Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly ... of the Legislature of the State of California ..., Volume 1Sup't State Printing, 1875 |
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Page 196 - If that man is deserving of the gratitude of his country ' who makes two blades of grass grow where one only grew before,
Page 55 - ... of the Secretary of the Commission, the compensation of the Commissioners and other arbitrators, the traveling and hotel expenses herein authorized to be paid, and for witness fees, printing...
Page 53 - ... to make, ordain and establish, and put in execution, such by-laws, ordinances, rules and regulations as shall be necessary for the good government of said society, and the prudent and efficient management of its affairs ; provided, that said...
Page 633 - For the LORD thy GOD bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills ; a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates ; a land of oil olive, and honey...
Page 45 - The disbursing officer shall give bond in the sum of twenty thousand dollars for the faithful performance of his duties, said bond to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary...
Page 200 - Lombardy particularly, than this, that the selfishness of grantees in perpetuity of water has been one of the most serious obstacles to the development of irrigation. Acting on the principle that they had a right to do what they liked with their own, they were in the habit of suspending arbitrarily the supplies of water disposed of by them to other parties under subordinate grants, of increasing as they thought fit the prices to be paid, and, in a word, of pushing to its utmost limits the right of...
Page 56 - That all laws or parts of laws conflicting with the provisions of this act are to the extent of such conflict suspended while this act is in force.
Page 320 - As a matter of public policy, it is desirable that the land and water should be joined together, never to be cut asunder; that the farmers should enjoy in perpetuity the use of the water necessary for the irrigation of their respective lands; that when the land is sold, the right to water shall also be sold with it, and that neither should be sold separately.
Page 53 - ... ordinances, rules, and regulations shall not be contrary to any provision of this charter, nor the laws and Constitution of this State or of the United States SEC. 2. In addition to the powers above enumerated, the society shall, by its name aforesaid, have power to purchase and hold any quantity of land not exceeding four sections, and may sell and dispose of the same at pleasure.
Page 269 - ... man, is the best of all occupations and arts, by which men procure a living. For it is a pursuit that is most easy to learn and most pleasant to practice; it puts the bodies of men in the fairest and most vigorous condition, and is far from giving such constant occupation to their minds, as to prevent them from attending to the interests of their friends or their country. A man's home and fireside are the sweetest of all possessions.