Washington § 64.16.140 - Certain titles confirmed.

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§ 64.16.140. Certain titles confirmed.

All lands and all estates or interests in lands, within the state of Washington, which were conveyed or attempted to be conveyed to, or acquired or attempted to be acquired by, any noncitizen or noncitizens, prior to the date of the adoption of this act, are hereby confirmed to the respective persons at present owning or claiming to own the title thereto derived by, through or under any such noncitizen ownership or attempted ownership, to the extent that title was vested in or conveyed by said noncitizen or noncitizens: PROVIDED, That nothing in this section shall be construed to affect, adversely or otherwise, any title to any such lands, or to any interest or estate therein, held or claimed by any private person or corporation adversely to the title hereby confirmed.
[ 2026 c 36 s 35; 1967 c 163 s 3; 1895 c 111 s 1; RRS s 10589.]

Notes

Reviser's note: 1967 c 163 carried an emergency clause and was approved by the governor on March 21, 1967.

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