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Show RICHT-OF-WAY. Cnnnl Builders Responsible for Dum-Btfeti Dum-Btfeti Done. The Legislative Assembly of Utah Territory, at its last session, passed two bills pertaining to irrigation. The chapter on water rights contains five sections and provides: First That any person or persons, per-sons, shall have the right of way across public or private lands for the construction of irrigation ditches, canals or other means of securing, storing or conveying -water for irrigation, upon the payment pay-ment of just compensation for th e land. The waterways shall not unnecessarily impair the practical use of rights in public or private lands or highways. Second That in case the owner of lands refuses to give his consent to right of way an appraisal of their value may be made by a board of three persons. This board is to be selected, one by each party interested, and the third by the two appraisers selected. Their decision shall not be final should either party desire to appeal to the District Court. Third Any person or persons constructing a canal through the lands of another shall be held responsible re-sponsible for damages by overflow or through carelessness in not keeping same in repair. No accidents are excusable except those that can not be avoided by the com pan jf- Fourth When any person or persons desire to convey water for irrigation or domestic purposes through a canal which is too small for carrying the amount of water necessary, the canal or ditch al- ready in existence may be enlarged. en-larged. If any damage is sustained sustain-ed by the original ditch company or land holders along the ditch the person or company shall be liable for such damages. The enlargement enlarge-ment work shall be done between tlie first day of September and the first day of March, unless otherwise other-wise agreed upon hy the owners of the ditch or canal. Fifth In giving the notice required re-quired in the preceding section it may be oral in the presence of witnesses, or in writing addressed to t.be owner or owners Tf tlie owner is not in the county where tbe ditches are to he constructed, the superintendent in charge may be notified. The chapter on irrigation companies com-panies provides that all elections for determining the rate of water taxes shall be held on the first Monday in December of each year. The time for electing officers shall be biennially on tbe same day of the previous election and tbe trustees may be changed by a two-thirds two-thirds vote to not more than thirteen nor less than three. The votes shall be by acreage and not per capita. The right to the use of water for one acre of land bhall entitle tbe owner to one vote. The tax voted shall be a lien upon the water rights till paid, but not upon tbe land. |