Childs v. City of Anacortes

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoyt,. J.

On the 15th day of May, 1891, the city of Anacortes was duly incorporated under the general laws of the state and became a city of the third class. On July 1st following, the city council, for the purpose of ascertaining the amount of taxable property within the corporate limits of said city, caused W. Gr. Bear'd, the duly elected and qualified city assessor of said city, and also the duly appointed and qualified deputy county assessor, to return to the council the total amount of taxable property within the corporate limits of said city,…