The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-04-27
TIE WATER STORAGE ACT.
Provisions OF the Bill TO Expend
school Money on the Carson River.

school money on tne CdFsoh 0s7E.
The Carson Tribune thus summar.
lies the provisions of the Act OF the
Legislature appropriating $lo0,O0O
| from the State School Fund tor recla-
nation purposes.
! Section creates a Board of Recla-
Imation Commissioners consisting of
four supplement Act creates an addi-
! tlunal member) and divides tie State
into seven Improvement Districts.
Secllon 2 directs the Board 10 pro-
cure information in regard to public
lands AMI waters of The State, aud /"
report such information with estim-
atrd cost of reclamation 10 the Legis-
alure.
Section 3 directs TIE Board In pro-
cure and publish facts regarding the
water courses of the State and the
most practicable methods Ot utilizing
the same.
Section makes it the duty of the
Surveyor General Ia furnish The Board
villa maps oi routes toI canals aud
IescfyolIs.
O1NNifh ~ VII HbNNt" NHS 0-'e -
divide the Stale into reclamation dis
lricls and appoint uperintendents.
Tue Superintendent shatl have charge
oI the construction aud maintenance
ot eauuis aud dams.
Section u provides that work shall
DC doue Dy contract, to be let III Sec
tlons of no; more than one mile IN
,eIsth.
Section Z authorizes the Board To
cnp,Os u cisil engineer Ia report tiie
uanDtr oi ditciss and capacity of
SAINT, anu tue amouGt ot water ap-
Lr'pratcd und used.
oeoueu B r.qares dlIeh owners IL
pa, - TIC rcclamatlon lun Tor adu.-
tlenai "atrr used
= ction y authorizes the Board To
- i-an.za districts and make rules
nj III conflict with existing nights.
o,S,Iou lU eupo~eIs tnc board to
| pui chase ol feLt iaua ior Reservoirs ot
au, hes.
s,cuoA IL empowers the Board,
| upon petition al ten ur mOie persons
Intriesteu, to submit to the voters al
tue D!strie, tue question of the lssu-
aAGe oi bonus Ior reciamatiOn pur-
| posvs.
| oe.tIon l2 directs the Board to adj
veTtisc lor uius anu anaru contracts
iVr constructing canals and "ains.
S,ctnau l5 uireeIs payment 10 be
liaue monthly, 80 per cent. to Oe held
| OacN IL insure Work.
Section IL requires the Board to
ia time ior tue e"mpietIon ot eou.
tiaCis.
section 10 directs the Board TO con-
stfuCt Canal, uitcn ar or uther proper
! wotk for the purpose ui
mining or irfigalins The arabic lands
ia tne vlClnlty upon tie most ieaslOie
route to lrf1gal: the land within the
! scope I'll salu allch.
Section 10 PROVIDES shat the cost oil
SAID cauai, dltCh or work shall not ex-
ceed Que uunured Thousand dollars.
Section ! requires the Board to au-
dit aud certify cialms Tor work done
Ia the Boaru oi Examiners.
Section lS prUvides travelling ex-
penses Tor elective members of the
| board.
oectan 10 declares il unlawful for
ANY olate officer al member OF the
Board To be interested III the work of
constr uction.
oeclion ~ fixes the annual rent OF
water at 81 per ucre.
section 81 provides that water rent
shall De collected Ia the same manner
rs taxes
Section 90 appropriates 100000 for
carrying out the provisions oi the Act.
Section 20 takes the money appro-
| prlated out ot the State School Fund
AID requires the deposit To the credit
ol The School Funi OF one hunured
ounds of the State in the sum of one
thousand dollars each aud bearing ln-
terest al four per cent. per annum.
| Section "a causes tax ui Two cents
on each Que hundred dollars for the
payment OF Tie interest Oh the bonds.
| Section 25 creates reclamation
fund and makes ii applicable 10 The
pay ment OF the interest and principal
on the bonds.
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