The Parker post., 1912-04-06
CAREY LAND BILL
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Time for Completion. Forfeitures.
Section s. All contracts shall state
that the works covered by the con-
tract shall begin within six monthc
of the day of contract and that the
construction shall be prosecuted dill
gently and continuously to compile
ton, and that the cessation of work
under a contract for a period of one
year shall be ground of forfeiture of
all rights under the contract upon
which the state may proceed to OBJ
tain a decree of forfeiture according
to law and for the recovery of the
penal sum named in the bond; pro
vided that no property or right which
was vested in the applicant or con-
tractor at the date of the contract
shall be forfeited; and provided al.o
| that N cases of contractors who at
the date of the application, own or
have vested rights in water and in d
reservoir, reservoir site, canals, OF
other irrigation works, the forfeiture
shall extend only to such portions of
the system unconstructed at the
time of default and to the penalty of
the bond given by such contractor.
Notice of Failure to Comply With
Contract. State May Complete Work.
Section 8. Upon the failure of the
contractor to comply with any re-
quirments of his contract, it shall be
the duty of the board to notify such
contractor of such failure, and that
unless the contractor shall comply
with such requirmentS within sixty
days from the date Of such notice,
the bond and contract shall be at once
and thereby forfeited to the state,
as above provided The board there
after shall advertise for proposals to
complete said work, and may. in prop
er cases, contract with bidder who
will pay the original contractor the
highest sum for the works partially
completed, and complete the said
works, and supply water rights to tt
settlers on the land to be reclaimed
for the price and upon the terms stat
ed in the original contract If no bid
be received for the completion of
said works and furnishing water
rights to such settlers, for the price
and upon the terms stated in the
original contract, then the board shall
bring the proper action for recovering
the amount of bond of the contrac
tor.
Citizens May Enter Land.
Conditions.
Section TO- Any citizen of the Uni
ted States, or any person having de-
clared his intention to become a cifi
zen of the United States, over the
age of twenty-one years, may make
application to the board to enter any
of said lands, not exceeding 100 acres,
under the regulations of the depart
ment of the interior and the rules of
the board Each application must
be accompanied by a certified copy
of a contract for a perpetual water
right made by the applicant with the
person Or corporation authorized by
the board to furnish water for the
reclamation of said lands, together
with twenty-five cents per acre fc@
the land applied for, and contain the
declaration that he will settle upoI
and improve said land and if said
application is allowed, the board shall
cause to be issued a certificate OF
the location to the applicant. If the
application is not allowed the twenty
five cents per acre accompanying it
shall be returned to the applicant. If
the construction company fails to
furnish water to any settler under
the provisions of its contract with
the state, the state shall refund to
such settler all payments that he shall
have made to the state. The board
shall dispose of all lands accepted by
the state under the provisions Of this
chapter at price not to exceed fifty
| cents per acre, twenty-five cents per
acre to be paid at the time OF entry
and the remainder at the time o
making the final proof by the settler;
but no settler shall be entitled tC
make more than one entry; provided
also, that the settlers shall be requir-
ed to pay to the Board at the time
Of making final proofs whatever ad-
dltional sum per acre, which the state
shall be required to pay to the Uni
ted States for the land so entered un-
der any law of Congress or regula-
ton of the Secretary of the Interior
applicable
Proceeds to Constitute a RecIama-
ton Fund.
Section IL. All moneys received
by the board from the sale of land
selected under the provisions of this
chapter except such amounts of mon
ey as shall be required to be paid to
the United States as afore-
said and such sums as may
be necessary shall be available for
the payment of the expenses of
the board in carrying out the provis-
ions of this chapter, and such expen
ses shall be paid in a warrant drawn
by the state auditor in the manner
that other expenses of the board ars
paid, and any balance remaining over
and above the expenses necessary t
carry out the provisions Of this chap
ter shall constitute trust fund to be
used only for the reclamation of other
arid lands.
Completion of Irrigation Work
Section 12. Upon the completion
of ,,ai1