STATE LAND LAWS 183 



TRESPASS. SECS. 260-261 



sioners of any diking district over, across and upon any land, 

 or interest therein, of the State of Washington. (Laws '07, p. 

 176, sec. 2; sec. 4098 Rem.-Bal. ; 151 sec. 15 Pierce.) 



* "This act" refers to chap. 95, Laws '07, relating to diking dis- 

 tricts. 



SEC. 260. INTER-COUNTY DIKING AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS. 

 Any district created under the provisions of chapter 225, 

 Laws 1909, is hereby granted the right to exercise the power 

 of eminent domain against any lands or other property be- 

 longing to the State of Washington, and such power of eminent 

 domain shall be exercised under and by the same procedure as is 

 now, or may hereafter be, provided by the laws of this state for 

 the exercise of the right of eminent domain by ordinary rail- 

 road corporations. (Laws '09, p. 808, sec. 27 ; sec. 4208 Rem.- 

 Bal. ; 149 sec. 53 Pierce.) 



Service of process: sec. 246, supra. 



Payment of damages: sec. 247, supra. 



Local improvement assessments in such districts: sec. 347, post. 



CHAPTER 21. 



TRESPASS ON STATE LANDS. 



SEC. 261. Trespass Defined. 



262. Privileges of Contract Holder and Lessee. 



263. Penalty for Trespass. 



264. Board to Investigate and Prosecute. 



265. Treble Damages for Timber Removed. 



266. Unlawful Cutting of Timber, etc.; Misdemeanor. 



267. Trespass on Capitol Building Lands; Penalty. 



268. Trespass on Oyster Reserves. 



269. Trespass on Oyster Lands. 



270. Unlawful Removal of Oysters. 



271. Same; Penalty. 



272. Same. 



SEC. 261. TRESPASS DEFINED. 



If any person shall cut down, destroy, injure, or cause to be 

 cut down, destroyed or injured, any timber standing, growing 



