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BEDS AND SHORES USE. SEC. 231 



irrigation purposes, and there is hereby granted to such persons, 

 firms and corporations an easement over, upon and across the 

 beds of such rivers for such purposes. Such easement shall be 

 limited, however, to so much of the beds of such rivers as may 

 be reasonably convenient and necessary for such uses. All such 

 dams and works shall be completed within five years after the 

 commencement of construction work upon the same. The rights 

 and privileges granted by this section shall inure to the benefit 

 of such persons, firms or corporations from the date of the com- 

 mencement of construction work upon such dams and works 

 incident thereto, and such construction work shall be diligently 

 prosecuted to completion, and the rights, privileges and ease- 

 ments granted by this section shall continue so long as the same 

 shall be utilized by the grantees for the purposes herein specified, 

 and the failure to maintain and use such dams and works after 

 the same shall have been constructed, for a continuous period of 

 two years, shall operate as a forfeiture of all the rights hereby 

 granted and the same shall revert to the State of Washington. 

 (Laws '11, p. 436, sec. 1 ; 3 Rem.-Bal., sec. 6415-1.) 



Irrigation rights to United States: sec. 386, infra. 



Public uses of waters denned: Const., Art. XXI, sec. 1, supra. 



Right to overflow lands: sec. 225 et seq., supra. 



Right of way for irrigation ditches: sec. 205 et seq.. supra; for 

 power lines: sec. 210 et seq,., supra. 



SEC. 231. SAME LIMITATION ON GRANT. 



Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed in such 

 a way as to interfere with the use of said rivers for navigation 

 purposes, and all of such rights, privileges and easements 

 granted thereby shall be subject to the paramount control of 

 such rivers for navigation purposes by the United States : And, 

 provided further, That the use and enjoyment of the grants and 

 privileges of said section shall not interfere with the lawful and 

 rightful diversion of the waters of said rivers by other parties 

 under water appropriations in existence at the time any such 

 persons, firms or corporations shall avail themselves of the 

 benefits and privileges of said section, but no such persons, firms 

 or corporations shall have any right to construct any such 



