§ 73-9-1 Organizers’ qualifications; exempt areas; exception
§ 73-9-2 [Voting power of water users under town or village community ditches.]
§ 73-9-3 [Petition to establish irrigation district; contents; signatures; filing; cost bond; publication of petition and notice; “resident freeholder” defined; agency.]
§ 73-9-4 [Proceedings by county commissioners on receiving petition; boundaries; applications for inclusions and exclusions; adjournments; approval; election; denial of petition; mandamus; management by board of directors.]
§ 73-9-5 Irrigation district; notice; election; ballots
§ 73-9-6 [Determining and declaring results of election; effect; including district’s lands in another district; officers holdover; change of divisions, voting precincts and polling places.]
§ 73-9-7 First election; terms
§ 73-9-8 Second and subsequent elections
§ 73-9-9 Irrigation districts; transitional features for present boards
§ 73-9-10 [Location of office; secretary; notice of elections; election board.]
§ 73-9-11 [Election board; chairman’s powers; opening and closing polls; return.]
§ 73-9-12 [Determining and declaring result of election; plurality elects.]
§ 73-9-13 [Election statement and certificates; filling vacancy in office of director.]
§ 73-9-14 [Board of directors; organization; powers; water regulations; delinquent assessments; engineer’s report on water supply; contracts; pro rata distribution; delivering water to other lands; assignment of water rights.]
§ 73-9-15 [Meetings of directors; quorum; concurrence; records;
§ 73-9-16 [Acquisition of property; suits; judicial notice and presumption of organization; certified copies as evidence.]
§ 73-9-17 Bonds; authority to issue; election; how payable; form and contents
§ 73-9-18 Sale; notice
§ 73-9-19 Bonds; how paid; liens
§ 73-9-20 Special proceedings to enforce collection
§ 73-9-21 President and secretary to compile bond statement
§ 73-9-22 Directors certify amounts needed; assessment; no funds to be transferred
§ 73-9-23 Board of directors to submit accurate description of lands to county assessor
§ 73-9-24 Tax assessments
§ 73-9-25 Creation of sinking fund
§ 73-9-26 Tax levy
§ 73-9-27 County treasurer; duties; bonds and coupons in payment of taxes; accounts; collection and distribution of taxes
§ 73-9-28 Taxation; general laws applicable
§ 73-9-29 [Contracts for construction of works; advertisement; bids;
§ 73-9-30 [Claims against district; verification; allowance; warrants;
§ 73-9-31 [Expenses of organization, operation and improvements to be paid from water tolls and/or tax levies; tax levy to complete original construction.]
§ 73-9-32 [Crossings authorized; right-of-way over state lands granted.]
§ 73-9-33 Compensation of directors and secretary; personal interest in contracts; bribery; penalty
§ 73-9-34 [Statutory authorization required for debts and liabilities.]
§ 73-9-35 [Water volume insufficient; distribution.]
§ 73-9-36 [Prior water rights protected.]
§ 73-9-37 [Change of district boundaries; authorization; effect.]
§ 73-9-38 [Petition for annexation of lands; who may file; contents;
§ 73-9-39 [Notice of proposed annexation; contents; publication;
§ 73-9-40 [Hearing on proposed annexation; written objections.]
§ 73-9-41 [Petitioners required to pay sums determined by directors.]
§ 73-9-42 [Decision on petition; survey; allowance nullified by protests within thirty days.]
§ 73-9-43 [Allowance of petition for annexation; certified copy of order and plat; recording; effect; evidence.]
§ 73-9-44 Participation in proceedings for change of district boundaries
§ 73-9-45 [Redivision of district after annexation.]
§ 73-9-46 [Exclusion of lands from district; authorization; effect.]
§ 73-9-47 Petition or resolution for exclusion
§ 73-9-48 Petition or resolution for exclusion; notice; publication
§ 73-9-49 Petition or resolution for exclusion; hearing
§ 73-9-50 Petition or resolution for exclusion; hearing; order; protest
§ 73-9-51 [Unprotested allowance of petition; certified copy of order and plat; recording; effect.]
§ 73-9-52 [Redivision of district after exclusion.]
§ 73-9-53 [Petition for dissolution of district; who may file; contents;
§ 73-9-54 [Determining and declaring result of election; recording certificate.]
§ 73-9-55 Bond issue; proceedings to determine validity
§ 73-9-56 Bond issue; petition for proceedings to determine validity
§ 73-9-57 Proceedings to determine validity of bonds; notice of hearing
§ 73-9-58 Determining validity of bonds; procedure
§ 73-9-59 Determining validity of bonds; hearing; decree; costs
§ 73-9-60 [“District” defined.]
§ 73-9-61 [Former districts; validation of organization, bonds and contracts; application of article.]
§ 73-9-62 [Repeal; saving clause.]
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  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
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