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RESPONSIBLE
BANKING
YOUR BUSINESS
Tour business is just as important to you as
John D. RockerfeUer's business is to hint. Re
gardless of the business you are engaged in or
the size of it you need the advantage of mod
ern banking iacilities such as we furnish. We
invite you to open an account with us and pre
pare yourself for any unlocked for adversities
that may be born of the present World's war.
Total Resources over $450,000
We pay 5 per cent on money placed on time
, deposits with us for periods of six
and twelve months
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
. M. G.; Hope, President
, W.-Hope, "Vice-President
. J. P. Dunaway, Cashier
B. W. Mulkey, Ass't. Cashier
Leslie L. Hope, Ass't. Cashier
T. W. Halliday
Geo. E. Davis
UNITED STATES
NATIONAL BANK
VALE, OREGON
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M K I K K in
BROGAN, Ores., Jon. 19. Brogan
U still-on the map, but pretty near
froze up ns well as snowed up. Wo
hare had . inoro days of snow than, of
sun so 'for this month, but the snow
wilt .help out the fanners.
Jack, rabbit drives are favorite past
times with the men nnd boys in our
part of tho valley these days, and they
RTo taking special pains to get rid of
as many jacks as possible, but still
they seem, to come, Tho jacks have
spoiled many trees in the orchards,
nnd the men are doing all they can to
keep them out, but tho jacks don1
pay much attention to tho fences
There has been n big band of sheep
feeding, here this winter, but thoy
were .all driven down to Jamieson on
Monday to be fed there for a while.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Donbrava, who
have .been spending part of tho win
ter in Boise, camo home last weok.
Fred Mitchell made a trip to Jam
ieson Tuesday.
Horry Antrpbus chaperoned a car
01 nogs to the Seattle markets last
Friday. Tho hogs were shipped by
Messrs. Antrobus, Breedlove, Cole aud
Wagner.
Mrs. 'Tschirgl entertained tho Pio
neer club at her home last Thursday.
In spite of the cold and snow, the la
diej mo out in full force and enjoy
ed themselves Immensely Tho next
meeting will bo held at the home of
Mrs. Voak.
J. M. Addlngton is spending a few
days at Payette nnd Weiser. While
he is gone Alma Woodward is staying
with Mrs. Addlngton.
Colds and grippe seem to be the
fashionable ailments those days,
Among those on tho sick list are Mrs.
Waller and Mrs. Coleman.
Mr. and Mrs. Lovclaco aro leav
ing Thursday for Ohio where they ex.
pect to live in the future. 0. D. Love
luce will stay here and keep on farming.
The Grange held its regular meet
ing Tuesday evening with a very good
attendance. Six applications for mem
bership were received. After the rejr
ulor business was transacted, a short
program was given, and then Mrs.
Stanley Woodward and Miss Schlott
man served a fine lunch. Tho next
meeting will be on Feb. 1.
Henry Freyborg entertained some
of the young folks at his homo last
Wednesday evening. They reported
ft pleasant time.
Some of the young folks indulged
in a bobsled party last Sunday night.
Slqlghlng waB so good and all the
young, folks were enjoying the frolic
bo much they did not get home until
fter midnight,
The Brogan correspondent has not
been turning in any notes this winter,
but has turned over a new leaf and
..will try to do better in the future
REPAIRING. FARM MACHINERY
,The saving made by being able to
make simple ropairs of farm ma
chinery, tools nnd farm implements,
has prompted a number of farmers
to request that special, instruction be
given in theso subjects at the O. A. C.
