STATE LAND LAWS 

 RAILROAD BRIDGES. SECS. 221-223 



(Laws '01, p. 355, sec. 6; sec. 6838 Rem.-Bal. ; 171 sec. 191 

 Pierce.) 



Appeals from Board of State Land Commissioners, generally: sec. 

 22 et seq., ante. 



SEC. 221. RAILROADS LANDS SOLD SUBJECT TO EASEMENT. 



Upon full payment of the value of such easement ascertained 

 as aforesaid, any future grant or lease by the state of the lands 

 affected by said right of way shall be subject to the easements 

 obtained under the provisions of this act.* (Laws '01, p. 355, 

 sec. 7; sec. 6839 Rem.-Bal.; 171 sec. 193 Pierce.) 



* Sees. 215-222. 



SEC. 222. SAME CONSTRUCTION OF ACT. 



Nothing contained in this act* shall be deemed to in any way 

 conflict with any existing law of this state relating to the method 

 by which railroad companies may acquire rights of way. (Laws 

 '01, p. 355, sec. 8; 171 sec. 195 Pierce.) 



* Sees. 215-222. 



SEC. 223. RAILROAD MAY BRIDGE NAVIGABLE STREAMS. 



Any railroad corporation heretofore duly incorporated and 

 organized under the laws of this state or of the territory of 

 Washington, or which may hereafter be duly incorporated and 

 organized under the laws of this state, or heretofore or here- 

 after incorporated and organized under the laws of any other 

 state or territory of the United States, and authorized to do 

 business in this state, and to construct and operate railroads 

 therein, shall have and hereby is given the right to construct 

 bridges across the navigable streams within this state over which 

 the projected line or lines of railway of said railroad corporations 

 will run: Provided, That said bridges are constructed in good 

 faith for the purpose of being made a part of the constructed 

 line of said railroad: And provided, That they shall be con- 

 structed in the course of the construction of said railroad or 

 thereafter for the more convenient operation thereof: And pro- 

 vided further, That such bridges shall be so constructed as not 



