Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-02-18
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Adopted by the santa Cruz Water Con
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 The folloaing rules and regulations governing the water consumers on the Santa Cruz. were prepared by MT. Dal- ton, referred tO and approved by the committee consisting of Messrs. Greg ory, Dalton and Romero.
 A committee of three, shall be ap- pointed for one year by the majority of owners of irriZabls lands or Eneir au- thorz-d agent entitled t0 ths use O. h. water. wLO shall BqporiIJn sail 9s;ers as heFeina;t-r provided. O1e oi 'he connittee shall ac; as chairman. and one as secretary md treasurer.
 Ole Wat Q Or-rs-er aLal 6e elected 8s provided by law.
 Tne said cJm mities shall act as view ers ot the crops. which my be sutf-r- ing, and determine Eh.cn shsll have be water nrst. Iu conformity EIth !u i<nl-ut Jt the oupseme Court oi AuZOua. when any question ArIses as to precede Ice.
 The secretary and treasurer shall keep proper record of all ssls of the cnm- mlItee 10 6 hook for that purpose, It shall be bis duty also to issue sli water tickets and collect for the same; he shall Keep 6 record Il a book for that purpose of all tickets sOlI, seitiug forth Ehe date, number. amount ot water. uumber Of b. Us, amount paid by par chaser, 10 whom sol sud for what ieid and shall lssus TO ticket until pad for 10 fall He shall 50 Keep a record of all proceedings ot all meet nzs held by the owners Ot said fields. H- sh J re- ,eive as compensation for his services i've per cent ot all -sles of water.
 The committee shall, a. s,On ss P9ssi-
 le make out lIst ot the h-lds, show IHg the acreage of eacn and lumber them according tO their location on the lItch, coGm-ucing az The head of the dItch with No. l, also sh0Eilg from what di:ch esch field receives its water supply.
 The coumIttsa after as er.airInG the total acreage euti led c. water. shall divide the water into three equal parts and ascertain the number of lours and fractions of hours which each acre will 5e entitled 10 during each mon h CT round for on third Of the ShOle amount Of water available and appOrtIOu said tb;rd to each a3re, The tune re-ultir Ter acre per month or round ani 10 more during eacl month or rsUud, The committee shall tx tbe price at which the water shall be sold SO as Co produce iuod for the payment Of expenses herein pr viled Toe rate 10 be charged shall in 10 case exceed ten cents per hour,
 All fields shall be served EIth by rota- ton, commencing nt She head Of each 1Iich and cOntinuIug down until the lsst one is served when the water shall be returuei D the mead and commence gain, excepting ID cases where crops are suffarIng and csnuOt vat for their turn. h such 'sses tine com nI.tee shall decide which field shail have the water ir-t. and alwsya eudeavOring to keep oR 8 regular rotation as far Hs prsctlca- bic.
 All persons who do not use the water when their turn comes, through their 1En reylige1ce or refusal To u=s T., sGd those who I-rig e lteir crops premR- tursly, shall hs barred from the benefit of the above mer boued exceptions.
 The overse-r sbail attend to ui- duties as required by law and shall enforce b. same unisr tue directiuu- and orders of the commities aud be Is strictly for Iidivn to supply any water Co any body without tte proper ticket. H. shall re- 'eiva for his services g. co per day during his time Of service.
 All monies remaining on hand from 7ales of vate- etc ea 'h month from tbe irst oi Februa 7 to he ti-st o' Ocfob-r, after paying She waye- uf the Oyrt-eer and commissions Of roe secretary, shall De applied uuder the directions of the committee, during each month during said tms, ue dev- To ueIt and In- crea.e as sue water supply Rt the source below aad sb lve Silv-r Lake. And all uch surplus monies available from the irst ot O ,tober Co the first ot Feorurry. .nAll be used ss funt for cleaning al be main ditcht- unIer The supervision | the Oversee-.
 All consumers Of water shall have not iess than two gates ht least feet wide, .t the points where they teke their res oeciIve Ssteis. One gate across the nAio ditch aud one at the side to le.d -1e water out.
 All those who have neglected or re- fuse to put ID ihe nece-sary gates shsil 1a barred untll suca tine as taey put ID the gates her-in required.
 All those who do not have their irr;- zsting or distributing ditches ID proper condition shall be barred from the use If the water until they put them in proper order.
 All fields cultivated ss Chiuesa CT other gardens may have once each week one Ou ,rter If The wa,-r ihey are en filed 10 during the month or round.
 The oyersee- shall make weekly re- ports in writing of hIs charge, 10 thr ,ecretary who shall keep .id reports on file with bis records.
 The secretary shall call meeting Of owners of fields a. less, ouca every three months and as often as there may be business of importance tO transact and ,t each meeting te shall report ID writing all matters relating Co bis charge as sec retary and treasurer.
 The committee may remove he over seer whenever be fails 10 his duty and shall immediately orler an election Co elect his successor; they may, when they deem it proper, appoint deputy over ger to assist the oversasr Co properly discharge bis dutles, and pay him from sales of water.
 These rule- Rad regulations msy be smended or altered ty the msI 1rity of those present st any Guqrte-ly mee'lrE, provided there ia 0 quorum. Oae hall If all owners O. their authorized agents shall constitute a quorum,