El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-22

met in regular session at 10
a. m.
Hon. Adrian Pool. County Judge, pre-
Hon. James Clifford, Comr. Precinct
Hon. Geo. Penderl. Comr. Precinct.
Hon. Seth B. orndOrff, Comr. Precinct
E. B.. McOuntock, Co. clerk.
Rules and Regulations governing the
Thompson Bassett Ditch:
Be it ordained by the Commissioners
Court of Ell Paso County, Texas, that
the manner OF erecting, repairing.
cleaning. guarding n protecting the
main canal and laterals and other ap-
purtenant works of the Thompson
Bassett Ditch system situated in FL
Paso County, Texas, as well as the
proper distribution Of the waters flow
ing and to flow therein, shall be as
follows:
ARTICLE I.
Limits Of System.
The Thompson Bassett Ditch system
shall comprehend the main canal from
its source where it connects with the
- canal, to its terminus, at or
near -
ARTICLE II.
Election OF Officers.
There shall be an annual election
nEAu UJ LnE IlAbdIDlb VI AAE ~ oANhA
on the first Monday in November of
each veal for the election Of officers
for the ensuing year, h place OF
election to be designated by the Sec
retary-Treasurer. In case of a va
cancy in any office a special election
shall be held to fill such vacancy, said
election to be held upon fifteen days
notice of the time and place thereof
to be given in writing by the Secre-
tary-Treasurer to each irrigator Of the
system. In case no election shall be
called nor held to fill any vacancy
the election or appointment Of h
Commissioners Court Of FL Paso Coun-
ty, Texas, as provided by law.
ARTICLE III.
Officers.
The officers Of the system shall con-
sist Of three commissioners who shall
be elected by the irrigators Of the
system at annual elections to be called
and held as ~hereinbefore provided, said
officers to hold office for one year and
until their successors are elected and
qualified. The Commissioners may
employ as superintendent and fix
the compensation to be received by him.
There shall be a Secretarg-Treasurer
who may be also one of the Commits
s%ioners, or the Commissioners, at their
option, may employ some other person
to act IN that capacity, and shall have
power to fix the compensation If any,
to be received by the said Secretary
Treasurer. A bond in the penal sum
Of $1,000, with good n sufficient
surety, to be approved by the Com
m~issioners, shall be given by the Sec
retary-Treasurer. The superintendent
shall collect all cash assessments and
turn the amounts over TO the Secre-
taTy-Treasurer.
ARTICLE ~.
Duties Of Commissioners.
aLaNN hamrA aHnA
to contract on behalf of the system
for water service and to bind the ditch
system and each irrigatOr hereunder
to pay all proper charges so incurred,
each irrigator being obligated to pay
his just and equitable proportion of
the Indebtedness so incurred.
The Commissioners shall have the
further power to enter into on behalf
OF the ditch system and all contracts
necessary for the roper operation and
maintenance of the said system and
to his end shall have the power to
make cash assessments on the irriga-
tors, which shall be equitably proper
toned against the lands irrigated and
in accordance with the amount Of wa
ter delivered and the general benefits
received for the purpose of raisin
n for the payment Of water ser
vice and for the general operation ana
maintenance Of the system. When
ever any assessment is so made the
Secretary-Treasurer shall notify eacn
irrigator, in writing. of said assess
ment and the amount thereof, which
amount or amounts shall be paid to
the Superintendent OF the Secretary
Treasurer within ten days after re-
celpt Of notice. In case of nOn-pay-
ment within the said period Of ten
days the superintendent shall have the
power to withhold the delivery of wa
ter to said irrigator so in default until
SAID assessment and all amounts then
due shall have been paid.
ARTICLE v.
Duties Of the superintendent.
The superintendent, under the di-
rection of the Commissioners. shall
have absolute control of the system,
and shall be charged with the duty Of
seeing that 1t is kept in satisfactory
and the water therein dis
to the irrigators in strict ac-
with their respective rights
and with these rules n regulations.
shall have the power to purchase
any material and employ any and all
labor necessary to keep the system i'm
proper repair and payment for said
and labor so purchased shall
be made by the Secretary-Treasurer
upon vouchers duly approved by the
commissioner or a majority of them.
me superintendent with the advice
ana consent Of the Commissioners, may
appolnt such assistants as may be nee
sssary properly to operate and main
'aih the system and such assistants |