Show THE NEW irrigation LAW much lote lo terest reit will be taken by 00 uk farmers of etab and od the tain country in the now te lk paced by agthe tee last lait ta law provides provide wat that ay any Wa waton tore b appropriated for useful or beneficial purposes but when rights so acquired are abandoned for seven years they cease places of diversion may be hanged changed but bat not to the damage of co 00 owners ownen without just compensation all persons persona 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 and cc complete use of all prior rights first when waters are appropriated only for a part of a year second ary rights may be acquired for the balance of the year second when the flaw increases above the average of seven yearn secondary rights may attach to the increase persons having prior right and getting more water than they are entitled to to the detri meta men t of others othere shall be required to cause such surface to flow back to the natural chou chancel failure to do so within twenty four hours after being notified render the so failing liable for the damage occasioned thereby to so be recovered by civil action persons persone water must post noat notices at the point of proposed diversion diver aion aoa at the nearest poat office thereto stat ing the number of cuble cubic feet per second oi claimed almed the purpose for which it ji in claimed if for irrigations the number bum of acres to be irrigated the be meane of diversion the size ot of flume ditch pipe or acque duct the date of ampro pria privation atlon tion and the name dome of the appropriator ator within twenty days day there after the appropriator shall file with the county recorder a notice of appropriation pria tion verified by affidavit witolo forty days no be must proceed to the performance for mance of 0 the work necessary to direct such water and ana must prosecute eoute the same to completion with reason able diligence rights heretofore acquired may be protected by complying with the provision of this oct ot sa aa to jill jag notices with the county recorder but failure to do so shall ball oot not work a forfeiture of such rights it if any aay litigation over water rights righta the plaintiff may make all parties having rights to the same stream or source doroe parties to such action and the court may in one judgment mottles the relative priorities of all the parties part lee abe jury may assess and apportion the same ania ana judgment may be enter entered d for or against one or more of several defend sets aeta any irrigation or reservoir company incorporated or existing under the laws of the state may purchase or subscribe for the stock of any other similar corporation which ais at the time shall ball be or to la about to be incorporates provided such purchase or subscription Is ia permitted by the original articles or of incorporation or legally adopted amendments amendment thereto amendments Amend mente authorizing such each purchase are df di dared to be permissible right of way for any irrigation work can be had over private public or corporate lands upon payment of a just juit campen ration in the manner pru bided vided by jaw for the taking of private property for public use canals or ditches already in use may be enlarged by parties other than the own ers who may desire to bring water over the same course coarse by compensating the owners for any damages clas nages sustained by reason thereof hereof provided snob enlargement lar gement be made between goto her ber lat ing and aad maron mank lit let or at at any other time agreed to by said owner or owners owners ol of ditches etc crossing public highways must moat either be by bridge or otherwise keep the crossings in good repair joint owners of irrigation works shall each be liable to the others for the be reasonable CX expenses Denies of main ta ining tal ning repairing coni condoling roling and dis die the same in proportion to their interests bleir interests therein refusal to so contribute after five daya notice shall be a cause of action rights to the use of water appurtenant to land shall pass to the grantee of 01 such land in whole or part subject to the payment by the grantee of all assessments sess ments unpaid provided that SIDY any such right may be reserved by the grantor in express terms in the conveyance ve yance or may be treated as personae pera per sonai property and separately conveyed the standard unit of measurement of flowing water shall be the abe continuous inu flow as an one cubic foot per second of time and shall be known as the second toot foot the volume of water required to cover one acre to a depth ot of one loot foot shall be known as ai the he acre foot and is cabio feet water used need ai for beneficial purposes may be apportioned among the legal users by fractional parts parti or with a limitation as an to periods of time when used persons using or taking more water than they are 60 entitled titled to or has been allotted to them shall hall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be liable for damages persons obstructing the right of way of ADY irrigation work are guilty of a misdemeanor the repeal of previous laws shall not be construed to affect abe ex istance of any district diat riot or company or under such laws law in any case where an irrigation company or district shall have hare a right fight of action against a delinquent member the board of directors may proceed to sell the inter eat of ouch each member and abd his right t to te the use une of water on the petition of one fourth of the land owners in any district for the abandonment of ef further operations the trustees shall call a special meeting at which the question shall hall be submitted districts shall be abandoned if three fifths of the land holders shall vote to snob effect all sets acts or parts of acts in COIL met with this act are repealed the law takes effect at once |