The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-16
w ATER USERSTO
INCORPORATE
Utah and Idaho Articles TO be
Filed This Week.
FOR BIG IRRIGATION PLAN
TERMS UNDER WHICH FARM
Frs WILL OPERATE.


Articles Of incorpora ton OF the Utah &
ti1ano Water Users association will be
Illed during the coming week and the
work or organization will commence i'm
I the counties Included IN the irrigation
project The articles are TO he -pTese nted
/ at the meetings he'd in the different dis
trlctS and the incOrpOrators viii be called
/ upon TO subscribe for their respective
/ SHARES of stock according TO the amount
/ or land owned by each water user which
/ mas been designated in the iDCOrpOra ton
/ that one share shall represent one acre
l or fraction thereof.
The purposes of the association are
given as follows:
ITO provide for distribute and furnish
! 10 the lands Of the shareholders Of the
association an adequate guDplV Of water
FOR irrigation, 10 divert gtOTeS develop,
pump, carry and distribute water for 1r-
riga ton and all other beneficial uses de
irving the same from all available sources
OF supply. to construct. purchase lease,
condemn, or acquire own use control.
maintain, and operate any irrigation
works, structures telephone systems.
electric or other power plants. and prop
erty. bOth real and personal. of every
kind. necessary for the accomplishment Of
any Of the purposes Of the association.
The amount Of water TO be delivered
10 such owner shall DC that proportionate
part Of all the water available for dis
tTibution by the association during any ir-
rigauon season as the number Of shares
owned by MIN shall bear TO the whole
iLuiAAUtl tA NdllQ ana SuDSlSLllE SndFtS
then outstanding. such water to be de-
liYered to and upon said lands at such
tunes during such season as he may di-
rect. n it should be determined by the
United States that the amount Of water
available from the entire irrigated sys-
tenn as owned or cont oiled by il and by
the association shall be insufficient to
properly irrigate one acre of land for each
share of the capital stock. or if any of
the land shall be SO situated as TO be
lmpracucable of irrigation. then the
number of shares shall be so reduced as
not to exceed the number of acres de-
termined by the United States as irrigable
from the entire available supply of wa
ter and the Practicability of its applica-
ton"
May Deal With Uncle Sam.
1t shall have the power TO enter into and
perform any agreement with the CniteG
states, TO collcst and pay all charges
made for the works providing water for
the land.
Only those who are owners Of lands or
occupants Of public lands shall be quail
ned to own shares OF the association.
Not more than one share shall BE allotted
10 each acre of land or fraction thereof.
BY subscribing 10 the shares of the as
soclation each signer agrees that the
rlght - water heretofore appropriated by
him or by his predecessor shall become
appurtenant to such lands described in
the. subscription. Every transfer of the
title of any lands TO which rights and
dif dbputAtlldll Shdil 10 Win inc
land.
The officers Of the association will con-
sist of a president. vice president. sec
rotary. treasurer and a board Of twenty
three dire Ctors. TO be elected hennially
after the first election in 1905.
The board of directors shall have the
power to prosecute, defend and comprO-
mise all law suits; 20 make all contracts
In the name of the association necessary
and proper for the conduct OF the affairs
and carrying on the business. of the as
ISOLATION. The board shall also have the
power to estimate make and levy all as
seSsments against the shareholders as
authorized by the bylaws. The rules
and regulations concerning the Cistribu-
ton and application of the water under
control OF tho association shall be made
by the board Of directors. The board
shall hear and determine complaints OF
shareholders Of non-service or of i'm
proper-serNice or distribution of water.
A board of water commissioners to
consist of three members shall be ap.
pointed annually for each canal division
by the board Of directors. Such appoint
ment shall be made in each January, and
none shall he eligible for such office un-
less he be a resident within the canal d,
vision for which he may be sIpointed
and qualified electOr,
The corporate indebtedness shall not
exceed twO-thirds OF the capital stock
and the corporate existence Is leo years.