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§ 503. Hearing on petition--Order for formation of district

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 82. Waters and Water Rights

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 82. Waters and Water Rights
Chapter 4. Conservation in General
Powers of State Board Concerning Conservancy Districts
82 Okl.St.Ann. § 503
§ 503. Hearing on petition--Order for formation of district
Currentness
Upon the hearing had upon any such petition filed as hereinabove set out, if it shall appear to the court that the purposes of Chapter 70, Article 5, Oklahoma Statutes of 1931, as amended by House Bill No. 84, of the Fifteenth Legislature,1 will be best served by the creation of the conservancy district and the owners of a majority of the area of land in the proposed district have not filed written protest against the formation of such district, the court shall, by its findings duly entered of record, adjudicate all questions of jurisdiction and declare the districts organized, giving it a name or number in its discretion, by which it shall be known in all proceedings; provided, that no assessment for benefits shall be levied by a conservancy district created under this act.2

Credits

Laws 1935, p. 344, § 3.

Footnotes

1
Now incorporated in Title 82, Chapters 4 and 5.
2
Title 82, §§ 501 to 510, 521.
82 Okl. St. Ann. § 503, OK ST T. 82 § 503
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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