in amount with the assessment against each parcel of land. In payment for such part of the improvement as is to be borne by the city, if any, warrants may be drawn upon such fund as the city shall by ordinance direct. SEC. 8. Cities of the first class shall by ordinance prescribe the method by which this act shall be put into operation, and any provisions herein which may be made applicable to existing delinquent assessments may be extended by ordinance to them. SEC. 9. The provisions of this act may be by ordinance extended to re-assessments. SEC. 10. Where property is assessed in installments the sale of the property to pay any particular installment shall not prevent a subsequent sale to pay any unpaid installment when the same shall become due, but such subsequent installment shall be collected in the manner provided by ordinance. SEC. 11. This act shall not prevent or be construed to prohibit the collection of street improvement assessments in any manner now or hereafter provided by charter or ordinance of any city, but any city may pursue the means now or hereafter provided by charter, or may, at its option, follow the provisions of this act, and this act shall not be construed as repealing any existing charter provision, but shall be a concurrent remedy. SEC. 12. An emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this act shall take effect immediately. Passed the House February 24, 1899. CHAPTER CXLVII. [H. B. No. 393.] AS TO THE LEASING OF MINERAL LANDS BELONGING AN ACT amending section 6 of an act entitled "An act to regulate "THIS INDENTURE, made this......day of...... .A. D. one Form of lease. thousand eight and........... by and between the State of Washington, party of the first part, and. part, party of the second Witnesseth, that the party of the first part, in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to it in hand paid by the party of the second part, being the first annual payment as provided for in chapter 102 section 7, of the Session Laws of 1897, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and in further consideration of the covenants and conditions herein contained, to be kept and performed by the part.... of the second part, does hereby contract, lease and demise to the part.... of the second part for a term of thirty years from and after the.....day of........ ..., one thousand eight hundred and the following described land situated in the county in the State of Washington, viz:...... of... be found on, in or under said land, together with the right to construct all buildings, make all excavations, openings, ditches, drains, railroads, wagon roads, smelters and other improvements upon said premises, which are or may become necessary or suitable for the mining or removal of ore containing copper, lead, silver, gold or other minerals from said premises, with the right, during the existence of this lease, to cut and use the timber found upon said premises for fuel, and so far also as may be necessary for the construction of buildings required in the operation of any mine or mines, on the premises hereby leased, as also the timber necessary for drains, tramways and supports for such mine or mines: Provided, however, that the part.... of the second part shall have the right at any time to terminate this agreement in so far as it requires the part.... of the second part to mine ore on said lands, or to pay a royalty therefor, by giving written notice to the party of the first [part], which shall be served by leaving the same with the commissioner of public lands, who shall officially, in writing, acknowledge the receipt of said notice and the foregoing lease shall terminate sixty days thereafter, and all arrearages and sums which may be due under the same up to the time of its termination, as set forth in said notice, shall be paid upon settlement and adjustment thereof. The party of the first part further agrees that the part........ of the second part shall have the right under this agreement to contract with others to work such mine or mines, or any part thereof, or to sub-contract the same, and the use of the said land or any part thereof. for the purpose of mining for ore, with the same rights and privileges as are herein granted to the said part.... of the second part.") Passed the House February 27, 1899. Approved March 18, 1899. CHAPTER CXLVIII. [H. B. No. 248.] REMITTING INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON CERTAIN DELINQUENT TAXES. AN ACT relating to revenues and taxes on real property which became delinquent during the year 1897, and all years prior thereto, remitting all penalties and interest thereon if paid on or prior to the 1st day of November, 1899, and declaring an emergency. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: SECTION 1. That all costs, penalties and interest in excess of six per cent. per annum from the date of delinquency, on all state, county, municipal, school district and road district taxes which became delinquent during the year 1897, and previous years within this state on lands which have not been sold at tax sale or certificates of delinquency issued to parties other than the county or municipality for which the original tax was levied, be and are hereby remitted; and the county treasurers in the respective counties in this state are hereby authorized and directed to receive and receipt for the net amount of such taxes as originally levied; together with the interest herein provided: Provided, That in order to receive the benefit of the remission herein provided for, all such delinquent taxes shall be paid on or before the 1st day of November, 1899, and if not so paid then all the penalties, costs and interest now charged against the same shall be and remain a charge against such delinquent property and shall be proceeded against as now provided by law. SEC. 2. An emergency exists and this act shall take effect immediately. Passed the House February 27, 1899. Passed the Senate March 8, 1899. (This act was neither approved nor vetoed by the governor, and became a law on March 22nd, 1899, that being ten days after the adjournment of the legislature.) WILL D. JENKINS, Secretary of State. CHAPTER CXLIX. [H. B. No. 285.] RELATING TO NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS. AN ACT relating to negotiable instruments. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: TITLE I. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS IN GENERAL. ARTICLE I.-Form and Interpretation. SECTION 1. An instrument to be negotiable must conform to the following requirements: 1. It must be in writing and signed by the maker or or drawer; 2. Must contain an unconditional promise or order to pay a sum certain in money; 3. Must be payable on demand, or at a fixed or determinable future time; 4. Must be payable to order or to bearer; and, 5. Where the instrument is addressed to a drawee, he must be named or otherwise indicated therein with reasonable certainty. SEC. 2. The sum payable is a sum certain within the meaning of this act, although it is to be paid— 1. With interest; or 2. By stated installments; or 3. By stated installments, with a provision that upon default in payment of any installment or of interest, the whole shall become due; or 4. With exchange, whether at a fixed rate or at the current rate; or 5. With costs of collection or an attorney's fee, in case payment shall not be made at maturity. SEC. 3. An unqualified order or promise to pay is unconditional within the meaning of this act, though coupled with 1. An indication of a particular fund out of which reimbursement is to be made, or a particular account to be debited with the amount; or 1 |