The Parker post., 1912-04-06
CAREY LAND BILL
in LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTA-
TIVE r. M. DIRE NNAN.
Caenino and Settlement of Parker
of This Act If Passed by Stale
Soiors.

The following is the text of the Car
" Act introduced in the Arizona leg
islature recently by Representative
r. M. brennan of Parker. Last Tues
day the bill was reported by the con-
mittee on public lands to the Hous
with the recommendation that it pass
1t was placed on the calendar and
made special order in committee OF
the whole house for next Tuesday
on which day it lis expected that i,
will be passed by that body unan
ilnously.
This is the act under which the
Colorado River Indian reservation i
expected to become available to en-
try and settlement at an early date
AS there is an emergency clause q
t2ched to the measure it will becomc
effective from and after it's passag
and approval by the governor. Aftc1
it's passage the state will make a.
phcation to the secretary Of the in
terror for the reclamation of tn {,
lands contained within the reserva-
lion, except those allotted to the In
dians, under the national Carey Act.
Following is the bill i'm full. which
is known as H. B. No. s:
An Act to provide for the acceptance
by the State of Arizona of the
benefits of the Act of Congress re.
garding the Desert Lands, approx
ed August 18, 1894, and the Acti
amendatory and supplementary
thereof, and to provide for the ad
ministration, irrigation, reclamation
and disposal of said lands
Be it Enacted by the Legislature OF
the State of Arizona:
Acceptance.
Section l. That the State of Ari
Zona hereby accepts the conditions OF
Section of an Act of Congress en-.
titled San Act making apprOpria.
tions for sundry civil expenses of the
government for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1895, and other pur-
poses," approved August Is, 1894, ant
the acts amendatory thereof and sup
Elementary thereto, known as the
Carey Land Acts, and hereby accepts
the grants of land of said state un
der the conditions and provisions i'm
posed by the Acts of Congress afOra.
said, and all the Acts of Congress
and parts of Acts now or hereafter
enacted by Congress for the reclama
ton of desert lands within the State
of Arizona and any and all interest
therein, with all the rights and priv.
leges hereunder.
Selection and Disposal of Lands by
Land Board.
Section 2. The selection, manage
ment and disposal of the said landa
shall be vested in the Land Board ot
the State of Arizona, which is here
by created for that purpose, such
Board to consist of the Governor, the
State Engineer, and the Secretary ol
State.
The attorney general of the sta.e
shall be the legal adviser of said
Board.
Application to Board for Selection Of
Arid Lands.
Section g. Any person. company
association or corporation, desiring tt
construct bitches, canals, reservoirs
pumping plants, operated by wa,sl
power, or other power or other
irrigation works, or by a com
said methods, to reclaim lands un
f1tn rfcio ~e ~,
shall file with the Board an applica
tion for the selection of the lands tC
be reclaimed, designating such land.
by legal subdivisions. This applica
tion shall be accompanied by a pro
posal to utilize or extend an irriga
tion system already constructed OF
one in process of construction, OF
the rights to construct which have
been acquired or to construct bitches
canals, reservoirs, pumping plants CD
Grated by water power or other Iow
ers, or other irrigation works, for the
complete reclamation of the lands sc
designated. The proposal shall be
prepared in accordance with the rule.
of the board and rules, practice, anG
regulations of the department of the
interior. which shall state the source
of the water supply, whether the
right to the same has been acquired
or is sought to be acquired; the loca
ton and dimensions of the works al
ready constructed Or in the process
of construction, or the location and
dimensions of the proposed works
the maximum price and terms pei
acre a which the perpetual water
rights shall be sold to the settlers on
the land to be reclaimed, and the
maximum price per acre per annum
for maintenance tax In the case OF
corporations, it shall state the name
of the corporation. the purpose of it's
incorporation ana the names and plac
es of residence of it's directors and
officers, the amount of it's authorized
and Of its paid-up capital If the
applicant is not corporation, the
proposal shall set forth the name or
names of the parties, and such other