542 SIXTY-SEVEN TH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 190. 1922. standing the provisions of sections 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 of the Reclamation },?g};§I};y@.§°én,& Extension Act apggved August 13, 1914 (Thirty-eighth Statutes, page 686). The retary of the Interior may acce t a artial paymglrgg of this amount due any district to the Uiiited ggatf, rovi suc acceptance not constitute a waiver 0 the _ balance dr}? nor téxeriiiterest or penalties, any, accruing cm, ·m u on said ance: r , at no contract wit an ' ation tracts by iduii mil; dgtrict under this Act shall be binding on the United Stailtreslg until quired. · · · - · the proceedings on the part of the distnct for the authorization of the execution of the contract with the United States shall have been confiimed bgdeciréee of a (pgurt of <;<irp)p¢iter(;t jurisdiction, or pending ap e ateac 1on groun ora pe e ai . .-r§,Y°“.,°§m‘,}“°.,,,,,,“},,°{ gmc. 2. That patents and livater-right certificates which shall Qmysfaggug hereafter pe issrtigdt nmderécfhe tterms ci the Ast} entigled "An Act to umm sum for provi or pa n s onr ama 1011611 ries, an or other ur oses, °°$'§f‘§·,,p_m_ apprxiid A t 9, 1912 (Thirty-seventh Statutes at Lp ei; e 65 , or an W1 any rrr ation strict wit w c the %J~l...§St‘t.i.g.1l.i1““‘§ an as `stth - r2»“i·;e’Fi m a ave con rac , w c e a ron rrc agrees to make the payment of all chazges for the of irriga- E B tion works and for operation and maintenance, shall not reserve to
- ,,.¥’u"“ °” "' the United States a lien for the payment of such charges; and where
sucgiifia lien shag hage lglen éagy patenl;1 or S;s;ter—righ; cer caeissue uner esai cto ngress,te et o 'gglense ei um. bY the Interior is hereby empowered to release such lien in such maiynner in ,¤§ wmummmy _,,,, and form as may be deemed effective; and the Secretary of the In- {2*: **8*** •PP”°¤· tenor is further empowered to release liens in favor of the United Stfztes cpxiitamed m water—right applicaigons and (fo assent to the re ease 0 ens to secure reim ursement 0 mone s ue to the United States pursuant to water-right applications runiiing in favor of the water users' association and contained in stock subscri tion contracts °°¤d*“°¤· to such associations, when the lands covered by sucli) liens shall be subject to assessment and levy for the collection of all mone s due and to become due to the United States by irrigation districts fiirmed pursuant to State law and with which the United States shall have (Q'?,‘;?{·°,wwm entered into contract therefor: Provided, That no such lien so re- &•&¤gm¢,&géhpy¢h¤ served to the United States in an atent or watenright certificate "°“ shall be released until the owner oiythe land covered by the lien shall consent in writing to the assessment, levy and collection by such Rama mbamed as irrigation district of taxes against said land for the gayment to the ggcwgtaytélnsirppwu, United States of the contract obligation: Prmnkle further, That " ° ° ° ‘ before any hen is released under this Act the Secretary of the Interior shall file a written report finding that the contracting irrigation district is legally organized under the laws of the State in which its laplds age ocated, with frgllpower to enter into the contract and to co act y assessment an evy against the lands of the district P me mas wm the amogrntmolf {the contract obligatiorii f cg . S nc. . a u on the execution 0 an contract between the gimedliiviicirclbjmm United States and) any irrigation district piirsuant to this Act the public lands included withm such irrigation district, when subject to entgy, and entered lands within such irrigation district, for which no fin certificates shall have been issued and which may be des` - W so M natierz by‘;1pl;r;ISeeretary of tlgetintegirzr lI1t§8il(il cogapf, shall be sulg- · ,r>· jec 0 e prov1sions o e c en it e " ct to romote {@£‘*j¤6, ma em the reclamation of arid la.nds," a proved August 11, 1916: I§i·o·v·ided, mmqurma. ps' “That no map_ or plan as required by section 3 of the said Act need be V°" °°·*"“"· glnc-gel by the irrigation district for approval by the Secretary of the rror. g’§;,',§;`;?§,$,i,ia,:‘;c‘§ 'ggki F 'l`haItAt;he "iirst nggrggdageg; 1;; sgction 12 of ghe Federal m ep as arm an c ,approv , ,s econstrue to include r,...¤°"@`gicErS,°°d°{ Fm mortgages on farmplands under United States reclamation projects V"’· "9· P- m notwithstanding there may be against such lands a reserved or created
