Title 36 — Title 36 COUNTIES
97 chapters · 1,831 sections in this title.
RCW 36.09.010 Debts and property to be apportioned.
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Whenever a new county shall be or shall have been organized out of the territory which was included within the limits of any other county or counties, the new county shall be liable for a reasonable proportion of the debts of the county from which it was taken, and entitled to it…
RCW 36.09.020 Procedure to settle amount charged new county—Basis of apportionment.
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The auditor of the old county shall give the auditor of the new county reasonable notice to meet him or her on a certain day at the county seat of the old county, or at some other convenient place, to settle upon and fix the amount which the new county shall pay. In doing so, the…
RCW 36.09.035 Procedure to settle amount charged new county—Disagreement between auditors—Determination by third person.
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In case the two auditors cannot agree, they shall call a third person, not a citizen of either county, or in any other manner interested, whose decision shall be binding. In case they cannot agree upon such third person, they shall each name one and decide by lot which it shall b…
RCW 36.09.040 Payment of indebtedness—Transfer of property.
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The auditor of the county indebted upon such decision shall give to the auditor of the other county his or her order upon the treasurer for the amount to be paid out of the proper fund, as in other cases, and also make out a transfer of such property as shall be assigned to eithe…
RCW 36.09.050 Collection of taxes levied—Apportionment.
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When a county is divided or the boundary is altered, all taxes levied before the division was made or boundaries changed, must be collected by the officers of the county in which the territory was situated before the division or change. And the auditor or auditors of the county o…