All persons, associations and corporations engaging in improvement of the navigation of any river or watercourse, as authorized in ORS § 780.010, may enter upon the lands adjacent to any river or watercourse for the purpose of cutting timber, taking rock, gravel, dirt and other materials necessary for the prosecution of the work of such improvement, and pass over adjacent lands with means of transportation proper for conducting the work contemplated by ORS § 780.010, doing as little damage as possible, subject only to the payment of such damages as may be assessed according to law.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 780.020

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.