Short Course, January 10 to February
4. In compliance with this demnnd
two lines of work will bo offered in
blacksmithing. Students with no pre
vious knowledge of blacksmithing will
bo taught how-to build and manage
a forge fire; how to draw, bend, up
set, forge and wold iron; how to make
chains, clevises, hooks, gate-hinges,
whlfllo-treo nnd neck-yoko irons, and
other useful articles. Students with
some general knowledge of black
presented, the County Court shall hear
tho same and may adjourn such hear
ing from time to time, not exceeding
four weeks in all, and on the final
hearing may mako such changes in
tho proposed boundaries as the court
may find proper, and shall establish
and define such boundaries; provid
ed, that no land included within the
limits of any city or town shall be
included in any irrigation district:
that Said court shall not modify said
boundaries so ns to except from the
operation of this Act any territory
within the boundaries of the district
proposed by said petitioners which is
lusceptible of irrigation by the same
system of works applicable to other
lands in such proposed district,' nor
shall any lands which will not, in the
Judgment of said court, be benefited
bv irrigation by said system, be in
cluded within such irrigation district;
provided, that any porson whose lands
are susceptible of irrigation from the
same source or combined sources may.
in the discretion of the court,' upon
written application of the owner of
said land, have such lands included
in said district. On the final hearing
the court shall make nnd enter an or
der determining whether the requisite
number of owners ot tno land witn
in such proposed district shall have
petitioned for the formation thereof
and whether the petition, nnd notice
of the time of presentation thereof
shall have been duly published as
hereinbefore provided, and said order
as so mado and entered shall be con
clusive evidenco of the facts found
by the court. Said court in said order
shall designate the name of said dis
trict and divide said district into five
divisions, of as nearly equal size as
may bo practicable wnicn divisions
shall bo numbered, first, second, third,
fourth and fifth. One director, who
shall bo a resident of the State of
Oregon and a bono fide owner of land
situated in tho division, shall be elect
ed by each division; provided, that if
a majority of the holders of title pe
tition for the formation of a district
the County Court may, if so request
ed in the petition, order that there
may be either three or five directors,
as said court may order for such dis
trict, and that they may be elected
by tho district at large. Said County
Court shall forthwith give notice ot
an election to be held in such propos
ed district for the purpose of determ
inlncr whether or not the same shall
be organized under the provisions of
this Act. Such notice snail describe
the boundaries so established, and
shall dosignate the name of such pro
posed district, and shall be published
once each week for at least four sue;
cessive weeks prior to such election in
a newsnaDer published within said
county; and if any portion of said dis
trict Ho within another county or
counties, then said notice shall be pub
lished in a newspaper published with
in each of said counties in the same
first Tuesday in February next fol
lowing their election, the board of di
rectors shall meet and organize as a
board, elect a president from their
number, and nppoint a secretary, who
shall each hold office during the pleas
ure of the board. The board shall
have the power and it shall be their
duty to manage and conduct the bus
iness and affairs of the district; make
and execute all necessary contracts,
employ and appoint such agents, of
ficers, and employes as may be re
quired, and to prescribe their duties:
establish equitable by-laws, rules and
emulations lor the distribution and
authorization of the district by the mitted to said electors, it 3hall so de
United States to mako collections ofjclare of record in its minutes, and
money for or on behalf of the United may thereupon submit such questions
States in-connection with any Feder- to said electors in the Same manner
al Reclamation Project, whereupon the : and with like effect ns at such pre
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district shall be authorized to so act
and to assume the duties and liabili
ties incident to such action, and the
said board Bhall have full power to do
any and all things required by the
Federal statutes now or hereafter en
acted in connection therewith, and all
things, required by the rules and reg
ulations now or that may hereafter
be established by any department ot
vious election. The' bonds authorized
by any vote shall bp designated as
scries, and the series "shall be number
ed consecutively as authorized. The
portion of bonds of a series sold at
any one time shall be designated ns
an issue, and each issue shall be num
ed, under the provisions of this Act,
except for the benefits accruing there
to by reason of the construction or
maintenance of a drainngd system or
works by said district, until such time
ns such irrigation district shall pur
chase, lease or acquire by condemna
tion or otherwise, such ditches, canals,
reservoirs, pumping plants or other
works including wnter rights: provid
ed, however, nothing in this Act shall
inhibit the board of directors from at
bcred in its order. The bonds of each ' any time entering into a contract re
issue shall be numbered consecutively. 1 snrptinr nnv InnHa within onl.t rtto-
commencing with those earliest fall-jtrict, exempting such lands from 11a-
'.he federal government in regard ing due, and they shall be designat-1 bility under this Act, except from
lse of water among the owners of said ' thereto. In case of Construction by eu as twenty-one year bonds, twenty
ands. and generally to perform all tho district of any canals, dam, reser-
juch act3 as shall be necessary to fully voir, pumping plant, power plant or
carry out the purposes of this Act other necessary work for the collec-
The said by-laws, rules and regula- tion and distribution ot water,
tions must be printed in convenient case the district contracts for th
iUllil UIOIUUUIIUII Jil WIG uiova.wv,
and it is hereby expressly provided
that all water distributed for irriga
tion purposes shall be apportioned
ratably to each land owner upon the
basis of tho ratio which the last as
sessment of such owner for district
purposes within said district bears
to the whole sum assessed upon the
district; provided, that any land own
er may assign the right to the whole
or any portion of the waters so ap
portioned to him for any one year.
