The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-12

into any street, road or highway:
Provided, That this section shall not
be construed as to prevent the use of
water from any artesian well for do
nestle purposes or the proper irriga-
ton of agricultural lands, where such
lands are situated within 2 miles of
such well, N not otherwise, for irri-
CATION purposes nor shall water be us
ed for domestic purposes at any place
further from said well than 2 miles I'm
less the water shall be conveyed thru
a pipe or pipes in connection with
a water works system in a city or
town; Provided, further, that in cases
where any person, firm or corporation
now has in beneficial use the water
from any artesian well, on lands sit
uated more than two miles from such
well, the part of this section forbidd-
ing the use of water on any land To-
Gated more than two miles from the
well a~ffording the water, shall not ap-
ply, if such person, firm or corpora
ton. owning or having in charge such
well shall have filed in the office of
the Probate Clerk of the county, be-
fore the taking of effect of this act
a statement, as required to be filed,
by Section 10 of Chapter II of the
acts of the Both legislative Assembly,
and it appears from sucn statement
that the water from such well is ap-
piled to the irrigation of lands which
may be located more than two miles
distant from the well.
Sec. 5. The water from any artes-
ian well may be used for any and all
beneficial purposes, il a careful and
economical manner at any point with
in two miles of the said we'll, but it's
use in any other manner or at any
greater distance than 2 miles, except
as provided by section 4 of this act,
shall be a misdemeanor, punishable
as other violations of this act.
Sec. 6. Any person hereafter boT-
ing or causing to be bored any arte-
sian well shall case the same with a
good quality of metal casing suffic-
lent in all cases to resist the pressure
of the water for the entire depth of
the well to and into the stratum of
rock Immediately above the flow of
water. and shall keep a complete n
accurate record of the depth and thick
ness of the different strata penetrated
which he shall verify or have verified
by some one knowing the facts, und-
err oath, whe1 the well is completed,
which record shall be filed in the Of
flee of the County Surveyor of the
county, where it shall be carefully
preserved.
oSC. l. II ohdlI JIG IHS ONIy vi NhS
County Surveyor of each county to
inspect each artesian well in mis- coun
ty at least once in each 6 months, and
to keep a record of such inspection,
in a book in his Office, which said
record shall how the name of the
owner of the well, the approximate
location thereof, the use made of the
water therefrom, 4 amount of water
which flows therefrom per minute in
cubic feet, the pressure of the water
therein when closed, and ach other
data rs he may consider important,
which said record shall at all times
be open to the inspection of any per
son. 1t shall be the further duty of
such officer to see that the provisions
of this act are faithfully carried gu
within his county, n for this pur-
pose he may at all times enter upon
the premises where any arteSian well
is situated, or where h water there
from is being used Or diverted. 1t
shall be his duty to make a complaint
and appear against any person violat-
ing any provisions of this act, unless
such complaint has already been made
as provided in Section 9. of this act,
in which case he shall appear and as
sist in the prosecution of such com
plant.
Sec. 8. The County Surveyor of
each county shall receive as full
compensation for the performance of
the duties imposed pom him by this
act the sum of two dollars per an1um
for each artesian well by him inspec-
ted as provided in Section seven CD
of this act, which is to pc paid to
him out of the county treasury as
other county officers are paid, on YER
flied statements presented by him to
the county commissioners at regular
meeting of their board, showing the
wells inspected, the name of the own
ers thereof and the date of the inspec
tion; Provided, that not more than
one dollar shall be paid at any time
for the inspection of any well, and
not more han two dollars shall be
paid for the inspection of any well
during any n year, regardless of
whether sail well shall have been in
spected more than twice or not. and
for the purpose of this act each year
shall be considered to begin with the
first day of January.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
county commissioners, road o~ver-seers
city engineers, as well as peace ofic-
ers. to institute or cause to be insti-
tuted crimina actions for the viola
tions of the provisions OF this act,
and for all public offenses defined by
this act, committed within h county
] 4fty or district.
Sec. 10. All persons desiring to
sink an artesian well, before begin
ming to bore same, shall notify the
\ county surveyor of the county, stat
ing in writing the location of such
proposed well, and shall thereafter,
from time to time, furnish to said
county surveyor such information o
corning such well and the casing used
or provided to be used as such ofhcer
shall request. The county surveyor
shall have power n authority to o
denim such casing and other applfanc-
IS for controlling the water in \
arteAaRn well, which may he in his
judgment, unsuitable for the purpose