Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-05-04
An Act to Provide for the Storage OF
Water.

The following is the Reclamation Act.
which passed the Legislature at the last
session, and is the law Of the land:
WHEREAS, The State Of Nevada has re-
ceived from the General Government, grant
Of two million acres Of land in lieu of the
ly granted to the Stale Of Nevada, the pro.
ceeds from the sale Of which are TO be placed
to the credit OF the School Fund OF the State
and
| WHEREAS, Under an Act Of Congress.
approved September 4, IS4I, and an Act
approved March FL, 1864, grant of $780,,
QUO acres Of land was made 10 the State OF
Nevada for internal improvements; and
WHEREAS, The selection OF said lands
are not confined to any particular section Of
unappropriated lands; and
| WHEREAS, The greater portion Of unap-
proprialed lands in the Stale OF Nevada is
known 10 be desert, waste and actually val.
ueless and without sale, unless water, for
the purpose of irrigation, can he brought
upon them, and the land properly and sys
temalically irrigated, crops Of all kinds can
he successfully raised; and
WHEREAS, The permanent settlement.
growth, wealth and independence of the
State and people, as well as the sale OF
School lands, d7pend upon the reclamation
OF these lands; now, therefore
|
Tile People Of tie State IF Mvnda, repre-
sentef in Senate anu Assem6Lv, do enact as
| joI2ozOs..
SECTION I. A Board Of Reclamation
Commissioners is hereby created, to consist
of four members, to be known as The aboard
OF Reclamation and internal Improvement, -"
for the storage Of water and the reclamation
of the arabic lands of this State. Said
Board to consist OF J. Clarke. of Humboldt.
E. Williams, Of Ormsby, J. X. Bradley, OF
Elko, and II. Splingmeyer, of Douglas.
Clarke and Williams 10 hold for four years
and Bradley and Springmeyer two years.
The State Of Nevada is hereby divided into
seven internal Improvement and Reclama
ton Districts, OF which Douglas, Or'nsby,
Lyon. Esmeralda and Storey shall constitute
the First District Washoe county the Second
District, Churchill county the Third District,
Humboldt county the Fourth District, Elko
county the Fifth District, Lander, Eureka
and White Pine counties the Sixth District,
| Nye and Lincoln counties the Seventh Dis
lrict. AT The general election in 1890, and
at each general election thereafter, there
shall be elected from the State at large two
Reclamation Commissioners, one who shall
serve for the term Of Two years, and one for
the term of four years, from and after
The FIRST Monday in January next succeeding
such election. The office OF said Board
shall be in the State Capitol building. at hr
seat Of Government. The Board shall adopt
rules and regulations for the transaction Of
its business.
SEC. 2. The Board OF Reclamation shall
invite, receive and procure information and
statistics in regard TO all public lands within
this State, and the waters running therein,
which are OF may become possible OF recla
nation, by means Of conducting upon them
the Incorporated water running through
natural or artificial channels within this
State, and shall report the same. logetoer
with an approximate estimate OF costs and
result Of such proposed reclamation, at each
| Biennial session OF the Legislature.
SEC. 3. The Board OF Reclamation shall
also invite, receive, procure and publish
such facts and statistics regarding the nau
districts, including source, supply, water
power, fall and other matters relating TO the
value Of said waters, or the most practical
method Tor utilizing the same. either for
milling, mining, manufacturing or agricul
iural purposes, in order that said information
may be offered for the attraction Of dormant
capital and the encouragement OF individual
enterprise.
SEC. a. 1t shall be the duty Of the Sur.
veyor General. rr-c6feio, 10 furnish the Board
Of Reclamation, within a reasonable time,
maps, prohles and estimates 10 determine
the cheapest and most economical and valu'
able route for canals, reservoirs and othel
improvements for irriga'ing and milling pur
poses; and also to furnish maps, plans and
estimates for the purpose OF building reser
voirs, dams. ETC., connected with the storing
and preserving of waste water.
SEC S. The Board Of Reclamation shall
have the power to divide the State into DIS
,rcts, and TO appoint Superintendent fol
each Reclamation District within the State
which they may establish and define, whose
duties i, shall be 10 superintend the building
construction and maintenance Of the canals,
dams and oher like works within his Dis
trict as SO defined.
SEC. 6. The work of building and con
struc,ing any and all canals. dams and othel