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after such hearing he shall satisfy himself that the owners of a 

 majority of the land bordering upon and along the said stream 

 desire such dam or waive any objections thereto, he shall cause 

 the applicants for such right to file a good and sufficient bond 

 in amount to be fixed by him to compensate any person or per- 

 sons who may claim to be injured by said dam, and upon the 

 filing of such bond he shall grant the applicants the right to 

 construct such dam. 



SEC. 4. The dam herein authorized shall be built in a good 

 and substantial manner to be approved by the Commissioner of 

 Public Lands, and it shall also amply provide gates or fishways 

 for the passage of fish through the same in a manner to be ap- 

 proved by the state fish commissioner. Applicant or applicants 

 for the right to construct such dam shall also be responsible for 

 the safe upkeep and repair of the same. 



SEC. 5. If any person owning lands or having an interest 

 therein bordering on or along said stream shall feel aggrieved 

 or his property damaged by the construction or the proposed 

 construction of such dam, he shall file his claim with the Com- 

 missioner of Public Lands not later than six months after the 

 construction of such dam. Upon the filing of such claim the 

 Commissioner of Public Lands shall immediately cause an action 

 to be brought in the superior court of Thurston county to as- 

 certain the amount of such damage, and when so ascertained 

 together with the costs in connection with such suit shall be a 

 liability against the applicant or applicants to whom was 

 granted the right to build such dam, and such claim may be 

 enforced against the bond so filed with the said Commissioner 

 of Public Lands. 



Approved March 1, 1915. 



