El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-06

! be appointed unless the commission
ers court OF the county passes a resO-
luton 10 that effect. The duty of the
water commissioner is to divide the
| streams or water sources of his dis
! Irlct among the several bitches and
J reservoirs entitled to water from them.
{ He has the power to regulate the dis
! trlDuUOn OF the water among the vari-
GUS users The headgates are under
{ his control. It is the duty of the county
/ attorney to defend the division super
| intendent-
The respective interests of joint
/ owners in bitches shall be fixed by
( the issuance Of a certificate of appro-
prlatlon- Any person who may know
lnSly swear falsely to any ownership
N any irrigation work, by the code, is
ue5Med guilty OF perjury
When the ownership of any irriga-
Jon Work IS disputed, it may be set
tied by suit in equity in a district
court.
Must Care for Water.
Owners Of irrigation bitches OF res
erVolrS are to carefully maintain the
embankments so that no water NAV
flood or damage the property of Others
In the construction of a canal or
Gltch across a public highway, il is
the duty OF the person constructing it
10 PROVIDE 2 safe and suitable bridge.
. AT the point where the water is
diverted, an obstruction must be pro-
Vlded whereby all fish will be kept
out of the canal or ditch. Failure to
DO this carries with it a penalty.
any person who Wilfully opens.
changes or interferes with any head
Sate under the code is guilty OF a
mlsdemeanOr and may be fined 800. OF
sentenced to so days IN the county. Jail
The water commissioners are given an
thorlty to make arrests.
Any person who destroys gate, en-
Danhment, reservoir. flume or feeder
OF another is deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and subject to a 500 fine or
90 days in jail.
Repairing bitches.
w mere dltches are owned by two or
more, and one fails to do his prOpor-
uonate share of the work, the other
may, after giving 10 days notice, do
the work and collect for it. When |
such owners are unable to agree as TO
apply to the water commissioner to !
make the distribution
Before a dam 10 feet high can be /
constructed across any running stream /
IT must be approved by the state en- |
When plans for the construction of y
reservoir, ditch or canal have been an
proved, the builder may take any prf-
vate property, which is required. max
ing just compensation to the Owner
II the compensation cannot be agreed
on. the permit to build the reservoir [
may be filed with the county Judge
who can appoint three disfnreresfe6
parties to assess the damages
The provisions of the act il is stated !
apply to the maintenance and OPERA
ion act.
Ihe code makes 1t unlawful for any, I
me to permit Johnson grass or Rus
ian thistle to go to seed upon a canal /
y within. five feet of either side of a (
Itch The penalty for a violation is
fine of not less than SIS or more than
500, or Imprisonment in the county
all for not less than 80 days nor more
han six months.
Ward County Men Favor Measure.
Both Mr. HaughtOn and Mr. Miller
mo attended the meeting saturday as
elegateS Of the Ward county cOnser-
alton association. stated that they /
thoroughly endorsed Mr.. Burgess bill /
nd would use all efforts on their part / :
securing its passage They suggested
avlng delegations sent from Ei PasO 6
nd other points in the western dfvis- y
N to Austin when the date was set n
n the meeting of the full COMMITTEES n
D irriEatiO
Mr.. burgess said that copies of the y
'de would be returned from the 81
-inters within the next few davs. AT Il
hich time they would be distributed I ei
nong those actually interested in ir- I al
CATION laws for the state El
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