Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-20

inter tie nppfUprihtOr thal ME WIN
the coutty recorder II notice Of nppro-
nriation, verified by hfnuavli' WITHIN
forty uays no must proceed to tho per
f,rmance OF the work necessary TO
direct such water, ana mus ptt secutc
the ,hme to tOmpleIion with reason
able diligence. Rlghts heretofore ao'
auireu may 10 protected BY complying
with the provi.i0ua OF this act Us to
filing notices. with the county recorder,
but nature to do TO ebBll mol Work n
forfeiture OF euch rights. III any hjga'
ton over water rights tho rIainllH
may make all parties having rights
TO the same stream or source parties
to such action, and tue ncurt may
in one Judgment settlee the relative
prloritits OF all the parties, the jury
n,ny assess and apportion the ttme,
anu Judgment may be entered iOr VI
ayaiusl one or more OF several defend.
acts. Any irrigation or reservoir nj.
nany ipc1rpDtated or existing under
me laws OF the state may purchase or
aubtcf be for the stock Of any other
similar corporation which lat the time
snp be or IL about to he incorporate p,
proyiued such purchase or subscription
- permltted by the original articles or
| of lucprporatiou or legally adopted
amendments thereto. Amendments
auth rzing SUCH ufohaso are az
clnreu % DO permissible. Right Of
way Tor any irrigation work can be
had over private, public or corpora
| lands upon payment oil Just coinpen-
| sation therefor, In the manner pru.
| vided by law for the taking OF private
property for public use. Cansls oI
| bitches already In use may b1 eh-
| lRrged by parties other than the own
era VINO may desire to brinE water
over the same course, by comrensating
the owners for any damages sustained
by reason thereof; provided sucn en-.
largement BIS made between Oct
Der lat ami March Isl, o.
at any other time sgreel TO by
said owner or owners, owners o!
| bitches, etc. Crossing public high.
ways must either bo by bridge or
otherwise keep the crossings la good
repair. Joint owners OF lrrigatll IL
| works shall each BIZ able 10 the Others
for the reasonable expenses OF main
timing, repairing, controlling ami dit-
tributiDg tho same, In proportion TO
their interests tLeir Interests therein.
Refusal TO go contribute after i've
uuys' notice shall be- cause OF action.
Rights to the uss OF water appurtenant
to land shall pAes TO the grantee VI
such land, in whole or part, subject o
tho payment by the grantee OF all as-
easements unpaii, ptoviied that AIRY
guch right may be reserved by the
rrsntor in express terms in the CON
veyAnce, or may be treated as PERSONA
property, and separately conveyed
The standard unit Of measurement
of flnwinR water shall be the cJntlnu
ousi flow as one cubic foot per second
OF time and .hRl be known rs the
second foot. Tue volume OF water
uutrel to cover one acre TO depth o
one foot shall be known ~ tbs
acre.ioot, and IL equivalent Il
43,67O cubic feet. Water utel
for beneficial purposes may be appor
, toned among the legal users by frsc
tional paris r with Limitation as /,
periude of time when used. Person
! using or taking more water than they
are entitled 10 or has been allotted &
7 them shall be guilty Of misdemennor
aud be liable ior damages. Person
obetructing the right o, way OF an,
Irrigation work are guilty Of = mledt
= meanor. The repeal OF previous law
. ANAL not be construed to affect the e1
, istence OF any district or company o
: gnDizsd under such laws. In any cal
where an irrigation oompRuy or d.
trirt chad have a right OF action ag a Ia
delinquent member, the board
directors may proceed to cell the lutte
j. est OF such member ahd his right to Il
Z uue OF water. On the petition OF on
r fourth OF the land owners in any di
. trict for the abandonment Of furth,
|. operations, the trustees shall call
i special meeting, at which the questlO
a shall be ubmitteJ. Districts shall
o abandoned II three. iiiih OF The ISM
II holders shall vote to such effect. A
. acts or parts OF acts IN conflict with tn
It act are repealed. The law takes effe
~ at once.