304 STATE LAND LAWS 



SECS. 512-515. LAKE CHELAN RAISING WATERS. 



SEC. 553. UNITED STATES: Canal Right of Way. 



' 554. Additional Rights for Canal. 



555. Jurisdiction Over Rainier National Park. 



556. Tide Lands for Torpedo Station. 



Cross-Reference: GRANTS OF RIGHTS OF WAY AND OTHER 

 EASEMENTS, generally: sec. 201 et seq., ante. 



SEC. 512. TOWN OF CHELAN RAISING CHELAN LAKE AND 

 RIVER. 



Permission is hereby granted to the town of Chelan, a municipal 

 corporation, to place, erect, construct, operate and maintain a break- 

 water upon, across, through and along the waters of this state in the 

 Chelan river, for the purpose of raising the waters of Lake Chelan: 

 Provided, That the said breakwater shall be so constructed that it can 

 be removed to the extent that it will not impede the present natural 

 outflow of the waters of Lake Chelan: And provided further, That 

 the said breakwater cannot at any time be used for the purpose of 

 raising the waters of Lake Chelan more than two feet above the 

 extreme low water mark, and shall be removed to permit the present 

 natural outflow of said waters on or before the fifteenth day of March 

 of each year, and shall not again be used to impede the said natural 

 outflow until after the high water period of each year and until the 

 waters of said Lake Chelan shall have receded to an elevation not ex- 

 ceeding two feet higher than the extreme low water mark. (Laws '03, 

 p. 152, sec. 1.) 



SEC. 513. SAME DEPTH OF WATER. 



The town of Chelan shall immediately erect and maintain during 

 the period of the maintenance of the breakwater permitted by section 

 512, a substantial steel or iron post near the head of the Chelan river, 

 in full view of the public, such post being plainly marked so as to 

 correctly indicate at all times the depth of the water. (Laws '03, p. 152, 

 sec. 2.) 



SEC. 514. SAME RELEASE OF DAMAGES. 



The State of Washington hereby releases said town of Chelan 

 from any and all liability to the state that shall or might accrue from 

 such raising of water: Provided, That nothing in this act* contained 

 shall operate as an assumption of nor create any liability on the part 

 of the state for any damages which may result to any person, com- 

 pany or corporation by reason of said improvement or the permission 

 hereby granted. (Laws '03, p. 152, sec. 3.) 



*Secs. 512-515. 



SEC. 515. SAME FORFEITURE. 



A failure to comply with the requirements of this act* shall result 

 as a forfeiture of the rights herein granted. (Laws '03, p. 153, sec. 4.) 

 *Secs. 512-515. 



