STATE LAND LAWS 

 SECS. 232-234 BEDS AND SHORES WHARVES. 



dams or works over, upon or across the land between ordinary 

 high water and extreme low water of any river of this state with- 

 out first having acquired the right to do so from the owner or 

 owners of the lands adjoining the land between ordinary high 

 water and extreme low water over or across which said dam 

 or works are constructed. (Laws '11, p. 436, sec. 1 ; 3 Rem.- 

 Bal., sec. 6415-1.) 



SEC. 232. RECLAIMED BEDS AND SHORES GRANTED TO DIK- 

 ING DISTRICTS. 



All the right, title and interest of the State of Washington in 

 and to so much of the beds and shores of any navigable river, 

 stream, waterway or water course located within the boundaries 

 of any diking district up to and including the line of ordinary 

 high tide in waters where the tide ebbs and flows, and up to and 

 including the line of ordinary high water within the banks of 

 all navigable rivers and lakes, to the extent that the same under 

 any proceedings to be had under chapter 95 of the Session Laws 

 of 1907 shall cease to become a part of such river, stream, water- 

 way or water course by reason of the diversion of such river, 

 stream, waterway or water course, under any proceedings had 

 under said act, are hereby given, granted and vested in the 

 respective diking districts now existing or hereafter to be 

 formed ; and the commissioners of such respective diking districts 

 are hereby given the right, power and authority to sell such beds 

 and shores in such manner and upon such notices and proceed- 

 ings as govern, under existing laws of this state, the board of 

 county commissioners in the sale and disposition of any real 

 estate belonging to counties of this state. (Laws '07, p. 178, 

 sec. 4; sec. 4100 Rem.-Bal. ; 151 sec. 19 Pierce.) 



See also remainder of act, Laws. '07. 



Local improvement assessments in such districts: sec. 343, post. 



Similar grant to inter-county districts: Laws '09, p. 808, sec. 26 

 (Sec. 4207 Rem.-Bal.) 



SEC. 234. COUNTY WHARVES AND LANDINGS. 



The board of county commissioners of each county in this 

 state is hereby authorized to build and maintain, when in their 



