Mills' Irrigation Manual for Lawyers, Irrigation Officers, Engineers and Water Users: Being a Treatise on the Law of Irrigation Together with the Statutes and Forms of the Following Seventeen States and Territories : Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and WyomingMills Publishing Company, 1907 - 635 pages |
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Page 8
... rule of decision in the courts , and ultimately , the law as enacted by the legislature . The nature of the use required that the water should be taken long distances from the stream and generally across gulches and ravines , and ...
... rule of decision in the courts , and ultimately , the law as enacted by the legislature . The nature of the use required that the water should be taken long distances from the stream and generally across gulches and ravines , and ...
Page 10
... rule laid down by the court below ( being that given above ) , while it is a departure from all the rules governing this description of property , would be impracticable in its application , and we think it much safer to adhere to known ...
... rule laid down by the court below ( being that given above ) , while it is a departure from all the rules governing this description of property , would be impracticable in its application , and we think it much safer to adhere to known ...
Page 15
... rule of the California and other western courts relating to the then frequent controversy between appropriators for mining and for agricultural pur- poses . In the case of Basey v . Gallagher ( 41 ) the court , referring to the case of ...
... rule of the California and other western courts relating to the then frequent controversy between appropriators for mining and for agricultural pur- poses . In the case of Basey v . Gallagher ( 41 ) the court , referring to the case of ...
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... rule that a riparian owner is entitled to have the stream flow past his premises undimin- ished in quantity and quality , has been modified to mean that each proprietor is entitled to a reasonable use of the water for domestic ...
... rule that a riparian owner is entitled to have the stream flow past his premises undimin- ished in quantity and quality , has been modified to mean that each proprietor is entitled to a reasonable use of the water for domestic ...
Page 24
... rule that the extent away from the stream to which the right will reach must be determined by the circumstances and conditions affecting each particular case . In England in the case of Stockport Water Works Co. v . Potter , ( 74 ) it ...
... rule that the extent away from the stream to which the right will reach must be determined by the circumstances and conditions affecting each particular case . In England in the case of Stockport Water Works Co. v . Potter , ( 74 ) it ...
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22 Colo acre-feet acres adjudication aforesaid amount of water appeal application appointed appropriation of water approved appurtenant arid Arkansas river assessment beneficial board of county board of directors bonds canal or ditch canal or reservoir certificate claim Colorado construction consumer contract corporation county clerk county commissioners creek cubic foot damages decree Dist district court ditch or canal diversion division dollars duty election eminent domain engineer entitled filed fixed flow flume Gunnison river headgate hereby Idaho irrigation district Larimer located ment Mills Mont natural stream necessary Nevada North Dakota notice owner parties person petition prior priority rights proceedings purpose referee riparian rights river secretary South Platte river Stat statute sumers supra supreme court taking water territories thereof thereto tion Utah water commissioner water district water for irrigation water rights Wyoming
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Page 292 - An Act to apply a portion of the proceeds of the public lands to the more complete endowment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts, established under the provisions of an Act of Congress approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two...
Page 294 - That nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting or intended to affect or to in any way interfere with the laws of any State or Territory relating to the control, appropriation, use or distribution of water used in irrigation, or any vested right acquired thereunder...
Page 286 - Territory, which shall have filed, or may hereafter file, with the Secretary of the Interior a copy of its articles of incorporation, and due proofs of its organization under the same...
Page 294 - Territory relating to the control, appropriation, use, or distribution of water used in irrigation, or any vested right acquired thereunder, and the Secretary of the Interior, in carrying out the provisions of this act. shall proceed in conformity with such laws...
Page 315 - Town Council, or other governing body of such city and county, or city or town, by ordinance or otherwise, in the manner that other ordinances or legislative acts or resolutions are passed by such body, and shall continue in force for one year and no longer.
Page 504 - The use of all water now appropriated, or that may hereafter be appropriated, for sale, rental, or distribution, is hereby declared to be a public use, and subject to the regulation and control of the State, in the manner to be prescribed by law...
Page 527 - Provided: That the right to the use of water acquired under the provisions of this Act shall be appurtenant to the land irrigated, and beneficial use shall be the basis, the measure, and the limit of the right.
Page 390 - The secretary shall keep a record of the bonds sold, their number, the date of sale, the price received, and the name of the purchaser.
Page 293 - ... a failure to make any two payments when due shall render the entry subject to cancellation, with the forfeiture of all rights under this Act, as well as of any moneys already paid thereon.
Page 318 - Within sixty days after the notice is posted, the claimant must commence the excavation or construction of the works in which he intends to divert the water, and must prosecute the work diligently and uninterruptedly to completion, unless temporarily interrupted by snow or rain.