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<br />IN TJlJl: nfs'rlll()T f;Ot.'n-r !I1TTI.~a IN AP{o FOR Dm:KT COUKTY,
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<br />Arkan""~ Htver Conl<l'lrvnncy n,...trlct.
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<br />FINDING AND DEcnEIlI ON nEARINO
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<br />On this 28th day of July, 195:!, this cause com InK on for hearing "hon the petition o/: Albert F. Cofte,., Js.,. W, Showl.)tur
<br />nn"- othel'"8, tor the orgl'l.nl1.ntlon at a conservancy district under the cons~rvancy act of the State at Colorado, tbe cIJurt, art.er a
<br />full hearing, now here finds:
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<br />1. That Bo.ld petition hall heen IIlgned a.nd prell8nted In full contormlty "'vlth the conllen'ancy law of Colorudo.
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<br />Z. That the allegntlons of laid petition are true.
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<br />3. That 1W protesting" petition hIlS been flied.
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<br />(. That thlll court has jurllldldlon ot the parties to, and the lIubJect mll,tter Qf. this I,,'oceedlng.
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<br />5. Thnt the purpost'''' for Which said district 18 established are:
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<br />The. protee-tlon of pr!\'liI.te pt'operty and public wot'ks In the City Gf Las Anlmall aocl farm land., public ro...d., Irrht&llon
<br /><:,l\.nalfl, aocl Irrigation dlverllonll workl cutllde the City of Las Animas, fl-om flO'ldlng, Inundallon and erollon, prlmat'll,. b,. :me'lnl
<br />of fltrnljithtenlng, wMf'nlng anI! deepening of the water courlle or channel of tbe Arltansa, River trom a point north ot the city at
<br />Ll\.~ Anlmnn for.. dlfltll.I1('e of I\pproxlmately f1lx mllea In a westerlY cout's,!! and by the <lonstructlon of embankment.. 1e.,.I.., Jettl.,
<br />nnd revetments ot' other ","orlts fat' the PUrl1OI!fl of cnntalnlng the tlow of JJald stream for receiving the erosive torce l)t .a.ld Itrellm
<br />Ilnd for the further purpofle of malntl\.lnlng an~ repatrlng all such works ltnd to do all other things neceIIsat',. for thf! fulfllhnent Of
<br />Ihe purposell outlined In R"eneral termll "bove.
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<br />,1. Thl\t I; publl(! neceslllly exllltll tor tbe conlltructlon of the propolled ,,"ork.
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<br />7. That the territory to be Included In the propolled district and the bGundarl~'1l of sdd (Ihltrlet are UI foUowll:
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<br />B('~lnnlnll: at the flolnt where the not'th and south "ecllon line betwIlel1 Sectlonll 10 ILnd 11 of Town"hlp IS South. Range
<br />53 West or the Sixth P M. tnterMcts the North right of way line of the 1,1111 Anlmn-s Consolidated Irrigation Canal, thence D(,rth to
<br />a point where the "ectlon lI11.e between Section 2 and I, Townllhlp U SQuth, Ra.nge 63 'Wellt of the 11th P. M, Interesects the north
<br />line of Indian Claim "A," th(U!ce easterly along Ihe north boundary llnEj of Indian CIlllm "A" and Indian Claim N<). 18, not'th to
<br />the Northwe!lt corner ot Sectlon 3, Township U South, Range U Wellt of the 6th 1", M., thence .a.t one mUe to the Clornllr oeommon
<br />to Se-ctlonll 3 And :!, Townllhlp U South, RanII'll 62 WllI5t at the 4th p, M., thf!llce ea.Bterly tollowln,. the meanders ot the Dorth bllnk
<br />or the At'ltan!lA!I RIver to tll'!l north nnd south halt "fiction line In Rectlon 2, Tt)wnehlp IS South. Range U, W..t of tile ftb p, ){..
<br />thence eouth Along llnld line to where It Intenectll the north boundl\.ry line of Section 14, Town.hlp II South. RaD..e U, 'W'e.t of
<br />thfl $lh P. M.. thence we!!t One.hAlt mile along the north boundAry line 'Of 'lrlld Section 14 to the Section earner Clommon to fJ.floU<ln.
