Show irrigation LAW provisions are bonant to the people much interest will be taken by the farmers of utah and the taia country in the naw irrigation law passed by the lost legislature the law provides that any waters may ha appropriated ajr useful or beneficial but when rights so acquired are abandoned abondo ned for seven beare they cease places of diversion may be changed ant not to the damage of without just compensation all persons having water rights not exceeding the flow at low watermark water mark shall be deemed equal according to their vested rights A secondary right may be acquired subject to the perfect aad complete use of all prior rights first when waters are abed only for a part 0 a year secondary rights may be acquired for the balance of the year second when the flow increases above the average of beven years secondary rights may attach to the increase persons having prior richt and getting more water than they are entitled to to the detriment of others shall be required to cause such surface to flow back to the natural channel failure to do so with in twenty four hours actor being notified renders the person so failing liable for the damage occasioned thereby to be n covered by civil action persons appropriative water must notices at the of proposed diversion and at the nearest postoffice post office thereto stating the number of cubic deec per ond claimed the purpose for which it is claimed if for irrigation the number of acres to be irrigated the means of diversion the size of flume ditch pipe or the date of ampro r privation pria tion and the nama of the ampro prator within twenty days thereafter the appropriator shall file witha the county recorder a notice oi ampro alion verified by affidavit within forty days he must proceed to the performance for mance of the work necessary to direct such water and must prosecute pros the same to completion with reasonable diligence rights hereto loro acquired may be protected by complying with the provisions of this act as to filing notices with the county recorder but failure to do so shall not work a bior feature of such if any oyer water rights the plaintiff may make ail parties having rights to the same stream or source parties to such action end the court may in one judgment settler tha relative priorities of all the parties the jury may assess aad apportion the same and judgment may bs entered lor or against one or more of several defendants any arri ration or company incorporated or existing under the laws of the state may purchase or subscribe for the of any other similar corporation which at the time shall be or is about to be incorporated provided such purchase or subscription is permitted by the original articles or of incorporation or legally adopted amendments thereto amendments authorizing euch purchase are declared to ba permissible eight of way for any irrigation work can be had over private public or corporate lands upon payment of a just compensation thereof in the manner provided by law for the of property for public use canals or ditches already in use may be enlarged by parties other than the owners who may desire to bring water over ehg same course by corn the owners for boy damages sustained by reason thereof provided such enlargement bo made between october ast 1st and march lat or at any other time agreed to by said owner or owners owners of ditches etc crossing public highways must either be by bridge or otherwise keep tho crossings in good repair joint owners ol 01 irrigation works shall each be liable to the ethers for he reasonable expenses of main ta ining repairing con troUng and distributing the same in proportion to their interests therein refusal to sa contribute after five days notice shall be a cause of action rights to the uee of water appurtenant to land shall paes to the grantee of such land in whole or part subject to the payment of all assessments unpaid provided that and each right may be reserved by the grantor in terms in the conveyance or may be treated as personal progeny pro peny and sep artely conveyed the standard unit of measurement of flowing water ahall be the continuous biow as one cubic foot per of time and shall be known as the second foot the volume of water required to cover one acre to a depth of one foot shall be known as tho acre foot and is equivalent to 43 cubic feet water used for beneficial pur may bo among the leral users by fractional parts or with a limitation as to periods of time when us d parsons or taking more water than they are entitled to or has been allotted to them shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be liable for dam ages persons obstructing the right of way of any i work are cuilty of a dis demeanor the repeal or previous laws ah all not b cona trued to effect the existence exis tenca of any district or company organized under such lawe in any case where an irrigation company or district shall have a right of action against a delinquent member and his right to the uso of water on the pe of onea fourth of the land owners in any district for the abandonment of further operations the trustees shall call a special meeting at which the question shall be submitted districts shall bo if three fifths of the landholders ahall vote to such effect all acts or parts of acis in conflict with this act are repealed this law takes effect at once |