§ 37-43-134 — Voting on bond issue

Colorado § 37-43-134

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 37: Water and
• Art.: Irrigation Districts of 1905 and 1921

Text

The president of the board of directors, or
in his absence one of the other members of the board of directors of the district,
shall preside at such meeting and the secretary of the board shall act as secretary
of the meeting. The landowners present shall elect three of their own number to act
as judges who shall determine all questions arising concerning ownership of land
and the regularity and authenticity of proxies. The owners of land in the district or
their duly authorized proxies shall vote by ballot containing the words for the
bonds and against the bonds, with spaces opposite wherein the voter may place
a cross mark (X) to express his choice. Said ballot shall also have appropriate
places for the signature of the voter and the number of acres of land in the district
owned by the voter. Each landowner shall be entitled to cast as many votes as he
has acres of land in the district. The owner of the fee title to land in the district or
the owner of incomplete title to public land in the district on which a filing has been
made and proceedings taken to perfect title in good faith and in full compliance
with law shall be deemed to be a landowner for the purposes of sections 37-43-132 to 37-43-138, and all persons, corporations, partnerships, or entities owning
land in the district shall be entitled to vote at said meeting in person or by their duly
authorized proxy. All proxies shall be in writing and shall be acknowledged. The
judges shall canvass the votes cast at any meeting held pursuant to said sections
and shall certify the result thereof to the board of directors of the district.

Legislative History

Source: L. 33-34, 2nd Ex. Sess.: p. 58, � 3. CSA: C. 90, � 514. CRS 53: � 149-3-33. C.R.S. 1963: � 150-3-33.