Nebraska § 46-103 Irrigation district; how formed; petition

Nebraska Statutes

§ 46-103 — Irrigation district; how formed; petition

Nebraska § 46-103

Ch. 46Irrigation and Regulation of Water

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-103 (2026).

Text

A petition shall be filed with the county board, signed by a majority of the electors of the proposed district who shall own or hold leasehold estates in a majority of the whole number of acres belonging to or held by the electors of the proposed district, which petition shall set forth and particularly describe the boundaries of the district and shall pray that the same be organized under the provisions of sections  46-101  to  46-128 .

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A petition shall be filed with the county board, signed by a majority of the electors of the proposed district who shall own or hold leasehold estates in a majority of the whole number of acres belonging to or held by the electors of the proposed district, which petition shall set forth and particularly describe the boundaries of the district and shall pray that the same be organized under the provisions of sections 46-101 to 46-128 .

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1895, c. 70, § 2, p. 270; Laws 1903, c. 121, § 1, p. 616; Laws 1909, c. 155, § 1, p. 558; R.S.1913, § 3458; Laws 1917, c. 81, § 1, p. 191; C.S.1922, § 2858; C.S.1929, § 46-102; Laws 1933, c. 87, § 1, p. 355; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-102; R.S.1943, § 46-103. Annotations: The boundaries of the irrigation district must be sufficiently definite and certain to identify the land to be irrigated thereby. Baker v. Central Irr. Dist., 93 Neb. 460, 140 N.W. 765 (1913).