CHAPTER 46A-4
ORGANIZATION, BOUNDARIES AND DISSOLUTION OF IRRIGATION DISTRICTS
46A-4-1
Creation of irrigation district--Filing petition--Number of electors
required.
46A-4-2
Elector defined.
46A-4-3
Petition to organize irrigation district--Number of signers--Boundaries to
be described--Request for organization.
46A-4-3.1
Petition--Signing by electors--Form--Affidavit of circulator.
46A-4-4
Petition for formation of irrigation district--Map of proposed district to
accompany, contents.
46A-4-4.1
Notice of hearing to consider petition--Publication--Contents--Approval
of petition--Fixing date for election.
46A-4-5 to 46A-4-7.
Repealed.
46A-4-8
Inclusion in irrigation district of lands capable of being irrigated from
works in proposed district.
46A-4-9
Ditches or canals constructed before July 1, 1917, and lands watered by
them--Exemption--Rights of ditches already constructed.
46A-4-10
Holding or taxing nonirrigable land for irrigation purposes.
46A-4-11
Repealed.
46A-4-12
Change in proposed boundaries by board--Exclusion of certain lands from
district.
46A-4-13
Repealed.
46A-4-14
District divided into divisions by board--Size and number--Election of
directors--Terms--Assessment of property within district.
46A-4-14.1
Division representing tribal or trust lands--Excepted from chapter.
46A-4-15
Notice of election on proposed district--Date of election--Contents of
notice--Publication--Ballot form.
46A-4-15.1, 46A-4-16.
Repealed.
46A-4-17
Persons qualified to vote at elections.
46A-4-18
Corporate ownership of lands within proposed or existing irrigation
districts--Designation of agent to vote in behalf of elections for
organization of district.
46A-4-19
Election procedure--Applicability of general laws--Resolution declaring
district organized--District as political subdivision.
46A-4-20
Resolution declaring district organized--Filing for record.
46A-4-21
Election of director for each division.
46A-4-22
Unentered public lands a major portion of district--Appointment of
majority of directors by secretary of interior--Term of office.
46A-4-23
Directors elected at large as a result of appointment of majority of
directors by secretary of interior--Term of office.
46A-4-24
Directors elected at election to establish district--Terms of office--Tie
election, procedure.
46A-4-25
Annual election of directors--Nomination--Election by receiving highest
number of votes.
46A-4-26
Hours of voting.
46A-4-27
Directors to be electors of division--Residence.
46A-4-27.1
Nominating petitions for initial board of directors--Election not required
if only one petition--Notice of vacancies and election--Results and
certificate of election.
46A-4-28
Nominating petition for directors--Filing--Form--Signers.
46A-4-29
Repealed.
46A-4-30
Election not required where no question or contest--Retention of office by
incumbent.
46A-4-31
Notices of election after organization of district--Publication and posting.
46A-4-32
Elections after district organized and first set of directors elected--Voting
by mail.
46A-4-33
Precinct election officers--Appointment by board of directors or electors.
46A-4-34
Chair of election board--Oaths.
46A-4-35
Precinct election boards--Oaths of members, administration, and
certification.
46A-4-36
Canvass of votes by board--Time and place.
46A-4-37
Declaration of election results--Certificate of election.
46A-4-38
Statement of election results--Filing--Contents.
46A-4-39
Vacancy in office of board of directors--Filling--District treasurer
appointed by board.
46A-4-40
Elected directors--Qualifying--Term of office--Time for assumption of
duties.
46A-4-41
Directors' and officers' oath of office--Official bonds.
46A-4-42
District appointed fiscal agent of United States to collect money for federal
reclamation project--Additional bond required--Right to sue on bond.
46A-4-43
Bond of officers and directors--Form--Obligee--Cost of surety bonds,
payment by the district.
46A-4-44
Organization meeting of board of directors--Election of president and
vice-president--Appointment of secretary.
46A-4-45
Meetings of directors--Special meetings--Open to public--Quorum--Vote
required for action.
46A-4-46
Records of board of directors open for inspection--Publication of
statement of proceedings--Filing of list of expenditures.
46A-4-47
Compensation of district directors--Payment from district fund.
46A-4-48
Powers and duties of board of directors of district--Distribution and
printing of bylaws and procedures--Water rights appurtenant to land.
46A-4-49
Interest in contract of district or acceptance of bribe by director or officer
as felony.
46A-4-50
Change of irrigation district boundaries--Exclusion of land within
boundaries.
46A-4-51
Common school and endowment irrigable lands within district--Sale--Inclusion in district.
