Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-04-08


amount 81 water allowed shall not he
IN excess Of the rate Of one hecond
foot q water for each seventy acres
Of land. " a panty entitled 90 the use
OF water fails hQnchcialiy 10 uae any
or all ~ the water claimed for thu
period Of four years. such water snail
revert 20 tho public. Needless waste
~ water. permitting diScheg. etc. 10
pgblic hlghNays or 10 Tall oat
~ repair shall be deemed a mlade.
meanor punishable by a hne Of from
$40 90 sie0. Community bitches and
private disches shall be exempt from
taxation. The act gives the riRhi ~
eminent domain for the construction
Df ir iHailon works. The act creates
the ONCE Of territorial irrigation Gu
SINGER. the administration Of public
waters 70 be under his supervision. lie
is 20 be an engineer and u 10 be 40.
pointed by the governor and CON
NJ med by the council and shall give
bond ln the sum Of sio.00o. Ills sal.
AIRY Is 70 be- $1,000 per annnm. and ne
may employ assistants aud purchase
supplies az a cost not to exceed $500
per year We shall be allowed travel.
Ing and hotel expenses Sections rs 90
2i prescribe the duties ~ the engi.
ncer ~ indicated by she following sec
tion headings Engineer IL 10 make a
repor 20 the governor annually: ne Is
20 Jaas upon the piana fOr the con.
slrucllon Of lrrigafi ion works, no IA 20
inspect dams, he II to receive from
county clerks all transcripts relating
to water rights and the attorney gen.
erni IA TO be his legal adviser. The
act provides that the waters 10 he uill.
lied by the United Statcs shall not DO
subject TO appropriation under the
laws Of New Mexico. The act divides
New Mckee into six water divisions.
as follows. Division ! shall include
ihat portion of New Mexico within the
wAier shed Of the Rrio Crande down 70
the third standard parallel north and
me flrst guide meridian west; Division
shall include all that portion of
New Mexico east OF the water shed ~
tho Rio Grnnde and north Of the prin-
clpal base line Division 3 shall IN.
clude the water shed Of the pecos
river south ~ che principal base line
Division shall include All that pOf.
lion OF Nav Mexico west ef the water
shed ~ the pecOs river. east ~ the
Oscura and San Andrcan mountains
aud south OF the principal base line
to aud all south Of the line hetweetn
townships \ and . south. east ~ the
$50 afluac and an Ol the water shed
of the Rio Grando which emptles into
said river. on the south % Cowles
Peak and the san MateO mountains.
and All west Of the continental divide
south OF the Dafll range. Division 5
shall be thae portion " New Mexico
within the water shed NJ the E,o
O. ande south of the third standard
parallel north and wc1t If the hrat
Guide meridian west Of the Oscura and
San AndreaH mountains and all OF the
water shed Of the Rio Grande which
epr.ies iufo said river north 81
Cowle's Peak and san Mateo noun.
tains and all west 81 lne continental
divide. between the Datil range and
the water shed OF the San Juan rivef.
Division shall be the land included
IN the water shed ~ the San Juan
river. The governor with the advice
and consent OF the legislative council
shall appoint Ia each district an irri.
cation commissioner 20 serve for two
years. who together with tho terrltor.
ial irrigation engineer shall constitute
board 81 control Each commission,
or u 10 give bond Of $4,000. ard Ia to
be paid 81 per day, no, 90 exceed one
hundred days a year and expenses NOT
10 exceed 80 per day Ia addition 10
cost uf railroad fare, team hlIe and
other cost of travel. The hoard Is 10
meet annually al the Office OF the lr.
rlgaVon engineer on March 1. Each
commissioner is 10 have supervision
OF Ntaa.I Ia r. 81 ~
and Is TO keep a complete record OF
AN his Official acts. AggFleved persons
may appeal from the Irrigation com.
missioner Of his division 10 the terri.
tOrial engineer. All acts Of the board
Of control shall be subject TO review
by he district court. II appeal Is taken
within sixty days after The decision
OF the board. Sections 2s "a 81 pre-
scribe the mode OF procedure OF the
board In adjudlcating water disputes
and rights Section IS prescrlhes fees
for all matters coming before the
board 0f control Section 80 gives the
right OF levying assessments against
stock Of irrigation and ditch compan
les. Section 20 vests the duties and
powers OF the present commission ~
Irrigation In the board Of control. The
salaries aud other expenses OF the en-
glneer and board shall be paid ous OF
moneys derived from the sale Of pas
tuvago permits given or other revenues
derived from lands granted the terri
tory for the purpose OF establishing
permanent reservoirs for the stotag,
of water and the Improvement OF the
Rio 0rande
CHAPTER ios.
An Act authorizing boards Of coun
" commissioners 10 produce certified
copies OF township plats OF their re
spective couAtles TOT use Of county
assessoFs and for other purposes. a
"a. b. No. "a,
The at authorizes county commits
sioners, except those of the county o
Taos. TO produce from the ohlce o
| the surveyor general certified copies
OF field notes ANA plais OF township
surveys and to pay for the same Gu
of any fund OF by apeeial levy. saci
certified copies shall be placed on flll
In the ONCE OF the probate clerk.
CHAPTER i0i.
An ACT 20 be entitled An Act TO res
ulata the appropriation Of water 70
mining, milling. agricultural an
other useful purposes A. II. u. Nc
81.
The act provides Tor the filing Il
the ONCE OF the probate clerk OF
notice by persons, companies or a.
soclatloaB desiring 70 divert and ~
propriate Incorporated waters, Dc
scrlblng the amount Of water 10 b
appropriated, tho purpose for whicl
aueh an appropriation Is sought Pai
ties aaokIng 90 dlYeTt water Tor ayr