Provided, further, all water, the right
to the use of which is acquiredby the
district under any contract with the
United States, shall be distributed and
apportioned by the district in accor
dance with the Acts of Congress, and
rules and regulations of the Secretary
of the Interior, and the provisions of
said contract in relation thereto.
Section 56179. The board of di
rectors shall hold a regular monthly
meeting, in their office, on the first
Tuesday of every month, and such
special meetings as may be required
for the proper transaction of busi
ness; provided, that nil special meet
ings must be ordered by n majority
of the board, the order must be en
tered of record, and five days' notice
thereof must be given by the secre
tary to each member not joining in
the order. The order must specify
the business to be transacted and
none other than that specified may be
transacted at such special meetings
unless al the members be present. All
meetings of the board must be pub
lic, and a majority of the members
shall constitute a quorum for trans
action of business; but on all ques
tions requiring a vote there shall bo
a concurrence of a majority of said
board. All records of the board shall
be open to the inspection of any elec
tor during business hours. The board
and its agents and employes shall
have the right to enter upon any land
ti mnko survevs. nnd may locate the
npppss.irv irnVnt.inn nr rlrninnce works this Act. the board of directors of any
and the line for any canal or canals, such district shall, as soon as prac-
or in
e con
struction thereof the bonds of the dis
trict may be used at par value in pay
ment thereon anu may oe aeuverca
by the board of directors at such
times and in such amounts as may be
necessary to enable the dstrict to car
ry on such construction, or make the
payments due by it under said con
tract The use of all water required
for the irrigation of the lands of any
district formed under the provisions
of this Act, together with all water
rights and rights to appropriate wa
ter, right-of-way for canals and ditch
es, sites for reservoirs and all other
property required in fully carrying out
the provisions of this Act is hereby
declared to be a public use more nec
esary and more beneficial than any
other use, either public or private, to
which said water, water rights, rights
to appropriate water, lands or other
property have been or may be appro
priated within said district to an ex
tent less than the whole thereof.
Section C 6181. The said board is
hereby authorized and empowered to
take conveyances or other assurances
for all property acquired by it under
the uses and provisions of this Act,
in the name of such irrigation district,
to and for the purposes herein ex
pressed; and to institute and main
tain nny and all actions and proceed
ings, suits at law or in equity neces
sary or proper in order to fully car
ry out the provisions of this Act or
to enforce, maintain, protect, or pre
serve any and all rights, privileges
and immunities created by this Act.
or acquired in pursuance thereof; and
in all courts, acts, suits or proceed
ings, the said board may sue, appear
and defend in person or' by attorneys,
in the name of such irrigation district
Section 7 6182. For the purpose of
procuring necessary reclamation
works and acquiring the necessary
property and rights therefor and oth
erwise carrying out the provisions of
and tho necessary branches for the
time and manner. Such notice shall I same on any lands which may be
renuirc the electors to cast ballots
which shall contain tho words: "Irri
gation District Yes," or "Irrigation
District No," or words equivalent
thereto, and shall also contain the
names of persons to be voted for to
fill the various elective offices by this
Act hereinafter provided. Any per
son, male or female, of the age of
twenty-one years or over, whether a
resident of the district or not, who is
a bona fide owner of land situated in
tho district, as shown by the last as
sessment roll shall be entitled to vote
at any election held under the provi
sions of this Act; provided, that a
bona fide claimant to an uncompleted
title under the public land laws of
smithing will be given work in weld- Aho United, S8 or f th, State f
1 i rmf -11 tit . uivkuii Dtiuii Ltiiobtucu lu
tt aiiio VVJU JilKlUUU u oLuuy
of tho different grades of steel, effect
of heat, nnd troatmenfof tho quality
nnd temper of stool. Tho use of the
color scale in tempering, and finally
the forging and tempering of steel
tools are also included.
