Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-08

NNll pAiFetl ana estopped from subse-
pueHt'y asserting any rights theTpt0-
~ acquired TO the use OF the water
OF sllch river system OF water source,
ana shall be held To have forfeited all
Ilg nus TO the use Of such water there
tolofe claimed by him, that at the AK
plIAtlon OF six months after the first
luoicauon OF the aforesaid notice, the
dlstllct court OF the county in which
such statement of claim has been filed
may appoint a referee or referees, not
exceeding three, to take testimony and
determine the rights of said claimants
TO the use of the water of said riVer
system or water source; that after the
referees have taken the testimony,
they SHAH state in writing the facts
round by them and the conclusions Of
law in relation thereto separately and
snail report the same with q form OF
decree to the district court and said
court may review said report and en-.
ter decree thereon.
The decree shall determine and es-
tabllsh The rights Of the several claim
ants 10 the use Of the water Of said
river system or water source, and
among other things shall set forth
the name and postoffice address OF the
person, corporation or association en-
titled to the use Of the water, the
quantity OF water in acre feet or the
flow Of water i'm second feet to he
used; the purpose for which the water
Is to be used the time during which
the water lis to be used each year; the
name of the stream or other source
where the watt Is to be diverted; the
place ON the stream or other source
where the water Is to be diverted; the
priority number of the right: the date
Of the right, and such other matter as
Will fully and completely define the
right Of said person, corporation or
at. ftANa 49,
that the decree so entered by the dis
trct court may be appealed from to
the supreme court. in like manner as
from DEGREES and judgments in other
cases.
II no appeal is taken from said de-
cree within six months after the same
has been entered. or II the case IL APP
pealed. within 80 days after the final
decree Is entered, IL shall he the duty
Of the clerk of the court making said
decree to issue to each person, cor
poration or association having heen
awarded the usa of water by said de-
cree. a certificate in duplicate, attest
ed under the seal of the court, set
ting forth the substance Of said de-
cree, One copy OF said certificate shall
be transmitted. in person or by reg
istered mail. TO the appropriation, who
shall. within 30 DAYS. nave the same
recorded in the office OF the county
recorder OF the county in which the
water is diverted from its natural
channel. and the other shall be deliv-
cred to the state engin eer and filed in
his office as part of the records there
of.
In conformity with the provisions OF
this statute, the state engineer during
the inCumbency of A. F. Dprenlus In
the office, published notice THAT he
was about to commence the survey OF
the Weber river system, which In
clues not only the Weber river as II is
commonly known. but also the Ogden
river and all the tributaries thereof,
and after tho notice had been pub
liShed he commenced the work of
surveying the district. which has now
been completed by his successor, Caleb
Tanner, who now holds the office of
state engineer, and he has selected
Weber county as the county m ost con-
Venient 10 the water users OF the We
Der system and has filed in the office
of the clerk of that county his state
ment that the survey has been conn
pIeted, and the names and postofflee
addresses OF the water users thereof
This statement was filed on Feb. 8.
1907. and the county clerk Is now
about to publish notice as required by
law, in some newspaper published
within the limits OF the system. that
the water users claiming rights ON
the Weber river system must present
their claims within six months from
the date OF the first publication.
This procee ding will affect the
rights of all the water users in SUM
NIT, Morgan, Davis and Weber coun-
ties and will undoubtedly result in eS-
tensive litigation
1t behooves the water users of this
system to familIarize themselves with