As used in ORS 548.900 to 548.955, except as otherwise expressly provided: (1) “District” means an irrigation district organized under ORS chapter 545 or a drainage district organized under ORS chapter 547. (2) “District board” means the board of directors of an irrigation district, or the board of supervisors of a drainage district. [1973 c.415 […]
(1) A majority of the qualified electors and landowners of a district, representing at least one-half of the acres of land assessed by the district, may by petition propose a plan for the dissolution or reorganization of the district. (2) The petition shall state: (a) That the petition is filed under ORS 548.900 to 548.955. […]
(1) Each person signing a petition shall add after the signature of the person the date of signing and place of residence, giving street and number or a designation sufficient to enable the place of residence to be readily ascertained, and the number of acres of land owned by the signer. The name of the […]
(1) A petition shall not be accepted for filing unless the signatures thereon have been secured within six months of the date on which the first signature on the petition was affixed. Petitions shall be filed with the secretary of the district board. It is not necessary to offer all counterparts of a petition for […]
(1) If the petition is accepted and filed by the district secretary, the secretary shall, within 30 days thereafter, cause a notice of the filing to be published in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the district or, if there is no such newspaper, in a newspaper of general circulation in each county […]
(1) Within 10 days after the filing of a petition that meets the requirements of ORS 548.920 (3) and 548.920 (2)(c), the district board shall call a special election to be held not less than 30 or more than 60 days after date the petition is filed. (2) The board shall cause notice of the […]
(1) Upon canvass of the votes, if it is found and declared by the district board that a majority of the qualified electors and landowners of the district, representing at least one-half of the acres of land assessed by the district, voted against the dissolution or reorganization of the district, the petition for dissolution or […]
Proceedings in the circuit court upon the petition shall be in the nature of a proceeding in rem and shall be conducted as an action not triable by right to a jury and any judgment or final order of the circuit court shall be subject to appeal in the same manner as other cases in […]
(1) Jurisdiction of all interested parties may be had by the publication of summons in the manner provided by ORCP 7. Copies of the summons and the petition of the district shall be mailed to each qualified elector and landowner at the mailing address as shown by the records of the county clerk, the county […]
If a contract authorized by law has been made between the district and the United States for the construction, operation or maintenance of necessary works or for a water supply, a judgment may not be entered by the court until written assent to the judgment by the Secretary of the Interior has been filed with […]
Any interested party may appear in the proceedings. Costs and disbursements may be allowed and divided between the parties or taxed to the losing party or parties in the discretion of the court. [1973 c.415 §12]
The judgment of the court shall order the clerk of the court to file certified copies of the judgment with the county treasurer and the county assessor of each county in which any property located within or assessed by the district is located, and with the Secretary of State and the Water Resources Commission. [1973 […]
