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Sessions of
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the water shall be precluded from the use of the water until the next regular time when the water is so again turned on. No person shall be entitled or allowed to sell his run of water off of his side ditch, or to exchange runs of water off of the side ditch to which it belongs, and all persons using water from the main ditch must use the same on his turn, and in case he or they neglect or refuse to use the same at the time designated, he or they shall lose his or their run of water for that time, and shall in no case be allowed to exchange or sell his or their run of water to be taken out below the next side ditch below him or them, nor above the first side ditch above him or them.

SEC. S. It shall be the duty of the Overseer of Water to take charge of and manage all the waters, dams, ditches, reservoirs, and aqueducts, and works of the company, and carry out generally the orders of the Board of Commissioners; and may appoint one or more deputies, subject to the approval of the Board of Irrigators; shali cause all the waters under the control of the Commissioners to be properly distributed into the side ditches and to those using the water from the main ditch, but shall not turn water into any side ditch until it is fully repaired and clear of filth, and with sufficient capacity to carry the water without waste; to see that all the ditches and works of the district are kept in good repair and clear of filth. He shall prepare and keep a book, in which he shall keep a correct account between the district and the irrigators, in debit and credit form. He shall collect all moneys arising from the sale of water or any other source; he shall pay over the same to the Treasurer of the district once every month and take his receipt for the same, and file the same with the Clerk of the district. He shall be a conservator of the peace so far as any breach of the same may occur under his jurisdiction. In the discharge of his duties under the provisions of this Act, he shall have power, either with or without process, to arrest any person or persons for unlawful interference with any of the waters or works of the district, and take him or them before any Magistrate of the township, to be dealt with according to law.

SEC. 9. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer of said district to receive and receipt for and safely keep any and all moneys paid to him belonging to the district; keep an account of the same in a book to be kept for that purpose; pay the same out on the presentation of warrants signed by the Board of Commissioners, or a majority of them, and attested by the Clerk of the Board; note on the face of each warrant paid and date of payment; file and keep the same as vouchers; make an appropriate entry of the same; present an account current, accompanied by vouchers, to the Board quarterly.

SEC. 10. Regular sessions of the Board of Irrigation shall be held on the first Monday in each month at Downey City, and may adjourn from day to day, as in their judgment the necessity requires, and may call special meetings at any time by the order of the President. All moneys paid into the

treasury shall be paid into a general fund and used for the payment of any debts or claims against the district. All claims against the district shall be audited and allowed by the Board of Commissioners, and shall be recorded and numbered consecutively by the Clerk of the Board, and the nature of the claim.

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SEC. 11. Each and every person entitled to water of the Requiredistrict and who desires to use the same for irrigating or necess manufacturer's purposes, shall be required, after notice from for use of the Overseer, of not less than three days' verbal notice, or by written notice left at his or her place of residence, perform or cause to be performed one day's work for each five acres of land desiring to irrigate, or if less than five acres, then in the same proportion as one is to five; or if the water is desired for manufacturing purposes, one day's work shall be required for every ten days use of water; provided, that any person not desiring to work may commute by paying to the Overseer one dollar and fifty cents at the time the work is demanded or required to be performed; and provided further, that no person shall be entitled to the use of any water for either irrigation or manufacturing purposes unless he or they either work or cause the work to be done at the time and place required by the Overseer, or that he or they have commuted in money; provided, that no person shall be required to do any work, or pay any money for work done or to be done, below where he gets his or their water from the ditch.

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SEC. 12. Eight hours shall be the time for a day's work Day's work under the provisions of this Act, and any person idling away his time when doing work under this Act shall be charged at the rate of twenty-five cents per hour by the Overseer, and the same to be deducted from his time. And any person furnishing substitutes to work on the ditch must furnish able-bodied men, or they shall be rejected by the Overseer. SEC. 13. Any person or persons obstructing the waters of Misdeany ditch, flume, or aqueduct, by dam or otherwise, causing the same to overflow or waste, or who shall put, or cause to be put, any filth in any ditch, flume, aqueduct, or reservoir, or by cutting the same or taking the water therefrom without authority or the consent of the Overseer, his deputies, or the Board of Commissioners, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and, upon conviction by any tribunal of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by fine of not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than ninety days, or by both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the Court; and the judgment of the Court shall be that in case the fine is not paid immediately, the defendant shall be committed to the County Jail until the fine is liquidated at the rate of one dollar per day.

SEC. 14. This Act shall not be so construed as to deprive any man of a vested right of property.

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SEC. 15. In case any person shall be damaged by the Commisbreaking of any ditch, dam, aqueduct, or reservoir under the management and control of said Board of Commissioners, damages.

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Right given to other townships.

said district shall be liable for said damages; provided, that the district shall not be liable for any damage caused by the breaking of any of the works of the district caused by the Stock Act, or negligence of the party damaged.

SEC. 16. The Board of Commissioners shall have power to levy a tax on the lands irrigated in said district, not to exceed ten cents per acre in any one year, whenever in their judgment it becomes necessary for the interest of the district.

SEC. 17. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of any of the officers under the provisions of this Act, such vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the members of the Board remaining in office; provided, that a vacancy of two members of the Board at the same time the vacancies shall be filled by the Board of Supervisors, upon petition, as is required in the first instant.

SEC. 18. Each member of the Board of Commissioners. shall receive for his sevices as such officer a reasonable compensation for his services, not to exceed three dollars per day for each day actually employed in the discharge of the duties of his office.

SEC. 19. The Overseer of Water shall receive for his services not to exceed three dollars per day for his services, for each day actually employed in the discharge of his duties. Each deputy shall receive a reasonable compensation for his services.

