§ 41-7-413 — Application of provisions; districts organized under federal reclamation projects

Wyoming § 41-7-413

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 41: Water
• Ch. 7: IRRIGATION DISTRICTS
• Art. 4: ASSESSMENTS

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The provisions of this article, relative to the levy and
collection of payments, charges or assessments in irrigation
districts shall not apply to any district which may be organized
within a federal reclamation project for the purpose of
cooperation between such district and the United States;
provided, a different method for the levy and collection of
payments, charges or assessments be agreed upon between such
district and the United States; and they shall apply only with
the modifications hereinafter set forth to an irrigation
district which may have been organized within a federal
reclamation project when the board of commissioners of such
irrigation district by unanimous vote decide to make collection
of their taxes or assessments through their own treasurer's
office. Whenever the board of commissioners of an irrigation
district, organized within a United States reclamation project
by unanimous vote of said board decide to make collection of
their taxes and assessments through their own office, they shall
certify their action to the board of county commissioners of
each county in which their district is situated, by a written
certificate, which shall be over the signatures of its president
and secretary. Such certificate shall be filed in the office of
the county clerk of such county not later than July first of the
year in which the change of place of payment is desired to be
effective and thereafter all taxes or assessments levied or
assessed for such district shall be collected by, and payable to
the treasurer of the irrigation district, at the office
designated by such district at the time and in the manner now
fixed by statute. When a certificate is filed as hereinbefore
provided, then and thereafter the county commissioners of the
county having jurisdiction of such irrigation district shall not
be required to certify and deliver said assessment roll to the
county assessor of such county or counties as otherwise provided
by law, but shall certify and deliver said assessment roll to
the treasurer of said district who shall act in lieu of and in
place of the county treasurer in sending notices and collecting
and receipting for such taxes or assessments. It shall be the
duty of the treasurer of any irrigation district, following the
method provided herein for collection of taxes or assessments to
certify to the county treasurer of the county in which the land
is situated the amount of any delinquent taxes or assessments on
or before the 25th of May of each and every year and the county
treasurer shall enter the same upon his delinquent tax list and
make sale thereof as now provided by law. Any district which may
or shall choose to make collection of its taxes or assessments
as provided herein may revert back to the method of collection
through the county treasurer's office by filing with the county
clerk of the county or counties within which such district is
located, a certificate showing the desire of a majority of its
board of commissioners to change. Thereupon beginning with the
first of July of the year in which the change is desired to be
made, all the requirements of collection through the county
treasurer's office shall be complied with.