STATE LAND LAWS 209 



PLATTING TIDE AND SHORE LANDS. SEC. 308 



SEC. 308. PLATTING OF TIDE AND SHORE LANDS OF FIRST 

 CLASS REPLATTING. 



It shall be the duty of the Harbor Line Commission provided 

 for in this act* to survey, plat, examine and appraise any tide or 

 shore lands of the first class not heretofore platted and ap- 

 praised and said commission may establish harbor lines in front 

 of incorporated cities and towns where such harbor lines have 

 not been heretofore established under the provisions of .article 

 15 of the constitution of this state; and whenever all of the 

 owners and other persons having a vested interest in the lands 

 embraced within any such plat or within any portion of such plat 

 embracing all the land in such plat, bounded by waterways here- 

 tofore established and the upland and deep water, shall petition 

 the State Land Commission by filing a petition therefor with the 

 Commissioner of Public Lands, the State Land Commission is 

 authorized and empowered to replat the lands described in said 

 petition and all unsold land within such replat shall be reap- 

 praised in the manner provided for original appraisement of 

 tide lands. All streets, alleys, waterways and other public places 

 embraced within any such plat or portion of plat vacated by the 

 replat hereby authorized shall vest in the owner or owners abut- 

 ting thereon. If in the preparation of such replat by the State 

 Land Commission it becomes desirable to appropriate any tide 

 land which has heretofore been sold for use as streets, alleys, 

 waterways or other public places, all persons interested in the 

 title shall join in the dedication of such replat before the same 

 shall be effected. No waterways laid out prior to January 1, 

 1900, shall be vacated. All plats and replats provided for in 

 this section shall be in triplicate. Within thirty days after the 

 adoption of such replat by the Commisison one copy shall be 

 filed in the office of the Commissioner of Public Lands ; one copy 

 in the office of the auditior of the county wherein such land is 

 situated and one copy in the office of the city engineer of the city 

 or town wherein such land is situated. Any replat of lands here- 

 tofore platted shall be in full force and effect and shall consti- 

 tute the vacation of streets, alleys and waterways and public 



