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Show 37 water to be sold and delivered to said District, as provided in the pretended contract referred to in the last preceding paragraph hereof. The three pretended contracts hereinabove referred to are made upon the express condition that all rights thereunder shall be subject to and controlled by the Colorado River Compact. For the reasons heretofore stated, all of said pretended contracts are void and of no effect. Nevertheless, said defendant, unless enjoined therefrom, will carry out all the provisions of said pretended contracts. XXXIV Said defendant Ray Lyman Wilbur has not complied and will not comply with the laws of the State of Arizona referred to in paragraph XII hereof, but has disregarded and will wholly disregard said laws in carrying out the provisions of said act. Said defendant has not applied and will not apply to the State Water Commissioner of the State of Arizona for a permit authorizing the construction of said dam, reservoir, power plant or other works, or the storage, use, diversion, sale or delivery of the water to be stored in said reservoir, nor has any such permit been granted. Said defendant has not applied and will not apply to the State Engineer of the State of Arizona for his approval of said dam and reservoir, nor has any such approval been granted. XXXV Pursuant to and under color of said act, the States of California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming, defendants herein, have caused and are causing their duly authorized commissions and commissioners to act, and said commissions and commissioners have acted and are acting, in an advisory capacity to and in |
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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] : |