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The Amity Mutual Irrigation Company 1526 I want to again thank the employees, directors and stockholders for their hearty cooperation throughout the year. Respectfully submitted, Harry C. Nevius President ---<~- Attol'ney's Repol't To The Amity Mutual Irrigation Company To the Stocl<holders oJ The Amity Mutual Irrfgatlon Company. Another year has again passed and this report to you represents one of the many we have had the privilege to make annually over the years and it is with pride that we submit to you the legal aspects of the company's operation. DurIng the year last past, your attorneys, as always, handled and passed on various legal matters, mostly or a routine nature and advised your board in connection with same. As you all know by the last aru1Ual report, the Amit,y has, along with other interested parties, all represented by Glenn Saunders, Attorney from Denver t been involved in certain proceedings to stop the Oxford Farmers Canal and Hlghllne Canal lrom diverting water into their irrigation system by the use of adjacent wells. Since this controversy arose, the 1965 legislature has of course passed new legislation which gives the state Engineer speclllc authorit,y to regulate un..rground tributary water the same as surface water according to priority. So the above controversy is, at least for the present time dormant. From our last report you will recall we reported to you in our report for the year 1965 that we 'Were involved ih a law suit arising out of.. the fiood of. June 1965. The details of. that suit were set out in that report and will not be repeated here lor the sake oJ brevit,y. This suit is .Wl pending In the District Court in Bent County and there has been no significant action in cOMection therewith since our 1965 annual report. It is not knvWlt at this time MIen this suit will be brought to trial on Its merits. Page 7