52 STATE LAND LAWS 



SECS. 55-56 EXCHANGE ESCHEATS. 



duty to cause such examination and appraisal to be made as 

 will determine the area and value, as nearly as may be, of the 

 lands lost to the state, or the title to, use or possession of 

 which is claimed by the United States by reason of the causes 

 mentioned in section 53, and proposed to be relinquished to the 

 United States, and shall cause an examination and appraisal to 

 be made of any lands which may be designated by the officers 

 of the United States as subject to selection by the state in lieu 

 of the lands aforesaid, to the end that the state shall obtain 

 lands in lieu thereof of equal area and value. (Laws '13, p. 300, 

 sec. 2; 3 Rem.-Bal., sec. 6635-2.) 

 Inspection, generally: sec. 46, supra. 



SEC. 55. SAME CONVEYANCE TO UNITED STATES. 



Whenever the title of any lands selected under the provisions 

 of sections 53 and 54, shall become vested in the State of Wash- 

 ington by the acceptance and approval of the lists of lands so 

 selected, or other proper action of the United States, the 

 Governor, on behalf of the State of Washington, shall execute 

 and deliver to the United States a deed of conveyance of the 

 lands of the state relinquished under the provisions of sections 



53 and 54, which deed shall convey to and vest in the United 

 States all the right, title and interest of the State of Washing- 

 ton therein. (Laws '13, p. 301, sec. 3 ; 3 Rem.-Bal., sec 6635-3.) 



Selection lists: sec. 48, supra. 



CHAPTER 7. 



LANDS ACQUIRED BY ESCHEAT, GIFT AND FORFEITURE 

 SEC. 56. Acceptance; Inure to School Fund. 

 56%. Escheat for Want of Heirs. 



57. Administrators to List Lands. 



58. Managed as School Lands. 



SEC. 56. ACCEPTANCE AND MANAGEMENT. 



The Board of State Land Commissioners is hereby empowered 

 to accept, in the name of the State of Washington, by deed of 



