Arizona republican., 1904-03-31

| AO" Nesteu rlSntS, nave been aSce-- tained or determined. but said in- eorporators. shareholders and constit- uent members of said Association have agreed. amongst themselves, by the terms and provisions of said articles or incorporation, upon the rules and principles by and upon which the rela- i've priority and the extent of their several appropriations and vested rights to the use of such water shall be determined.
 l. Now. therefore. if the said Sec refaTy of the Interior shall authorize and shall cause the construction of said Irrigation works, then in the de- termination of the relative rights of the shareholders of said Association. and of the respective rights to the use Of water acquired from the Govern ment under said act of Congress. the rules and principles set out in said articles of incorporation for such de- termination. shall be deemd the estab- lished rules and principles for that purpose.
 .. That only those who are or who may become. members of said Associa- ton. under the provisions ofits Articles or incorporation. shall be accepted as entrymen or applicants for rights to the use of water impounded developed, or the supply of which, is or may be regulated or controlled by said propos- ed irrigation works.
 That the aggregate amount of such rights to be issued shall. in no event. exceed the number of acres of land capable of irrigation by the total amount of water Available for thd purpose, being CD the amount now appropriated by the shareholders of said Association; and CD the amount 10 be impounded and developed in ex- cess of the water now appropriated The Secretary of the Interior shall de- teFmine the number of acres so capable of such irrigation as aforesaid. his de- termination to be made upon due and expert consideration of all available data, and tc be based upon and meas urec and limited by the beneficial use of water.
 1. That the payments for the >reser- yoir rights to be issued to the share holders of the said Association under the provisions of said act of Congress. shall be divided into not less than ten equal annual payments. the first whereof shall be payable at the time of the completion of said proposed reser- voir or within a reasonable time thereafter. and after due notice there of by the Secretary of the Interior to the Association. The cost of said pro- posed irrigation works shall be appor- toned equally per acre among those acquiring such rights.
 5. The said Salt River Valley Water Users Association agrees that it will promptly collect or require prompt payment in such manneE as the Sec retary of the Interior may direct. and hereby guarantees the payments for that part of the cost of the irrigation works. which shall be apportioned by the Secretary of the Interior to its shareholders. and promptly pay the sums collected by it to the Re ceiyer of the local land office for the district in which said lands are situate; that it will promptly employ the means provided and authorized by the said Articles of Incorporation for the enlargement of such collections. and will not change, alter or amend its Articles of Incorporation in any manner whereby such means of collec- tion. or the lien given to it by the shareholders to secure the payment thereof. or of any assessment contem- plated or authorized thereby, shall be impaired. diminished, or rendered less effective. without the consent of the Secretary of the Interior
 G. The United States shall in 10 manner be responsible for the sums collected by said Association until they have been paid into the hands of the receiver of the local land office, as provided by the law.and in accordance with such regulations as may be pre- scribed by the Secretary of the Inter | for.
 '. That fer the purpose of enforcing said collections. the Association will adopt and enforce proper Bylaws subject to the approval of the Secre- tary of the Interior. and not change them so as to in anywise impair their efficiency for said purpose. and will otherwise do any and all things it is authorized and empowered to do in the premises
 &. That the Association will adopt and enforce such rules and regulations as 1t Is authorized by its Articles of Incorporation to adopt and enforce. concerning the use of water by its shareholders and concerning the ad- ministration of the affairs of the As sociation. to effectually carry out and promote the purposes of its organiza- ton. within the provisions of said Articles of Incorporation. which rules and regulations shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Inter- for. That if the Association fail to make and adopt such rules and reg ulations. then the Secretary of the In- teTior may prescribe them; but in such event it is understood that the Secre- tary of the Interior shall impose no rule or regulation interfering with any vested right of the shareholders of the Association as defined or modified by said Articles of Incorporation.
 Q. Persons who are not now mem- bers of the Association, but who may be the owners or occupants of land within the Reservoir District described Jn Section 3 of Article ", or of added lands provided for in that section and to whom rights to the use of water from the proposed reservoir or irri- gation works, may be issued may. at the designation of the Secretary of the Interior. become members of the As