The Parker post., 1914-08-15
PROPOSED STATE RECLAMATION
ACT IF PASSED WILL FINANCE
THE PARKER PROJECT
Following is Text of Initiative Measure to Be
Voted Upon at the November Election.
Means Reclamation of States
Arid Lands by the State.

aud III such amounts as shall be au-
thorized by law; said bonds shall be
known as reclamation bonds and
shall bear interest not to exceed five
per cent per annum, and shall be solo
iii such lots and at such times as the
state board of control shall direct,
and shall be issued and retired as
provided herein and in conformity
with provisions of Title LII Chapter
|, Revised Statutes of Arizona 1913,
and acts amendatory thereof and sup
plemetary thereto SO far as not in
! consistent herewith Said bonds shall
be payable at the option of the state
OF Arizona at any time after fifteen
years from their date, and shall be
absolutely due and payable forty
years after their date. The interest
on said bonds shall be payable semi
annually at the office of the state
| treasurer, or at some place in the
city of New York, and the principal
of said bonds shall be payable at the
office of the state treasurer of Ari-
zona
In order to meet the interest of
said bonds and create a sinking fund
for the redemption thereof there
shall be levied and collected annually
in the same manner and at the same
time that either state revenue is
levied and collected such sum in ad-
dition to the ordinary revenues of
the state as shall be required to pay
all interest and the principal of such
bonds as same shall become due, and
It is hereby made the duty of all of
f1cers charged by law with any duty
in regard to the levy and collection
OF state revenues to do and perform
any and all acts which shall be ne
cessary in the levy and collection of
such additional sum Any excess or
accumulation in the interest or re-
demption fund, shall be added there
to and constitute a part thereof
There is hereby created a state re-
clamation fund in which shall be kept
all the moneys provided for herein.
or appropriated for reclamation ser
vice; said fund is hereby reserved
set aside and appropriated as a spec
lal fund in the state treasury to be
used in the investigation, examina-
tion and survey of reclamation pro-
Jects; for the construction of irriga
ton and drainage works; for the
storage, diversion and development
of water for the arid, semi-arid and
other lands in the state OF Arizona,
and for the payment Of all other ex-
penditures provided for in this act
There is herey created a reclama-
ton commission to consist of seven
members; the governor, state engin-
eer, and director and chemist of the
University of Arizona shall be ex-
officio members Of said commission;
the other four shall be appointed by
the governor from different parts of
the state at large, and shall hold
their office, one for a term OF one
year, two for a term of two years an
one for term of three years, and
until their successors, who shall hold
office for term of two years each,
are appointed by the governor and
qualified according to law.
Before entering upon the duties of
the office, each and every commits
sioner appointed by the governor
shall take and subscribe to an oath
before some person authorized to ad-
minister same, that he will faithfully
perform the duties of his office,
which oath shall be filed in the office
of the state auditor Each commits
sioner appointed by the governor
shall furnish the bond of some
surety company approved by the stat
treasurer, in the sum of $4,000 for
the faithful performance of his duty.
Any commissioner may be removed
by the governor for cause.
Members of said reclamation com
mission appointed by the governor
shall be allowed seven dollars per
day for such time as they actually
eNpend in the transaction of the bust
ness OF the state reclamation service.
Said compensation to be paid only
upon proper vouchers. All of said
commissioners shall be repaid their