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the purpose for which it was granted, it shall be deemed for- 

 feited, and said right of way certificate shall contain such a 

 provision. One copy of each certificate shall be filed in the 

 office of the Commissioner of Public Lands and one copy de- 

 livered to the applicant. The forfeiture of said right of way, 

 as herein provided, shall be rendered effective by the mailing of 

 a notice of such forfeiture to the grantee thereof to his last 

 known postoffice address and by stamping the copy of said cer- 

 tificate in the office of the Commissioner of Public Lands can- 

 celled and the date of such cancellation. For the issuance of 

 such certificate the same fee shall be charged as provided in the 

 case of certificates for railroad rights of way. (Laws '15, p. 

 417, Sec. 12: Amending Sec. 6831, Rem.-Bal.) 



SEC. 218. RAILROADS IMPROVEMENTS TO BE APPRAISED SEP- 

 ARATELY. 



Should any improvements made as of right and with license 

 from the State of Washington be upon any of such lands at the 

 time of said appraisement, the Board of State Land Commis- 

 sioners shall separately appraise the same together with the 

 damage and waste done to said lands by the use and occupancy 

 of the same or to adjacent lands and after deducting from the 

 amount of appraisement for improvements the amount of such 

 damage and waste the balance shall be determined and regarded 

 as the value of said improvements, and the railroad company if 

 not the owner of such improvements shall deposit with the Com- 

 missioner of Public Lands the value of the same as shown by 

 said appraisement within thirty days next following the date 

 thereof. The Commissioner of Public Lands shall hold such 

 moneys for the period of three months, and unless a demand 

 and proof of the ownership of such improvements shall be made 

 to the Commissioner of Public Lands within said period of three 

 months the same shall be deemed forfeited to the state and de- 

 posited with the State Treasurer and paid into the general fund 

 of the state. If two or more persons shall, within said period 

 of three months, file claims of the ownership of the said im- 

 provements with the Commissioner of Public Lands, the Com- 



