Nebraska Statutes 46-551. Water service; petition; order; contents
The board may, in its discretion, accept or reject the said petition. If it deems it for the best interest of the district that said petition be granted, it shall enter an order granting the said petition and from and after such order, the said petitioner shall be deemed to have agreed to the acquiring of water service under the terms set forth in said petition and order. Such order shall provide for payment on the basis of rate per acre-foot of water service contracted for said lands within the district; Provided, that the board may divide the district into units and fix a different rate per acre-foot of water in the respective units; and provided further, that such rates shall be equitable although not necessarily equal or uniform for like classes of services throughout the district.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 46-551
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts