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2 stories matching interlin

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  1. The Disgraceful Scrawl of Territorial Law

    A scathing editorial from the Weekly Dispatch reveals that the Territorial Legislature's laws were so poorly drafted, blotted, and grammatically mangled that the editor suggests burning them to avoid litigation.

    Jan 19, 1878Puget Sound DispatchJames Street, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

  2. The Territory's Legislative Snake

    A scathing critique from 1877 exposes the 'headless and tailless' chaos of newly minted Washington tax laws, exposing a system designed to strip residents of their property through administrative incompetence.

    Dec 29, 1877Puget Sound DispatchOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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