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fully satisfied that the lands sold or conveyed do not lie within 

 the State of Washington, but are situated within the state of 

 Oregon, and if he shall be satisfied that the person, firm or cor- 

 poration presenting such application is the holder of any such 

 contract or deed, or has succeeded to the rights of those to 

 whom such contract or deed was issued, and are entitled to the 

 relief demanded, he shall prepare a certificate setting forth such 

 facts together with a description of the tide lands, the number 

 of the contract or deed, the date thereof, the amount of moneys 

 received by the state under and by virtue of such contract or 

 deed and file the same with the State Auditor : Provided, That 

 the Commissioner's refusal to issue a certificate as herein pro- 

 vided shall be final and conclusive and not subject to review. 



SEC. 4. The State Auditor shall, when such a certificate is 

 filed in his office by the Commissioner of Public Lands, as pro- 

 vided for in the preceding section, draw a warrant in favor of 

 the applicant, as shown by the certificate of the Commissioner 

 of Public Lands and in the amount as set forth in such certifi- 

 cate payable to such applicant, and deliver the same to the Com- 

 missioner of Public Lands, who shall in turn deliver the same 

 to the applicant, taking his receipt therefor. Such receipt and 

 the waiver heretofore provided for shall be attached together 

 and filed in the office of the Commissioner of Public Lands. 



SEC. 5. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of 

 this act the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof 

 as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any fund 

 in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated. 



Approved March 18, 1915. 



(Laws '15, p. 401.) 



