37-7-122. County treasurer to collect taxes; interest coupons or bonds of district authorized for payment of district bond taxes; duty of county commissioners as to unpaid taxes. It shall be the duty of the county treasurer of each county in which any power district is located in whole or in part to collect and receipt […]
37-7-123. Inspection and repair of power lines. The commissioners and agents, servants and employees shall have the right to go upon all lands along any power line to inspect and repair the same whenever necessary, doing no unnecessary damage, and shall not be liable for trespass therefor.
37-7-124. Necessary additional assessments authorized under court order; notice required; payment. If any assessment for construction, operation, maintenance or repair that the commissioners shall have reported to the court is a smaller sum than is needed to carry out the purpose for which said assessment has been made or if in any year an additional […]
37-7-125. Omission of assessments not to affect jurisdiction of court or render previous assessments voidable; commissioners to correct omissions and report to court. Omission to assess benefits, or to assess for construction, or to make additional assessment or to make assessment for operation, maintenance or repairs against any land or person which should have been […]
37-7-126. Commissioners may borrow for unpaid construction or lawful debts; issuance of notes or bonds; interest specified. The commissioners may borrow money, not exceeding the amount of “assessment for construction” as herein provided, unpaid at the time of borrowing for such purposes, or for the payment of any indebtedness that may have been lawfully incurred, […]
37-7-127. Refunding of indebtedness. The court, may, upon the petition of the commissioners authorize them to refund any lawful indebtedness of the district now existing or which may hereafter be incurred by taking up and canceling all or any part of its outstanding notes and bonds, as fast as they come due or before, if […]
37-7-128. Construction to be done by lowest responsible bidder; advertisement for bids; applicability of section. In all cases where the work to be done at any one time under the directions of the commissioners will, in their opinion, cost to exceed twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00), the same shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder, […]
37-7-129. Payment, tender or deposit of damages required before start of construction; exception. The damages allowed to the owners of lands shall be paid or tendered before the commissioners shall be authorized to enter upon the lands for damage to which the award is made, for the construction of any power line or other work […]
37-7-130. Assessments as lien against property. Each and every sum assessed in any power district organized in the manner herein provided, as soon as such assessment is confirmed by the court, shall be and is declared to be a lien against the land so assessed, and unless some other method of collection is herein provided, […]
37-7-131. Bonds not adversely affected by change in assessment. No bonds or other money obligations issued by any power district shall be adversely affected by any subsequent change in assessment of benefits.
37-7-132. Commissioners declared public officers; acts presumed regular and valid; burden of proof on contestant. Commissioners of power 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 power district or any part […]
37-7-133. Order confirming assessments as evidence of regularity. The order confirming the assessments of benefits shall be conclusive as to the regularity of all proceedings relating to the assessments of benefits unless appealed from within thirty (30) days after the entry of such order.
37-7-134. Election of commissioners; date; term of office. Upon the third Tuesday in November next preceding the expiration of terms of office of any power district commissioners appointed in any power district organized under the provisions of this chapter, there shall be elected three (3) commissioners for such power district, one (1) for the term […]
37-7-135. Election of commissioners; hour and place; notice; voters qualified; conduct; proxies; record required. The commissioners of the district shall fix the hour and place within the boundaries of the district of each election and preside at the same. It shall be the duty of the commissioners at least twenty (20) days prior to the […]
37-7-136. Election of commissioners; votes necessary to elect; filling of vacancies; qualifications and duties of commissioners elected. No person shall be elected as commissioner who shall not have received a majority of all votes cast. No election shall be invalid by reason of the fact that a majority of the assessed valuation of real estate […]
