STATE LAND LAWS 309 



SPOKANE PARK. SECS. 530-533 



SEC. 530. SAME REVERSION. 



All of the tide and shore lands described in section 529 are hereby 

 granted to the city of Port Townsend in the county of Jefferson, and 

 State of Washington, to be used by said city as a part of and in con- 

 nection with its public park and for no other purpose. In case the 

 city of Port Townsend should attempt to use, or permit the use of 

 said land or any portion thereof, for any other purpose, the same 

 shall forthwith revert to the State of Washington, without suit, action 

 or any proceeding whatsoever, or the judgment of any court forfeiting 

 the same. (Laws '07, p. 216, sec. 2.) 



SEC. 531. CITY OF SPOKANE RIVER LOTS FOR PARK. 



The Commissioner of Public Lands of the State of Washington is 

 hereby authorized and directed to certify in the manner now provided 

 by law in other cases to the Governor for a deed to the city of Spokane 

 in the county of Spokane, State of Washington, all the following 

 described lands now owned by the State of Washington, to-wit: Blocks 

 three, four, twenty-seven and twenty-eight, of section sixteen, township 

 twenty-five north of range forty-three east Willamette meridian, to- 

 gether with the streets between said blocks from the east to the west 

 banks of the Spokane river. (Laws '13, p. 101, sec. 1.) 



NOTE : The lands so granted occupy a part of the beds and shores of the 

 Spokane river, running through said section 16. 



SEC. 532. SAME DEED. 



The Governor is hereby empowered, authorized and directed to 

 execute and the secretary of state to attest a deed conveying to the 

 city of Spokane, in the county of Spokane, State of Washington, all 

 of said lands as in section 531 described. (Laws '13, p. 102, sec. 2.) 



SEC. 533. SAME REVERSION RESTRICTION OF IMPROVE- 

 MENT. 



All of the lands described in section 531 are hereby granted to the 

 city of Spokane in the county of Spokane, State of Washington, to be 

 used by said city as a part of and in connection with its public park 

 system and for no other purpose. In case the said city of Spokane 

 should attempt to use or permit the use of said lands or any portion 

 thereof for any other purpose, the same shall revert to the State of 

 Washington without suit, action or any proceeding whatsoever, or the 

 judgment of any court forfeiting the same. No improvements shall be 

 erected upon said lands that will stop the continuous flow of the waters 

 of the Spokane river and no dam shall ever be built that will in any way 

 interfere with navigation. In the event of any obstruction to the flow of 

 the waters or the building of a dam which will obstruct navigation, the 

 said lands shall revert as aforesaid. (Laws '13, p. 102, sec. 3.) 



