STATE LAND LAWS 

 CONTRACT FOR WORKS. SECS. 371-372 



SEC. 371. PROPOSALS FOR RECLAMATION. 



Any person, company or association of persons or incorpo- 

 rated company doing business in the State of Washington desir- 

 in to construct ditches, canals or other irrigation works for the 

 reclamation of said lands, shall file with the Commissioner of 

 Public Lands, proposal to construct the ditches, canals or other 

 irrigation works necessary to the complete reclamation of said 

 lands. The proposal shall be prepared in accordance with the 

 rules adopted by the Commissioner of Public Lands. It shall 

 state the source of water supply, the location and dimension of 

 the proposed works, the location and character of the land pro- 

 posed to be irrigated, the price per acre at which perpetual water 

 right will be sold to settlers on the land to be irrigated, and shall 

 be accompanied by maps, plans and specifications of the pro- 

 posed works and land to be irrigated, which shall be considered 

 a part of the proposal. In the case of incorporated companies it 

 shall state the name of the company, the purpose of its incor- 

 poration, the names and places of residence of its trustees and 

 officers, the amount of its authorized and of its paid up capital.' 

 If the applicant is not an incorporated company, the proposal 

 shall set forth the name or names of the party or parties and such 

 other facts as will enable the Commissioner of Public Lands to 

 determine his or their financial ability to carry out the proposed 

 undertaking. (Laws '05, p. 113, sec. 2; sec. 6730 Rem.-Bal. ; 

 271 sec. 377 Pierce.) 



SEC. 372. GOOD FAITH. 



A certified check for a sum of not less than two hundred and 

 fifty dollars ($250.00) nor more than two thousand five hundred 

 dollars ($2,500.00), as may be determined by the Commissioner 

 of Public Lands, shall accompany each such proposal, the same 

 to be held as guarantee of the execution of the contract with the 

 state, in accordance with its terms by the party submitting such 

 proposal. In case of the approval of the same and the accept- 

 ance of the proposal by the Commissioner of Public Lands, and 

 to be forfeited to the state in case of the failure of said party to 

 enter into a contract with the state in accordance with the pro- 



