STATE LAND LAWS #5 



CLAIM AGENT. SECS. 10-11 



of the United States, and by the location of the agricultural 

 college scrip, or by reason of any other disposal of the public 

 lands of the United States within the State of Washington. It 

 shall also be the duty of the said agent to prosecute to final 

 decision all claims of the State of Washington against the United 

 States * for all school lands which may be due 



the said state from the United States on account of Indian 

 reservations : Provided, That no part of the money that may 

 be secured to the state from or on account of any of the matters 

 mentioned in this section shall be paid such agent, but the same 

 shall be paid to the Treasurer of the state, and such agent shall 

 have no authority to take or receive from the United States 

 such money, or any part thereof. (Laws '91, p. 370, sec. 1 ; sec. 

 6623 Rem.-Bal.; 477 sec. 1 Pierce.) 



NOTE: This chapter is apparently superseded by sees. 50, 50^, and 

 other general laws, post. 



Lieu lands for Indian reservations: sees. 583-593, post. 



Share of proceeds of sale of public lands to be paid to State: sec. 

 584, post. 



SEC. 10. AGENT'S BOND. 



Before entering upon the duties of his agency such agent 

 shall execute to the State of Washington a bond, with good and 

 sufficient security, to be approved by the Governor and Auditor 

 of State, and filed in the office of the Secretary of State in the 

 sum of twenty thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful per- 

 formance of every duty imposed by the provisions of section 9. 

 (Laws '91, p. 371, sec. 2; sec. 6624 Rem.-Bal.; 477 sec. 3 

 Pierce.) 



See note to sec. 9, ante. 



SEC. 11. AGENT'S COMPENSATION. 



Such agent shall be allowed such compensation for his services 

 as may be agreed upon between the Governor, Auditor and At- 

 torney General of this state and himself, not to exceed ten per 

 centum upon the amount secured to the state; and such com- 

 pensation shall be paid only after the claims hereinbefore men- 

 tioned shall be paid over to the State Treasurer, in whole or in 



