§ 61-07-31 — Contract for supply of water extending over one year approved at election - Regulations governing election

Regulations governing election.
If a contract for the supplying of water provides for a payment to be made extending for a
period of more than one year from the date of making such contract, the board of such irrigation
district shall submit such contract to the legal voters of such district at any general election, or at
a special election called for the approval or disapproval of the contract. If a special election is
called for such purpose, the notice of election, the conduct of said election, and the canvass of
the votes, so far as practicable, shall be the same as in a regular election of the district. The
notice of such election need not give the entire contract, but shall be sufficient if it shall state in
a general way the substance of the proposed contract. The ballot at such election shall be in
substantially the following form:
For approval of contract for water supply ☐
Against approval of contract for water supply ☐
If a majority of the electors voting on said proposition vote for approval of such contract, the
board shall enter into such contract and thereafter, at the time the other taxes of the district are
levied, shall levy a tax on the taxable property of the district sufficient to pay the amount due on
said contract and to become due on said contract before the next annual levy in said district.