ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 997

use of water for domestic and farming purposes or to the
use of water for an approved water supply of any mu-
nicipality; nor shall it apply to any particular use in ex-
istence on January 1, 1934, provided such use is not there-
after abandoned.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That from and after
January 1, 1934, it shall be unlawful for the State or any
agency thereof, any person or persons, partnership, asso-
ciation, private or public corporation, county, municipal-
ity or other political subdivision of the State, to construct,
reconstruct or repair any reservoir, dam or water-way
obstruction; or to make or construct, or permit to be made
or constructed, any change therein or addition thereto;
or to make, or permit to be made, any change in, addi-
tion to, or repair of, any existing water-way obstruction;
or in any manner to change or diminish the course, cur-
rent, or cross-section of any stream or body of water, whol-
ly or partly within, this State, except the tidal waters, with-
out a permit from the Water Resources Commission, in
writing, previously obtained, upon written application
therefor to said Commission. Nothing in this Section
shall be construed to apply to any dam or obstruction
which is ten feet or less in height above the elevation of
the stream bed or water-way, nor shall it apply to any
reservoir with a storage capacity of less than one million
gallons.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That each applica-
tion for a permit required by this Act shall be accom-
panied by maps, drawings, and specifications of such pro-
posed use or water-way obstruction, or of the said
changes, additions, or repairs, proposed to be made, and
such other data and information as the Commission may
require.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That as soon as con-
venient after the filing with the Commission of any appli-
cation for a permit to appropriate or use any waters of
the State, or to construct or reconstruct or repair any
reservoir, dam or water-way obstruction, in any waters
of the State under the provisions of this Act, the Com-
mission shall set a day for a public hearing upon said
application. The applicant shall give notice to the public
of such application and hearing, either in the manner
prescribed by the Commission, or by publication once in
each week for two successive weeks prior to said hearing