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Show -38- [Senate Journal pp. 842-49, Oct. 27, 1927] First Report of Colorado River Commission George W. P. Hunt, Chairman, and Mulford Winsor, Secretary, for the Colorado River Commission of Arizona, created under Substitute House Bill No. 15, (Chapter 37) Regular Session of the Eighth Legislature, submitted the following report: To the; Senate; and House; of Re;pre;se;ntative;s, Eighth Legislature;, State; of Arizona: The Colorado River Commission of Arizona, which will hereinafter be referred to as the Commission, was created under and by the authority of Substitute House Bill No. 15 (Chapter 37), of the Regular Session of the Eighth Legislature, approved March 7, 1927, "for the purpose of encouraging and promoting the development of the Colorado river, and of protecting the rights and interests of the State of Arizona in said river and its tributaries." No time was fixed by law for the submission of reports to the Legislature, but in order that the Legislature may be fully advised of the activities of the Commission, and particularly in view of the fact that important events, bearing upon the purpose for which the Commission was created, have transpired, and other and still more important events are likely soon to occur, it is deemed advisable to present a report at this time. The; Commission The Act creating the Commission provided that it should be composed of eight members, the Governor and three members to be appointed by him; the President of the Senate and one member to be appointed by him from among the membership of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House and one member to be appointed by him from among the membership of the House. Pursuant to the requirements of this provision the Governor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House met in the Governor's office on Wednesday, April 6, 1927, and proceeded to the organization of the Commission. The Governor announced the appointment of H. S. McCluskey and Thomas Maddock, of Phoenix, and Senator T. S. Kimball of Thatcher. The President of the Senate announced the appointment of Senator A. H. Favour, of Prescott. The Speaker of the House announced the appointment of Representative M. F. Murphy, of Globe. Organization of the Commission was completed by the unanimous selection of Governor Geo. W. P. Hunt as chairman and Mulford Winsor, President of the Senate, as secretary. Offices were established in the offices and committee rooms of the Senate, and placed under the charge of the secretary. |
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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. |