§ 41-9-101 — Petition for organization; when filed; contents; service of notice or petitions generally

Wyoming § 41-9-101

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 41: Water
• Ch. 9: DRAINAGE DISTRICTS
• Art. 1: ORGANIZATION AND PRELIMINARY

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(a) Whenever a majority of the adult owners of lands
within any district of land, who shall represent one-third in
area of the lands within said district to be reclaimed or
benefited, or whenever the adult owners of more than one-half of
the lands within such district desire to construct one (1) or
more drains, ditches, levees, or other works across the lands of
others, for the promotion of the public health or welfare, and
the drainage of said lands, or desire to maintain and keep in
repair any such drain, ditch or levee heretofore constructed
under any law of this state, such owners may file in the
district court of any county in which the lands, or any part of
them, shall lie, a petition setting forth:
(i) The proposed names of said drainage district;
(ii) The necessity of the proposed work, describing
the necessity;
(iii) A general description of the proposed starting
points, routes and termini of the proposed drains, ditches, and
levees;
(iv) A general description of the lands proposed to
be included in said district;
(v) The names of the owners of all lands in said
district when known.
(b) If the purpose of said petitioners is the enlargement,
repair and maintenance of a ditch, levee or other work
heretofore constructed under any law of this state, said
petition shall give a general description of the same, with such
particulars as may be deemed important.
(c) Said petition shall pray for the organization of a
drainage district by the name and within the boundaries
proposed, and for the appointment of commissioners for the
execution of such proposed work, according to the provisions of
this and the following sections.
(d) Any lands, the title to which is in the state of
Wyoming, and which are within the boundaries of any drainage
district heretofore created, or which may be hereafter created,
may be included in any such drainage district in the same manner
as is by law provided for adding other lands to drainage
districts whenever it is found necessary to include lands in
drainage districts, as by the preceding paragraphs provided.
(e) Any and all copies of petitions, or notices, required
by law to be served on account of such lands being included in
such drainage districts, shall be served on the president of the
board having control of such lands in the same manner as is
hereinafter provided for the service of petitions and notices on
other owners of lands in the district in which said lands are
situated.