Among other debts of grntltudo n
man owes, he finds out later, is that
to certain girls who refused to becomo
his wife.
IRRIGATION DIST.LAW
(Continued from pngo 1.)
be conferred, by law, upon such irri
gation districts, nnd such districts
when so organized shnll hn lrnnwn nnrl
designated as municipal subdivisions I hold tho office from tho first Tuesday
ot tne state, having lull power of'"1 reoruary next niter sucn election
solf-govornmcnt and control in all fr wo years and until his successor
n
bona fide owner of lands within the
meaning of this Act; provided, fur
ther, that the vote of any corporation
holding title to land within tho dis
trict may bo cast by said corporation
as a single land owner through nny
officer or agent of said corporation
authorized by resolution by its board
of directors. A copy of such resolu
tion certified by the secretary under
the seal of the corporation shall bo
presented to tho judges of election at
the time the vote is cast.
Section 3 617X). Election of Offi
cers in Each District Oath nnd
Bonds Of. An election shall be held
in each district on the second Tues
day in January, 1913, and on the sec
ond Tuesday in January each two
years thereafter, at which n treasurer
and board of directors for each dis
trict shall be elected. The person re
ceiving tho highest number of votes
tor any onico to bo tilled at such elec
tion shall bo elected thereto, and shall
matters pertaining to tho general pur
poso for which such districts nre or.
ganized.
Section 2 C168. For the purpose
of organizing an irrigation district as
provided by this Act, a petition sign
ed by the required number of holders
of title to the lands within the hnnn.
dories of such proposed irrigation dis
trict, snau bo presented to tho coun
ty court of the countv in which the
land, or tho greatest portion thorcof,
Is, situated: said petition shnll set
forth and particularly describe the
boundaries or the proposed irrigation
district nnd shnll state that it is the
is elected and qualified. Within 10
days after receiving the certificate of
election hereinafter provided for said
officials shall take the official oath and
filo the same in tho office of the board
of directors, nnd the treasuror shall
oxecuto and deliver to tho board of
directors an official bond in the sum
of not less than fifteen thousand
($15,000) dollnrs nor more than fifty
thousand ($50,000) dollars, to bo ap
proved by tho board of directors as
to amount nnd sufficiency of sureties,
anu eacn member ot tho board of di
rectors shall execute an official bond
in the sum pf five thousand ($5,000)
nurnoso of the netitinnir tn nntnnlto 1 dollars, which said bonds shall bo an'
an irrigation district under the provi- proved by the judge of the county
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siuna oi una aci, nnu snau pray mat ",lu uu iwuracu in wie oi-
the same be organized herenndnr
Tho petitioners must accompany tho
petition with a good and sufficient
bond to be approved by tho County
Court, in double the amount of tho
probable cost of tho organizing of
sucn uistrict. conditioned tlint the
bondsmen will nnv all tho sntd costs
in caso said organization bo not af
fected Such petition shall bo present
ed at a regular meeting of said Court,
or at any special mooting called to
consider and act upon said potition,
and shall bo published once each week
for at least four successive wooks bo
fore the timo at which the snmu is
to be presented, in some newspaper
printed nnd published in the county
where said petition is presented, to
gether with a notice statin c the time
of the meeting nt which the petition
will be presented and if any portion
of such proposed district lios with
in, another county or counties, then
said petition and notice shall be pub
fico of the county clerk Ihereof and
filed with tho secretary of tho board.
