98 STATE LAND LAWS 



SEC. 107 FORFEITURE OF CONTRACT. 



state, with the seal of the state attached thereto. The Com- 

 missioner of Public Lands may, as he deems advisable, extend the 

 time for payment of principal and interest on the contract here- 

 tofore issued and contracts to be issued under this act.* (Laws 

 '97, p. 241, sec. 17; sec. 6676 Rem.-Bal. ; 477 sec. 69 Pierce.) 



Former Laws: Laws '89-'90, p. 445, sec. 15; Laws '93, p. 399, sec. 22; 

 Laws '95, p. 542, sec. 30. 



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



Taxation of lands under contract: sec. 326, post. 



Privilege of contract holder to cut timber: sec. 262, post. 



Notice and forfeiture: sec. 107, post. 



Cited: 18 Wash. 499; 19 Wash. 433; 20 Wash. 152. 



See 2 Remington's Digest, pp. 2411-2414, sees. 109-121 ; vol. 4, p. 875, sees. 

 110-118. 



The state is not a necessary party defendant in an action to condemn the 

 interest of a contract holder in state lands : State ex rel. Trimble v. Superior 

 Court, 31 Wash. 445. 



This section applies to contract for tide lands : State ex rel. Bellingham etc. 

 v. Bridges, 19 Wash. 431. 



Interest runs from date of issuance of contract and not from date of sale : 

 Opinions Att'y Gen'l, March 17, '13. 



SEC. 107. NOTICE OF FORFEITURE. 



The Commissioner of Public Lands shall notify the purchaser 

 of the land in each instance when payment on his contract is 

 over due, and that he is liable to forfeiture if payment is not 

 made within six months from the time the same became due, 

 unless the time be extended by the Commissioner on a satis- 

 factory showing as above provided. (Laws '97, p. 242, sec. 18; 

 sec. 6677 Rem.-Bal.; 477 sec. 71 Pierce.) 



Former Laws: Laws '95, p. 543, sec. 31. 



NOTE: Sec. 27 of the same act (Laws '97, p. 244; sec. 6678 Rem.-Bal.; 

 477 sec. 91 Pierce) is considered as referring only to contracts de- 

 linquent at the time of the passage of the act. Such section follows: 



All contracts issued by the State of Washington to the purchasers 

 of school or other lands which are found to be delinquent in payment 

 of interest two years from time of first payment, and which have not 

 been extended by law, shall be declared forfeited by the Commissioner 

 of Public Lands unless such delinquent interest shall be paid to the 

 state in accordance with notice hereinafter provided; that the Com- 

 missioner of Public Lands shall notify the holder of such contract 

 in each instance where payment of interest is overdue, and that unless 

 payment is made within six months from the date of said notice, his 

 contract will be cancelled and the land shall revert to the state. 



