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Historical and Archived Washington Statutory Codes

Historical Codes


Statutes of the Territory of Washington, 1855 (commonly called the Code of 1854).

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Code of Washington Containing All Acts of a General Nature, Revised and Amended by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington, 1881 (commonly called the Code of 1881).  Also published as Vol. 5 of Laws of Washington: A Publication of the Session Laws of Washington Territory, 1854-88. 5 vols.

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Complete Index to the Code of Washington and to the Session Laws Enacted by the Territorial Legislature: Sessions of 1881, 1883, 1885, and 1887, 1888.

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General Statutes and Codes of the State of Washington, compiled and annotated by William Lair Hill, 1891. 2 vols. (commonly called Hill's Code).

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Real Property Statutes of Washington Territory, from 1843 to 1889, by T.O. Abbott, 1892.

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The Code of Procedure and Penal Code of the State of Washington, compiled and annotated by Herbert B. Huntley, 1893 (commonly called Huntley's Code).

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The Revised Statutes and Codes of the State of Washington, compiled, annotated and published by E.D. McLaughlin et al., 1896 (commonly called McLaughlin's Code). Supplement published in 1897.

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Ballinger's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Washington, by Hon. Richard A. Ballinger, 1897. 2 vols. (commonly called Ballinger's Code). Mahan's Supplement published in 1903 (vol. 3).

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Pierce's Code: A Compilation of All the Laws in Force in the State of Washington, compiled by Frank Pierce, 1902 (commonly called Pierce's Code). Subsequently published in 1905 and 1912 (with a supplement published in 1913).

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Remington & Ballinger's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Washington, by Hon. Arthur Remington and Hon., Richard A. Ballinger, 1910. 2 vols. (commonly called Remington & Ballinger's Annotated Codes). Supplement published in 1914 (vol. 3).

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Remington's Codes and Statutes of Washington, by Hon. Arthur Remington, 1916. 2 vols. (commonly called Remington's 1915 Code).

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Pierce's Code, State of Washington. Cyclopedic Arrangement, Annoted by Frank Pierce, 1919. 2 vols. (commonly called Pierce's Code). Republished in 1921, 1923, 1926, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939, and 1943 with various supplements and cumulative supplements over the years through 1945.

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Remington's Compiled Statutes of Washington, Annotated, by Arthur Remington, 1922. 3 vols. (commonly called Remington's Compiled Statutes). Supplements published in 1923 and 1927.

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Remington's Revised Statutes of Washington, Annotated, by Arthur Remington, 1932. 12 vols. (commonly called Remington's Revised Statues). Supplements published in 1941, 1943, 1945, 1947 and 1949.

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