Tacoma Land Co. v. Young

Tie opinion of tie court was delivered by

Scott, C. J.

Tie plaintiff seeks by tiis proceeding to prevent tie state treasurer from applying moneys received from tie sale of tide lands in tie payment of outstanding general fund warrants. In 1891 tie legislature passed an act relating to tie improvement of iarbors and waterways (Laws 1891, p. 405, Bal. Code, §§4064-4066). Section 1 of tiat act provided tiat seventy-five per cent, of tie proceeds derived by tie state from tie sale of tide lands witiin tie limits of any incorporated city or town or witiin one mile on eitier side tiereof siould be…