Arizona sentinel., 1917-03-15

tionment of the water for the lands
 of such district in accordance with the
 acts of congress applicable thereto, and the rules and regulations of the
 secretary of the interior hereunder.
 and provisions may be made in the
 contract for the refusal of water ser
 vice to any or all lands which may
 become delinquent in the payment of any assessment levied for the pur- pose of carrying out any contract be
 tween the district and the United
 States. The contract may provide for the conveyance of water rights or other property of the district to the United States as partial consideration for the privileges obtained by the dis trict under said contract, and in case contract has been or may hereafter be made with the United States, as herein provided, bonds of the district may be transferred to or deposited with the United States, if so provided by said contract and authorized as herein set forth, at not less than 85 per cent of their par value to the amount to be paid by the district to the United States or any part thereof; the interest or principal or both on said bonds, to be raised by assessment and levy as hereinafter prescribed, and l to be regularly pain to the United ] States and applied as provided in said contract Bonds deposited with or transferred to the United States may call for the payment of such interest rot exceeding per cent per annum, may be of such denominations and call for the repayment of the prin- cipal at such times as may be agreed upon between the board and the sec retary of the interior. The contract with the United States may likewise call for the payment of the amount or amounts to be paid by the district to the United States, or any part thereof,
 
 and with such interest charges not ex- ceeding the aforesaid rate, as may be agreed upon, and for assessment and levy therefor as hereinafter provid- ed. Moreover, the board on behalf of the district may accept appointment of the district as the fiscal agent of the United States, or authorization of the district by the United States to make collection of moneys for or on behalf of the United States in con nection with any federal reclamation project, whereupon, the district shall the duties and liabilities incident to such action, and said board shall have full power to do any and all things required by the rules and regulations now, or that may hereafter be estab- lished by any department of the fed eral government in regard thereto. Districts cooperating with the United States may rent or lease water to pri- vate lands, entrymen, or municipali- ties in the neighborhood of the dis trict in pursuance of contract with the United States.
 Sec. Amy proposal to enter into contract with the United States for the repayment of construction mon- eys the cost of water supply or the acquisition of property, and to issue bonds, if any may be proposed, shall be voted upon at an election where in proceedings shall be had in so far as applicable in the manner provided district bonds. Notice of such election | shall contain, in addition to the infor- ation required in the case of ordinary bond elections, a statement of the | maximum amount of money to become payable to the United States for con- structioi purposes, cost of water sup ply and acquisition of property, ex elusive of penalties and interest, to- gether with a general statement of the property, if any, to be conveyed | by the district as herein above pro- vided. The ballots at such election | shall contain a brief statement of | the general purpose of said contract | and the amount of the obligation to be | assumed as aforesaid, with the words ''contract-yes" and "contract-no," or contract and bonds-yes" and | contract and bonds-no," as the case may be. The board of directors may, by petition, filed in the superior court of the county in which the office of such district is located, institute pro- ceeding for the purpose of having a judicial examination and judgment of the court as to the validity of such contract, and the regularity and le- ga1ity of the DrOceedings Of the said