The Arizona sentinel., 1904-06-29

III 0 IFS Uds,K uOES q UCfsUfdi Dcss'sthsS II F Ssesooeeoeeeoseeseeeesss from the waters of any Of the works herein provided for, then the management and operation
 of such irrigation works shall pass to the owners of the lands irrigated, thereby to be main tainea at their expense under such form of organization and under such rules and regulations as may be acceptable to the sec retary of the interior: Provided, That the title to and the manage ment and operation of the reser- vOirs and the works necessary for their protection and opera tiOn shall remain in the govern
 ment until otherwise provided by
 congress.
 Sec. z. That where in carry ing out the provisions of this act it becomes necessary to acquire
 any rights or property, the sec
 retary of the interior is hereby authorized to acquire the same for the United States by pur-
 chase or condemnation under ju- dicial process, and to pay from the reclamation fund the sums which may be needed for that purpose, and it shall be the duty of the attorney general of the United States upon every appli- cation of the secretary of the in terior, under this act, to cause proceedings to be commenced for condemnation within thirty days from the receipt of the ap- plication at the department of justice.
 Sec. 8. That nothing in this
 act shall be construed as affect ing or intended to affect or to in
 any way interfere with the laws
 of any state or territory relat-
 ing to the control, appropriation,
 use or distribution of water used in irrigation. or any vested right acquired hereunder, and the secretary of the interior, in car.
 rying out the provisions Of this
 act shall proceed in conformity
 with such laws, and nothing
 herein shall in any way affect
 any right of any state or Of the
 federal government or Of any landowner, appropriat0r or user of water in, to or from any inter-
 state stream or the waters there of. Provided: That the right to
 the use Of water acquired under the provisions of this Act shall
 be appurtenant to the land irri- gated, and beneficial use shall
 be the basis, the measure, and the limit of the right.
 Sec. 9. That it is hereby de clared to be the duty of the Secre- tary of the Interior, in carrying out the provisions of this Act, so far as the same may be practica ble and subject to the existence of feasible irrigation projects, to expend the major portion of the funds arising from the sale of public lands within each State and Territory hereinbefore nam ed for the benefit of arid and semi-arid lands within the limits of such State or Territory: Provided, That the Secretary may temporarily use such DOT ,n of said funds for the benefit ot arid or semi arid lands in any particular State or Territory hereinbefore named as he may deem advisable, but wben so used the excess shall be res o ed to the fund as soon as prac- ticable, to the end that ultimate ly, and i'll any event, within each ten year period after the pass age Of this Act, the expenditures for the benefit of the said States and Territories shall be capitalized | according to the proportions and i subject to the conditions as to 1 practicability and feasibility aforesaid.
 Sec. 10. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby author ized to perform any and all acts and to make such rules and i regulations as may be necessary i and proper for the purpose of carrying the provisions of this Act into full force and effect
 Approved, June 17, 1902.
 Noahg'S R0agIinG House.