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A-99421 1 (1938-12-05)

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              COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
                            WASHLNOTON
                               wt'sm 5 ozs.


                                        DiC  S



The Ionorable,

     The :eorotary of Agriculture.



     Your letter of November 18, 1938, Ia as tdllows

     This Departnent is encountvring difliculties Ln obtaining
mtar  for its use at the U. S, Regional Salinity Laboratory at
Riverside, Californ!,  because of the existence of the followinC
oircumstances and  caditions.

     Cn  :y 31, 1930s the Department of Agriculture purchased
arproximately 9.5 toren of land from Frank A, Miller, Inc.,
located in the City of Rivride6   Clifornia,  for use by the
.     M.ReGional Lilinity laboratory, established under fluds al-
lotted by the Secretary of Ariculture  an Deoembor 23, .137,
from tankhand-Jones ieassrch ?unda apnropriated by the Agricul-
turl  Appropriation Act of 1938.

     There was a water right attached to ihis land, as nvidenced
by  sventeon shares of stock In the Riverside Yater Cassanar, these
shares to be tansferred  to the United States of Amrica.

     The 4y-Lava of the Riverside Wter  Gaupazr require under
Section  (c) of Artiole X tbats

        * * * The party or ,larties to vhaw stock is lar;ued aall
be required to miGn the  ByLan  of the saniny   ad be bound
thereby  * *                       ta.

ud  undUr Section 8 of Article TV.

     'All wator or water ri;.ita belceing to this corporation
shall be allotted to persons and corporations who are the annl0rs
or holders of shams  of the capital stock of this corporation
-nd to no other persons or  oarporations * * *'.


Soqtion 7(a) a2 Article IV of said By-Lrs  irovidesa

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