All official bonds herein provided for
shall ho in the form prescribed bv
law ior me oinctni bonds or county
oilicials. Provided, thot in enso any
district organized under this title is
nppointed fiscal agent of tho United
States or by tho United States is au
thorised to mnko collections of mon
eys for nnd on behnlf of tho United
States in concction with nny Federal
reclamation project tho treasurer and
each director shall execute a further
and additional official bond in such
sum as the Secretary of Interior may
require, conditioned for the faithful
discharge of tho duties as fiscal, or
other agent of the United States un
der nny such appointment or author
ization, nnd nny such bond may be
sued upon by tho United States or
any person injured by tho fniluro of
such treasurer or n director or the dis
trict to fully, promptly nnd completc-
nmu nouwon ana notice snau oe pub-'"1" lu uyi 1'iumjjuy mm tumpi
lishod in a nowspaper published in 'v perform their respective duties,
each Of said counties in the snmo timo Section A f178. fWnnimtlnn nf
and manner. When such petition is ; the Board Duties By-Laws On tho
deemed best for such location; Said
board shall also have the right to ac-
auire, either by lease, purchase, con
emnation, Jr other legal means, all
lands and waters and water rights
rights-of-way and other property, in
eluding canals and works constructed
and being constructed by private own
ers, necessary lor the construction,
use, supply, maintenance, repair and
improvement of any canal or canals
and works proposed to be constructed
by said board, and shall also have the
right to so acquire iand3 and all nec
essary appurtenances lor reservoirs,
for the stornge of needful waters, or
for any other purpose .reasonably nec
essary for the purposes of said dis
trict. The property, the right to con.
demn which,, is hereby given, shall in
clude property already devoted to puD
lic use which is less necessary than
the use for which it is required by the
district, whether used tor irrigation
or any other purpose. In case of pur
chose of any property or right, the
bonds of the district hereinafter pro
vided for may be used at their par
value in payment and in case ot con
demnation the board shall proceed in
tho name of the district under the pro
visions of the laws of tho btote ol
Oregon. Said board may also con
struct or contract for the construction
of the necessary canals, dams, reser
voirs. pumping plants and other nec.
essary works for the collection and
distribution of water in, and for the
drainage of said district, and may do
any and every lawful act necessary to
bo done that water may be lurnisiied
for the lands in said district for irriga
tion purposes and said district may
provide for nnd furnish water for
lands not included within such irri
gation district upon receiving proper
compensation therefor, and said dis
trict may dispose of and furnish elec
tric power in or out of said district
upon receiving proper compensation
therefor; provided, that any district
furnishing electric power outside of
said district shall be deemed a pub
tic utility within the meaning of
Chnpter 279 of the General Laws of
Oregon for the year 1911, as to elec
tric power s6 furnished outside of said
Jistrict. And said board may enter
into any obligation or contract with
tho United States for tho construction,
operation and maintenance of the nec
essary works for the delivery and dis
tribution of water therefrom under
tho provisions of the Federal. Itecln
mation Act and all Acts amendatory
.hereof or supplementary thereto and
.ho rules nnd regulations established
.hereunder; or the board may con
tact with the United States for n
A'ater supply under any Act of Con
rress providing for or permitting
uich contract, and in caso contract has
been or may hereafter be made with
.ho United States as herein provided,
londs of tho district may bo depos
ted with the United States, at nine
ty per cent of their par value, to the
imount to ho paid by tho district, to
.ho United States under nny such con
tract, the interest on said bonds to be
orovided for by assessment nnd levy
is in tho case of other bonds of the
district, and regularly pnid to the
United Stntes to bo applied as pro
vided in such contract, nnd if the
bonds of the district are not so de-
nosltcd it shall be the duty of the
board of directors to include as part
of nny levy or assessment provided
lor in section oibo, ns amended nere
in an amount sufficient to meet each
ear all payments accruing under the
lerms'of any such contract: and tho
board may accept on behalf of the
district, appointment or the district ns
fiscal agent of tho United States, or
ticable after the ofganization of any
such district, by aresolution entered
on its record, formulate a general plan
of its proposed works, in which it
shall state in n general way what
works or property it proposes to lease,
purchase or acquire, and what work it
proposes to construct, nnd the esti
mated cost for carrying out said plan,
and how it proposes to raise the nec
essary funds therefor; for the purpose
of ascertaining, the estimated cost or
value of any such work, said board
