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CONDEMNATION WATERWAYS. SECS. 254-256 



Petition for inclusion of state lands within such districts: sec. 245, 

 supra. 



Grant of reclaimed lands to such districts: sec. 238, supra. 

 Local improvement assessments in such districts: sec. 346, infra. 



SEC. 254. SAME RIGHTS OF WAY. 



The right, power and authority to acquire the necessary and 

 needed rights of way for any and all purposes created by 

 chapter 11 of the Laws of 1911, may be acquired by the com- 

 missioners of any waterway district over and across or upon any 

 land or interest therein of the State of Washington. (Laws '11, 

 p. 19, sec. 7e; 3 Rem.-Bal., sec. 8172a ; 437 sec. 41e Pierce.) 



Former Laws: Laws '09, Sp'l Ses., p. 15, sec. 7e. 



See next preceding section. 



SEC. 255. WATERWAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS. 



The board [of county commissioners] shall have the right of 

 eminent domain for the acquisition of lands necessary to the 

 construction or widening of the proposed waterway, and may 

 cause all necessary lands to be condemned and appropriated 

 or damaged for the use of said waterway, and make just com- 

 pensation therefor. The private property of the state, the coun- 

 ty, and other public or quasi-public corporations (except in- 

 corporated cities and towns), and of private corporations, shall 

 be subject to the same rights of eminent domain at the suit of 

 said board as the property of private individuals. (Laws '11, p. 

 68, sec. 8; 3 Rem.-Bal., sec. 8212-8; 437 sec. 145 Pierce.) 



Sees. 255-257 are from chap. 23, Laws '11, providing for the establish- 

 ment of waterway improvement districts. 



Local improvement assessments in such districts: sec. 345, post. 



SEC. 256. WATERWAYS STATE LANDS LIABLE. 



State, school, county, school district, and other lands belong- 

 ing to other public corporations which will be benefited by the 

 construction, deepening or widening of any such waterway, and 

 which are not devoted to public use, shall be subject to the pro- 

 visions of chapter 23 of the Session Laws of 1911, and the 

 owners thereof by and through the proper authorities, shall 

 be made parties in all proceedings affecting said lands, and shall 

 have the same rights and be liable to the same right of eminent 



