Colorado Code
Article 3 - Desert Lands
§ 36-3-113. Provision for Contract - Bond

Upon the withdrawal of the land by the department of the interior, it is the duty of the board to enter into a contract with the party submitting the proposal, which contract shall contain complete specifications of the location, dimensions, character, and estimated cost of the proposed ditch, canal, or other irrigation work and state the price and terms upon which the state is to dispose of the lands to settlers and such other conditions and provisions as the board may direct. This contract shall not be entered into on the part of the state until the withdrawal of these lands by the department of the interior and the filing of a satisfactory bond on the part of the proposed contractor for irrigation works, which bond shall be in a penal sum equal to five percent of the estimated cost of the works and conditioned upon carrying out the provisions of the contract with the state.
Source: L. 1895: p. 161, § 11. R.S. 08: § 5148. C.L. § 1133. CSA: C. 134, § 31. CRS 53: § 112-2-13. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-2-13.

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