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Show 1 direction of the Secretary of the Interior, such lands shall 2 be opened for entry, in tracts varying in size but not exceed- 3 ing one hundred and sixty acres, as may be determined by 4 the Secretary of the Interior, in accordance with the pro- 5 visions of the reclamation law, and any such entryman shall 6 pay an equitable share in accordance with the benefits 7 received, as determined by the said Secretary, of the con- 8 struction cost of said canal and appurtenant structures; said 9 payments to be made in such installments and at such 10 times as may be specified by the Secretary of the Interior, 11 in accordance with the provisions of the said reclamation 12 law, and shall constitute revenue from said project and 13 be covered into the fund herein provided for: Provided,, 14 That all persons who have served in the United States 15 Army, Navy, or Marine Corps during the war with Oer- 16 many, the war with Spain, or in the suppression of the 17 insurrection in the Philippines, and who have been honor- 18 ably separated or discharged therefrom or placed in the 19 Regular Army or Navy Reserve, shall have the exclusive 20 preference right for a period of three months to enter said 21 lands, subject, however, to the provisions of subsection c 22 of section 4, Act of December 5, 1924 (Forty-third Statutes 23 at Large, page 702); and also, so far as practicable, pref- 24 erence shall be given to said persons in all construction work 25 authorized by this Act: Provided further, That in the event |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |