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manner as in the case of the sale of the land: Provided, That 

 no bid shall be received for less than the minimum price fixed 

 by the Commissioner of Public Lands. (Laws '15, p. 413, Sec. 

 7: Amending Sec. 6690, Rem.-Bal.) 



SEC. 138-a. LESSEE TO VACATE AFTER EXPIRATION or LEASE 



IMPROVEMENTS. 



No lessee of state lands, after the expiration of his said 

 lease, shall without the written consent of the Commissioner of 

 Public Lands and then only upon such terms and conditions as 

 such written consent shall prescribe, remain in possession of 

 said lands or the improvements thereon after the termination or 

 expiration of said lease. All improvements placed upon state 

 lands under lease, during the term of said lease, which remain 

 upon said lands sixty days from the termination or expiration 

 of said lease, shall become the property of the State of Wash- 

 ington and be considered, except as herein provided, a part of 

 the land upon which they are located : Provided, however, That 

 if said lands are sold within a period of three years from the 

 termination or expiration of said lease, then the purchaser at 

 such sale shall pay to the owner of said improvements the ap- 

 praised value thereof as determined by the Board of State Land 

 Commissioners: Provided, further, That at any time within 

 sixty (60) days after the termination or expiration of any such 

 lease the owner of said improvements shall be entitled to remove 

 such of said improvements as can be removed without injury to 

 said lands: Provided, further, That any improvements placed 

 upon any state, school or granted lands without written author- 

 ity or after the expiration of a written lease shall become the 

 property of the State of Washington and be considered a part 

 of the land. (Laws '15, p. 420, Sec. 19.) 



SEC. 141-a. SALE OF GRAIN ON STATE LANDS. 



Whenever the State of Washington becomes the owner of 

 any growing crop, or grain grown on any lands of the state, 

 by reason of the forfeiture, cancellation or termination of any 

 contract or lease of said lands, or from any other cause, the 



