Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-03-30

designate; which sum, so paid, shall consti.
tute part of the Reclamation Fund, and
shall be available for demands against said
fund.
SEC. 9. Whenever the Board Of Reclama.
ton Commissioners deem the reorganization
or di vision Of any district advisable for in.
ternal improvements contemplated by this
Act. they shall have power to make such
changes and establish such additional rules
for the government thereof, as will not con.
Act with prior rights, as now recognized by
law.
SEC. 10. The Board shall have power to
purchase or rent such lands for reservoir
sites, or bitches, as they deem best, whether
| within or without the boundaries of this
State.
SEC. II. The Board Of Reclamation Com.
missioners. on petition Of ten or more per
sons interested in irrigating bitches. in any
district in this State, petitioning for issuance
OF bonds of said district for reclamation
purposes, said Board shall, at the next gen.
eral election, submit the question, together
with amount Of bonds to be issued, to the
voters Of said district; and, if carried at
said election, the said Board shall issue and
dispose of said bonds under such rules and
regulations as they may adopt, the proceeds
thereof to be placed in the Reclamation
Fund Of the district, and made available for
reclamation purposes.
SEC. IL. The Board shall advertise for
and receive bids, upon the work to be done,
as soon as the Surveyor General can have
surveys, maps, plans, specifications and esti-
mates of the same in readiness for adoption
by the Board and inspection by builders,
and shall fix time when they will open
bids and award contracts, which shall not
be done on less than four weeks notice
thereof, which said notice shall be given for
said time by publication " one newspaper
in the Reclamation Distri.. where the work
is to be done, or by posting notices.
SEC. -. The terms Of contracting may
be to pay monthly, as the work progresses,
on the estimate of the Surveyor General or
engineer of the amount of work done, 70
per centum Of its contract value, reserving
to the district or State 80 per centum Of its
value thereof to insure its faithful compile
ton according to coatract, when full pay
ment shall be made, including the retained
per centum.
SEC. IA. The Board shall fix a definite
day for the final completion Of any canal,
dam, or other improvement, and require all
contracts to be done and completed on or
before that day, and shall in any agreement
reserve the right Of forfeiture to the State or
district of any retained per centum, and to
award the contract of any person or persons
who, in the opinion Of the Surveyor.General
confirmed by the Board, fails to make such
monthly progress as will insure the compile
ton Of any such work so undertaken or con.
tracted for on the day named.
SEC. The Board Of Reclamation shall,
upon organization as herein provided. be
authorized, empowered and directed to con-
struct canal, ditch or other proper work
at, from or upon the most desirable and
practical point on any river or water way in
the State, or that can be procured-the said
point 10 be hereafter selected by said Board
to connect with, and 10 be connected with,
for the purpose Of milling or irrigating the
arabic lands situate, lying and being in the
accessible vicinity of such selected river or
water way; and the said canal, ditch or
other work shall be built or established upon
a grade or plan in accordance with the con.
| 6guration and necessities Of the shortest and
most feasible route and safe carriage Of the
| requisite volume Of water required to irri
gate the lands within the scope Of said ditch
or work.
SEC. Is. The total cost Of said canal.
ditch or work shall not exceed $ioo, 900 and
the cost thereof Is hereby limiled to that
sum.
SEC. ~. The Board Of Reclamation shall
arlit and certify to the State Board of Ex-
aminers the several amounts that may be-
come due from time to time for work and
labor done, services or material furnished in
and about the location and building Of canals
and other works Of reclamation that may be
carried on, built and completed under the
Board, and when approved by the State
Board Of Examiners, the Controller shall
audit the same and draw his warrant on the
State Treasurer for the several amounts Of
such claims, to be raid out Of the Reclama'
ton Fund of the State or district.
SEC. 10. The elective members Of the
Board shall be paid their necessary travelling
expenses, and they shall receive no Other
compensation for their personal services.
SEC. 10. 1t shall be unlawful for any
State officer, or any member Of the Board o.
Reclamat ton to be interested, directly or in
directly, or to take OF. have any interest Of