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Show AN ORDINANCE Regulating ihc, Irrigation Waters of Cedar Ce-dar City and Repealing Chapter 1 5 . of the Revised. Ordinances of Cedar City. Bo it ordained by tho City Council Coun-cil of Cednr City, Utah: ' Sou. I. Application for water. Any purHon, oorponitlon, or'assoolat-iou or'assoolat-iou to horoofter have right to ami mako Ueo of tho irrigation Vvntota of Cedar City, shall, heforn using suob water, mako application In wrltiug to the City Treasurer, eugu application applicat-ion shall bo upon a blank to bo furnished by said City Treasurer, npd shall sot forth tbe uamo of tho noraou, corporation, or sssoolatlon making tho application, n description by number of Blook nud lot, of tho land to bo Irrigated and tho tlmo during which such Irrigation water la to be used. Provided : That uo application shall be approved only ou tbo right of prior appropriation. Soo. 2. Bofore the application of Buy applicant shall bo approved or tho right to thouEo of said water granted, tho person, corporation or asFOolatlon so applying, Bhall first pay to tbo Cltv Treasurer tho sum of Ono Dollar nnd fifty cents por Lot, for tho Irrigation bobbou, and take his receipt therefor, whlah when prosontod to the watermaster shall entitle said person, corporation or association to tho use of said water as therein specified. Said person shall also Hlga an agreement, thai bo, the person, corporation or association wllleon-form wllleon-form to, and abide by the rales and regulations herein persorlbed for the regulation and control at said water. Sec 3. It shall be tbe duty of tbo City Treasurer to keop stub receipt broke, to be furnished by the City, nud shall issuo all receipts 'tberefrom. The receipts 'and- stubs shall oaoh show, the name of the parson, corporation or association paying the amount, and ditto when pnld and tho period during which said water may ho used. The stubs of said receipt book Bhall be delivered to tbo City Recorder by said Treasurer ou or beforo the 15th day of December in each year. Sea 4. Any person who shall turn the water from any publlo ditch or reservoir: or from any private irrigation dltob during the Irrigation period, exoept when tbe uso of such water shall bo duly allotted to him or shall willfully, or maliciously break any dom, gate, sluice, or dltob used for diverting or uontrolllug suob water, or in nnymanner ohaugo tho current or flow of tho water uoud for Irrigation or power purposes In any of said ditches, or In any manner violato any of tho provisions of this ordinance, shall bo doomed guilty of a misdomeanor, nnd t'pon arm-viotlon arm-viotlon tberonf shall bo II nod lu any sum not exooodlug Fifty Dollars. Sec. 5. Tho City Wotermastor sbnll mako a full and oompleto roport of nil his official acts to tbo City Council on or beforo tbo first dny of Dooembor In each year, nnd,ho shall give to tho City Oounuil at each other tlmoa as it may requiro n utatonipnt of the conditions of nil mutters in his department. Sec 0. It shall bo tbo duty of tho City wntorraattar to apportion and allot tho watera flowing through tho artificial ohaunelH in this city over which wators tho alty luio control con-trol to nil persons, corporations or iiFscoiutlona complying with the provisions, and nob hnrred by tho roetrict Inns of this ordinance, eaid apportionment and pHottunnt shall bo nindo with rosprut to tlmo, and tbo amount of wutcr availahlo in proportion to tho quantity of land to bo Irrjgatod. Uo shall nlo eeo to tbo proper location, construction nud repair of nil miter, dam?, flumor, dltcbos, aud rcsorvoiiu ncccosany for tho controlling and distributing of said waters, that tho watorn may not bo wasted, streets or sidowulkR overflowed over-flowed or obstructed, or public or privnto property dimmied He may with Iho advico of tho City Council appoint oaalsluuts for whose oillaisl aots ho shall bo roiponsibjo. Sen. 7. No person shall convoy vfitur from it publlo ditch to his lot or promise by nn irrigating ditch, flumo or plpo without first having ' iBllH oonstruotod undor tbn dlreotiou of jfl tho City watormaster, substantial Ikl gate, both In tho publlo dltob, nndat jjjl tbo hoad of Ills bronoh ditch, the , aH lattor ho Bhall keop olosod and wator jjH tight except during tho period nll'3t 11 tod to him for tho uso of such water. $ ILI And whoro suob brnnuh ditch crosses iH any portion of a sidownlk tho same il shall bo miulo of lumber or other IiLfl substantial material, tho oovoring of - iH whioh shall bo on, a levql Vlth. such H fiidownlk. 11 Soo. 8. Any person using water. iH for Irrigation or o'thor purposes shall iiifl conduct tho BUrnlus or waste water''' H into a publlo ditch, and shall not-' iil allow snob water to flood the strootg, , , fl aldowalkB, or prlvato property to the, dumngo tberoof, Any porson violating " ' iiifl tbo provisions of this section Bhall bo f deemed gtilltv of a misdomeanor, and llablo for all dnsiages. iil Soo, 9. Tbe Oty Corporation lM Bhall not be llablo for damages to lil any wator user by ronBon of stoppRge fiifl or interruption of his wator supply Iil caused by soarolty of wator, aoaldontB iil to oannU, ditches eto. or during auy liifl alteration, additions, rnpalrB, or liifl other uuavoidablo oauso. iliifl Soo. 10. Tho City Council at " 'fl any session, shall havo tho powor to Ijl abnto, or remit the amount assessed fiifl as paymont for the use of Bald water , . H to any Insane, idlotie, infirm, or In- H digeut person. H Seo. 11. All ordinances or H parts of ordinances, in oonfllot with H this ordinance are hereby repealed. Seo, 12. This ordlnauoe shall M tako effect aad be in foreo on the H 20th day of April, A. D. 1910. H Pasted by the Oity Council tbis""' liH 21at day df April, A. V. 1910. jM JOHNS; WOODBURY H Mayor. '.H Attest: WM. IIOUOIIEN, j'H City Recorder. 'dl . 8tnte of Urab, Ooaiity of-.lron.' -1 OHy of Cedar, si. H J, William riouchon, Oity Record-. M or of Cedar City, Utah, do hereby ' H certify thnt tho foregoing ordinance tr,)' H is full, true-aud correot copy of anr. H ordinance regulating tho Irrigating ,,. H waters of Cedar Cltyr and repealing H Chaptor It? of tbo Revised Ordlnano- H cs of Cedar City. H Ab passed by tbe City Counoll H April 21, 1910. M (eeal) WILLIAM" IIOUOIIEN, M City Recorder. H |