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FEES. 



Until 1905 no fees were chaiged by the board of irrigation. In that 

 year a law was enacted providing tiiat fees be collected by the secre- 

 tary as follows: For fding and examining application, $2; for record- 

 ing any other water-right instrument, $1 for the first 100 words and 

 15 cents for each additional folio; for copying maps or plats, 40 cents 

 per hour for the time used; for making certified copies of any docu- 

 ments, 15 cents per folio and $1 for each certificate attached; for 

 issuing certificates of appropriation, $1. No provision as to the dis- 

 position of the funds is made, but they h-ave been turned into the 

 general fund of the State. Wlien oral testimony is given at a hearing, 

 the party in whose interest it is given must pay the stenographer 20 

 cents per folio. The amount of the stenographer's fees was large 

 during the years when adjudications were being made, but these have 

 practically ceased. 



APPOINTMENT, TERMS, AND SALARIES OF OFFICIALS. 



The secretary is elected by the State board of irrigation. The term 

 is two years, and the salary $2,000 per year. He may appoint an 

 assistant at $1,200 per year and other assistants at an expense not to 

 exceed $500 per year. 



The under secretaries are elected by the board for terms of two 

 years. They receive $5 per day, not to exceed $800 per year. This 

 is paid by the State. 



Under assistants are elected by the board for a term of two years. 

 They receive $5 per day for the time put in, paid by the county where 

 the work is done. They can not receive more than $500 per year. 



IDAHO. 



The office of State engineer was created in 1895, in connection with 

 the acceptance of the conditions of the Carey Act. The engineer is 

 required to examine plans submitted under that act to determine 

 whether they are feasible and beneficial to the public; whether there 

 is unappropriated water in the source of supply; whether he has 

 approved a permit for the appropriation of the water to be used; 

 whether the works planned are of sufficient capacity to properly sup- 

 ply the land; whether the cost of construction is reasonable; whether 

 the maps filed comply with the regulations of the Department of the 

 Interior and with the regulations of the State engineer's office, and 

 whether the lands applied for are desert in character. If necessary, 

 in order to determine any of these things, the engineer may make 

 surveys. He reports his findings to the State land board, which has 

 the approval of plans under the Carey Act. The construction of works 

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