Arizona republican., 1902-05-04
y BILL

for the construction of reservoirs
and dams for water storage ana LOT
other purposes.
BE it enacted by the Senate anu
House OF Representatives OF the Ohlteu
States OF America in Congress As
sembIed. That the board of supervisors
of the county of MaricOpa. in the Ter
litory of Arizona. is hereby authorized
To call a special election in Marlcopa
county. to be held at u date TO be hNeo
nv said board for the purpose OF SUD
uniting to the qualified voters IN Salu
county who have their property listed
for taxation in said county on the tax
hooks or rolls made last prior to such
election the proposition of the issuance
of the bonds of said county in an iiS-
:-rcr;t,. sum not to exceed two million
TWO hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars. or so much thereof as may nave
been. before the calling of said election
determined by the board of water StoE-
age commissioners of Maricopa county
hereinafter provided for, and certIfled
by said board to the board OF supcrViS-
urs of said county to be necessary Tor
one or more of the following purposes,
to-wit: For the requirement of site
or sites. and the lands necessary OF
proper for that purpose. for storage
dam OF dams. reservoir or reservoirs
and for the construction and conpl2-
1icn OF such dam or dams. reservoir or
reservoirs, and for other proper WORKS
for stortSS w:4er fer irrisatins ana
other pupo3es. AMID, in connection
herewith Dor thf construction q
works fo1de{vclopiHg water power, gen
Grating electricity by water power and
delivering water Tor water power or
steam power. and delivering and trans
hitting electricity for power, hSnt,
heat and other purposes. ana Tor Inc
requirement or construction o. "u1h
canals as may be necessary in develop
ing water power at said storage WORKS
or in conducting water from the pro-
posed storage works to the head dis-
tributing works now in operation N
said Maricopa county. and for the &C
uuire.nent O. such other property rs
may be necessary or proper in owning,
controlling. and operating the same
and the water stored by said reservoir
or reservoirs. and other works, within
or without the county of Maricopa. but
within the Territory of Arizona The
water so stored. when used for irrl%a-
ton purposes. shall be used in Mari
shall be the property of the county,
and shall forever be exempt from tax
alton. All deeds and titles shall he
taken in the name of the county The
works authorized by this act and the
uses thereof as provided for therein are
hereby declared to be public works and
public uses. But no election shall he
held until at least thirty days after
the water storage commissioners OF
Maricopa county appointed under or by
virtue of an act of the legislative IS
sembIy of the Territory of Arizona APP
proved March twentieth. nineteen nun
dred and one or the board of water
storage commissioners of Maricopa
county. Arizona. provided for in this
act shall have entered into contracts
in writing with the owners or with the
t.orporations boards or directors or
other officers or persons representing
such owners of at least two-thirds OF
the twelve canals hereinafter in this
section named now in actual operation
within the district hereinafter in sec
ton five of this act described for the
delivery of stored water: and copies of
such contracts shall he published in q
newspaper OF general circula ton with
in such county daily. Sundays except
ed FOR at least four weeks prior to the
date fixed for holding such election
and there shall also be published fol
the time and in the manner last above
specified. in such form as the board OF
water storage commissioners then in
power shall prescribe, a brief general
description of the general plans and OF
the specified tons. showing the general
character of the work for a proposed
storage dam or dams or reservoir CI
reservoirs for the purpose of storing
water for the irriga ton OF lands within
the district hereinafter described and
for the development OF water power
Such description OF said general plans
and of said specification shall stats
approximately the location of such dan
or dams reservoir or reservoirs. 81
other storage and power works, the cs-
timated cost OF securing the necessary
site therefor the estimated cost of CON
struction, the proba BILE time necessa ~
for the construction of the dam oi
dams, reservoir or reservoirs. or Other
storage and power works: and there
shall also be prepared and published
in the manner last above provided. in
such form as said board may prescribe
q description of the general plan pro-
IHDSSt LOT lIc CollFOlIllss- n2HfillllS, OF
distributing of all waters stored al
such dam or dams. reservoir or reser-
voirs. or other storage and power
Vshrdlu sNfif H.. ',hsrtlI third ton
works. as well as of the general pif;
for the control and disposal of an,
power developed by the water stored
a such dam or dams. reservoir or ,..S-
"rvoirs- or other storage and pOWe.
works. The publication OF such con
tracts of said description Of the plan.
and specifications and CT the plans TO
the control and distribution of wate
stored and the control and disposal o
power developed shall be made AT Ieas
once every week for four successiv,
weeks prior to the date fixed for hold
ing such special election. The fOra
going provisions shall not be construe,
to prevent the board OF water stora 2,
commissioners OF Mai'icnpa count.
from adopting such plans and specifi"a
tiOns and making such changes therein