CHAPTER 41. [H. B. 96.] APPROPRIATION AND DELIVERY OF PUBLIC WATERS AN ACT authorizing the location, appropriation, diversion and de- Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Authority to locate waters. Use for cities and towns exacross state tending SECTION 1. That whenever the use of water shall be necessary for domestic, manufacturing, irri- and divert gation, or in interstate transportation at or for any incorporated or unincorporated city, town, village or hamlet situated partly in Washington and partly in an adjoining state or where any city, town, village or hamlet is incorporated on one side of the state line and there are inhabitants living in adjacent and contiguous territory on the other side, it shall be lawful for any person, association or corporation to locate, appropriate, divert and deliver any of the unappropriated public waters of this state necessary for the use of such city, town, village or hamlet and the inhabitants thereof and those residing in and embracing such contiguous territory both within this state and such adjoining state; and locations may be made and authority is hereby granted for such purpose the same as for any other appropriation within the state and a diversion and delivery for such purpose shall have the same force and effect as if made for use wholly within this state and any appropriation, diversion or use heretofore made for such purpose shall be deemed as valid and legal as if made for a use wholly within this state and lines. Dependent grants by adjoining states. the priority thereof shall date from the appropriation and diversion the same as if it had been made for use wholly within this state. SEC. 2. The provisions of this act shall not apOn reciprocal ply to any territory or the inhabitants thereof situated or located in any adjoining state which does not by its laws, usages or legal regulations grant similar or reciprocal rights, privileges and opportunities to this state and its inhabitants and adjacent and contiguous territory whether incorporated or unincorporated as in this act specified. Passed the House February 3, 1919. Exemption from taxes. CHAPTER 42. [H. B. 97.] RELATING TO WATER USERS' ASSOCIATIONS. AN ACT to provide for the dissolution of water users' associations Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of SECTION 1. That section 6414 of Rem. & Bal. Section 6414. Any water users' association which is organized in conformity with the requirements of the United States under said act of Congress, and which under its articles of incorporation is authorized to furnish water only to its stockholders, shall be exempt from the payment of any incorporation tax, and from the payment of any annual franchise tax; but shall be required to pay, as filing fee. of associa preliminary to its incorporation, only a fee of twenty Corporate dollars for the filing and recording of its articles. of incorporation and the issuance of certificates of incorporation. Whenever, with the consent of the Secretary of the Interior of the United States, the stockholders of any such association shall adopt any other form of organization to manage the affairs of Dissolution such reclamation project in connection with which tions. any such water users' association has been organized, such association may dissolve or disincorporate itself by the procedure and subject to the laws relating to the disincorporation of corporations in this state when such dissolution is authorized by a vote of two-thirds of all the stockholders represented at a meeting of the stockholders called for such purpose. Passed the House January 31, 1919. Passed the Senate February 13, 1919. Approved by the Governor February 20, 1919. CHAPTER 43. [H. B. 119.] RESERVATION OF STATE LANDS FOR PARK PURPOSES. AN ACT authorizing the commissioner of public lands to reserve certain lands for park purposes. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: to reserve SECTION 1. The commissioner of public lands Authority is hereby authorized to reserve from sale, for parks lands. for general public use, not to exceed five (5) acres of land from any tract of land belonging to the state, including tide and shore lands, adjoining or lying near any public highway within the state. Passed the House February 3, 1919. Approved by the Governor February 20, 1919. Dedication. Reversion on abandonment. CHAPTER 44. [H. B. 120.] DEDICATION OF TIDE LANDS TO MASON COUNTY. AN ACT dedicating to Mason county all the right, title and interest Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of SECTION 1. That Tract C of the Supplemental Maps of the Shelton Tide Lands be and the same is hereby dedicated to the County of Mason to be used for purposes of a public park: Provided, That if said Mason County shall ever use or permit the use of said lands for any purposes other than a public park, the same shall at once revert to the State of Washington without any suit or action in any court and without any action on the part of the State whatsoever. Passed the House February 3, 1919. Passed the Senate February 13, 1919. CHAPTER 45. APPORTIONMENT OF SCHOOL FUNDS WHERE SCHOOLS AN ACT relating to the apportionment of school funds to school Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of SECTION 1. That section 4573 of Remington & ington be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Credit for attend ance during closure. Section 4573. When the school board of any district is obliged to close the schools by order of the board of health or health officer on account of the prevalence of influenza or other contagious or infectious disease, or when it is impossible to maintain the schools on account of any circumstances over which the school board has no control, the state superintendent of public instruction and the county superintendent shall allow such district its regular apportionment of funds without deduction for the time so lost, the amount to be determined on the basis of the total days' attendance in the district for the last prior year in which no such interruption occurred: Provided, That in all districts holding computaschool during the school year of 1918-1919 and sub- tendance. sequent years whose enrollment shows an increase over that of the preceding year, the days' attendance for the school year 1918-1919 and subsequent years shall be ascertained for the purpose of the apportionment of school funds, by multiplying the average daily attendance of the school month showing the highest attendance by the number of days in the school session of the preceding year. SEC. 2. [Vetoed.] Passed the Senate January 30, 1919. Passed the House February 6, 1919. Section 1 approved by the Governor February 14, 1919. Section 2 vetoed by the Governor February 14, 1919. tion of at |