The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-07-26
UNITE FOR
PROTECTION
RANG HERS BELIEVE THAT DIS
TRlCT PROTECTION WILL BE
ULTIMATE SOLUTION OF LEVEE
PROBLEM IN VALLEY.
(Palo Verde Valley Herald)

That the formation Of a leVee dis
trict including the entire Palo Verde
Valley is to be the ultimate solution
Of the problem of protection
here is the belief of a
large number of the most promin-
OF the problem of the most promin-
ent land owners in the valley both
stockholders in the Mutual Water
Company and non-stockholders. While
there has been no active advocacy
OF this plan during the past eight
seems to have been growing toward
this end.
| In order that the process of securing
a levee district may be fully under
stood by those interested in the plan
the Herald herewith presents a
synopis of the state under which the
district would necessarily be formed.
The columns of this paper are open
for a discussion of the question and
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take this opportunity of expressing
themselves so that when the time
arrives for action in the matter there
will be a clear understanding of the
situation.
Synopsis of Levee Act
The Levee act became a low on
March 20, 1905, and is found in the
general laws of 1909 on page SIS.
The proceedings are commenced
by a petition to be filed with the
Board of Supervisors cf the County.
This petition must be signed by a
majority of the land owners in the
proposed district; that is, a majority
of the number without regard to am
cunt of property owned The petit
|Ioners must remit with the petition
an amount of money sufficient to
pay the costs of the necessary pub
lication. The petition must describe
the proposed district by metes and
bounds.
The Board of Supervisors upon re-
ceiving the petition shall pass re-
solution signifying it's intention to
order the formation of the district
and must cause notice to be pub
lished for a period of thirty days so
| ject. Such objections must be made
in writing and must be filed with
1 the county clerk and can be filed at
any time within ten days after the
thirty day publication and after the
ten day period has expired the Board
must fix a time for hearing such OBJ
| jections, which must be at least fiji
teen days later and the County Clerk
must notify the persons objecting.
At the time fixed the Supervisors
shall hear the objections, if there
are any, and such board can modify
or change the boundaries of the
district and upon coming to con-
clusion, such Board must declare the
district to be formed.
Election.
Within ten days after the Super
visors declare the district formed,
the same Board must give notice OF
an election to be held in the district
for the purpose of electing three dir
ectOrs or trustees. This notice shall
be given for at least one month and
at the election a man must be
qualified elector and his name must
also appear on the last assessment
roll Of the county in order that he
may vote In all elections thereafter
held in any district the same quail
ifications are required of the voters
in a levee district cannot vote at any
election unless he is on the last
county assessment roll
AT this first election three trus-
tees are elected and a majority is
sufficient to elect. In case OF vac
ancy on the Board of Trustees the
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Supervisors The Trustees hold Off
ice two years and it seems from the
law that all three members of the
BOARD go out OF office at the same
time
Trustees
The trustees must keep an office
in the district and must elect one Of
their members as president and may
employ engineers and must also
appoint a treasurer for the district.
Prior to the first day of September
of each year the trustees must esti-
mate the amount OF money they will
need for the next year and must
furnish such estimate to the Super
Tisors upon or before the first of