The Lamar register., 1910-07-20
A Statement
To the Board of Directors of the
Mammoth Irrigation District of
the State of Colorado.

the state OF Colorado.
Gentlemen:-
have examined all of the record
and proceedings in and about the
organization of The Mammoth Irri-
cation District, under the laws of
Colorado. and covering the petition
for the organization of said District.
the selection and appointment of
the committee of presentation. the
presentation and action thereon by
the Board of County Commissioners
of the county of Prowers in the
state of Colorado. and the orders
and proceedings submitting the
question of the formation of such
District to the legal. qualified cleo
.ors of the said proposed District,
and also all of the proceedings OF
the election upon said question, and
IF the election of the Board of Di-
rectors of the said District. and OF
che action of the Board of County
commissioners of Prowers counEy.
IN the canvassing of the votes OF
said election, and declaring the re-
-urns thereof. and the proper cleo
lion of the said Board. and in GER
eifying and ordering the final de-
laration of the organization of the
said District, and the filing of the
,Ioers and plats in the counties of
.'rowers and KiOwa, in said state,
Completing the organization of the
said District.
There has also been submitted
..o-me the abundant evidence which
vas submitted to the Board of
county Commissioners for its ac-
Ion in determining the matters of
.act necessary to be determined by
said Board as to whether the said
petition represented a majority of
The legal voters. and contained the
requisite number of petitioners. and
also whether. at the election. a
majority of the legal. qualified cleo
tors of the District voted in favor
of said organization. Such evil
dence is retained in the possession
of the District. as well as filed with
the Board OF County Commission
ers, and the questions OF fact.
which in all cases are SO important
in the matter of the organization
of irrigation districts. are abundant
ly shown to have existed.
therefore state TO you In my
Judgment The Mammoth Irrigation
District is lawfully organized ir-
rigation district of the state OF Col
orado, and that in the matter OF
the organization OF said District. all
legal requirements have been fully
complied with. the officers proper
iy elected and qualified. and the
said District is valid District. I'M
der the Laws Of the state.
Very truly yours.
JOHN r. SMITH
ON the strength OF the above
written opinion banks in Denver
and Prowers county are cashing the
.arrants OF the district At 80 cents
III the dollars.
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Editor Register.
Lamar. Colorado.
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Very truly yours.
JOHN A. MARTIN.