Section 41-9-136 – Corporate Authorities.
41-9-136. Corporate authorities. The commissioners appointed as aforesaid and their successors in office shall, from the entry of such order of confirmation, constitute the corporate authority of said drainage district, and shall exercise the functions conferred on them by law, and do all things and perform all acts necessary to the construction and preservation of […]
Section 41-9-137 – All Proceedings Deemed Necessary.
41-9-137. All proceedings deemed necessary. All proceedings herein required, prior to the entry of such order of confirmation of record, shall be deemed to be and are hereby declared to be necessary to the formation of said body corporate.
Section 41-9-201 – Authority of Commissioners to Enter Lands for Repairs.
41-9-201. Authority of commissioners to enter lands for repairs. The commissioners, their agents, servants and employees shall have the right to go upon all lands along any drain, ditch, levee or embankment in their district, to inspect, deepen, widen and repair the same whenever necessary, doing no unnecessary damage, and shall not be liable for […]
Section 41-9-202 – Power of Eminent Domain.
41-9-202. Power of eminent domain. Any drainage district created and existing under W.S. 41-9-101 through 41-9-278 may, whenever it shall require a way of necessity outside its boundaries for any of its work or works theretofore authorized by the court, proceed to procure the same by the exercise of the power of eminent domain.
Section 41-9-203 – Presumption of Validity of Acts of Commissioners.
41-9-203. Presumption of validity of acts of commissioners. Commissioners of drainage districts are hereby declared to be public officers. The presumption shall be in favor of the regularity and validity of all their official acts. Whenever any report of the commissioners of any drainage district or any part of any such report is contested, remonstrated […]
Section 41-9-133 – Hearings on Report; When Report Confirmed.
41-9-133. Hearings on report; when report confirmed. But if the preliminary report be that the benefits of said proposed work (or work by the commissioners proposed) will exceed the damages and the cost of construction and that the public health will be promoted thereby, or that the public welfare will be promoted thereby, and no […]
Section 41-9-134 – Hearings on Report; Findings Conclusive; Appeal.
41-9-134. Hearings on report; findings conclusive; appeal. Such findings and order shall be final and conclusive unless appealed from to the supreme court within thirty (30) days after filing thereof.
Section 41-9-129 – Hearings on Report; Notice to Owners of Added Lands.
41-9-129. Hearings on report; notice to owners of added lands. When lands are added to the district the owners thereof shall be served with said notice as provided for serving of notice of hearing on the petition.
Section 41-9-130 – Hearings on Report; Adjournment.
41-9-130. Hearings on report; adjournment. Upon the day fixed for hearing upon said report, said court may adjourn said hearing for good cause or may proceed to hear, try and determine all issues arising upon said report.
Section 41-9-131 – Hearings on Report; Remonstrances.
41-9-131. Hearings on report; remonstrances. Any interested party may appear and remonstrate against said report or any material part thereof. All remonstrances shall be in writing, be verified on oath, be filed at least five (5) days before the day fixed for hearing, and shall set forth the facts upon which they are based.