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Show 67804 the electors of the District with the same formalities as reauired for the authorization of contracts with the United States. inclusion of Lands Article 34. (a) In this article where the words "area to be included" are used such worda shall be understood to mean those certain areas shown on Exhibit "A" and bounded by the lines indicated thereon as "Boundary of Additional Areas in Proposed Enlarged Imperial Irrigation District." (b) The District agrees to change its boundaries within a reasonable time after the execution of this contract, in the manner provided by law, so as to include within the District the public lands of the United States in Imperial County lying south of the northerly boundary line of Township eleven (ll) South of the San Bernardino Base Line, and within the area to be included. (c) The District further agrees to change its boundaries, if lawful petition or petitions therefor be presented to its Board of Directors prior to the first day of January, 1940, so as to include within the District any privately owned and/or entered lands for which final- certificate has not been issued, in Imperial County^ lying south of the northerly boundary line of Township eleven (11) Sou,th of the San Bernardino Base Line, and within the area to be included. (d) The District further agrees to change its boundaries, in the manner provided by law, so as to include within the District the lands lying north of the northerly boundary line of Township eleven (11) South of the San Bernardino Base Line, and within the area to be included, if lawful petition or petitions sufficient in all respects for such inclusion be presented to its Board of Directors at any time prior to the expiration of thirty days from and after the date on which a confirmatory Judgment, as required by Article 31 hereof, declaring this contract in all respects valid and duly authorised, shall have become final| provided, however, that the District shall not change its boundaries so as to include any of said lands lying north of the northerly boundary line of said Township eleven (11) South,~ unless the said petition or petitions so filed shall be sufficient to lawfully include in the aggregate not less than ninety (90?) per centum (the areas to be approved by the Secretary) of the said lands, exclusive of the Dos Palmas area and exclusive of Indian lands and public lands of the United States. Within a reasonable tine after the inclusion of such lands pursuant to said petition or petitions -21- |
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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. |