Title 61 — Waters
57 chapters · 825 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 61-06-01 Board of directors of irrigation district - Terms - Vacancies
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If an irrigation district contains less than twenty thousand irrigable acres [8093.72 irrigable hectares] of land and is not divided into precincts or divisions, the board of directors consists of five directors who must be residents of the state and electors of the district and …
N.D.C.C. § 61-06-02 Directors elected subsequent to organization assume office - Time - Term
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The directors elected subsequent to the organization of the district shall assume the duties of their office the first Tuesday in April after their election and shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified.
N.D.C.C. § 61-06-03 Oath and bond of boards of directors - Filing
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After receiving a certificate of election each director shall take the oath prescribed for civil officers, and shall be bonded in the sum of one thousand dollars. The oath of office and bond must be filed in the office of the department of water resources.
N.D.C.C. § 61-06-04 Meeting of directors - Organization - Officers - Quorum - Term of officers
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The directors elected at the first election in an irrigation district shall meet at the time and place designated by the department of water resources and organize by selecting one of their members as chairman of the board. A temporary secretary must be designated until a permane…
N.D.C.C. § 61-06-07 Form of official bonds provided for in chapter - Obligee in bond
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All official bonds provided for in this chapter shall be in the form prescribed by law for official bonds of county officers except that the obligee named in such bond shall be the irrigation district. 61-06-08. Officers or employees bonded in state bonding fund - Assessment paym…
N.D.C.C. § 61-06-09 Regular election of irrigation districts - Mail ballot elections
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The regular election of irrigation districts must be held on the second Tuesday in February in each even-numbered year. The board of directors of an irrigation district may hold a regular or special election by mail ballot. If the board determines to hold an election by mail ball…
N.D.C.C. § 61-06-10 Notice of election after district is organized - Contents - Form
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Within thirty-five days of, but at least twenty-five days before, any regular or special election held in an irrigation district, the secretary of the board of directors shall publish a notice of the election in the newspaper or newspapers of general circulation where the distric…
N.D.C.C. § 61-06-12 Candidates at election - Filing names
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Any person desiring to be a candidate at an irrigation district election shall file that person's name with the secretary of the board not less than twenty days before the election. The secretary shall contact each candidate for the purpose of verifying the candidate's willingnes…
N.D.C.C. § 61-06-13 Ballot at irrigation district elections - Contents - Mail ballots
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1. At least fifteen days before an election in an irrigation district, the secretary shall prepare and have printed an official ballot containing the names of all candidates which have been filed with the secretary. The ballot must: a. Be headed "Official Ballot"; b. Contain all …
N.D.C.C. § 61-06-15 Opening and closing hours of polls at irrigation district elections
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If the election is not held by mail ballot, the polls must be open at one p.m. of the election day and must be kept open until five p.m. of the same day.
N.D.C.C. § 61-06-16 Canvass of ballots - Delivery of materials to directors
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Immediately after five p.m. on the day of the election, the election board publicly shall open and canvass the ballots cast and shall declare the result of the canvass. A mail ballot may be counted only if the ballot is returned in the return identification envelope and is signed…
N.D.C.C. § 61-06-17 Compensation of members of election board
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Each member of the election board for an irrigation district election shall receive compensation as fixed by the board of directors for the member's services.
N.D.C.C. § 61-06-18 Return and canvass of votes by board of directors
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The board of directors of the district shall meet at its usual place of meeting within thirty days after each election and canvass the returns. If all the returns have not been received, the canvass shall be postponed from day to day until all the returns have been received. The …
N.D.C.C. § 61-06-19 Secretary of board of directors to declare result of election - Contents
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1. The secretary of the board of directors, as soon as the result of the election is declared, shall record the election results including: a. The whole number of votes cast in the district. b. The names of the persons who received votes. c. Each question voted upon. d. The numbe…
N.D.C.C. § 61-06-21 Meetings of board - Regular and special - Quorum - Records of board
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The board shall hold regular meetings in its office or usual place of meeting in January, March, July, and November of each year. The board by rule or bylaw authorized by section 61-07-03 shall fix dates for such regular meetings and may also fix dates for additional regular meet…
N.D.C.C. § 61-06-22 Directors and officers - Salary, mileage, and expenses
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The compensation for each director per day while performing duties as a member of the board must be fixed by the board of directors but may be no more than sixty-two dollars and fifty cents per day. The allowance for meals and lodging expenses must be at the same rate and under t…
N.D.C.C. § 61-06-23 Officers not to be interested in contract - Penalty
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Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 106, § 673.