36-7-325. Inspection of completed systems; application for patent. Whenever any person, firm or corporation constructing an irrigation system to reclaim lands under the Carey Act, shall notify the director that such irrigation system is completed, and that an ample supply of water is being delivered in a substantial ditch or canal to the lands included in such segregation, or any unit of such lands, the director shall cause an inspection to be made of such constructed system, and if he finds that said irrigation system has been constructed in a substantial manner, and in accordance with the plans and specifications agreed upon, and that an ample supply of water is being delivered to such lands in a substantial ditch or canal, he shall immediately apply to the United States government for patent to such lands, and shall submit to the interior department, proof of the reclamation of such lands.
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