# RCW 58.28.020: RCW 58.28.020: Councils' duties when townsites on United States land—Survey and plat

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T58_C28_S020

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 58.28.020
- **Heading:** RCW 58.28.020: Councils' duties when townsites on United States land—Survey and plat
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 58 / Chapter 28 / Section 020

## Text

Said council must cause a survey to be made by some competent person, of the lands which the inhabitants of said city or town may be entitled to claim under the said act of congress, located according to the legal subdivisions of the sections and by the section lines of the United States, and the same must be distinctly marked by suitable monuments; such survey must further particularly designate all streets, roads, lanes and alleys, public squares, churches, school lots, cemeteries, commons and levees as the same exist and have been heretofore dedicated in any manner to public use, and by measurement the precise boundaries and area of each, and every lot or parcel of land and premises claimed by any person, corporations or associations within said city or townsite must, as far as known by the surveyor, be designated on the plat, showing the name or names of the possessor or occupants and claimants, and in case of any disputed claim as to lots, lands, premises or boundaries the said surveyor, if the same be demanded by any person, shall designate the lines in different color from the body of the plat of such part of any premises so disputed or claimed adversely.

## 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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