Title 40 — HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES

40-1501. Highway districts — Consolidation — Effect of consolidation. Any highway district within the state, whether the same are situated entirely within the boundaries of any one (1) county or within two (2) or more adjoining counties, may be consolidated with any adjoining hig…

40-1502. Petitions for consolidation. (1) Whenever electors of two (2) or more existing adjoining highway districts desire to consolidate those districts, a petition from each of the districts for consolidation, signed by five percent (5%) or twenty-five (25) electors, whichever …

40-1503. Order for hearing — Notice. The commissioners of the counties concerned, shall at the earliest possible date, meet at a time and place as shall be agreed upon by them, and at the meeting shall, by order, entered in the minutes of the commissioners of each of the counties…

40-1504. Publication of notice. The clerk of commissioners of each of the counties concerned shall cause to be published a copy of notice as provided by section 40-206, Idaho Code.

40-1505. Hearing — Order for election — Consolidation, when defeated. At the time and place specified in the notice, the county commissioners shall proceed to consider the petition and all written and oral objections, and shall hear all qualified persons in relation to it. Upon c…

40-1506. Polling places — Election officers. The commissioners of each county concerned shall meet within thirty (30) days, in either special or regular session and, by order, enter in their minutes and designate the polling places in each of the concerned highway districts situa…

40-1507. Notice of election — Publication and contents. The commissioners of each county shall require its county clerk to give notice of the election in accordance with the provisions of title 34, Idaho Code. In addition, the notice shall state the purpose and date of the electi…

40-1508. elections — Time of holding. An election held under the provisions of this chapter shall be held in each of the highway districts and counties affected by the proposed consolidation and shall be held on the same day and conducted in accordance with the provisions of titl…

40-1509. Conduct of elections. (1) The polls shall be presided over by the appointed judges and clerks who must take an oath as judge and clerk of the highway district election and which oath shall obligate the judges and clerks to faithfully perform the duties of a board of elec…

40-1510. Defeat of proposal — Subsequent elections. The failure to carry the proposal to consolidate highway districts by at least a majority vote in any one (1) of the highway districts concerned shall defeat the entire proposal. Subsequent elections to consolidate highway distr…

40-1511. Count of votes — Canvass — Order for consolidation. Immediately following the close of the polls, the votes shall be counted in accordance with the provisions of title 34, Idaho Code. The board of county commissioners shall meet separately at their respective county seat…

40-1512. Subdivision of district — Appointment of highway commissioners — Consolidation, when effective. At the joint meeting, as provided by section 40-1511, Idaho Code, by a majority vote of all the commissioners present, the territory consolidated in one (1) highway district s…

40-1513. Highway district laws applicable — Exceptions — Tax levies. After the consolidation is effective, statutes relating to highway districts shall be applicable to the joint consolidated highway district, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. The assessing of propert…

40-1514. Organization of highway district commissioners — Computation of indebtedness of former districts. Immediately after consolidation is effected and highway commissioners are appointed, they shall meet and organize as provided by law, appoint required officers and designate…

40-1515. Property and moneys of former districts — Delivery to consolidated highway district. All property rights of the former highway districts shall be vested in and become the property of the consolidated highway district. The highway district commissioners and officers of ea…

40-1516. Separate accounts of funds and proceeds from former highway districts — Duties of treasurer. The highway district treasurer shall keep separate accounts of all moneys coming into his hands from each of the former highway districts, together with all moneys received from …

40-1517. Funding of indebtedness of former highway districts. If the consolidated highway district commissioners determine that valid outstanding indebtedness of any of the former highway districts, existing prior to the consolidation may be funded or refunded to the profit and b…

40-1518. Indebtedness prior to consolidation — Liability of property in former highway districts. It is expressly provided that property situated within the boundaries of a former highway district shall be liable for the indebtedness of that district existing prior to consolidati…

40-1519. Expenses of election. In all counties where highway district consolidation elections are held under the provisions of this chapter, county commissioners shall pay expenses of the elections from the election fund of the county.