Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1905-07-08

The attention of all users of
water in Mason and Smith Vallies
may at this time be very well direct
ed to the Statutes of the State of
Nevada, passed by its Legislature in
1908 and approved by the Governor
February 10th, 1908. This act pro-
vided tor the appointment of a State
Irrigation Engineer, some of whose
duties are outlined in the following
Sections of the Statue.
SEC. S. The State Engineer shall perform
such duties are prescribed herein. He shall
become conversant with the state and the needs
of the State to irrigation matters, and in his
reports to the Governor he shall make such sug-
gestions as to the amendment Of existing laws,
or the enactment of new laws, his information
and experience shall suggest; and he shall
keep in his office full and proper records of his
work, observasions and calculations; all
which shall be the property of the State. He
shall cooperate with the Secretary of the In
terror in all work of construction, operation,
maintenance and management OF irrigation
works constructed by the Secretary of the
an Act of Congress of the United States ap-
proved June II, 1902, entitled "An Act appro-
priating the receipts from the sale and dis
posal of public lands in certain States and
Territories to the construction of irrigation
works for the reclamation OF arid lands" and
shall in every way facilitate the work of the
Secretary of the Interior in carrying out the pro-
visions OF said Act in the State of Nevada
SEC 3. The State Engineer shall have the
power to employ assistant engineer at an ex-
pense not to exceed sI7o per annum, and to
employ other assistants at total additional ex-
pence not TO exceed $500 per annum; such as
assistant engineer and such additional assistants
to be paid out of any money appropriated for
that purpose, on the certificate of the State
Engineer and the approval of the State Board
of Examiners. He may also appoint as assistant
engineers and additional assistants such
persons in the service OF the United States
Geological Survey may be designated by the
Secretary of the Interior or the Director of the
United States Geological Survey; but such assist
ant engineers and such additional assistants shall
be entitled to no pay from the State of Nevada,
SEC. J. When the State Engineer, or his as
sistint engineer is called away from his Office
he shall be entitled to his actual travelling ex-
pences which shall be paid out OF any money
ppropriated for that purpose, on the certificate
of said State Engineer approved by the state
Board of Examiners
SEC s. The State Engineer shall prepare and
render TO the Governor biennally, and oftener
if required full and true reports of his work,
touching all the matters and duties devolving
upon him by virtue of his office, which report
shall be delivered to the Governor on or before
the 3lst day of December of the year proceeding
the regular session OF the Legislature
SEC. Q. such State Engineer shall prepare for
each stream in the State of Nevada list OF the
appropriations OF water according to priority,
and in order to make such list, he shall enclose to
each person having a claim to the waters of such
stream blank form which said claimant shall
present in Writing the particulars showing the
amounts and dates of appropriations to the use
OF water of said streams to which he lays claim;
the said statement to include the following;
The name and address of the claimant
The nature of the use on which the claim for
an appropriation is based.
The time of the commencement of such use,
and if distributing works are required
The date of beginning OF survey
The date of beginning of construction.
The date when completed.
The date OF beginning and completion OF en-
argements.
The dimensions OF the ditch as originally con-
structed and as enlarged,
The date when water was first used for irriga-
tion or other beneficial purposes and II used ior
irrigation the amount of land reclaimed or irri-
gated the first year; the amount in subsequent
years, with the dates of reclamation, and the
amount of land such ditch is capable of irrigat-
ing The character OF the soil and the kind OF
crops cultivated and such other facts as will show
compliance with the law in acquiring the ap-
preparation and the rank OF priority claim
SEC. TO- Each of said claimants shall be re-
qured to certify to his statements under oath
and any officers authorized to administer oaths Is
hereby authorized to administer such oaths
SEC H. The failure of any claimant to make
such a sworn statement within sixty days after
notice that such statement is required by the
State Engineer, shall be punishable as mis-