Supplement to Public Land Laics 



lature said state budget, and shall cause such budget to be 

 printed and mailed to each member of the legislature at least 

 fifteen days before the convening thereof. 



SEC. 5. Said board may make such investigation of the af- 

 fairs of any department, institution, commission or office as it 

 may deem proper ; may visit and inspect any department, insti- 

 tution, commission or office ; administer oaths ; examine such 

 persons as it may deem necessary and compel the production of 

 books, papers and records of such department, institution, com- 

 mission or office pertaining to its expenditures. Any necessary 

 expense incurred in carrying out the provisions of this act shall 

 be paid out of the appropriation made by the legislature for 

 the executive department. 



Approved March IT, 1915. 



(Laws '15, p. 350.) 



CHAPTER 145. 



[S. B. 141.] 



RELIEF OF PURCHASERS OF TIDE LANDS ON COLUMBIA RIVER 

 WITHIN STATE OF OREGON. 



AN ACT for the relief of certain persons, their successors or assigns or 

 those asserting or claiming some right, title or interest by, through 

 or under them to the tide lands sold, contracted or deeded by the 

 State of Washington, which said tide lands are situated in the 

 state of Oregon, providing a method of procedure to secure such re- 

 lief and making an appropriation therefor. 



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



SECTION 1. All persons, firms or corporations to whom the 

 State of Washington has sold, contracted to sell or deeded tide 

 lands along the Columbia river, which said tide lands are lo- 

 cated within the state of Oregon and for which contracts or 

 deeds have been issued therefor without right or authority and 

 which conveyed no right, title or interest in and to said tide 

 lands, because such tide lands were situated within the state of 

 Oregon, and all persons, firms or corporations claiming an in- 



