STATE LAND LAWS 

 TIDE LAND STREETS. SEC. 317 



exercised when such cities' limits include such waters or any part 

 of such waters : Provided, That in towns of the fourth class the 

 territory added by this section shall be over and above the one 

 square mile now established by law as the maximum territory 

 within the limits of such town. (Laws '09, p. 392, sec. 1 ; sec. 

 7443 Rem.-Bal. ; 77 sec. 19 Pierce.) 



As to control of streets over tide lands and harbor areas, see notes 

 to sec. 309, ante. 



Not only the police powers, but the actual boundaries of cities were ex- 

 tended by this act : Pac. Amer. Fisheries v. Whatcom Co., 69 Wash. 291. 



This act is not violative of the constitutional provisions inhibiting the in- 

 corporation or alteration of cities by special laws, or the enactment of special 

 laws granting corporate powers or privileges ; nor is its title defective : idem. 



SEC. 317. SALES OF STREET EXTENSIONS TO BE CANCELLED. 



Whereas, the Board of State Land Commissioners has hereto- 

 fore received and considered applications for and has issued con- 

 tracts or deeds purporting to convey to private persons or cor- 

 porations, certain lots platted on the tide land areas within the 

 harbors of cities of the first class, which said lots are in reality 

 legally established projections or extensions of public streets 

 within the corporate limits and along or across the harbor areas 

 of such cities, which said projections and extensions were duly 

 made by said cities in pursuance of section 310 of this code, 

 therefore, the Board of State Land Commissioners is hereby in- 

 structed to cancel all deeds or contracts and to reject all applica- 

 tions covering any such street extensions or projections which 

 are not duly vacated, refunding all moneys paid thereon, and no 

 sale or grant of any land included within the limits of any such 

 street shall hereafter be made unless and until the same shall be 

 duly vacated or disestablished by the authorities of such city. 

 The state auditor is hereby authorized to draw such warrants 

 upon the tide lands fund as are necessary to carry out the provi- 

 sions hereof. (Laws '97, p. 30, sec. 1 ; sec. 6780 Rem.-Bal. ; 477 

 sec. 253 Pierce.) 



See notes to sec. 309, ante. 



Cited: 42 Wash. 423. 



The legislature has the power to vacate streets platted across tide lands, 

 where no private rights have intervened ; and the approval of a plat which con- 