46A-4-52
Assent of secretary of interior necessary for change in boundaries of
district contracting with United States.
46A-4-53
Petition for inclusion of tract of land within boundaries of irrigation
district--Contents.
46A-4-54
Participation by conservators and personal representatives of estates.
46A-4-55
Change of boundaries of irrigation district--Notice of filing of petition,
contents--Time and place of hearing by board of directors--Cost of
proceedings, advancement by petitioners.
46A-4-56
Hearing on petition to change boundaries--Adjournment--Assent to
change.
46A-4-57
Rejection of petition to change boundaries--Resolution of board--Contents.
46A-4-58
Land not included in irrigation district unless owner or lessee obligated to
pay assessments or charges.
46A-4-59
Payment by petitioners of share of original district assessments as
condition for granting petition.
46A-4-60
Board order for election on filing of protests--Publication of notice--Ballots--Boundary descriptions.
46A-4-61
Order of board in conformity with election results on boundary change.
46A-4-62
Filing and recording of order changing boundaries--Effect of change.
46A-4-63
Petition for change of boundaries of irrigation district--Recording in
minutes of board of directors, admissibility as evidence.
46A-4-64
Redivision of district following inclusion of land--Election precints.
46A-4-65
Exclusion of contiguous tracts of land from district--Petition--Contents.
46A-4-66
Notice of petition to exclude land--Publication--Contents--Time for
hearing.
46A-4-67
Hearing on petition to exclude land--Assent of interested persons.
46A-4-68
Resolution for exclusion of land when bonds or federal contract
outstanding--Bondholders' or federal assent required--Assent waived by
terms of bond issue.
46A-4-69
Grant or denial of petition to exclude land from district--Best interests of
district--Conditions for exclusion.
46A-4-70
Election ordered on exclusion after objections filed--Publication of notice--Contents--Conduct of election.
46A-4-71
Majority vote against exclusion, denial and dismissal of petition--Majority
vote in favor of exclusion, order of board of directors excluding land from
irrigation district, contents.
46A-4-72
Order excluding land from irrigation district--Entry in minutes of board of
directors--Filing and recording--Effect of order.
46A-4-73
Exclusion of land from irrigation district--Refunding of assessments.
46A-4-74
Exclusion of land from irrigation district--Effect of change on office of
director.
46A-4-75
Exclusion of land from irrigation district--Redivision of district by board
of directors--Election precincts, establishment, change from time to time.
46A-4-76
Resolution to exclude unproductive lands from district--Reasons--Service
on owners and residents--Publication of notice.
46A-4-77
Hearing on exclusion of unproductive lands--Time and place--Objections--Failure to object deemed consent--Rescission of resolution or adoption of
second exclusion resolution.
46A-4-78
Motion to reconsider exclusion of unproductive lands--Time--Appeal to
circuit court--Contents--Trial--Filing of final resolution.
46A-4-79
Rearrangement or reapportionment of district divisions upon exclusion of
lands--Effects of exclusion--Procedural defects--Resolutions and bylaws.
46A-4-80
Subirrigated land--Relief from district assessments--Recording of
suspension order.
46A-4-81
Dissolution of district--Petition by majority of assessment payers--Calling
of election by board--Notice of election.
46A-4-82
Dissolution of district contracting with United States--Assent of secretary
of interior--Recording.
46A-4-83
Election ballots on dissolution of district--Form and contents--Conduct of
election.
46A-4-84
Certification of election returns and ballots--Canvass of returns--
Declaration of result--Recording.
46A-4-85
Vote against dissolution precludes another election during year.
46A-4-86
Majority vote for dissolution of irrigation district--Notice by board of
directors to creditors of district--Settlement of claims.
46A-4-87
Raising of money to pay debts--Valuation of property by appraisers--Appointment--Report.
46A-4-88
Sale of property by board of directors--Advertisement--Notice of sale--Consideration of bids of purchasers by board of directors.
46A-4-89
Rejection of bids for purchase of property--Private negotiations for sale--Deferred payments--Lien--Foreclosure.
46A-4-90
Additional security for deferred payments--Collection.
46A-4-91
Bonds and obligations of district--Redemption after sale of property on
dissolution of district.
46A-4-92
Payment of outstanding obligations with proceeds of property sales--Prices
paid.
46A-4-93
Proceeds of sale of property on dissolution of irrigation district insufficient
to pay debts--Assessments against lands in the district.
46A-4-94
Disposal of property--Payment of obligations--Report of board--Filing and
recording--Contents--Time for action on unpaid claim.
46A-4-95
Validation of previously created irrigation districts.