PART TWO. 



STATUTES OP THE STATE OF WASHINGTON RELATING TO 

 THE PUBLIC LANDS AND HARBORS. 



CHAPTER 1. 



COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS. 



SEC. 1. Term of Office. 



2. Salary. 



3. Bond. 



4. Seal. 



5. Records. 



6. Abstracts of Lands. 



7. Assistant Commissioner. 



8. Auditor and Cashier. 



SEC. 1. TERM OF OFFICE. 



The Commissioner of Public Lands who shall be elected at the 

 next general election for the State of Washington shall com- 

 mence on the Wednesday after the second Monday in January 

 after his election, and hold his office for the term of four years, 

 and until his successor is elected and qualified ; and thereafter the 

 term of office of said officer shall commence upon the Wednesday 

 after the second Monday in January following his election. 

 (Laws '91, p. 164, sec. 1; sec. 8986 Rem.-Bal. ; 485 sec. 1 

 Pierce.) 



Oath of office: Laws, '09, p. 70, sec. 1 (sec. 8987 Rem.-Bal.; 485 sec. 

 3 Pierce.) 



Constitutional office: Const., Art. Ill, sec. 1, ante. 



Term of office: Const, Art. Ill, sees. 3-4, ante. 



Office at Capital: Const., Art. Ill, sec. 24, ante. 



Legislature to fix compensation and prescribe duties: Const, Art 

 III, sec. 23, ante. 



Duties ex-offlcio: notes to sec. 5, post. 



SEC. 2. SALARY OF COMMISSIONER. 



The annual salaries of the following named officers are hereby 

 fixed as follows: * * * Commissioner of Public Lands, 



