Graham guardian., 1899-02-24


peal from the findings of this CON,
to the district court ofl
their respective counties by Civ.
ing in writing, notice therof, and
filing same with the clerk of the
board of supervisors within five
days after the findings of said com.
mission and fling with the clerk
of the district court, within ten
days from the date of the decision
of the commission bond in the
sum of one thousand (Sl,000.0O)
dollars with good and sufficient
sureties to be approved by the said
clerk of the district court.
Sec. s. 1t shall be the duty of
said commission to classify the
water rights as first, second, third,
etc, according to priority of their
rights, and to regulate the same
so that each right according to Its
class may draw from tho surplus
or flood waters its proportion.
Sec. 0. 1t shall be the duty of
said commission to establish irri.
CATION districts in their respective
counties, and define the boundaries
of the same, according to the ma.
tural divisions or upon petition of
a majority of the water owners.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty
or said commission to hold or
cause to be held on the last Sat.
urday Of December, and each year
herertter, a meeting in each of the
several irrigation districts of their
respective counties for the pur
pose of'electing for each district a
board of control. Due notice be-
ing given Of such meeting by pub.
fishing 1T in three consecutive
issues of a weekly paper Published
within the county where said dis.
trict is situated and by posting
three notices of said meeting in
three conspicuous places within
the limits OF The districts in which
such meetings are to be held.
Sec. IL. The voting at such
meeting shall be by ballot, and
each owner shall be entitled to
one vote for every share of water
owned by him, share of water
shall consist Of one cubic inch.
Sec. IL. Said board Of control
shall consist OF three members for
each district, who shall be stock
holders in the district and they
shall qualify by taking the oath Of
Office and by filing bond with
good and sufficient suretes to be ap,
proved by tho chairman of the
board of supervisors, and in
such an amount as may be
determined by the board of super.
vIsors.
Sec. 13. Said hond to be fled
in the Office of the county recorder
in which their district is situat-
ed.
Sec. II. The term of Office of
said board Of control shall be for
one year or until their successors
are elected and qualified.
Sec, Is. The board of control
shall at their first meeting elect
one of their number chairman and
one secretary.
Sec. l6. 1t shall be the duty Of
the secretary to keep record of
all the stock owned by his district
as awarded by the comm ssion
and keep record of all transfers
made and keep all the accounts of
SAID board of control.
Sec II. At the first meeting
of the board of control they shall
draft a set Of bylaws by which
their respective districts shall be
governed, provided that two thirds
of the stock represented ut meet.
ing to be called for that purpose
OF the said bylaws,
Sec, Is, Said by laws shall pro
vide for the appointing of an en-.
gineer or overseer, defining his
duties, the levyiEg of assessments
for the building of reservoirs and
to meet all other necessary ex
peuses: they shall further provide
tor the salaries which shall be
paid the members OF the board Of
control, the secretary and engineer
or. r.overseer, and fix the bonds re
quired of the engineer or over
seer.
Sec. 10. The duties of the en-
gineer or overSeer shall be to see
that each canal in his distrit re.
c, ives from the flow of water its
just proportion according to its
established rights.
Sec. 20. Any person, company
or corporation who may after the
organization Of any irrigation dis
trict construct and maintain with
in the limits of such district, any
reservoir or canal, may upon the
establishment Of their rights to
the satisfaction of the board of
control of such district, and after
having their rights as recognized
by such board, recorded in the
office Of the county recorder and
receiving from him q certificate of
the shares owned by such company