§ 41-3-740 — Appointment and qualifications; number; term; election of successors; vacancies; bond

(a) Within thirty (30) days after entering the decree
incorporating said district, the court shall appoint a board of
directors of the district consisting of not less than five (5)
or more than nine (9) persons who are residents of the county or
counties in which the water conservancy district is situated,
all of whom shall be owners of real property in said district.
The terms of office of said directors shall be staggered over a
five (5) year period, but not more than two (2) of such
directors may be appointed for a full five (5) year term.
(b) At the expiration of their respective terms of office
as fixed by the court, their successors in office shall be
elected in the manner provided for the election of irrigation
district commissioners in W.S. 41-7-103, 41-7-104 and 41-7-316
through 41-7-318, as amended, or as may be amended by the
legislature of Wyoming hereafter, except that they shall be
elected for a term of five (5) years. The court shall fill all
vacancies which may occur at any time on said board, but such
court appointees shall only serve until the next succeeding
regular election for board members. Each director shall hold
office during the term for which he is appointed or elected, and
until his successor is duly appointed or elected, and has
qualified; and shall furnish a corporate surety bond at the
expense of the district; in amount and form fixed and approved
by the court, conditioned for the faithful performance of his
duties as such director.