Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-06

tins OF water users. which shall be- q
first lien on the lands irrigated and
payable in instruments running over
a period not exceeding twenty years.
Sec. II. That Ia all reclamation
lprojects which shall be financed. OF
irrigation works constructed by the
Estate under the provisions OF this act.
where by reason OF market conditions
the special fitness OF the soil and cli-
mate for the growth OF fruit and gar
den produce. or the great productiy-
| ity of the SOIL and where the area
which can be irrigated IL 10 limited
by lack OF water supply or otherwise
as 20 make Il desirable and expsd-
met 20 TX n maximum farm unit for
which water viii be supplied 90 any
one water user, such farm unit Of
water service may be fixed In the FOL.
lowing manner.
In irrigation districts organized
under the irrigation district laws or
the drainage district laws. the board
of directors OF any such district may
submit TO the electors OF such dis
! trict, who are qualified 20 vote al an
election for directors OF such district,
the question as 90 whether or not a
maximum farm unit OF water service
Of a specified average fixed by said
board shall be- established. or they
may submit two or more different
acreage limits
Where hut one acreage limit il sub
mitted the proposition shalt he sub
mittcd on which the elector shall
vote yes or no. ana a majority OF al
votes cast shall decide.
Where two or more acreage limits
are submitted. the proposition shall
be submitted separately as follows:
First shall maximum farm unit
of water service be established. sc
,.... mo-.
Second shall said unit be 49,.
acres, yes .... or ... acres. yes ....
or acres ... Yes. AMI 30 for as many
acreage limits AK shall he admitted
The olccior maS vote yeA or no. on
the hrst proposition. nnd may vote for
ono acreage limit only o. Il major
,ty 81 an votes east on the FIRST qucs-
tiun is yes then the acreage Emit re-
coiNinr the highest number of vates
shall be the acreage limu adopted.
" a majority OF an votes east on the
FIRST proposition Is 10, then M iimita-
ton shnll hp established under such
submission md election. and the
question ct liking surh maximum
farm anti ~ water service shall not
lee again submitted for period Of
aiX months thereafter
Il shah be- the duty Of said board
OF difcrtbrs on petition % 10 per
cent of ~" electors Of such irrigation
district who are qualified 90 vote for
directors ~ such district. asking that
the question Of establishing maxi
mum farm unit of water service be-
submitted 20 the electors of said dis
tri.l as qualified above, % submit
such question 60 said electors az the
next succeeding election held for any
district purpose. said petition shall
specify the maximum acreage limit
90 be so submitted or may specify
several different limits To- be- 50 sub
mitted, or MAY specify several diner
ent limits "a be 40 submitted Pro-
vidcd. that II said petition is filed
with said hoard more than three
months prior 90 said next succeeding
election said petition may request
that said question hc submitted inn
mediately al q special election called
for that purpose, va that event said
hoard shall cali such special election
ia the same manner a. other special
elections are called. and In an other
respects the laws governing the con-
duet ~ irrigation or drainage district
elections So Tar as applicable. shall
govern the conduct of such speciaf
elections The form of the ballot
shall be such as the board OF dlrcctorB
shall prescribe.
la an urisatons and lr,-aation
projects other than irrigation dis
tricis organized under the irrigation
district law of Sew Mexico. ami which
are under the Jurisdiction aud nu-
thurltS of the state reclamation com
mission. said commission shall have
authority 90 determine and nX MAY
imum farm unit Of water service of
not more than one hundred and sixty
acres nor less than twenty acres.
ln fixing such unit they shall make
proper and reasonable provisions Tor
the disposal OF any excess acreage,
title 60 which was acquired prior to
the PRONUNCIATION 0y said commission
ot such Limitation 81 water service.
The nN'ng and adopting of max
imum farm unit of water service shnh
not release, DISCHARGE OF exempt any
lands lying within such irrigation or
drainage district from ans lien or hu-
billy created by the issuance Of any
bonds of said district. nor from any
taxes, assessments or charges levied.
Hssosscd or made for any district pur-
pose Whatever. according to law. but
tho nwncr or nwn'ts of any lands
within such district in excess at the
maximum fUrm unit acreage OF water
sorVice. shalt have four years from
and after the adoption or such limiia-
non within which a. dispose 81 such
cNccsH aud during said period Of four
years shall receive the same water
service for such cxcess acrcaFe as
such acreage would have received had
no limitation OF water service been
adopted. After tie expiration 81 said
term Of four years no water for ifri-
cation shall be- served ot allowed Tor
any holding o. acreage la excess o.