48-1501. Powers of district; same general system of works defined A. Power districts, after they are organized, shall have the powers, rights and duties which are conferred by law upon power districts. B. The same general system of works, as used in this chapter, means and includes any system for generating or distributing power of […]
48-1502. Petition for organization; publication; notice; qualification of petitioners A. When five or more holders of title, or evidence of title, as provided by this section, to agricultural lands which are susceptible of cultivation by the same general system, or by individual system of works, desire to provide for the cultivation of such lands, they […]
48-1503. Hearings on petition; determination of boundaries A. The board of supervisors shall hear the petition when it is presented, but may adjourn the hearing from time to time not exceeding a total of four weeks. On the final hearing the board shall make such changes in the proposed boundaries as deemed advisable and shall […]
48-1504. Appeal from order establishing boundaries of district A. Any person interested who is a party to the record may appeal to the superior court of the county in which the petition is heard from the order of the board of supervisors setting the boundaries of the proposed power district, but if more than one […]
48-1505. Division of district; number of directors A. When the boundaries of the district are defined and established, the board shall, if so requested in the petition, make an order dividing the district into three divisions as nearly equal in size as practicable. The divisions shall be numbered consecutively and known as " first division, […]
48-1506. Election upon question of organization; polling places; election officials A. If upon the hearing as provided by section 48-1503 the prayer of the petition is granted, the board of supervisors shall by further order, duly entered upon its minutes, call an election of the qualified electors of the proposed district for the purpose of […]
48-1507. Notice of election A. The board of supervisors shall cause a notice embodying in substance the order provided by section 48-1506, signed by the chairman and clerk of the board, to be issued and published, giving public notice of the election, the time and polling places, and specifying the matters to be submitted to […]
48-1508. Qualifications of electors A. No person shall be entitled to vote at any election held under the provisions of this chapter unless he possesses all the qualifications required of electors for state offices under the general election laws, and is the owner of real property located within the boundaries of the district on which […]
48-1509. Ballots; manner of voting A. The ballots to be used at the election for the formation of the district shall be supplied by the board of supervisors and shall be substantially as follows: " Power district, yes" . " Power district, no." The ballots shall contain the names of the general electors to be […]
48-1510. Opening and closing polls; determining and certifying result; powers of election judges A. The polls shall be open on the day of election at eight o’clock a.m. and remain open until six o’clock p.m. After closing the polls, the judges of the election shall ascertain the result of the vote and certify it in […]
48-1511. Canvass of votes; order based on results; completion of district formation; qualification of directors A. The board of supervisors shall meet on the second Monday next succeeding the election and canvass the votes cast. If it appears that at least a majority of the votes cast at the election in the proposed district have […]
48-1512. Tie votes If two or more persons at an election receive the same number of votes for director from any division of the district, or from the entire district when elected at large, the choice of director shall be decided by lot between them, under supervision of the chairman of the board of supervisors.
48-1513. Contest of elections; appeal to supreme court A. The organization or election provided by this article may be contested by any person owning property within the district liable to assessment for purposes of the district within twenty days after canvass of the votes and declaration of the result by the board of supervisors. The […]
48-1514. Division of district subsequent to organization A. At any time a majority of the owners in fee of all the lands constituting the district may file with the board of directors of the district a petition praying that the district be divided into divisions. The board of directors shall at least thirty days prior […]
48-1515. Limitation on subsequent formation of new district A. The board of supervisors of a county in which any portion of a proposed district is located shall not permit the organization of said district if it includes any portion of the lands of another district organized under this chapter, or of a territory served by […]
48-1516. Districts organized under prior law The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any district organized prior to March 26, 1919 which elects to come under the provisions of this chapter by a majority vote of the electors of the district at an election held under the provisions of the law under which the […]
48-1517. Inclusion or exclusion of lands; procedure; costs A. For the purpose of determining the permanent inclusion of additional lands within the district or excluding lands from the district, petitions by the owners of lands may be filed with the board of directors. B. The petitions shall give a description of the lands to be […]
48-1518. Notice of hearing on inclusion or exclusion of lands; objections; failure to object A. Upon filing the petitions provided by section 48-1517, and payment of estimated expenses, the secretary shall cause notice to be given and published once each week for three successive weeks in a newspaper published in the county where the office […]
48-1519. Order granting or denying petition for inclusion or exclusion of land A. Upon the hearings, if the board of directors deems it for the best interests of the district to grant the petitions, it may do so, or may deny them, and in either event shall enter an order upon the records of the […]
48-1520. Rights of guardians, conservators, personal representatives or administrators relating to inclusion or exclusion of lands A guardian, conservator, personal representative or administrator of an estate who has qualified under the laws of this state and as such is entitled to possession of the lands belonging to the estate which he represents may sign the […]
