Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-11
HERE IS COMPLETE TEXT
Of HAYDEN CANAL BILL

| ifornia or the State of Arizona, ap-
proved by the Secretary of the Inter-
icr, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall issue certificates of Indebtedness
notes or bonds of the United States,
| in such form as he may prescribe and
in amount equal to the face value OF
the bonds so deposited with him. Said
certificates. notes or bonds of the
| United States shall be in such denom-
linations, bear such rate of interest,
not to exceed 5 per cent, per annum,
and run for such period as the Secre-
tary of the Treasury may prescribe !;
provided, that if the same shall fall
due prior to the due date of the bonds
or any of them so deposited with
him. he NAV in his discretion, issue
other certificates of Indebtedness,
notes or bonds of the United States
not exceeding the amount. and ma
turing not to exceed sixty days after
due date of the unpaid bonds so de-
posted with him.
SEC. 5. That from time to time,
as the carrying out Of the purposes
of this act may require, the Secretary
of the Treasury, upon the request OF
the Secretary of the Interior. shall
dispose of such certificates of indebt-
edness, notes and regulations as the
Secretary of the Treasury may pre-
scribe and shall deposit the proceeds
thereof in the treasury in special
fund to be known as the Lower Cali
fornia River project fund.
SEC. 6 That upon default of any
installment of the principal or inter-
est of any bond deposited with the
Secretary of the Treasury in accord
ance with the terms of this act the
said secretary may declare the entire
amount of such bond issue in default
and thereupon he shall call upon the
State, under the authority of which
such bonds were issued, through any
of it's authorized agencies or officers
to levy and enforce the payment OF
any taxes, forced contributions, or
special assessments necessary to pay
the sums due to the United States and
upon failure of the State authorities
so to do the secretary of the treasury
shall cause suit to be instituted in the
name of the United States, and take
such legal action as may be necessary
to enforce the assessment and cOllec.
ton of such taxes for the payment o.
the amount Of principal and interest
| in default or the entire amount OF
such bond issue, principal and inter-
est. 1t shall be the duty of the at
torney-general to prosecute such suit,
and any United States district court
| for the district in which the lands af-
| fected by this act, or any part there
lOf c,t,,afal &c ha,.oh1, 1rocfoA a
! jurisdiction to enforce the provisions
of this act.
| SEC. 7 That any unentered public
lands of the United States found by
the Secretary of the Interior to be
susceptible of successful irrigation
from the canals and works the con-
struction of which is provided for by
this act, may be offered for sale to
citizens of TIE United States, under
such rules and regulations as the said
I Secretary may prescribe, at the fair
value thereof which shall be fixed at
not less than $40 per acre, plus SIPS
/ per acre to be paid to the local United
! States land office in compliance with
the requirements of the desert land
laws. The land so sold shall be paid
for in cash, or on deferred payments,
at the option of the purchaser an in
stallments of one-fifth cash and one
fifth annually until fully paid, with
interest on the deferred payments at
the rate of six per annum from date
of sale, patent to issue upon full pay
ment of the purchase price and com.
pliance with any other requirements
of this act. Said land shall be sub.
\iect to the usual charges Of the irri-
cation district within which such land
may lie, or of any other agency serv.
ing such land with water, provided
that not more than one hundred and
sixty acres Of land shall be sold to any
one purchaser under the provisions OF
this act; provided, further, that the
Secretary of the Interior, in his dis
erection, may offer such public lands
to be sold and reclaimed in co-opera-
tion with California State Land Set
Element Board or the Arizona Soldier
Settlement Board, or he may use all
or any part of such lands in connec-
/ ton with any soldier settlement legis-
lation that may be enacted by Con-
gress.
+ SEC. 8. That any person having a
valid and subsisting entry upon public
lands which, in the judgment of the
Secretary of the Interior, should be-
come subject to the professions of this
act, and not now possession and ade-
quate and valid water right, shall be
required to make payment of $40 per
acre therfor, on like terms as provid-
ed fer unentered public lands of the
| limited States and such unpatented
lands shall be subject to the usual
charges of the irrigation istrict with
in which they may lie or of any other
agency serving such lands with wa
ter: provided. that all of such entries
in excess of one hundred and sixty
acres shall be reduced in area to one
hundred and sixty acres. and any en-
tryman who shall fall to dispose of