Arizona republican., 1917-07-30

itself might have if this agreement had not been made, it being understood i that the general assumption by the as {! sociation of the obligations of the United States in relation to the care, operation and maintenance of the proj- ect shall not impart to such obligations any degree of validity which they did not possess before this agreement was made. The association agrees that all contracts which it may seek to exc cute for the sale or lease of power or power privileges covering a period of more than one year shall be subject to the approval of the secretary of the in teriOr.
 Twelttn-The proper officers or agents of the association shall have full and free access at al reasonable times to the project books and official rec ords of the United States relating to the construction, acquisition, care operation and maintenance of the proj- ect, with the right at any time during office hours, to make copies of and from the same, or any of them. The proper representatives of the United States shall have similar rights in re- spect to the books and records of the association relating to the project and It's care, operation and maintenance.
 Thirteenth-The secretary of the in terior reserves, and shall have, the right, so far as the purport thereof may be consistent with the provisions of this agreement to make reasonable rules and regulations, and to add to or modify them, as may be proper and necessary to carry out the true intent and meaning of the law and this agree ment
 
 ment shall be construed as affecting or interfering with the right or authority of the secretary of the interior to with hold delivery of water to the project to an extent corresponding to the area for which construction or building charges, with penalties and interest, have not been paid 10 Ehe United States, as may be required by law and by the terms of this agreement. and the association shall upon direction of the secretary of the interior withhold delivery of water in such cases.
 F'ifteenth-The associa ton will in every practicable way cooperate with the secretary of the interior in carrying out the provisions of section of the act of congress of May 19, 1916 (39 Stat, 130). providing for water rights for 631 Salt River Indian allotments of 10 acres each, and will cause to be per formed such work as may be deemed necessary by the secretary of the in teriOr to carry into effect the provisions of said law. The expense of such work will be met by the United States.
 Sixteenth-If at any time before the full repayment to the United States of the cost of said project, said project or any essential part thereof, shall be in- jured or destroyed by pub ic enemies of the United States, or if said project or any essential part thereof should as a war measure be injured, destroyed or rendered useless by orders of the United States or it's officers, then fur ther repayment of such construction cost shall be suspended an postponed until such time as said project shall have been restored to its state of eff ciency and capacity just prior to such injury or destruction.
 If by reason of invasion or occupa- tion by enemies to the United States of territory of the United States. the water users the constituent members of the association), shall be prevented from the use of said project, or an essential thereof, then during any per l iod of such prevention of use, the re- payment to the United States of con- struction cost under the provisions of this agreement, shall be suspended and postponed until such time as such use 1 can be safely and uninterruptedly re- 1 stunned.
 Seventeenth-All agreements made, 1 or that may hereafter by made by any of the members of the association un l der the public notice" heretofore is sued relating to said project at a diff 1 ferent rate per acre or otherwise, than l t0 ho 1,r hn nfjI-Nr nf the interior under the provisions of this agreement, are to be deemed to be and they each and all, are hereby modified so that the cost of construction agreed thereby to be repaid shall conform to that so fixed by the secretary of the in terior under the terms of this agree ment.
 Eighteenth-NO member or delegate to, congress, or Resident commissioner, after his election or appointment, or either before or after he has qualified on during his continuance in office, shall be submitted to any share or part of this contract or agreement, or to any
 benefit to arise thereupon. Nothing, however herein contained shall be con- strued to extend to any incorporated icompany, where such contract or agree
 ment is made for the general benefit of
 such incorporation or company, as pro-
 vided in Section 116 of the act of con-
 gross approved March 1, 1909, (35 Stat.
 1109).
 Approved by the board of governors
 at their regular meeting July End, 1917 Approved by the council a q meeting on July 2nd, 1917.
 Orders published, in accordance with
 the bylaws. by the board of governors
 at special meeting held on July 1ith
 1917.
 CHAS. A. VAN DER Veer,
 Secretary. First publication July 18th, 1917. -o-