Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-05-07


ar. B. N. Rowe is the Santa Ana agent oil
the HERALD.
The Late Riparian Right Dccis-
ION of the supreme Court.
The late decision Of the Supreme
Court, in the case OF Charles Lux
Of al. vs.. James B. Haggin ct AL IN
volving the question OF riparian
rights, has been, donbtl ess, read by
all citizens OF California int rested in
this vital question. We now under
stand that this decision declares in
effect that all the waters OF this state
are subject to the English common
Jaw rule, known as riparian rights
that is, that all the waters OF the
water courses and streams flowing
in this State belong exclusively to the
owners of the banks riparian pro-
prietors) and must remain in SAID
banks from their sources to their
mouths undiminished in quantity and
unimpaired in quality "until it hings
90 moor heart in the sea-" We have
understood all along that this was the
common law of England, but we lay
men believe, at the same time, with
MFR. Justice Story, that "the common
law If england is not to be taken in
ali resneels TO be that of America.
onr ancestors brought with them its
ganaral nrinciples. and claimed them
"a their birth right; but they brought
with tbem and adopted only that por-
,;oo yhieh uas applicable to their Sitp-
o,;oo y This common law, Which
.aans so notent as to command
tho waters TO flow undiminished
4, ouantity within their respective
hanks. could now be stretched.a little
,,.,har and invoked to prevent the
sa;d waters from sinking in the sand
az that Mt least. these waters could
subserye one highly beneficial use,
namely. landscape scenery and effect.
There ia a saving clause in the
oninion the value OF which remains
20 ha determined-it sets up kind
=, Californian common law of
,;nor;an rights which reserves to the
r;narian proprietor the right to "a
,oosopable use of the waters Of the
s,raam for the purpose of irrigation. "
uow uaters for irrigation can be
ut;,;zed without division does not APP
mar. and what il the measure of
This ,ight "depends upon the circum-
atances in each particular case" 1t is
,resumad that in the determination of
th;. r;oht all the riparian proprietors
,,,,s, cons,l, among themselyes and
.,oo az 20 tha amonnt of water
tha o,har fellow NAV need and
,.a That there will he A lust
ao.a.a,ino,;on of this onantitv that
vii, he scopieseed in no one who
has had any >experience in the distri-
b,,;on If water for irritation will
dorht Rut we are not writing for the
n,rnose Of cr;ticisino hut to induce
so,,o ,o.rrod man in the law and
,ovarrnantaI affairs to answer some
,,rohlans preaanted TO us by this de.
c;.;on Ono thing 10 certain riparian
,.,ch,s NTH ;n,nater;al notifications
I. ,ho ,.w Of Cal;Sornia now. as we'll
40 =, Enolord until in Gods
,o,,;aoroo and apother Ranch
81 I,does reverses this de-
-. - 10 Iooislat,ra hs
~ ;nnolad 20 noss srch laws and
a,,,.,;, all ,ons,i,r,;onaI armand
In, sono,,o. ao,,lo ,h;o ,,os-
a.. ;. ..a. no, u,ho NAV
.a. a. judicial nositions
-. po,J;nn Tho ofrorts
A. .o nouodiol loa;s,ation
will Ia enCorced
- .,;a - 1o,onls rror tho
- ,oonta
Tha ,.ohlon,s raforre3 70 do NOT an.
49, !, ,ho orcrr,onts Inv the oble
ao,,nsaIors ON tho side of tho neonle
~ ;,,;aa.ora ooo;nst tho watar mo.
.oao,;..o .n1 oait,o riros and conse.
,s.,1.. H., ,,,oro no, talar into con-
s;da,at;on bv tho learned Jndoes who
.,a,;.,o,, ,ha on;r;on of tboCourt In
,Ia;n Enol;sb rirarion nronrietor 10
= ,orson uho livos on tho hanks of a
,.;,,ar orot;,o ths longua,e of tl,o de-
o;s;on ,Cpy tho common law the
,.;ohts os tho r;no,ior nronrietor 70
,ha eow Of tho stroom 10 ;nsennablv
onnoxod 10 tho soil and nosses with
!, not 90 a, eosemept or annurte-
nanoa hut &c mart and norcel If II
Irse does NOT create the right and dis.
rsooonro, dos,rov Or srsnand IL Tho
RIGHT in zach extends IN tbe natural
AVA s,ol aou Of ali t,,a wo,ar rrIess
n,hera tho orant;tv has been dimin.
ishod &C consequence Of the reason.
ablo on,Iicotion Of II Inv other rinari.
a, on.nars Tor nrrnosos horoofter to
he maintained -
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