Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-04-06

Board of Reclamation Commissioners shall
designate; which sum. so paid, shall consti-
ture 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 division 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.
fict 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, petilioning for issuance
purposes, said Board snail, at the next gen.
eral election, submit the question, together
with amount Of bonds 10 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 in one newspaper
in the Reclamation District where the work
is to be done, or by posting notices.
SEC. r3. The terms Of contracting may
he TO pay monthly, as the work progresses,
on The estimate of the Surveyor General or
engineer of the amount of work done, 10
per centum Of its contract value, reserving
10 the district or State 80 per centum OF it.
value thereof to insure its faithful compile
zion according to coalract, 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 10 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
Ito 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
grade or plan in accordance with the con-
fguration 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. 49, The total cost of said canal,
ditch or work shall not exceed 500, 900 and
he cost thereof is hereby limiled to that
sum.
SEC. ~. The Board Of Reclamation shall
audit 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 o.
such claims. to be raid out Of the Reclama
lion Fund of the State or district.
SEC IS. The elective members of the
Board shall be paid their necessary travelling
expenses, and they shall receive no othel
compensation for their personal services.
SEC. 10. 1t shall be unlawful for any
State officer, or any member Of the Board o.
Reclamation to be interested, directly or in