Title 70, WATERCOURSES AND PORT DISTRICTS

70-1105. Petition — Transmission to county commissioners. Whenever such petition shall be certified to as sufficient, the county clerk shall forthwith transmit the same, together with his certificate of sufficiency attached thereto, to the board of county commissioners, who shall…

70-1106. Election — Notice. The board of county commissioners shall direct its clerk to give notice of such election by publishing notice thereof at least twice, the first of which shall be not less than twelve (12) days prior to the election and the last of which publication sha…

70-1107. Election — Form of ballot. In submitting the said question to the voters for their approval or rejection, the proposition shall be expressed on said ballot substantially in the following terms: "Port of …. Yes." "Port of …. No." (Giving the name of the principal river po…

70-1108. District formation. Within nine (9) days after such election the board of county commissioners shall canvass the returns; and, if at such election a majority of the voters voting on such proposition shall vote in favor of the formation of such district, the board of coun…

70-1109. Annexation of land to district — Petitions. The boundaries of any port district may be altered and new territory may be annexed thereto as provided in this act. Such enlarged port district may include land in one or more adjacent counties. Such territory to be annexed mu…

70-1110. Annexation — Certification of petition. If the county clerk or clerks shall find the said petition to be in proper form, and to be signed by the proper number of qualified voters of such areas within their county, they shall so certify to the commissioners of their respe…

70-1111. Annexation — Election. The commissioners of all counties involved, including the existing port district and the area to be annexed, shall submit the proposition to the voters of such area within their respective counties, at the next election held pursuant to section 34-…

70-1112. Annexation — Canvass and declaration of election results. At the time provided by law for the canvass of the vote of the election, the board of county commissioners of each county in which either the existing port district, or the area proposed to be annexed, shall lie, …

70-1113. Annexation — Entry of order — Liabilities for outstanding indebtedness. If a majority of votes cast in the port district and, in addition thereto, a majority of the votes cast in the area to be annexed, favor such annexation, the board of county commissioners in each cou…

70-1114. Disincorporation. (1) A port district may disincorporate after proceedings as required by this section. The port commission shall, upon receiving a petition for disincorporation signed by not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the number of qualified electors casting…