shall cause such surveys, examina
tions and plans to bo made as shall
demonstrate tho practicability of such
plan, and furnish the proper basis for
an estimate of tho cost of carrying
out the same. All such surveys, ex
aminations, maps, plans and estimates
shall be made under the direction of a
competent irrigation engineer to be
employed by said board on such basis
of compensation ns it may determine,
and shall be certified by such engi
neer. Said board shall then submit
a copy of the same to tho State En
gineer, nnd within 90 days thereafter
the State Engineer shall make and file
a report upon the same with the said
board, which report shall contain such
matters as in the judgment of the
State Engineer, may be reasonably
necessary. Upon receiving said re
port said board of directors shall pro
ceed to, determine the amount of mon
ey necessary to be raised, and the
chnracter and extent of contract and
obligations necessary to be under
taken, and shall immediately thereaf
ter call a special election, at which
shnll be submitted to the electors of
said district, the question whether or
not the bonds of said district, or the
right to enter into an obligation or
contract with the United States, in
tho manner, in the amount and to the
extent, as determined nnd herein pro
vided, shall be authorized. Notice of
such election must be given by post
ing notices in three public places in
each election precinct in said district
for at least 20 days, and also by pub
lication of such notice in some news
paper published in the county where
the office of tho board of directors of
such district is kept, once a week for
at least three successive weeks. Such
notices must specify the time of hold
incr the election, the amount of bonds
proposed to be issued, or the extent
t tne obligation proposed to be un
lertnken: and said election must be
held and the result thereof determined
md declared in all respects as nearly
as practicable in conformity withthe
provisions of this Act governing the
ilection of officers; provided, that no
nformalities in conducting such elec-
lon shall invalidate the same, it the
alection shall have been otherwise
fairly conducted. At such election
tho ballot shall contain the words
"Bonds Yes" or "Bonds No," or
other words equivalent thereto. If a
majority of the votes cast are "Bonds
les, tho board of directors shall
ause bonds in said amount to be is
sued or such portion thereof as may
ie necessary from time to time; but
if contract is made with the United
Stntes as in Section 0179 as amended
herein, provided, nnd bonds are not
a be deposited with the United States
"n connection with such contract,
bonds need not be issued or if rcouir-
od in addition to such contract bonds
ihnll be issued only for the amount
needed in addition to such contract
Tf the majority of the votes cast at
my bond election are "Bonds No,"
he result of Buch election shall be so
leclared and entered of record, and
vhenever thereafter said board in its
'udgment deems it for the best inter
ests of the district that the question
of the issuance of bonds in said
amount or any amount, shall be sub-
two year bonds. They shall be ne
crotiable in form and payable in mon
oy of the United States as follows
to-wit: At the expiration of twenty-
one years from each issue five per cent
or the whole number ol bonus ot sucn
issue; at hte expiration of twenty-two
years, six pur cum; iu wie cajjjiuhuii
or twenty-tnree years, seven per cent;
at the expiration of twenty-four years
eight per cent; at the expiration of
twenty-five years, nine per cent; at
tne expiration oi twenty-six. jcais,
ten per cent; at the expiration of
twentv-seven years, eleven per cent:
at the expiration of twenty-eight
years, thirteen per cent; at the expira
tion of twenty-nine years, fifteen per
cent; at the expiration of thirty years,
sixteen per cent; provided, that such
percentages may be changed 'sufficient
ly so that every bond shall be in an
amount of one hundred dollars or
multiple thereof, and the above nrovl
sions shall not require any single bond
to fall due on partial payments, ine
board of directors may in its discre
tion issue said bonds so that they
shall Commence to mature in eleven
years instead of twenty-one years in
which case they shall mature each
successive year thereafter upon the
same basis and percentage as is above
provided for bonds commencing to
mature on the twenty-first year. In
terest coupons shall be attached there
to, and all bonds and coupons shall
be dated on January l or July l next
following the date of their authoriza
tion, and they shall bear interest at
a rate of not to exceed six per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually on
tho first day of January and July of
each year. The principal and interest
shall be payable at the places desig
nated therein. Said bonds shall be
each of the denomination of not less
than one hundred dollars nor more
than one thousand dollars, and shall
be signed by the president and secre
tnrv. nnd the seal of the board of dl
rectors shall be affixed thereto. Cou
pons for the interest shall be attach
ed to eacn bond and signed Dy tne sec.
