The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1914-02-18

Act, and shall, in his discretion, de-
termine the date upon which the
first building charge payment shall
become due under this Act not later
than December first of the fifth cal
endar year after becoming sub ject
to this Act. The charges for opera
tion and maintenance as fixed from
time to time by the SECRETARY of the
Interior shall become due at such
time as may be announced, whether
or not water is used on the land.
Sec. 2. That every water-right
applicant or entryman under this
| Act shall comply with regulations
fixed by the Secretary of the Interi-
or regarding the area to be prepared
| for irrigation, planted, cultivated,
and irrigated each year, and shall
within the time fixed by the Secre-
tary of the Interior prepare for irri-
CATION, plant, and irrigate three
| fourths of the entire irrigable area
held by him in the manner required
by such regulation. Failure to COM
ply with any such regulation shall
! authorize an increase of all charges
for building. operation and mainte-
nance by way of penalty not exceed
ing ten per centum for each year of
such failure.
Sec. 3 That in case of failure to
pay any installment of the building
charge when due there shall be add
ed a penalty of one per centum of
the amount unpaid, and on the first
day of each month thereafter an ad-
ditional penalty of one per centum
of the amount unpaid shall be add
ed until the installment and all
penalties have been fully paid.
Charges for operation and mainte-
nance shall be made according to the
aere-feet of water used, with min
imum payment for one acre-foot for
each irrigable acre whether water is
, used or not. The operation and
maintenance charge for the preced-
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on December first of each year. If
paid in full on or before March first
following, there shall be a discount
of five per centum. If the operation
and maintenance charge is not paid
in full on May first following, there
shall be added penalty of one per
centum of the amount unpaid. and
an additional penalty of one per
eentum of the amount unpaid shall
be added on the first day of the
month thereafter until the INSTALL
ment and all penalties have been
fully paid. If either the building
charge or the operation and mainte
nance charge and penalties are not
paid within year of the due date,
suit or action may be brought to
recover the same; but the right of
the Secretary of the Interior to
cancel the water-right application
and the entry, If there be one after
such year of default. may be exercis-
ed after bringing such suit or action.
Sec. a. That if water-right appli-
cation is not made within one year
after public notice permitting the
filing thereof in the case of any pri-
whose entry is not subject to the
reclamation law, five per centum
shall be added to the building
charge for each year thereafter dur
ing which application has not been
made until a total of twenty per
centum has been added.
Sec. s. That the Secretary of the
Interior may suspend the require
ments of residence prescribed by the
homestead and reclamation law as
to entrymen or private landowners
for not exceeding five years upon
compliance with extra reclamation
requirements prescribed by him, and
both the entrymen and private land
owners shall, after such suspension,
reside upon the land for three years.
Failure to comply with such extra
requirements and with the general
residence and reclamation regula-
tions, after accepting the benefit of
such suspension. shall render the
water-right APPLICATION and the corre-
spending entry, If any, subject to
cancellation, with the forfeiture of
all moneys paid.
Sec. s. That no increase in any
building charge hereafter announced
by public notice shall become effect
i've except by assent of majority
of the water-right applicants to be
Concluded on supplement