Arizona republican., 1917-08-06

thereof to the secretary Of the interior. 1 It may be amended at any time. such amendment to be ratified by a vote of
 the members of the association in the same manner as the original agree ment, and all amendments must be ap- proved by the secretary of the interior
 before becoming effective This agree ment may be terminated by the United States acting in that behalf by the sec retary of the interior, at any time, by written notice from the secretary of 1 the interior in case the association Falls to carry cut the provisions of law | relating thereto, or of this agreement
 In their true intent and meaning. or if | the secretary of the interior shall req sonably believe that the security of the
 united States for the payment to it of said construction cost, is being im- paired by the failure or neglect of the association to properly care for and maintain the project. Upon the term nation of this agreement, the secre- tary of the interior shall have the right to exercise all the powers in regard to the project which are vested in him by law; he may also at any time, after the | execution of this agreement, take such | acton as he may deem proper, either by his own officers or through the as sociation, for the collection of any charges with penalties and interest due the United States, which may be un- paid.
 Tenth-The association will keep reasonably accurate records of water deliveries and of crops raised under the ! project and as well such other records as are appropriate to the interests of the project as a whole. The forms to i be used shall be subject to the approval | of the secretary of the interior.
 ] Eleventh-The performance and dis charge of all valid and subsisting obli- gations. and contracts affecting the care, operation and maintenance of the project now in effect between the 1 United States and other parties, shall be and are hereby assumed by the asso- ciation, and shall be faithfully dis charged, performed and carried out by ! it as long as the association shall have the care. operation and maintenance of the project under the provisions of | this agreement. The association how ever, reserves and the United States accOrdS to 1t the right of any legal objections or defense to the validity of any obligations which the United States itself might have if this agreement had not been made, 1t being understood 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 prof 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 1 the approval of the secretary of the in terior
 ! TWelftn-The proper officers or agents of the association shall have full | and free access at al reasonable times l to the project books and official rec ords of the United States relating to 1 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 1 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
 Fourteenth-Nothing in this agree
 ment shall be construed as affecting oI
 interfering with the right or authority
 of the secretary of the interior to with i hold delivery of water to the project 1 tn tn hn
 for which construction or building
 charges with penalties and interest,
 have not been paid to khe United
 States, as may be required by law ana 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.
 l F'ifteenth-The association 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 t39
 Stat, 130), providing for water rights
 for 631 Salt River Indian alotments 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 pubic 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 it's state of eff
 ciency and capacity just prior to such
 injury or destruction.
 If by reason of invasion or 0ccupa-
 ton 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 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
 can be safely and uninterruptedly re- sumed.
 7 Seventeenth-An agreements made, or that may hereafter by made by any
 of the members of the association un- der the public notice" heretofore is sued relating to said project at diff ferent rate per acre or otherwise, than
 that to be fixed by the secretary of the interior under the provisions of this
 agreement, are to be deemed to be and l they each and al, are hereby modified