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Fifth, Appropriations of water he~eafter made III shall be restricted to beneficial uses as such useS are defined -: and recognized in the laws and decisions of the states party hereto. IV' Sixth,..".. "'.' (....,......., I........ I I.........,..... I Seven th, The pro pr i etary r igh t tha t may be ac- quired by an appropriator of ~~ter for her.eficial use shall be limited to the usufruct. The quar.tity of water to which an appropriator shall be entitled unae~ his appropriation shall be the amount reasoJ1ably needed for the particular use for which the appropriation is made when the same is applied without unnecessary waste. Beneficialv~e ~hall be the basis, measure and limit of the right of apprOpl'18;;ion. and any use that may not be justified as such beneficial ~se shall be pro- hibited. Eighth. . . . . . . . . . . t' . , . . . . . . , . . I . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . I , . . . . . . . I " Ninth.. . . . '" . t-' I . . . . . " .. " . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . Tenth, In time~ of DCarc!ty dUe to prolonged or unusual droaght each state s1o,,-11 bG entin'lli as a matter of right to an equita'~le apportionment of \';19 e,v1iJ.lable waters to the end trot in :::'CCOl'f,t'i!lCe wi.th t.ll'] l.i1j:itations and provisions of this Compaat it E',Ic.!.lll :C<;~.ci7fO its fair and just part thereof fo:: use with5.11 sunh stat.., Any such app- ortionment shall be based upon the rAasG~atlG requirements of the various states as liwite5 b~' the K5'::,j and 8xtent of the appropria tiOllS me.de there.:.n t 0 bi"h8;~:i.c.~r"l m::es: Eleventh. Whenever works in whblA or in part shall be constructed within any state for the geueration of hydro- electric power, primarily or as a by-product, and such works, by virtue of ownership being vested in the United states, shall be exempt from taxati~n, said state shall be entitled to an allocation or allotment of free power geLerated by sucb warks, of commercial value eq'lal and in lieu of the revenue such state would receive if such works were taxable by the state. Twelfth, Whenever in any state works for the gen- eration of hydro-electric power, .primarily or as a by-product. are constructed under license, permit or franchise granted by such state said state may reserve in ar"y such license, permit or franchise the right to take over, maintain and operate any such works as may be prOVided in s~id license. permit or fran- chise, upon the conditions that it shall pay to the licensee. permitee, or holder of said franchise the fair value of the property t~ken, and if all the property constructed under such license, permit or franchise be not tak'en, then it shall pay also the reasonable damages such licensee. permit~o~ or holder to such fr~nchise may suffer, caused by the severance of the property taken from the property not taken. Such right to take shall not be exercised until the expiration of the lic~ ense, permit or term period of the franchise provided in the ,laws of the state under which such license, permit or fran- chiee ia gr~nted. Provided that such right shall be exer- cised subject to any right of the United states. '"