Arizona republican., 1917-07-16
PAGE SEVEN

upon the service of each acre foot as the anit of measurement. A minimum charge shall be made against every acre to which stock is appurtenant of a charge, as for the use of, two, acre feet, whether used or not by the owner.
 The Board may graduate the charge to be made DOT acre foot of water delivered, increasing the charge per acre foot with the use of each aero foot in excess of two acre feet used l by the owner.
 The price to be charged per acre foot of water to he served, shall be fixed as nearly as that can be prac- ticaly done so that the aggregate receipts from that source shall equal with other amounts appli ahle there- to, the cost of operation, maintenance and repair for tho year for which such charge is fixed
 1 Charges for service of water shalf l be paid in advance of it's delivery i No water shall be delivered in any rear beyond the year in which the contract was made for water
 As funds will be necessary for the operation and maintenance of the ir- figation works, and to pay the first i installment of the cost of constru"- l ton, upon the taking over by the Association of the project before the regular annual assessment as above provided can be made the Board of Governors are directed as soon as convenient after the execution Of the, contract with the Government relative
 to the taking over of care. operation and maintenance of the project, make the necessary assessment of the funds 1 so needed in the manner now pre- | Scribed by the bylaws so far as
 they are applicable. but without the
 preliminary notices therein prescribed
 The Bylaws of the Association re- | 2tirg to assessmonts so faf as they
 ITO anplicafl0 and not Inconsistent
 vith these articles. shall hn and re-
 mHin in force until otherwise pro-
 Vided by the Council
 Section 4. Assessments for funds
 with which to pay the United States
 Government for the cost of the con
 struction and acquisition of the works commonly known as the Salt River
 Project shall be made against the
 owners of stock, as the same may
 be needed therefor. Such assessments
 shall each be equal against each share , of said stock and the land to which it is appurtenant
 Section ,. Assessments for expen- , '4ttulcs for purposes that are of bene- fit to a part only of the share
 holders may be specially assessed in proportion to such benefits against | --'ch shareholders. but no expenditure to be provided for, or coveted by such special assessment shall be made, or obligation to expend the same incurred, except upon the pe- : tition of the holders of two-thil ds of the shares to be so specially bene fitted thereby
 | Section 6. Assessments Shall be-
 come, from time to time as they are T made and levied and, until they are
 paid or otherwise discharged shall be . and remain lien on the lands of the shareholder against which they are . levied, and upon the shares of stock : l appurtenant to said lands, and ali u rights and interests represented by Il such shares The manner of fixing
 the lien and enforcing the same shall
 be prescribed in the Bylaws. In ad- f dition to any such provision, the As T sociation may enforce the payment ~ ~ of assessments by suit therefor il 0 a court of competent jurisdiction.
 Section '. Assessments and charge: o may be so made as to maintain ii ', each year a fund in the treasury, no y to exceed One Hundred Thousand
 Dollars ($100, 0,000.00) with which t, F meet the cost of unexpected damage n or injury by flood or otherwise t, ,f the project.
 is Section &. Except for the ordinar 'd operation, maintenance and repair. m ,d work shall be undertaken, purchas ,d made or indebtedness incurred or b. +o authorized during any one year where If the cost or amount thereof shal ,- exceed One Hundred Thousand Dol
 PTS (SfG0, ,000.00), until it shall hav tc first been ratified by at least a ma r iority of the votes cast at an annua IF election or at an election to be callet ,d for that purpose. Special elections . may be callcd and held for sucl If purpose under such Bylaws as tn ,v Council nay prescribe, not inconsist q cnt with these Articles.
 7- Section 9. The Board of Cover ,d nors shall each year fix the charg D. to be paid for the delivery of wate of to the lands. the owners of Whic D. are net shareholders of the Associa 1- ton.
 l.. In addition to the charges fixed fo
 nc delivery of water to shareholder IFS who are served with gravity wate ' nn'v. tho Board of Governors sha lg each year fix an additional charg
 to meet the additional cost of serVic tn of other than gravity water rs NOW, THEREFORE, Be it resolve h. ny the Council th0t said propose
 amendments DC approved and that tn
 Game. after publication as require
 hy Article XVIII of said Articles,
 submitted to a vote nf the sh1rehold
 Nrs for their approval Gt a spccia
 election of the Association as require
 in Snid articles
 Ad"ptcd by two thirds vote
 tho Council at meeting held 0 ,R Iuy Gth, 1917
 Attest:
 nd CHAS. A. VAN DER YER. n- Secretar. nA 1 Erirsf nrlhl:nnf in, I:1l,t 1n1z