<br />10, 1 t, 14 and Iii, TowDflhlp U South, Range U, Wellt of the 4th p, M.. t~en"t' lIout'h tht'.e-fourth. of a mlIfI, thenOl ."..It.;n....foarlh
<br />mile, theMf! south one.fourtta mile (excludlnR' the SF.l,4SE'4 of Section l~, Townflhlp U South. Ran..e II. w..t or th, .Uti P. Ii,) to
<br />the lIouth line M "Aid Sectlotl 18, thenee weat Illon&, the louth boundar,. line of 8eetlol1l11 111 anll 11. Town.hlp II 8otltb,;Jtaa..e U,
<br />West Of thl' GIll P. M., Il /Illltl\nce I'lf Appro:dmatel,. one and three_fourth. mile. to "heN the .arne or an exl.n.lon lh.rGot Int(lr..et.
<br />the Ln." ^nlml'fI Confloll.lnteo'( lrrhtntlon CnnAI, Ihen('e alnne- the mel\.nd.r. of tht' "IR'ht of 'Waf lhereof \lntlllt InteneGfA till north
<br />nnd flouth II,.<"Ilon line httwt'en Sl'lctlonll 10 Ilnd 11, Townflhlp U South, n,_nlfe &:I, 'lV'elt of tbe tth p, M.. tbe .ame btlll.l' 0.. p",{n{
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<br />8. That the 1I111d territory lallt ahove de8.Crlhed eh(luld be eOOlltltutel\ Ilflll. created I~ eOll",.rv&noy dlltrlct un(ler the eonUM'"ne)'
<br />I:!.w of (,olorallo under the CQrporate nrlme Of the Arkll.nllfUl River Conllenl\ncy District.
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<br />Wherefore, It Il'I b)' Ihfl court, a.djudged Ilnd decrfled::
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<br />Thllt the terrItory Ill! Above de!lcrlbe(l be and the .ame heroby III conlltltuted uld creAted a conlen-aney dl8trlot un,ler the
<br />('on"en"Ul("y Inw of CO\('rlldo unller the corporate name ot Arkanllall nl'rer Con!lel"vRncy Dll!ltrlct, with Itll oUlc. ot' prlnclllfll p.tl\ce
<br />of tHI!llnu!I nt L."l'I Anlmafl, In Bent County, Colorado. And the fOllowing perllonll are hereby appointed dlrectorl ot 1I'ld conurvlLncy
<br />district: O. G. McBride, for l\ term of two yel\.rl!l: Glen Hurd, for a term I;)f thre~1 y.!at'lI; E. A, Thaxton, f(lr a term of fl,.e ,..au; wbo
<br />nre hereby lllre('ted to quall(y and proceed according to law.
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<br />9. For c01lsltlerntlon of other mftttere herein, thlll Cl\.Ulle III retRlne(l 0\1. the doeltet of thill court.
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<br />By the COllrt,
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<br />fsf Alfred A. At'ra.j
<br />Juds-e
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<br />STATE 01o~ COI..onADO
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<br />I, ,,'mtam A. Rush, Clerk of the District Court In and for the ~ounlY of Bent and State of Colorado, do h_r,by urUfy tI
<br />ll"':'\-~ ar.1 f':'!'"""Il"Qlr.1" I:<:OPY <:Of Fln1lrllf an1 Decree on Heltrln~ tt) be a fUll, complete, exact copy of the FIl1dlng and Decree ~n Hell
<br />Inll: tn th~ <:H~ ~ntl'.I~'J. l~ TJlF; :\fATTF:R l')F THF. Al~KA:->S""S RIVf.:h Co')SSEHV.A:-;'CY DISTRICT, Docket No. (ill, entHed JII
<br />H: 1952, all the "!lame aJ>Pte3.n and umalns In thte o')(ftt';f'll flltell f)( thh ~:?'Jrt.
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<br />!lat'!'.! thll! 29th .]al' I)f July, 1952.
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<br />Wm, A. BUllh,
<br />Clerk of Dl.trlct Court
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<br />JJy: fs/ Dan W. Bur..er,
<br />Deputy
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