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BOARD. SECS. 16-18 



vested right in such lands, of which he cannot be deprived by a subsequent re- 

 peal of the law under which his application was made : State ex rel. Billings v. 

 Bridges, 22 Wash. 64 ; State ex rel. Wilson v. Grays Harb. & P. S. R. Co., 60 

 Wash. 32. 



Act of 1890, relating to appraisement and sale of tide lands, does not consti- 

 tute a contract between the state and the persons mentioned, and such persons 

 do not secure vested rights, and a privilege which had not been exercised could 

 be taken away : Allen v. Forrest, 8 Wash. 700. 



SEC. 16. OFFICE, SECRETARY AND RECORDS. 



Said board and commission shall keep a full and complete 

 record of their proceedings in separate records, one relating to 

 appraisement, sale, lease and selection of lands; one relating to 

 harbor lines, harbor areas, tide and shore lands. A clerk in the 

 office of the Commissioner of Public Lands shall act as the secre- 

 tary of said board and commissions, and their office shall be in 

 the office of the Commissioner of Public Lands, and all records 

 relating to said board and commissions of public lands of the 

 state shall be kept in the office of the Commissioner of Public 

 Lands, and shall be subject to public inspection. (Laws '97, 



p. 230, sec. 2 ; sec. 6607 Rem.-Bal. ; 477 sec. 17 Pierce.) 



Former Laws: Laws '89-'90, p. 239, sec. 4; Laws '89-'90, p. 251, sees. 



1-3; Laws '89-'90, p. 438, sec. 1; Laws '93, p. 386, sec. 1. 

 Commissioner custodian of records: sec. 5, supra. 

 Office and records to be kept at seat of government: Const., Art. 



Ill, sec. 24, supra. 



SEC. 17. POWER TO MAKE RULES CHAIRMAN. 



Said Board of State Land Commissioners shall make all rules 

 and regulations for carrying out the provisions of this act,* 

 not inconsistent with law, and the Commissioner of Public Lands 

 shall act as chairman of said board and commissions. (Laws 

 '97, p. 230, sec. 3 ; sec. 6608 Rem.-Bal. ; 477 sec. 19 Pierce.) 



Former Laws: Laws '89-90, p. 239, sec. 4; p. 251, sees. 1-3; p. 438, 

 sec. 1; Laws '93, p. 386, sec. 1. 



*Chap. 89, Laws '97, and acts amendatory. 



Power to make rules for leasing of harbor area: sec. 147, post; 

 for removal of timber: sec. 72, post. 



Cited in 17 Wash. 633 ; 22 Wash. 66 ; 27 Wash. 606. 



SEC. 18. ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES SUBPOENAS CON- 

 TEMPTS. 



[At] all hearings pertaining to the public lands of the State 

 of Washington, or any part thereof, as provided by this act,* 



