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2 i h i s s i o n e r s a n d d e f i n i n g , t h e i r d u t i e s , ; a p p r o v e d F e b r u a r y 2 6 , 1 9 0 7 , a n d t o p r o v i d e a f e e s y s t e m f o r t h e c e r t i f i c a t i o n o f t h e r e c o r d s O f , a n d a n o f f i c i a l s e a l f o r t h e s t a t e e n g i n e e r ’s o f f i c e , a n d o t h e r m a t t e r s r e l a t i n g t h e r e t o , ’ a p p r o v e d F e b r u a r y ° " 2 0 , 1 9 0 9 , a p p r o v e d M a r c h 2 2 , 1 9 1 3 , ” a s a m e n d e d , a n d r e p e a l i n g s e c t i o n 8 8 c t h e r e o f . T h e P eo p le o f the S ta te o f N e v a d a ,rep resen ted in S en a te a n d A ssem b ly , do eitact as follow s: 1 S e c t i o n 1 . T h a t t h e a b o v e - e n t i t l e d a c t h e a m e n d e d b y 2 i n s e r t i n g t h e r e i n a n e w s e c t i o n t o b e k n o w n a s s e c t i o n 4 6 1 4 . 3 . i m m e d i a t e l y f o l l o w i n g s e c t i o n 4 6 , i . e . , s e c t i o n 7 9 3 1 , N e v a d a 4 C o m p i l e d L a w s 1 9 2 9 , r e a d i n g a s f o l l o w s : ' 5 ; S ectio n d 6 L/>. On any stream on w hich the w ater rig h ts 6 have b een d eterm in ed , a s 'betw een all p erson s who claim the 7 right to use the waters of such stream, by any district court 8 in the state in a manner than otherwise provided for in sec-. 9 . tions 18 to 51, inclusive, of this act, and where one or more s 1 0 , of the- Users of such determined rights desire the state engi- WM peer .to take. charge of the' diversions and distributions of ? 1 2 isuch rights in conformity to the. decree of the court, they 1 3 may petition^ the )district court.which issued such decree 1 4 re q u e stin g s u c h adm inistration. Follow ing su ch pet ition, the 15 district. court may "ctirect. the slate engineer to make a hydro: 1 6 g ra p h ic su rv ey o f s u c h strea m system and to r e n d e r a w rit- 17 ten report, together with such maps and Other necessary 1 8 ,data as will enable the said court to determine whether or 1 9 not. administration of such water right by the '-state, engineer 2 0 would be to the best interests of the-water users. In. the 21 event that- the said district court determines the matter 3 22 affirmatively, the’said court shall by its order duly centered, 2 3 direct the state engineer to distribute-such waters in accord- 2 ^ ance with the decree, and from and after the filing o f such 2 5 order in the district court the distribution of water shall be 1 under the supervision and control of the district court, as 2 set forth in section 36\i of* the above-entitled act, and the 3 owners of all such decreed rights shall be subject to all of 4 the provisions of the above-entitled act relating thereto, 5 including the assessment of cost for the administration of 6 .. .such rights. 7 . The cost of making the survey and map by the state engi- 8 •: weir- as herein provided for shall be paid from the hydro- 9 graphic fund as provided for in section 46 of the above- 10 ' entitled act. 11 S e c . 2 . S e c t i o n 5 2 o f t h e a b o v e - e n t i t l e d a c t , b e i n g s e c t i o n 1 2 7 9 3 7 N e v a d a C o m p i l e d L a w s 1 9 2 9 , a s a m e n d e d b y 1 9 4 5 13 < S t a t u t e s o f N e v a d a , c h a p t e r 5 6 , p a g e S ' p i s h e r e b y a m e n d e d 14 - t o r e a d a s f o l l o w s : 15' , S e c t i o n 5 2 , T h e r e s h a l l b e a p p o i n t e d b y t h e g o v e r n o r , o n 1 6 t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n o f t h e - s t a t e e n g i n e e r , o n e o r m o r e w a t e r 17 Commissioners fo r an y stream or stream system su b ject to 1 8 | r e g u l a t i o n and control b y t h e s t a t e . e n g i n e e r [ o r f o r e a c h 19 . d i s t r i c t ] w h o s h a l l r e c e i v e a s a l a r y t o b e f i x e d b y t h e s t a t e 2 0 e n g i n e e r [ b u t ] a t n o t t o e x c e e d [ s e v e n d o l l a r s a n d f i f t y C e n t s 2 1 ( $ 7 . 5 0 ) ] ten dollars ($10) par d a y a n d n e c e s s a r y t r a v e l 2 2 [ a n d l i v i n g ] ! ) e x p e n s e s w h i l e a c t u a l l y e m p l o y e d i n t h e p e r - 2 3 f o r m a n c e o f t h e i r d u t i e s ; provided, however, t h a t a [ S u m 2 4 n o t t o e x c e e d t w e l v e d o l l a r s ( $ 1 2 ) p e r d a y m a y b e p a i d t o 2 5 . w a t e r c o m m i s s i o n e r s ] yearly salary of not to exceed forty - 2 6 five hundred dollars ($4,500) p er annum, and necessary 2 7 travel expenses may be fixed by the state engineer for those 2 8 water commissioners serving in a supervisory capacity and 2 9 w h o s e d u t i e s r e q u i r e ; s p e c i a l t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e = in 3 0 water distribution matters. S u c h w a t e r c o m m i s s i o n e r s s h a l l 31 e x e c u t e t h e l a w s p r e s c r i b e d i n s e c t i o n s 5 2 t o 5 8 , i n c l u s i v e , 3 2 o f t h i s a c t , u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e s t a t e e n g i n e e r . T h e -- 3 --