Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-02-07
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GRANT OF RIGHTS, POWERS, ETC.
SECTION !. That there be hereby
rs granted to said corporation, to be
Dy it held, used and enjoyed in abso-
lutte ownership, the full force and eX-
elusive right toull Of the water flow
ing in the river of Los Angeles at any
point from its source or sources, to the
intersection of said river with the
southern boundary of said city; also,
the right to develope, ecOnomize, use
and utilize all waters flowing beneath
the surface in the bed of said river at
any point or points between the points
Of termini above given; and for that
purpose it is hereby declared that the
powers to condemn property outside of
the limits of said city, given by the
provision of Section 2, Article 2, of
this Act, insofar as the same relate to
the condemnation of property in water
for increasing the water supply of said
city, are intended to be given and to
be restricted to such sources of supply,
and to the rights therein, excepting and
reserving from the operation of the
aforesaid grant of the water flowing
in said river, unless the same be con-
demned and taken for public use as
herein provided, all vested private
rights to the water flowing upon the
surface or beneath it in the bed of said
river, and provided, that said corpora
ton shall not, in any manner, dispose
of, transfer, or convey, any portion or
said water or any right to develop and
use the same or any portion thereof to
any corporation, association lndlvi-
dual or other person who might or
would use the same in any way preju-
,dicial to the use thereof for irrigation
within the limits of said city, or who
might or would, at any time, for any
good or valuable consideration, desire
to SELL or in any way dispose OF, to any
other person, natural or artificial, any
interest therein, or right to the
use thereof; and provided further,
that the zanjas which are within the
limits of said city, Known as the prin-
cipal zanja and zanjas numbers !, =, 8,
4, g, 8, Z and 8, are hereby declared
public zanjas; and the quantity Of
water which has heretofore generally
flowed in each one of said zanjas is
hereby declared to be the quantity
which by right belongs to each one of
said zanjas, and to the farmers and
fruit-growers who are benefited by
their USE. .s.....,.. ,.,..
Any person or persons who shall
throw, or cause to throw, any filth or
matter detrimental to the public
health, or allow their sewers or sinks
to run or drain intoany of said zanjas,
shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof,
before the Mayor or any Court having
jurisdiction thereof, shall be fined in u
sum not exceeding one hundred dol
lars and not less than twenty dollars,
for the first Offense, and not more than
three hundred dollars nor less than
fifty dollars, for every subsequent Of
tense, or by imprisonment in the
County Jail for not more than thirty
nor less than five days, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment.
Any person violating this section
shall be prosecuted before any Court
of competent jurisdiction in the city
or township of Los Angeles upon the
complaint of any person aggrieved, or
Of the Overseer of Water Courses of
said city. ..rrr-.-.,.f 800.
All moneys collected as fines under
the provisions of this Act, shall be paid
lIltO Tie Slty lIcuouiy VI "Aiu wy ". ",
the credit of the Water Fund of said
city, known as the New Water Fund.
SEC. 2. Under said corporate name,
the said corporation is declared to be
public or municipal corporation, and
by such name shall have perpetual
succession. may make and use cor
porate seal, and change and alter the
same at pleasure, sue and be sued,
plead and be implicated in any and all
Courts of justice, and in all actions,
suits and proceedings whatever, may
purchase, hold and receive property
real and personal, or either, within or
without the limitsof said city for any
or all OF the following purposes, to
wit:
lst--For public buildings, public
works and improvements, for public
parks, burial grounds and cemeteries,
or either.
2d-For the establishmentand main
tenance Of hospitals and asylums for
the care Of decrepid and invalid per-
sons, persons afflicted with contagious,
loathsome, or other diseases, or either.
3d-For the erection and mainte-
nance of jails, warehouses, and houses
of correction, or either. -.
4th--For the construction, mainte-
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