The Dolores star., 1908-06-26
Rules and Regulations
of the Board of Directors Of the
Montezuma Valley Irrigation District:

Al complaints regarding ditch service or the
in writing, setting forth briefly the matters
making suce complaint.
All such..coniplnints shall be. fled with the
the hearing OF the same. All parties con plained
Of in such complaint shall be notified in apt
time to permit OF their defence of the matters
in regard to ditch service shall be Immediately
referred to the District Superintendent for
consideration and report.
II the person making such ,complaint shall
the day set for the hea ring. then such com pIaint
will be considered 'by the Board unless tLey
comply with this rule.
AL petitioners for the inclusion al lands
within the irrigation district, shall as a condi.
tion precedent to the. consideration of the
taFy OF the Board an amount of money based
upon tee rate of 5000 per full quarter section
fl6O acres, which amount shall be used for
the land proposed to be included, by the dis
sr,cs sdc sii SnRinner, and the payment of the
hereto and In addition thereto al the tme ef
the allowance of said petition, said petitioner
shall pay snch additional sum ms said land
mensng, with the tax levies of the year 1907.
irrigation district. PROVIDED That in
case any lands petitioncd to be included in said
district shall have heretofore been taxed for
irrigation district purposes, then the amount
amount above specified to be paid nrovidiny
| the petitioner shall show n tax receipt for the
payment pay for which credit is claimed, and shall
claim rebate therefor.
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"A All applications apr for the. purchase of water
daries. and not subject to district taxation
shall be ig writing, and filed with the Secretary
specify by government subdivisions the land
for which water is desired to be purchased, and
1 lands specified and no other.
| All such applications shall be made on blanks
furnished by the Secretary of the Board. All
ing. which shall specify the lands for RI which
| water Is to be delivered to. and shall provide
that in the event that said water shall be ap-
Piled TO other lands: than that which shall be
| specified therein. then said contract shall be
void. and it shall further provide, that no
prescriptive right to said water shall attach
All such contracts shall charge for water at
| the rate OF 500 per acre: for the irrigation
Noyeember list, of each year, and in no event
shall any " contract be written for less than the
contracts shall be paid in cash 70 the the m pstpiet tS
Secretary at the time of making said contracts.
Al applications for headgates shall be filed
4 with the Secretary of the Board at least two
weeks prior to the commencement of the irriga.
tion season, and the district shall set ali head
/ same. ~
/ The district will furnish one headsate for
ench 16O acres, or a subdivision thereof with
out expense to the owner of said lands
Il pROvlDED;r However the district reserves
the right TO distribute as much water through
piled thereby will allow. Additional headgate.
will be charged for at the rate of 500 per gate
to be paid at the time said gate Is applied for
and the same charge will be made where a gat,
is changed after being set.
4 GnAs MNrrsox. President.
II w. +. MowRY. Secretary.
I, The above rules and regulations ar,
published. in order that our reader,
may acguaint themselves with tn,
irrigation system management. w,
are further requested to say that th,
books of the district are open to al
comers, any reports to the contrar,
. Notwithstanding.