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Show HE BOARD URGES NEWjfGISUlTl State Bureau Drafts Law Regulating Damages Incurred In-curred by Water T e s ate raining bureau of California after consultation with various organ za t ons of o 1 men has made a rough draft of t o law to dea with the damage of underground water in tl e o 1 fields says the Journal of Commerce The memo randa have been p aced in the 1 ands of the leg slatlve counsel b eau which. was formed by the last legislature to per form the lega work in d -aw nB bills The f am ng of the b by d s nte ested state inst tut ona wi re eve it of a taint of partlsansh p The inves gations carr ed on dur ng the past ear b the state ranng burea ha e shown the abso ute necessity of a law to dea w th this sub- ! ject Our oil resources are far frbm Inez i haust ble and any cl Izen who cons ders the near futu e realizes that every posfal b e barrel of o I shou d be saved It must be thorough y understood that a though the state mining bureau wi 1 s and sponsor for this b 1 and make every effort to see that it beco nes a law sug ge lions for improvement are solicited Any person or organization having ideas upon the (subject is urged to communicate w h the state m ning bureau Br efly the b U provides for the for matlon of districts when desired by own ers or operato s A specia tax is to be lev ed on the land and pe sona property used in producing o L The annua tax sha 1 not exceed $25 000 in one d st ct All payers of this tax will vote at an ; election of seven trustees The trustees are to s t as a sort of court or a b tra t on board in nvestUating 'arious e s or property They must appo nt a geol : ogist or engineer and may appo nt othe emp oyees They a e empowered to sub pena witnesses The board vo ders tuch work as Is necessary and if the owners or operators do not perform the work it s done by the board and the cost he comes a en upon the p opertj The geo ogist and trustees annually make a report to the state min ng bureau show ing cond t ons of the fie d As soon, as the b is put In final shap by the legi atlve ounsel bureau t wi 1 be made p blic and c tic sm in -ited Ope ators ho ha e long des red such legislat on will exped te matters bv fol lowing the lead of the state min ng bu reau |