Supplement to Public Land Laws 



SPECIAL LAWS 



(Chapter references are Session Laws 1915.) 



CHAPTER 25. 



[H. B. 130.] 



AUTHORITY TO DAM MILL OR McALLISTER CREEK, THURSTON 



COUNTY. 



AN ACT authorizing the construction of a dam for diking and drainage 

 purposes across Mill or McAllister creek in Thurston county, pro- 

 viding for a hearing thereon and for compensation to persons in- 

 jured thereby. 



Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: 



SECTION 1. A dam to prevent the overflow of lands above 

 the same by tides and to permit the drainage of such lands is 

 hereby authorized to be constructed across Mill or McAllister 

 creek in Thurston county at some point on the said stream 

 where it flows through the northwest quarter of the James 

 McAllister donation claim in said county. 



SEC. 2. The authority herein given may be exercised by 

 the persons who own the lands bordering upon and along said 

 stream above the location of said dam or by any number of 

 them representing a majority of the foot frontage of property 

 along said stream upon application therefor to the Commis- 

 sioner of Public Lands and approved by him as hereinafter pro- 

 vided. 



SEC. 3. Whenever any one or more of the property owners 

 as named in section 2 shall apply to the Commissioner of Public 

 Lands for the right to construct a dam on Mill or McAllister 

 creek as herein authorized and show that he or they are the 

 owners of lands bordering upon or along said Mill or McAllis- 

 ter creek above the location of said dam, and that the owners of 

 a majority of the front footage along said stream join in said 

 petition or waive any objections thereto, the said Commissioner 

 shall fix a time for the hearing of such application and shall 

 post notices thereof, or cause notices to be posted, in at least 

 three places on and along the property affected thereby. If 



