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26 herein, he shall proceed to sell the said lands for such taxes, at the same time and in the same manner in every respect, as in the case of any other tax and with like effect.

§ 24. .] The artesian well commissioner and the members of the board of assessment herein provided for, shall receive for their services а sum not to exceed three dollars per day for each day actually and necessarily spent by them in the discharge of their respective duties as hereinbefore described. All expenses, except on contract for constructing said well or such water courses, shall be paid out of the general fund of the county on the order of the board of county commissioners, as other claims against the county are paid; said fund to be reimbursed, out of the first money collected under the provisions of subdivision 1 of section 15 of this act.

§ 25. .] It shall be the duty of the attorney general to draft a complete set of all the blank forms that may be required under this act, and county clerks are authorized, and it shall be their duty to procure at the expense of their respective counties, the necessary books and blanks to carry out the provisions of this act.

§ 26. .] No payment shall be made to any person contracting to construct or sink an artesian well or any water course therefrom under the provisions of this act except as follows: One-third of the amount to be paid for the entire performance of the contract may be paid when one-third of said work is done; one third of said amount may be paid when two-thirds of said work is completed; but the balance of said amount shall not be paid until said contract has been fully completed and the work accepted and approved by the artesian well commissioner. The said payments shall be made in the following manner: The contractor shall make a statement of the amount claimed by him to be due under bis contract, and if the same is correct it shall be approved by the artesian well commissioner whose duty it shall be to carefully examine the work done under said contract; said claim so approved, shall be presented to the board of county commissioners, and if correct they shall issue county orders or warrants upon the well funds of each particular well, naming it; Previded, That if the assessment of taxes for such well has been divided into installments as provided in this act said board shall not issue orders payable in any one year for a larger amount than the said installment for that year, but shall draw as near as may be, to the exact amount of such installment. When such orders or warrants are, presented to the county treasurer for payment, if he has not yet received sufficient funds to pay the same then such orders may be endorsed and registered as other county warrants under the general law, and shall bear the same rate of interest as other warrants.

§ 27. .] The clerk of the board of assessment provided for in this act,