retarv. Said bonds shall express on
their face that they were issued by
tne autnonty oi mis Act, huiiihik ii
nnd nil amendments thereof, and shall
also state the number of the issue of
which such bonds are a art The
secretary shall keep a record of the
bonds sold, the date of sale, the price
received, and the name of the purcha
ser. In case the money raised by the
sale of oil tho bonds be insufficient foi
the completion of the plans and works
adopted, and additional bonds be not
voted, it shall be the duty of the
board to provide for the completion of
said plan by levy ot assessments tnere
for, in the manner herein provided.
Section 8 6185. Said bonds and
the interest thereon and all payments
due or to become due to the United
States under any contract between the
district and the united states, accom
panying which bonds of the district
have not been deposited with the Unit
ed States as provided in Section 617
amended herein, and all obligations
r- . i - , . .i : j
ior me payment oi money uuuiunzeu
and incurred under this Act. shall be
paid by the revenue derived from the
annual assessments upon the land in
the district, and nil the lands in the
district shall be and remain liable to
be assessed for such payments as
herein provided, and under and sub
ject to the provisions oi mis Act.
Section 9 6186. The board of di
rectors shall, on or before the first
Tuesday in September of each year,
make a computation ol the wnoie
amount of money necessary to be rais
ed by said district for the ensuinp
year, for the purpose of paying all
charges and expenses, or the issuine
ol any bonds as herein contemplated,
for the construction, purchase or ac
quisition of any canals, works or prop
erty as contemplated, and the expense
of maintenance of the irrigation sys
tem aiftl works of said district, in
terest on any and all bonds thereof
and all payments duo or to become
due the ensuing year to the United
States under any contract between the
district and the United States accom
panying which bonds of the district
have not been deposited with the
United States as provided in Section
6179 amended herein, and including
any special assessments that may
have been ordered or determined up
on, in compliance with this Act, and
all other charges or expenses of said
district, lawfully incurred or to be in
curred of whatever name and nature.
Said amount of money when so deter
mined by saidboard shall be and con
stitute an assessment upon all of the
land included in said district, and shall
be apportioned by said board to the
lands owned or held by each person,
firm or corporation, and each United
States Government land entry for
which water rights have been provided
by said district and contract therefor
made with the entryman thereof, in
proportion to the number of acres of
debts already incurred, upon condition
that the district be exempt from any
liability or duty to furnish water or
other benefits to said land.
The assessment upon land shall be
a lien against the property assessed,
and the lien for the bonds of nny is
sue shall be a preferred lien to .that
for any subsequent issue, except that
the lien for all payments Tiue or to be
como duo under any contract with the
United States, accompanying which
bonds of the district have not been de
posited with the United States as pro-,
vided in Section 6179 amended hero
in, shall be a preferred lien to any
issue of bonds subsequent to the date
of such contract, and such lien shall
not be removed until the assessments
are paid, or tho property sold for tiio
payment thereof.
Section 106206. After adopting
a plan for said canal or canals, ,stor
age reservoirs and works, the board of
directors shall .give notice, by publica
tion thereof not less than once a week
for three successive weeks in one
newspaper published in each of the
counties composing the district (pro
vided a newspaper is published there
in) and in such other newspapers as
.hey may deem advisable, calling for
bids for tho construction of ' such
works, or of any portion thereof; if
less than the whole work is advertis
ed, then the portion so advertised
must bo particularly described in such
notice. Said notice shall set forth
that plans and specifications can be
seen at the office of the board, and
that the board will receive sealed pro
posals therefor, and that the contract
.vill bo let to the lowest responsible
bidder, stating the timo and place for
opening said proposals, which, at the
time and place apointed, shall be open
ed in public; and as soon as conven
ient thereafter the board shall lot said
work, either in portions or ns a whole,
to the lowest responsible bidder; or
they may reject any or all bids and
readvertise for proposals, or may pro
ceed to construct the work under their
own superintendence. Contracts for
the purchase of materials shall be
awarded to the lowest responsible bid
der. Any person or persons to whom
a contract may be awarded shall en
ter into a bond, with good and suffl
:ient sureties, to be approved by the
board, payable to said district for its
dsc, for twenty-five per cent of the
amount of the contract price, condi
tioned for the faithful performance. of
said contract. The work shall be dono
under the direction and to the satis
faction of a competent irrigation en
gineer who shall be employed by the
ooard on such basis of compensation
as the board may determine, and such
vork when completed, shall be approv
id by the board. Provided, that the
provisions of this section shall not ap
ply in the case of contract between the
district and the United States.
