The department of water resources shall file in the office of the secretary of state a certified copy of the department’s order declaring any territory to be duly organized as an irrigation district, and the secretary of state shall make and issue to the department a certificate under the seal of the state of the due organization of the district. The secretary of state also shall file in the secretary’s office a copy of the secretary’s certificate and the order of the department. The certificate of the secretary of state, or a copy of the certificate, authenticated by the secretary of state, is prima facie evidence of the organization and existence of the irrigation district.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 61-05-19

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • seal: includes an impression of such seal upon the paper alone as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed thereto. See North Dakota Code 1-01-38
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49