The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-09-13
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

urday. the 22nd day of September,
1917. a special election will be held in
the King Hill Irrigation District, in
the state of Idaho, for the purpose of
determining whether or not the said
district shall enter into a contract
with the United States in terms sub
stantially as follows, tO-wit
The United States agrees to expend
for the benefit of the district, in the
repair, extension and improvement OF
the irrigation works already in ex-
istence, or in the sustitution of other
works, including costs of surveys and
estimates heretofore or hereafter to
be made, including engineering, over
head expenses, right of way, real prop
erty, damages to property, if any, in
the sum of One Million Dollars, or so
much thereof as the secretary of the
interior shall find necessary, begin
ming with that part of said works
which shall be found most urgent and
continuing with that end in view un-
til completed, and with the purpose
of keeping an available supply of wat
er for the irrigation of the lands un-
der cultivation and to be put under
cultivation, until the amount herein
provided for has been expended, or so
much thereof as shall have been APP
propriated or allotted by the congress
of the United States for that purpose.
The District agrees on its part to
pay the United States the sum of One
Million Dollars or so much thereof
as may be expended in the perform
ance of the work hereinabOve specifi-
ed, including the other charges men
toned in connection herewith; but
should congress fail to make the ap-
preparation after the expenditure of
the Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
already appropriated the secretary OF
the interior is to terminate the con-
| tract by notice to the district, with
statement of the amount expended,
including costs and expenditures
aforesaid And in such an event the
amount to be paid by the district to
the United States will be the actual
amount expended. The amount found
to be paid by the United States on
the completion of the contract shall
be payable in five equal annual in
stallments, the first to become due on
December 1, 1921, and one on De-
cember 1 of each year thereafter I'M
til the whole thereof has been paid,
no interest to be paid on deferred
payments unless not paid at maturity
and in that event both interest and
penalties will be charged.
The district further agrees that the
obligations created by the contract
shall be the first lien upon the funds,
collections, property and resources of
the district, and that the district will
not incur any obligations prior to
those of the contract nor any obliga
ton requiring payment prior to the
completion of the payments to the Uni
ted States without the express consent
of the secretary of the interior, ex-
cept for the cost and expense of the
operation and maintenance of the ir-
rigation works, the maintenance and
operation of the district. including the
expense of its organization.
To hasten the reclamation of all the
irrigable lands of the district and as
sure an increase in the needed food
supply of the nation, it is provided
that all owners of land in the district
who have 20 per centum of their hold
ings under crop in 1921; 40 per cent
UNI in 1922, and so per centum in
1928, shall have twenty years to pay
the costs and expenditures of the gov
eminent without interest, paying 2
per centum on each of the first four
/, years; per centum on each of the
next two years, and per centum on
each of the following fourteen years
However, any tract having 20 pei
centum reclaimed in 1921, but not
having 40 per centum reclaimed in
1922, shall be allotted the per cent
UNI payment due in 1921, but the bal
ance of the benefits appropriated t
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five equal annual payments ANY
tract shown to be reclaimed to tn,
required 40 per centum on June Is
1922, and which shall not have so pei
centum reclaimed on June Is, 1928
shall be allowed the per centum in
stallments in 1921 and in 1922 and tn,
balance in five equal annual payments
And any tract reclaimed to the ex
tent of 60 per centum before the las
of the five year installments falls due
or any one of them, shall have tel
years to pay the balance. The dis
trict further agrees to assess and APP
portion the cost of the works AM
other expenses hereinbefore mention
ed rateably according to the benefit
upon each tract or legal subdivisio
of irrigable land within the district
including the taxing power and tn
power to withhold delivery of waite
to delinquents, to collect and pay t
the United States each and every on
of said installments in full on or be
fore the day the same falls due.
The state of Idaho on its pal
agrees for the sum of One Dollar I
execute and place in escrow a goo
and sufficient deed conveying to tn
| United States all its right, title and il
terest in and to the King Hill Pro
ect. and the extension thereof, il
Guiding all water rights under films
and appropriations of water and wa
er contracts, to be delivered to Il
United States as soon as the oper.
ton of said projects shall be turne