Section 11 6192. After the board
of directors shall have completed its
jquaiizauon oi said assessment, it
shall certify one of the copies or du
plicates thereof, made by it during
that year, to the county clerk.. The
:ounty clerk shall enter the apportion
ment so made, upon the county as
sessment ron, against tne property
therein respectively described, in the
same manner that other municipal as
sessments are entered by him on said
assessment roll, except that the total
ium apportioned . to and charged
against each description of land there
in contained, shall be entered hv the
clerk as the irrigation district tax
against the same, such tax shnll h
collected and accounted for in the
jame manner as other municipal tax
es and the collection thereof enforced
in tne same manner as the other tax
3S of the countv. Lands lvinu- within
such irrigation district patented to the
State of Oregon and sold by the State
on certificates to parties, individuals
or corporations, shall be subject to as
sessment and collection of irrigation
district assessments the same as any
vinu an otner lanos in irrigation dis
tricts. In case of neirlect or refniml
of the board of directors to cause such
assessment and levy to bo made as in
this Act provided, then the assessment
and lew herein provided for shnll h
made and equalized by the Countv
Court of the county in whichahe of
fice of the board of directors is irnnt.
ed, sitting for the transaction of coun
ty business, at the same time that
said "court levies county taxes, and in
the same manner with like effect that
the board of directors is rennirof tn
make the same, and all expenses in
cident thereto, shall be borne hv such
district, and such levy and assessment
shall be entered on the county tax roll
by the county clerk in the manner in
this section provided.
Section 12 6214. In case the vol.
umo of water in any stream or river
shall not be sufficient to supply the
continual wants of the entire country
through which it passes and suscep
tible of irrigation therefrom, then it
shall be the duty of the water com-
irrigable land owned or held by each missioners. constituted ns horoinaftoi-
person, firm or corporation, so that, provided, to apportion in a just and
each acre of irrigable land in the dis- equitable proportion1; a certain amount
trict shall be assessed and required to of said water upon certain or alter
nate weekly days to different local
ities, as they may, in their judgment
think best ,for the interest of all par
ties concerned, and with nun rcvn-pH t-r
iu uujjiituw;, Kivin uiB uusL-ripuuii oi uiu legai ana equitable rights of all
pay the same amount as every other
acre oi irrigable land therein. Tho
board shall prepare a list or record of
said assessments and apportionments
the ownership or holdings of each per
son, firm or corporation therein as
sessed or apportioned, one of which
shall be a permanent record in the
office of said board; provided, that in
no case shall any lands be taxed for
irrigation purposes, under this Act.
which from any natural causes can
not be irrigated, or which are incapa
ble of cultivation; and provided, fur
ther, that where ditches. canalsreser-
voirs, or other irrigation works or
pumping plants are actually construct
ed una in operation at me time oi tne
Said water commissioners shall con
sist of the chairman of th hnnr nt
directors of each of the districts af
fected. Provided, all water, the right
to the use of which is acquired by the
district under any contract with the
United States, shall be distributed and
apportioned by the district in accord
ance with the Acts of Congress, and
rules and regulations of the Secretary
of the Interior, and the provisions of
said contract in relation thereto.
Section 13. That Section 6183 of
Lord's Oregon Laws be and the same
organization of the irrigation district, is hereby repealed
the lands actually irrigated therefrom Filed in the office of the Secretary
at that time shall not liable to be tax- of State February 23, 1915.
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