# RCW 58.28.010: RCW 58.28.010: Councils' duties when townsites on United States land

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S010

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 58.28.010
- **Heading:** RCW 58.28.010: Councils' duties when townsites on United States land
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 58 / Chapter 28 / Section 010

## Text

It is the duty of the city or town council of any city or town in this state situate upon public lands of the United States or lands, the legal and equitable title to which is in the United States of America, to enter at the proper land office of the United States such quantity of land as the inhabitants of any incorporated city or town may be entitled to claim, in the aggregate, according to their population, in the manner required by the laws of the United States and the regulations prescribed by the secretary of the interior of the United States, and by order entered upon their minutes and proceedings, at a regular meeting, to authorize and direct the mayor and clerk of such council, attested by the corporate seal, to make and sign all necessary declaratory statements, certificates, and affidavits, or other instruments requisite to carry into effect the intentions of this chapter and the intentions of the act of congress of the United States entitled "An act for the relief of the inhabitants of cities and towns upon the public lands," approved March 2, 1867, and all acts of congress amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, including section sixteen of an act of congress entitled "An act to repeal timber culture laws and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1891, and to make proof, when required, of the facts necessary to establish the claim of such inhabitants to the lands so granted by said acts of congress, and file in the proper United States land office a proper application in writing describing the tracts of land on which such city or town is situate, and make proof and payment for such tracts of land in the manner required by law.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 58.28.010 RCW 58.28.010: Councils' duties when townsites on United States land.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S010.md)
- [RCW 58.28.020 RCW 58.28.020: Councils' duties when townsites on United States land—Survey and plat.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S020.md)
- [RCW 58.28.030 RCW 58.28.030: Councils' duties when townsites on United States land—Plats—Filing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S030.md)
- [RCW 58.28.040 RCW 58.28.040: Councils' duties when townsites on United States land—Survey, notice of—Bids for—Franchises continued.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S040.md)
- [RCW 58.28.050 RCW 58.28.050: Contents of plat.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S050.md)
- [RCW 58.28.060 RCW 58.28.060: Monuments—Location, placement requisites.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S060.md)
- [RCW 58.28.070 RCW 58.28.070: Monuments—Markings—Surveyor's certificate on plat.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S070.md)
- [RCW 58.28.080 RCW 58.28.080: Plats filed—Auditor's fee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S080.md)
- [RCW 58.28.090 RCW 58.28.090: Assessments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S090.md)
- [RCW 58.28.100 RCW 58.28.100: Notice of possession filed—Assessment and fee—Certificate—Council record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S100.md)
- [RCW 58.28.110 RCW 58.28.110: Deficiency assessment—When payable.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S110.md)
- [RCW 58.28.120 RCW 58.28.120: Deed to claimants—Actions contesting title, limitations on.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S120.md)
- [RCW 58.28.130 RCW 58.28.130: Entries on mineral lands—Rights of claimants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S130.md)
- [RCW 58.28.140 RCW 58.28.140: Conflicting claims—Procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S140.md)

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