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this decree and its regulations. Any person furnished with a permit prior to this 

 decree must, before the same date, secure a new permit under the same conditions, 

 but he will not be compelled to pay additional fees. 



Article 12. After August 31, 1881, the operation of all machines established con- 

 trary to the provisions of article 11 preceding, will be stopped. 



Article 13. The owners of elevating machines are responsible for accidents and 

 damage which may be occasioned by the machines. The government reserves the 

 right to exercise, in the interest of the public, a supervision of the working of the 

 machines without removing from the proprietors the responsibilities which may be 

 incumbent upon them. 



Article 14. Regulations for carrying this decree into effect and for the protection 



of such interests as are affected thereby will be prepared by the ministry of public 



works. 



[Decree of the minister of publie works, April 6, ISSl.] 



Article 1. All applications for permits to establish a movable engine for elevating 

 water should be made upon stamped paper and be addressed to the governor or to 

 the province in the circle where the machine is to be established. The application 

 should contain the following information: 



(1) The kind of engine and jmmp, together with its capacity and its principal 

 dimensions. 



(2) The location of the place where it is jiroposed to establish it, together with its 

 plan. 



(3) Whether the machine is to be established for irrigation or drainage purposes. 



(4) The full names, professions, nationalities, and residences of the owners of the 

 land to be irrigated or drained. 



(5) The period for which the permit is required. 



Article 2. The application is recorded by the province or in the governor's office 

 \il)on a special register. It receives a number in sequence after the payment of fixed 

 fees of 100 piasters (84.93) for each machine for the expense of the examination. It 

 is then transmitted for examination to the chief engineer of the circle in which the 

 governor's office is found. 



Article 3. If the chief engineer of the circle approves the project he draws up in 

 due form and signs the permit, which shouM contain: 



(1) The agreement under which the applicant must conform to the present decree 

 and all future laws and regulations. 



(2) A description of the site upon which the machine is to be erected, with draw- 

 ings to show the same. 



(3) The special features of the machine, especially those relative to the passageway 

 under the bank of the canal, the main sluiceway, the manner of closing the same, etc. 



The permit being issued only in view of the necessities of the pul^lic service, it 

 allows all facts to become public, so that anyone can object to the occupation of tlj£ 

 land by the machine or legally oppose its establishment. 



Article 4. The permit is sent by the engineer of the circle to the province or to 

 the governor, is signed by the latter, and forwarded to the apjjlicant in order to 

 obtain his signature on the margin of the duplicate of the authorization recorde«l 

 upon the register upon the payment of 50 piasters ($2.47) per horsepower. This 

 tax, however, shall never be less than 500 piasters (S24.65). 



Articles. All applications for erecting stationary elevating machines should be 

 addressed upon stamped paper to the ministry of public works, which immediately 

 approves applications if it thinks best. The application should always be at-com- 

 panied by papers describing the installation of the machine and the main head works, 

 and if ])lans of the machine itself are not given a full description should be furnished 

 instead. 



Article 6. Permits for the establishment of stationary machines for elevating 

 water are subject to the same fees lor examination and authorization as for movable 



