158 STATE LAND LAWS 



SEC. 216 RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY. 



That this act* shall not apply to any lands acquired or used by 

 any of the public institutions of this state. In order to obtain 

 the benefits of this grant* as to any railroad hereafter to be 

 constructed, the company constructing or proposing to con- 

 struct such road shall file with the Board of State Land Commis- 

 sioners a copy of its articles of incorporation, due proofs of 

 organization thereunder, a map or maps accompanied by the 

 field notes of the survey and location of the line of said railroad, 

 and shall pay to the state as hereinafter provided the amount 

 of the appraised value of said lands affected by, used for or 

 included within said right of way and extra widths if any are 

 required. In order to obtain the benefits of this grant* as to any 

 railroad now constructed, the company owning such road shall 

 file with the Board of State Land Commissioners a list of the 

 lands affected by, used or included within such right of way, and 

 shall pay to the state as hereinafter provided the amount of the 

 appraised value of said lands affected by, used for or included 

 within said right of way and extra widths. (Laws '01, p. 353, 

 sec. 1 ; amended, Laws '07, p. 201, sec. 1 ; sec. 6833 Rem.-Bal. ; 



171 sec. 181 Pierce.) 



*Secs. 215-222. 



Condemnation of right of way for railroad: sec. 249 et seq., ante. 



Railroad rights of way over lands held for state purposes: see note 

 to sec. 202, ante. 



Cited: 49 Wash. 89. 



The lands acquired by a grant under this act are only such as are described 

 in the application, field notes, plat and certificate, regardless of the actual 

 location on the ground : Columbia Vol. R. Co. v. Portland & S. R. Co., 49 

 Wash. 88. 



SEC. 216. RAILROADS CLASSIFICATION AND APPRAISAL OF 

 LAND. 



All lands of this state over which a right of way of any rail- 

 road company may now or hereafter be located shall be classified 

 and appraised as hereinafter provided, and the State Board of 

 Land Commissioners shall constitute and serve as the board of 

 appraisers mentioned in section 2 of article XVI of the con- 

 stitution of this state. (Laws '01, p. 353, sec. 2; sec. 6834 



Rem.-Bal. ; 171 sec. 183 Pierce.) 



Board of State Land Commissioners as Board of Appraisers: sec. 

 13, ante. 



