Colorado § 30-5-170 - Washington.
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§ 30-5-170. Washington.
(1) The county of Washington is hereby established, with the same legal capacity and functions as other counties of this state, and the boundaries are as follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner of Weld county, and running thence west along the south boundary of Weld county to a point at the west line of range fifty-four west of the sixth principal meridian; thence north along the west line of said range fifty-four to a point on said range line at the north line of township five, north of range fifty-four west; thence east along said north line of township five north, and continuing on said course direct to a point on the east boundary line of the state, and of said Weld county; thence south along the east boundary line of the state and Weld county to the place of beginning.
(2) There is hereby stricken from the county of Adams, formerly a part of the county of Arapahoe, and annexed to the county of Washington, all that territory now a part of Adams county, formerly a part of Arapahoe county, described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the east boundary line of range forty-nine west and the north boundary line of Adams county; thence west along the north boundary line of said Adams county to the east boundary line of range fifty-seven west; thence south along said line to the south boundary line of said Adams county; thence east along the southern boundary of said Adams county to the east boundary line of range forty-nine west; thence north along said line to the place of beginning.
Source: L. 1887: p. 251, § 1. L. 03: p. 169, § 1. R.S. 08: §§ 1148, 1149. C.L. §§ 8632, 8633. CSA: C. 44, §§ 75, 76. CRS 53: § 34-1-70. C.R.S. 1963: § 34-1-70.
ANNOTATION
Authority of county treasurer as to tax deeds. Where lands situated in Arapahoe county were sold to that county for taxes and afterwards became a part of the county of Adams, after the erection of Washington county and the inclusion therein of the lands, the treasurer of that county was the proper officer to execute tax deeds upon the sales made in Arapahoe, and was authorized to execute a tax deed, in correction of one previously executed by the treasurer of Arapahoe county. Empire Ranch & Cattle Co. v. Howell, 60 Colo. 192, 152 P. 1177 (1915).
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