Extension of the Time of Payment for Settlers on Government Reclamation Projects. Hearings ... on H.R. 8836 and H.R. 9611 |
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... selling ; all should have been supplied with intimate advice , from compe- tent official advisors , on all farm matters , and by every effort the way should have been made easier for the water user who not only profits by the labor and ...
... selling ; all should have been supplied with intimate advice , from compe- tent official advisors , on all farm matters , and by every effort the way should have been made easier for the water user who not only profits by the labor and ...
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... selling at a profit , he can pretty well afford to pay that in advance ? Mr. MEAD . Yes , sir . Mr. RAKER . You can require all of these things to be done under the present law , except requiring the man to sell his lands under those ...
... selling at a profit , he can pretty well afford to pay that in advance ? Mr. MEAD . Yes , sir . Mr. RAKER . You can require all of these things to be done under the present law , except requiring the man to sell his lands under those ...
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... sell his land if he does not want to sell it , except by condemnation proceedings ? Mr. HAYDEN . I do not know of any law , but I know this : That under the law of all the Western States whatever water rights a man has now , if he is ...
... sell his land if he does not want to sell it , except by condemnation proceedings ? Mr. HAYDEN . I do not know of any law , but I know this : That under the law of all the Western States whatever water rights a man has now , if he is ...
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... sell his land prior to the time the actual con- struction cost is ascertained he should pay a proportion of the con- struction cost up to that time ? That is , is 50 per cent taken out of the profits of the sale for the construction ...
... sell his land prior to the time the actual con- struction cost is ascertained he should pay a proportion of the con- struction cost up to that time ? That is , is 50 per cent taken out of the profits of the sale for the construction ...
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... sell his land as therein provided , your project would be at an end ; you could not proceed in any new project . Is that correct ? Mr. MEAD . Well , it has been suggested heretofore that if a man did not want to go in you could exclude ...
... sell his land as therein provided , your project would be at an end ; you could not proceed in any new project . Is that correct ? Mr. MEAD . Well , it has been suggested heretofore that if a man did not want to go in you could exclude ...
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Page 127 - It is also further agreed that no Member of or Delegate to Congress or Resident Commissioner, after his election or appointment, or either before or after he has qualified, and during his continuance in office...
Page 53 - Within thirty days thereafter the board shall direct an officer or officers in its employ, or one or more persons who may at its request be designated by the dean of the college of agriculture of the University of California, to inspect and report on all tracts of land suitable for closer settlement which are so submitted.
Page 127 - No laborer or mechanic doing any part of the work contemplated by this contract, in the employ of the Contractor or any subcontractor contracting for any part of said work contemplated, shall be required or permitted to work more than eight hours in any one calendar day...
Page 114 - That when the payments required by this Act are made for the major portion of the lands irrigated from the waters of any of the works herein provided for, then the management and operation of such irrigation works shall pass to /he owners of the lands irrigated thereby, to be maintained at their expense under such form of organization and under such rules and regulations as may be acceptable to the Secretary of the Interior: Provided.
Page 54 - Every male citizen of the United States, or male person who has declared his intention of becoming a citizen of the...
Page 1 - ... an appraisal approved by the Secretary of the Interior, showing the present actual bona fide value of all such irrigable lands fixed without reference to the proposed construction...
Page 57 - ... approved by the state board of control, and the state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay such warrants.
Page 56 - The power of eminent domain shall be exercised by the state at the request of the board for the condemnation of water rights and rights of way for roads, canals, ditches, dams, and reservoirs necessary or desirable for carrying out the provisions of this act, and...
Page 57 - ... with interest at the rate of four per cent per annum on the purchase price.