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9-8-64
Section 9-8-64 Detachment of lands from districts. The owner or owners of lands which have
not been, are not and cannot be benefited by their inclusion in the watershed conservancy
district may petition the board of supervisors to have such lands detached. The petition shall
describe such lands and state the reasons why they should be detached. A hearing shall be
held within 30 days after the petition is received. Due notice of such hearing shall be given
at least 10 days before the hearing. If it is determined by the board of supervisors that
such lands shall be detached, such determination shall be certified to the judge of probate
of each county in which any portion of such lands lie. After recording, the certification
shall be filed with the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee. (Acts 1957, No. 517,
p. 705, §14.)...
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9-8-66
Section 9-8-66 Supervision of district when soil and water conservation district discontinued.
If any supervising soil and water conservation district is discontinued, the county commission
of the county or counties involved shall serve in the same supervising capacity over the watershed
conservancy district as the board of supervisors. (Acts 1957, No. 517, p. 705, §16.)...
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9-8-50
Section 9-8-50 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) WATERSHED CONSERVANCY DISTRICT or WATERSHED DISTRICT. A subdistrict of a soil and water
conservation district which constitutes a governmental subdivision of this state and a public
body, corporate and politic, organized in accordance with the provisions of this article for
the purposes, with the powers and subject to the restrictions set forth in this article. (2)
DIRECTOR. One of the members of the governing body of a watershed conservancy district. (3)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The governing body of a watershed conservancy district. (4) SUPERVISOR.
A supervisor of a soil and water conservation district in which a watershed conservancy district
is situated. (5) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. The governing body of the soil and water conservation
district in which a watershed conservancy district is situated or, if...
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9-8-62
Section 9-8-62 Issuance of bonds. (a) Bonds authorized by Section 9-8-61 shall not be issued
until proposed by order or resolution of the board of directors specifying the purpose for
which the funds are to be used and the proposed undertaking, the amount of bonds to be issued
and the rate of interest they are to bear. A copy of the order or resolution shall be certified
to the board of supervisors. (b) The board of supervisors shall conduct a hearing on such
proposal after giving due notice of such hearing. If it appears that the proposal is within
the scope and purpose of this article and meets all other requirements of the law, the proposal
shall be submitted to the landowners of the watershed conservancy district by referendum under
supervision of the board of supervisors. (c) The provisions of Sections 9-8-56 through 9-8-58
as to notice, qualifications of voters, absentee voting and manner of holding referendum elections
in organizing a watershed conservancy district shall apply...
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9-8-55
Section 9-8-55 Hearing upon petition; denial or approval of petition. (a) Within 30 days after
such petition has been filed with the board of supervisors, it shall cause due notice to be
given of a proposed hearing upon the practicability and feasibility of creating such water
conservancy district. All interested parties shall have the right to attend such hearing and
be heard. If it shall appear at the hearing that other lands should be included or that lands
included in the petition should be excluded, the board of supervisors may permit such inclusion
or exclusion, provided the land area involved still meets the requirements of Section 9-8-52.
(b) If it appears upon the hearing that it may be desirable to include within the proposed
district territory outside of the area within which due notice of the hearing has been given,
the hearing shall be adjourned and due notice of a further hearing shall be given throughout
the entire area considered for inclusion in the district and a...
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9-9-7
Section 9-9-7 Establishment of district - Filing of petition for organization of district;
appointment, etc., of engineer; report of engineer. (a) Whenever a petition praying for the
organization of a water management district and signed by a majority of the landowners owning
more than one third of the land in acreage in a proposed district or by at least one third
of the persons owning more than one half of the land in the proposed district shall be filed
with the court of probate of such county in which such lands are located or, if such lands
are composed of tracts or parcels situated in two or more counties, then in the office of
the court of probate of the county in which there is situated more of said lands than in any
other county, said petition setting forth the specific body or district of land in the county
or county and adjoining counties described in such a way as to convey an intelligent idea
as to location of such land and stating that the public benefit or utility or the...
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9-8-58
Section 9-8-58 Referendum upon creation of district - Counting, etc., of votes; certification,
recordation and filing of results. The votes shall be counted by the election officers at
the close of the polls, and report of the results, along with the ballots, shall be delivered
to the polling superintendent, who shall certify the results to the board of supervisors.
If a majority of the votes cast favor creation of the district, the board of supervisors shall
certify such results to the judge of probate of the county or counties involved. Upon proper
recording of such action, such watershed conservancy district shall be duly created. After
recording, the certification shall be filed with the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee.
(Acts 1957, No. 517, p. 705, §8.)...
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9-8-26
Section 9-8-26 Land-use regulations - Procedure for adoption; amendment, repeal, etc.; contents;
publication, etc. (a) The supervisors of any district shall have authority to formulate regulations
governing the use of lands within the district in the interest of conserving soil and soil
resources and preventing and controlling soil erosion. The supervisors may conduct such public
meetings and public hearings upon tentative regulations as may be necessary to assist them
in this work. The supervisors shall not have authority to enact such land-use regulations
into law until after they shall have caused due notice to be given of their intention to conduct
a referendum for submission of such regulations to the owners of lands lying within the boundaries
of the district for their indication of approval or disapproval of such proposed regulations
and until after the supervisors have considered the result of such referendum. The proposed
regulations shall be embodied in a proposed ordinance....
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9-8-61
Section 9-8-61 Board of directors - Powers and duties generally. Subject to the approval of
the board of supervisors, the board of directors of a watershed conservancy district shall
have power to: (1) Acquire, by purchase, gift, grant, bequest or devise, or through condemnation
proceedings held in the manner provided by Chapter 1 of Title 18 of this code, such lands
or rights-of-way as are necessary for the exercise of any authorized function of the district;
(2) Construct, improve, operate and maintain such structures as may be necessary for the exercise
of any authorized function of the district; (3) Borrow such money as is necessary for the
purpose of acquiring rights-of-way and establishing, constructing, reconstructing, repairing,
enlarging and maintaining such structures and improvements as are required by the district
in the performance of its functions, and issue, negotiate and sell its bonds as provided in
Section 9-8-62; provided, that all contracts made and all bonds issued...
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9-8-57
Section 9-8-57 Referendum upon creation of district - Contents of ballot; qualifications of
voters; voting procedure. The question to be voted on shall be submitted by ballots upon which
appear the words: "For creation of _____ Watershed Conservancy District" "Against
creation of _____ Watershed Conservancy District" A square shall follow each proposition.
The ballot shall also contain a direction to insert an "X" mark in the square following
one or the other of the propositions as the voter may favor or oppose creation of the district.
The ballot shall set forth the boundaries of the proposed district as determined by the board
of supervisors. Only owners of lands lying within the boundaries of the territory, as determined
by the board, shall be eligible to vote in the referendum. Qualified voters may vote by absentee
ballot in such referendum under rules and regulations prescribed by the board of supervisors.
(Acts 1957, No. 517, p. 705, §7.)...
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