§ 34-51-111 — Election of supervisors

(1) The court in the decree establishing a
mine drainage district shall order an election to be held under the supervision of the
board of county commissioners of the county wherein said district, or the greater
portion thereof, is situated, for the purpose of electing five individuals to constitute
the board of supervisors for said district, and shall set the time and place of said
election, and direct the clerk of said board of county commissioners to cause notice
of said election, and the time and place thereof, to be published for four successive
weeks prior to the date of said election, in some newspaper published within the
county. The individuals so elected shall hold office for one, two, three, four, and five
years, in accordance with the number of votes received by them respectively. The
individual receiving the highest number of votes is to serve for five years, the one
receiving the next highest, four years, the next highest, three years, the next
highest, two years, and the next highest, one year.

(2) Each year following the organization of the mine drainage district,
elections shall be called by and held under the supervision of the board of county
commissioners for the purpose of electing a successor to the member of the board
of supervisors of the mine drainage district whose term expires, and to fill any other
vacancies that may exist in said board, and at such election a new member shall be
elected to said board of supervisors to hold office for five years. Notice of such
subsequent elections is to be given in the same manner as provided in this section
to be given in the case of the first election. At all elections for members of the
board of supervisors of a mine drainage district, each person owning mining claims
in the district shall be entitled to one vote for each claim or fractional claim within
said district, owned by such person, and only individuals who are residents of the
county wherein the mine drainage district lies, and who are owners of mining claims
within said district, or officers, managers, or superintendents of corporations
owning mining claims within said district shall be qualified for election as members
of said board.

Legislative History

Source: L. 11: p. 510, � 13. C.L. � 3335. CSA: C. 110, � 228. CRS 53: � 92-28-13. C.R.S. 1963: � 92-28-13.