MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
By section two of article XXVII of the constitution of the State, all laws in force in the Territory of Washington not repugnant to that constitution were continued in force until they expired by their own limitation or were altered or repealed by the legislature.
By section five of the territorial act of February 2, 1888, brought forward as section 1447 of the General Statutes...
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