The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-28
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

NOllCE ID HEREBY GlNEN,
That at the general election to be
held in the BLACK CANYON IRRI-
CATION DISTRICT on the 10th day
of December, 1918, there shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of
said District the question whether or
not the contract between the United
| States of America and said District,
the execution Of which was authorized
by the electors of said District at an
election held October 6, 1917, as pro-
vided by Section 20 of said contract,
shall be amended; that said contract
as amended shall authorize the Secre-
tary of the Interior to sign said con-
tract and proceed with the construc-
ton of any one or more of the units
without being obligated to proceed
with the construction of other unit
or units until he is fully satisfied that
there is water available therefor and
funds provided for the construction
thereof, and the Secretary reserves
the right to decide whether an add
tional unit or units of the Black Can
yon Irrigation District or the proposed
extension of $4,000 acres in the Hill
crest and Boise Mora Districts shall
be constructed first, and the cost of
work exclusive of storage shall not
exceed $1,000 per acre, and should the
Secretary of the Interior decide it
necessary or advisable to construct
additional reservoir capacity for any
unit or units of the Black Canyon IT.
rigation District, the District agrees
to pay such portion of the cost of
said additional reservoir capacity as
the Secretary of the Interior may de-
termine to be equitable in addition to
the $40 per acre, under the same terms
as the $1,000 is paid, and this ad
ditional cost shall be charged to all
units of the Black Canyon Irrigation
District constructed under the terms
of this contract
The Amendment to said contract
and the report of the State Engineer
is open to public inspection by the
people of the District at the office of
the Board of Directors of said Dis
trict, room 10. Caldwell Commercial
Bank Building, Caldwell, Idaho, and
at the office of the State Engineer,
State Capitol, Boise, Idaho, which
amendment is hereby referred to and
by reference made a part hereof
The election shall be held in the fol-
lowing named places to-wit:
Precinct No. /: Residence of C. A.
Burtch, three miles north of Middleton
Idaho
Precinct No. 2: Babcock's store,
Notus, Idaho.
Precinct No. 8: Residence of Chas.
O'Donnell, about four miles East of
New Plymouth, Idaho
The polls shall be open at 500 o.
clock in the forenoon of said day and
continue open until 700 o'clock P. NJ,
at which election the ballot shall con-
tain the words, "Amendment-yes
and "Amendment-no," or words equi-
valent thereto.
No registration shall be required to
vote at this election, but in lieu there
of the Judges of Election shall re-
uuire every elector to subscribe to an
electors oath as a prerequisite to
casting his or her vote, and such oath
shall be the usual electors oath, with
the following words added: "And | am
a resident and holder of land within
the boundaries of the Black Canyon
Irrigation District"
The boundaries of Precincts /, 2 and
8 are the same as Divisions l, and 3,
as prepared by the Board of County
Commissioners of Canyon County,
Idaho, in the organization of said Dis
trict.
By order of the Board of Directors
of the Black Canyon Irrigation Dis
trict, this 5th day of November, 1918.
GEORGE MARBLE,
Secretary. Black Canyon Irrigation
District.