Arizona republican., 1917-08-06
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
 Tn The
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

of the
 SALT RIVER VALLEY WATER
 USERS ASSOCIATION
 WHEREAS, it is proposed to amend i Article Kill of the Articles of In- corporation of the Salt River Valley ! Water Users Association so that the same after amendment may read as follows:
 ARTICLE XIII.
 Section l. Revenues necessary for ] the accomplishment of. the purposes # this Association shall be derived: l erst: From income arising from | he sale, lease or otherwise furnish ! ing electric or other power or power privileges and from the deliverey of water for irrigation;
 Seconds: From assessments, so far IS they may be from time to time necessary, of the cost of construc- ton, improvement, enlargement, bet ;erment, repairs, operation and main en;.nce of the irrigation and other WCrhs of the Association, or of those .nueI it's management, operation and maintenance Section ? The Council shall have power to make and embrace necessary Bylaws for the making, levyng and collecting and enforcement of assess
 
 Section ,. The Board of Governors shall, at it's regular meeting in May of each year, or at such other time an- nually as may be fixed by Bylaws estimate the probable cost of the operation, maintenance repair, en- largement and betterment of the works Of the Association and those under it's management, care ana operation, for the year beginning on the first day of the next ensuing October. including therein any deficit otherwise unprovided for, and the amount probably necessary to pay the Government the annual installment of the construction cost of the Salt River project, assumed by the Asso- ciation. It shall also at the same time estimate the probably net income of the Association from all sources. other than that which may be derived l from the service of water to it's share holders. if any.
 From such estimated cost there | shall be deducted the estimated net | income, and upon this difference shall l De computed the charge to be made i to shareholders for the service of | irrigating water for the year begin ming on the first day of October next ensuing. Euch charge shall be based upon the service of each acre foot as the unit of measuf ement. 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 per acre foot of water delivered, increasing the charge per | acre foot with the use of each acre foot in excess of two acre feet used 1 by the owner.
 The price to be charged per acre foot of water to be served shall he fixed as nearly as that can be prac- tically done so that the aggregate receipts from that source shall eoua with other amounts applicable there. to, the cost of operation. maintena nee and repair for the year for whicf such charge is fixed.
 charges for service of water shal be paid in advance of its delivery.
 NO water shall be delivered in any
 ear beyond the year in which tht contract was made for water As funds will be necessary for th. operation and maintenance of the ir ; rigatlon works, and to pay the frs inStaliment of the cost of construc non, upon the taking over by tn, , Assoclatlon of the project. before tn, regular annual assessment as abov, provided can be made the Board O GoVernors are di~ccted, as soon a, convenient after the execution of th contract with the Government reIativ 10 the taking over of care. operatio, ana maintenance of the project. mak the necessary assessment of the fl,nd hesueu m the manner now pre- l scribed by the bylaws. so far a ; lney are applicable, but without tn p'griiiiinaiy r, notices therein prescribed : The Bylaws of the Association re iatlng to assessments so far as the are applicable and not inconsisten 9 with these articles, shall be and re 9 main in force until otherwise pro
 'ided by the Council. section 4. Assessments for fund . Wlth which to pay the United State Government for the cost of the con structlon and acquisition of the work E commonly known as the Salt Rive Project shall be made against th owners of stock, as the same ma . be needed therefor Such assessmant snail each be equal against each shar ol said stock and the land to whic | It IS appurtenant
 section 3. Assessments for expen | SS Aoi Puip ipoSeS that are of bene ilt to a part only of the share holders may be specially assesse ih proportion to such benefits agains such shareholders, but no expenditur to be provided for, or covered h, such special assessment shall made. or obligation to expend th same incurred except upon the ne | tition of the holders of two-tbird or the shares to be so specially bene fitted thereby.
 Section 6. Assessments shall he | come, from time to time as they ar
 made and levied, and. until they a,
 paid or otherwise discharged. shall |
 and remain a lien on the lands of th
 Shareholder against which they a,
 levied, and upon the shares of stoc
 appurtenant ta said lands. and a | rights and interests represented h such shares. The manner of fixin
 the lien and enforcing the same sba | be prescribed in the Bylaws. In ad
 dition to any such provision. the As
 sociation may enforce the paymer
 Of assessments by suit therefor court of competent Jurisdiction. | Section I. Assessments and charge
 nav be so made as to maintain
 each year fund in the treasury n1
 to exceed One Hundred Thousa n
 Dollars ($100,000.00) with which