SEC. 20. The Clerk of the Board shall receive one dollar per day extra of his pay as Commissioner for such clerical service.

SEC. 21. The Treasurer shall receive four per cent. on all moneys of the district committed to his care and keeping.

SEC. 22. All necessary books, stationery, etc., for the officers of the district, necessary for the use of the offices and officers of the district, shall be a charge upon and paid by the district.

SEC. 23. The irrigators of any other township or district within the County of Los Angeles desiring to avail themselves of the provisions of this Act, may, by petition to the Board of Supervisors, signed by a majority of the irrigators of the said township or district, be, by an order of the said Board of Supervisors, spread upon the minutes of said Board, declare the said township or district to be an irrigating district, and shall appoint three persons to act as Commissioners, and one Overseer, as is required in section three of this Act. And said Board of Commissioners and Overseer shall qualify and in all respects be governed and controlled as in this Act provided, and any and all water districts formed under this section shall be governed and controlled in all respects, receive all the benefits, and be amenable to all the penalties of this Act.

SEC. 24. All Acts and parts of Acts heretofore passed on the subject of irrigation, so far as they relate to Los Nietos Township, is hereby repealed.

SEC. 25. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage.

CHAP. CCCI.-An Act to authorize the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County to purchase a farm, in the County of Los Angeles, to build and establish a County Alms-house and Hospital thereon, and to issue bonds for the payment of the

same.

[Approved March 20, 1878.]

The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

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authorized.

SECTION 1. For the purpose of providing means for the Issuance purchase of a tract or tracts of land in the County of Los of thorize Angeles, and the erection thereon of buildings suitable for a County Hospital and Alms-house, the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County are hereby authorized and empowered to prepare suitable bonds of said county, in an amount not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars, to be denominated on their face, "The Los Angeles County Hospital Bonds," of the denomination of five hundred dollars each, gold coin of the United States, bearing interest at the rate of seven per cent. per annum from the date of their issue, in like gold coin, payable at the office of the County Treasurer of Los Angeles County, upon the first day of January each year, and the principal sum thereof payable at said County Treasurer's office, in the City of Los Angeles, upon the first day of January, A. D. eighteen hundred and ninety. Said bonds shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, and countersigned by the County Treasurer and County Auditor, and shall have the seal of the said. Auditor stamped thereon, and shall have coupons attached; the first for the interest from the date of their issue for the term ending on the last day of December following, and the remainder for one year's interest each thereafter; to be consecutively numbered and attached thereto so as to be removed without injury or mutilation to the bonds, which coupons shall be signed by the County Treasurer.

SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the Chairman of the Board Duty of of Supervisors, the County Auditor, and the County Treas. officers. urer of said county, each to keep a separate record of all bonds signed by them, which bonds shall remain with the County Treasurer.

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SEC. 3. The bonds issued in pursuance of this Act shall Issuance in no case exceed the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, limited. and shall be given and received exclusively in payment for the purchase of the aforesaid farm and the erection thereon of suitable buildings for a County Hospital and Alms-house; provided, however, that if in the judgment of the Board of Supervisors it shall be deemed for the best interest of the county, they may sell any or all of said bonds at such time as they may deem proper after having published a notice for thirty days in one newspaper published in said County of Los Angeles and one newspaper published in the City of San Francisco, inviting proposals for the purchase of the same upon a day to be named in said notice. The Board shall meet to consider said proposals, and they shall deliver

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said bonds, with the coupons attached, to the person or persons bidding the highest therefor, in gold coin of the United States; provided, that said Board of Supervisors shall have power to reject any and all bids.

SEC. 4. For the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds issued in pursuance of this Act, there shall, until the same is paid and discharged, be annually levied and collected as is or may be provided by law for the collection of State and county taxes a special tax, not exceeding three cents on each one hundred dollars of the aforesaid value of the real and personal property in said county, and the fund derived from this tax shall be set aside and applied exclusively to the payment of the interest and the final redemption of the bonds issued in pursuance of this Act, and shall be known by the name of the Los Angeles Hospital, Interest, and Sinking Fund.

SEC. 5. Whenever, on the first day of February in any year, after the payment of interest as herein provided for, there shall remain in the said Los Angeles Hospital, Interest, and Sinking Fund as surplus exceeding one thousand dollars, it shall be the duty of the County Treasurer of said county to advertise for one month in a newspaper printed and published in said county for sealed proposals, to be opened one week after the expiration of said publication, by the Treasurer at his office, in the presence of the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and the County Auditor of said county, for the surrender of bonds issued under this Act, which advertisement shall state the amount of money the Treasurer has on hand for the purpose of redemption, and shall require said proposals to be accompanied with good and sufficient security that the same shall be carried out within fifteen days after acceptance; the class and form of which security may be prescribed by the County Treasurer; when such proposals are opened they shall accept the lowest proposals, at rates not exceeding par value, as may redeem the greatest amount of bonds until the cash on hand for redemption is exhausted.

SEC. 6. Immediately after any bonds shall have been redeemed as herein provided, it shall be the duty of the County Auditor to take the number of said bonds so redeemed, to whom issued and when redeemed, and to make a record of the same in his office, and for that purpose the County Treasurer shall upon demand exhibit said bonds to him and shall permit him to deface the same in such manner that neither they nor their coupons can again be put in circulation.

SEC. 7. If the Hospital and Alms-house are located together, the location shall be in the City of Los Angeles. The Board of Supervisors may, however, separate the location of the Hospital and Alms-house, in which event the Hospital shall be located in the City of Los Angeles, and the Alms-house either in the city or elsewhere in the county. SEC. 8. All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.