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The compensation of the artesian
well supervisor of each county shall
be fixed by the County Artesian Well
Board, but in no case shall his salary
be more than $4,000 per year, which
shall be full compensation for both
time and expense, and in no case
shall it be more than the amount col
lected by license fees in any county.
The supervisor so appointed shall
receive his salary as provided in his
section to be paid him quarterly by the
county treasurer according to the
number of wells turned in to the coun-
ty treasurer up to the amount of his
salary as fixed by the County Aries
ian Well Board less the per cent of
commission allowed the county treas
urer for the collection of well taxes,
which shall be the same as said treas
urer is allowed for the collection of
other property taxes. The artesian
well supervisor shall give a good and
sufficient bon either in a surety com
pany authorized to do business in the
Territory of New Mexico or by per-
sonal sureties approved by the County
Artesian Well Board and the district
attorney of the county in the sum of
So 900, conditioned for his faithful
performance of his carrying out of
h duties of his office, and any
amount recovered upon such bond
shall be placed in the Artesian Well
Fund of such county less 10 per cent
attorney fees for the collection thereof
by sui which said 10 per cen is to
be paid to the District Attorney who
shall bring suit.
Inspection Fund Derived From Lii
cenSe.
Sec. 15-For the purpose of Great
ing a fund for the payment of salary
of the several county artesian well
supervisors and their expenses Incl
dent to the prosecution of cases in
violation of this statute, license is
hereby imposed upon each artesian
we'll in such counties of the sum of
$500 per annum such license fee to
be collected by the county treasurer
of the county in which said well is To-
Gated, in the same manner and sub
ject to the same rule as governs the
collection of county taxes, except that
said license shall be due and payable
in advance Immediately after this act
goes into force and effect, and such
unpaid license shall be a lien against
the land upon which said well is To-
Gated.
Report of Artesian Wells to the COun-
ty Treasurer.
Sec. 16-The we'll supervisor or said
Guilty OAdll 1SpOIl " Tie CoOIity
treasurer of his county on the first
Mondays of January and July of each
year, a full and complete list of all
wells in his county, and monthly there
after as wells are completed, and the
license fees hereinbefore provided
shall be included with the other taxes
against the lane upon which said wells
are located.
Duties of the Municipal Officers to
Enforce This Act.
Sec. lit shall be the duty of the
County Commissioners, o super
visors, city engineers, city and town
officers, pon complaint of any citizen
within their respective counties, city
or towns, to institute criminal action
for the violation of this act committed
within the county, city or town, and
for that purpose may at all times en-
ter upon the premises where such well
is situated.
Permit to Construct Artesian Well
Must Be Obtained.
Sec. 1S-All persons prior to the
commencement of the construction or
repair of any artesian wells or any
other wells entering the artesian ba-
sin, shall make written application for
a permit to construct or repair such
wells. Such application shall be made
to the artesian well supervisor in the
county in which such well is to be To-
Gated or to be repaired, and it shall
be stated in such application, the To-
cation and the character of work con-
tempIated to repair such well, and the
materials proposed to be used, and in
no case may work be commenced on
such wells either in construction
thereof or repairs thereon until the
supervisor under the provisions OF
this section unless the work proposed
n the materials proposed to be used
shall conform in all respects to the
provisions of this act, n each artes-
ian well supervisor shall either issue
permit or refuse the same, as
signing his reason therefore within
ten days after a written request for
such permit has been filed in his office.
Afidavits of Appreciation.
Sec. 19-AlI persons or corporations
now owning, controlling or using such
wells, or who shall hereaf-
own control or use any artesian
wells shall file a sworn statement in
the office of the probate clerk in the
in which said well is situated,
forth the date when such well
is commenced, the date when complet-
the amount of water flowing there
and the use made of the water
such well. The provisions of this
shall apply also to all wells
into the artesian basin from
water is obtained by pumping
or other leans except that such
shall contain the capacity
Of such pump or other means of sup
water from such wells, instead
Of the arteSian flow. and, provided
that it shall not be necessary
20 file an additional affidavit if such
afndavit has already been made and
lied under the provisions of Chapter
II of the Laws of New Mexico of 1905.
Artesian Well Supervisor to Make In
spectiOns.
Sec. 20-It shall be the duty of the !
well supervisor to take the :