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SECS. 551-553 LAKE WASHINGTON CANAL. 



one of the conditions .of this grant, . it is expressly provided, that if 

 the streets, or any portion of the streets, bordering on said blocks 

 described in this section be vacated by said city, said blocks in this 

 section dedicated shall at once revert to the State of Washington with- 

 out the act of any court or courts whatsoever and without any act 

 on the part of the State of Washington. (Laws '07, p. 227, sec. 2.) 

 *Secs. 549-552. 



SEC. 551. SAME VESTED RIGHTS SAVED. 



Nothing in this act* contained shall be deemed to in any wise 

 interfere with any existing rights of individuals in and to said lands by 

 reason of lease, contract or other lawfully acquired rights, and the said 

 city of Tacoma shall in no wise interfere with the rights of any parties 

 entitled to the possession of any of said tracts of land: Provided, 

 however, That the said city of Tacoma may at any time by purchase, 

 or condemnation under the eminent domain acts of the State of Wash- 

 ington, acquire all the rights of any individuals in and to any of said 

 lands upon the payment of just compensation. (Laws '07, p. 227, sec. 3.) 



*Secs. 549-552. . 



SEC. 552. SAME PURPOSE OF ACT. 



It is the purpose of this act* to effect a replat of certain streets 

 and lands in said school land addition to Tacoma and to make the 

 streets within and bordering said school section conform to the 

 established streets of said city of Tacoma outside of said school section. 

 (Laws '07, p. 228, sec. 4.) 



*Secs. 549-552. 



SEC. 553. UNITED STATES RIGHT OF WAY FOR LAKE WASH- 

 INGTON CANAL. 



A right of way of not exceeding 500 feet in width is hereby granted 

 to the United States of America through any lands or shore lands belong- 

 ing to the State of Washington, or to the University of Washington, 

 and lying in King county between Lakes Union and Washington, or 

 in or adjoining either of them, the southern boundary of such right 

 of way on the upland to be coincident with the southern boundary 

 of the lands now occupied by the University of Washington adjacent 

 to the present right of way of said canal; the width and definite 

 location of such right of way before the same is taken possession of by 

 said United States shall be plainly and completely platted and a plat 

 thereof approved by the secretary of war of the United States filed in 

 the office of the State Land Commissioner: Provided, That nothing 

 in this section contained shall be construed to repeal or impair any 

 right, interest, privilege or grant expressed or intended in the following 

 section. (Laws '07, p. 498, sec. 1; sec. 6865 Rem.-Bal.) 



Grants of tide and shore lands to United States, generally : sec. 239 et seq., 

 ante. 



Cession of jurisdiction and powers to United States, generally : Const., Art. 

 XXV, sec. 1. ante. 



Cited in 58 Wash. 521. 



