El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-26

deficiency by impounding in an inter-
national dam and reservoir, near the
boundary line between the two repub-
lies, the annual flood wsters of the
spring season, which are greatly in
excess of the wants of irrigation, DOM
estic, and other purposes in those sea-
sons, such waters to be equitably dis
tributed between the two repu blics;
and
Whereas it was afterwards discov-
ereG that other like projects OF large
dams and reservoirs were contemplate
ed above said proposed international
dam and reservoir; and
Whereas the TWO governments joint
ly directed the International Boundary
commission hereinbefore mentioned to
investigate and report upon the feasi-
bility of the project; and
Whereas said commission reported
that, in their judgment, the project
was feasible, but that the flow was in
So fficient for more than one reservoir;
and
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unable to agree upon the construction
of said proposed international dam
and reservoir until some method of
restraining the building and use of
other dams and reservoirs which would
destroy the usefulness of said proposed
international dam and reservoir has
been devised: Now, therefore,,
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States of America in congress as
sem bled, that nothing in the acts of
March third, eighteen hundred and
eighteen hundred and ninety-fve, Feb
rusry twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred
and ninety-sevep. and May eleventh,
eighteen hundred and ninety-eight,
shall be so construed as to authorize
the appropriation and storage of the
waters of the Rio Grande or It's tribut-
aries in the territory of New Mexico
to which others have right by prior
and every person and
every corporation which shall be
guilty of thus unlawfully appropriating
and storing said waters in this act men
toned shall be deemed guilty of mis-
desnor, and on conviction hereof shall
be punished by a fine not exceeding
$4,000, or by impri isonment Tin the case
of natural persop) not exceeding one
year, CT bE both such p0niehmcnts, in
the discretion of the court. The unlaw
full appropriating and storing of water
IN this act mentioned may be. prevent
ed, and the dam, reservoir, or other |
means used for impou nding the water |
may be removed by tie Injunction of |
any circuit court exercising jurisdic- |
lion in any district In which said |
water may be appropriated or stored, |
and proper proceedings In equity to
his end may be instituted under the |
direction of the attorney general of the |
q United States.
SEQ. 2. That the secretary of stste
Is hereby authorized to proceed with |
the consummation of the proposed |
treaty between the United States of |
America and the United States of !
Mexico and if the Unised States of |
Mexico shall accept The construction !
Of the proposed dam and reservoir with |
the condition that the food water i'm
pounded by it shall be equally dis |
,ributed between the two cou tries se
liquidation of all past and future claims |
Tor water appropriated in the past or
20 be appropriated in the future by cit
zens of the United States otherwis e !
han by impounding Is in large dams
md reservoirs in New Mexico, then the |
of state Is further authorized |
20 proceed with the construction of |
,aid dam and reservoir according to |
The plans and specifications submitted |
n the report of the international |
boundary commission, as published in |
'enate document No. 229, fifty fifth |
congress-, second session, and the sum
If 81. 317, 1885 is hereby appropriated |
or that purpose.
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