48-2301. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " District" means an agricultural improvement district. 2. " Same general system of irrigation works" means any system of irrigation works of whatever character, combination or construction, by whatever means operated, and whether located within or without the boundaries of an agricultural improvement district […]
48-2302. District as municipal corporation An agricultural improvement district organized under the provisions of this chapter is a public, political, taxing subdivision of the state, and a municipal corporation to the extent of the powers and privileges conferred by this chapter or granted generally to municipal corporations by the constitution and statutes of the state, […]
48-2303. Purposes for which district may be organized A. When five or more holders of title or evidence of title to agricultural lands which have at any time been recognized as within the exterior boundaries of a United States reclamation project and which are susceptible of irrigation by the same general system of irrigation works, […]
48-2304. Petition for organization; notice; bond A. In order to propose the organization of an agricultural improvement district, a petition shall be presented to the board of supervisors of the county in which the lands within the proposed district, or the greater portion thereof, are located, signed by the required number of holders of title […]
48-2305. Qualifications of petitioners A. The county equalized assessment roll adopted next preceding presentation of the petition for organization of the district shall be sufficient evidence of title for the purposes of this chapter, but no person who has received or acquired title to land within the proposed district for the purpose of enabling such […]
48-2306. Hearing on petition A. At the time fixed in the notice for the hearing, the board of supervisors shall proceed to hear the petition, together with any statements offered by any holder of title or evidence of title to lands included within the boundaries of the proposed district, either in favor of or against […]
48-2307. Appeal from order of board of supervisors A. Any person interested who is a party to the record may appeal to the superior court in the county in which the petition was heard from the order of the board of supervisors, but if more than one appeal is taken, they shall be consolidated and […]
48-2308. Election upon question of organization; notice A. Upon entry of the order of the board of supervisors, it shall give notice of an election to be held in the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether or not it shall be organized under the provisions of this chapter. The notice shall designate the […]
48-2309. Qualifications of electors A. No person shall be entitled to vote at any election held under the provisions of this chapter unless the person is a qualified district elector. In this chapter, a qualified district elector is a person who is otherwise qualified to vote for state officers under the general election laws of […]
48-2310. Ballots; manner of voting A. The ballots at the organizational election shall contain the words, " agricultural improvement district – -yes, " and " agricultural improvement district – -no." The ballots shall also set forth the names of one or more persons, according to the divisions of the proposed district as prayed for in […]
48-2311. Canvass of votes; declaration of results The board of supervisors shall, on the first Monday succeeding the election, if then in session, or at its next succeeding regular or special session, canvass the votes cast. If upon the canvass it appears that a majority of all votes cast is " agricultural improvement district – […]
48-2312. Completion of district organization; limitation on inclusion of certain lands A. The board shall cause a copy of the order, duly certified, to be immediately filed in the office of the county recorder of any county in which a portion of the lands included within the district is located, and immediately forward a copy […]
48-2313. Contest of election or organization; appeal A. The election or organization may be contested by any person owning property within the proposed district subject to assessment for purposes of the district. The directors elected at the election shall be made parties defendant. B. The contest shall be brought in the superior court of the […]
48-2314. Qualification of initial directors; term of office The directors elected at the organizational election shall immediately enter upon their duties as such, upon qualifying in the manner provided by section 48-2390. The directors shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified.
48-2315. Organization of initial board of directors; appointment of officers A. The directors of a district organized under the provisions of this chapter, on the first Tuesday after their election and after they have qualified, shall meet and classify themselves by lot into two classes as nearly equal in number as possible. The term of […]
