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Water Supply Protection
File Number
8200.300.40.A
Description
Colorado River Compact
Basin
Colorado Mainstem
Date
6/4/1921
Author
Delph E. Carpenter
Title
Report of Delph E. Carpenter, Commissioner for the State of Colorado Re: Colorado River Compact, with Copy of the Compact, historical memorandum, etc.
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<br />/ <br /> <br />I <br />. <br />I <br /> <br />I, <br />, <br /> <br />.- <br /> <br />(lfi~j T!. S.. 1. ~l) ; ill the ad hy tlll~ Lt'gisliltl1l'(~ of Tt'xn!-:l <luthol'- <br />izing' the appointment. of its tOlllllli~siollel". the I"Olllhined l'('l'l't~- <br />st'nt;ltillll of tilt.' two fil)\'enllllcllt~ (~ti1te alllI "Xi.ltiOIlUl) is Ile.sig- <br />nated a "joint j'OllllllissitHl" n():! 1i. ~. 1. 7:3:): hy tlie <let author- <br />izing tile suit hetween tIlt-' United Rt,ltes .1Illl Texas (~(i Htat.. <br />81. !)~, t'hilP. IS:!. see, ~!"i) the cOBlmission formed uuder the act <br />of 188!) with the ~tatc of Texas is (Iesignated as .'the joint hOtlll- <br />dan' ('otnllli~s:ion under' the act of Congl'e~~/~ cte. (14:{ U. S.. (j21~ <br />G~~') ; lllll] by till.' ad of 1885 "a joint COlli mission was ol'gilni7.cd'~ <br />o4:fc. ~.. '(l~1, mW); . <br /> <br />\Yithont further multil'lit.::ation of exalllple~, it would appear <br />that where two l'epresentnti\"cs of the Unitell ~t.ates and of a <br />State are duly appointed fl)r the purpose of settling: a boundary <br />or some otller dispute, sueil persons are "I:ol1llllissioner:-:'~ and <br />are colleeth-ely n. "joint eOlllllli!';!':ion.~l and :ls the COUl't sairl (1 HZ <br />U. S., 7(;), "lJIll1cl' tIle aet of Texas (If lS8~ am1 tho ad. of Con- <br />gress of lSSfJ, the two Go\'ermentR appointed. comlllh;~illnel's/' <br />anu the body so constituted W~l~ a "joint eomIllbsion.~~ <br /> <br />Tbis excrdse of the trcaty-making powers of the two separate <br />Go\'crIll1lents (National aIH] State) nett>~sa];l." IIl'oC'eeu!'i UpOJl <br />the fundamental faet. that there are two separate aud distiIH't <br />Go\'el'nlllent~, eath haring its attrihutes of so\"t"reignty. Of this <br />we ~hall IlHlkc mention in a sepnrntc IlJe1l101'n1l41ulIl. <br /> <br />CO),IPAC1'S BETWEEN ST.\TE: .\~[) NATIONAL GOVE[tN;\IF.~'l'S. <br /> <br />Contr4wCl'sies arising hetween two StateR 01' between the <br />United Htate:-; and :l State OT' ~tate~ Tllay he settlell by (-'ompact <br />01' ag-rccllIent or lIy jllclitia.l detel'lnination hy the Unite(l ~t;ltl'~ <br />Supreme Conrt. Di~lolllat.r failing~ the :-iuit oefore the COlll't is <br />the sllb:-ititutl~ for \\":11'. III either E'\'cnt the high tontraetillg 01' <br />litigat.ing pnrt.ie~ proceed npon th(' basi~ of so\"el'eigntie~~ Nu.h <br />cxcY-ci!'iing iI111cpendf'nt. a1l{1 separate Jl()wel'~, and each CXdll~iYl' <br />within ifs propel' :-;phel"('. As 8:lill hy MI'. .Tustice R:1flan in <br />United Stnte, \', Texns 114:1 Ii, S" l>~l, 1>410) : <br /> <br />"The :;;uhHlission to jllrlieial solution of l:ont.l'O\"el'~ies .1l'isillg <br />hetween t.hesp- two Go\"el"nIlH~llt~. 'cai."h sOH>rpign with l"(~3pcd to <br />the objed~ t"ollllllit.teil to it: aud neither sovereign witlt l'e~p('(:t to <br />the objet!s COllllllittel1 to the other',' "!\h.Cullodl \". Stnte of )1;;rI'Y- <br />lnnd (4 "'Leat. :HfJ. 400, JIn). but hoth ~uhjcct to the slIprellle. <br />Jaw of the lam\' does no \"ioleul'c to tile jIlllet"ent n<1t1ll'C uf so\"er.' <br />eignty. 'I'he Sta,tes of tile Union han~ a:!;I'ee4\, ill the Constitll' <br />tion, HIllt the judicial power of the United- States ~hall extell(] to <br />all ca~f'S :.lri.-:ing' under the Constitution. l:.lw~, illlrl tl'eati~s of <br />the United Stati.s, withl.lut regard to the character of the flaltie."i <br />(excluding', of course. suit:.; against a State h;v it:;.: own citizem.; 1.11' <br />hy citizens of other States~ 01" b.," citizen::: or suhjects of fOl'cigll <br />8tatc:':iL ;1IH1 equally to conho\"ersies to which the Uniied 8tat(~s <br /> <br />[ ~7 ] <br />
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