Title 19 — Title 19 — Counties and County Officers

Acquisition of federal excess property - Rural fire protection coordination districts. A. The State Department of Agriculture is hereby directed to administer a rural fire protection program and is hereby authorized to acquire federal excess property for the support and operation…

A. The board of directors shall have the power and duty to: 1. Manage and conduct the business affairs of such district; 2. Make and execute all necessary contracts; 3. Purchase or lease-purchase and maintain all necessary and convenient engines, hoses, hose carts or other applia…

Duties. All Fire Protection Districts having more than two full-time paid firefighters shall have one full-time fire chief who shall supervise and administer the fire protection district in accordance with the policies and procedures prescribed by the board of directors. The fire…

The board of directors shall establish a time and place for regular meetings, and in addition thereto, shall hold such special meetings as may be required for the proper transaction of business. Two members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and upon all qu…

The board of directors is hereby authorized and empowered to institute and maintain, or appear and defend, any and all actions and proceedings, suits at law or in equity, necessary or proper to fully carry out the provisions of this act, or to enforce, maintain, protect or preser…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Rural Road Improvement District Act". Added by Laws 1986, c. 93, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.

The board of directors is hereby authorized and empowered to institute and maintain, or appear and defend, any and all actions and proceedings, suits at law or in equity, necessary or proper to fully carry out the provisions of the Oklahoma Rural Road Improvement District Act, or…

To permit retirement of the bonded indebtedness of the rural road improvement district, it shall be the duty of the secretary of the board to prepare and keep a record which shall be known as the rural road improvement district property record. Such record shall contain the names…

election - Canvass of returns. A. When the board of directors shall have estimated the cost of purchases and construction work, it shall call an election at which shall be submitted to the registered voters of the district, or if there are no registered voters of the district, th…

A. Nothing in this act shall prevent the board of directors from using the levy provided for in Section 902.15 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes for financing improvements on a pay-as-you-go basis provided the district has no outstanding bonds or other evidences of indebtednes…

Such bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States and shall run for a period of not more than forty (40) years, the amount, maturity dates, redemption provisions and interest rates to be determined by the board of directors. The principal and interest shall be paya…

The board shall sell such bonds from time to time in such quantities as may be necessary and most advantageous to raise the money for the construction of the proposed work, the acquisition of property and rights and otherwise to fully carry out the objects and purposes of the Okl…

Bonds and other evidences of indebtedness and the interest thereon shall be paid by revenue derived from an annual levy of not to exceed five (5) mills on the dollar upon the ad valorem taxed property of the district, and all the ad valorem taxed property of the district, includi…

A. The board may also levy an additional annual assessment sufficient to care for the cost of operation of the district and the maintenance of its roads, equipment and for payment of the salaries of employees of the district, provided that no such annual assessment for operations…

The amount of such levies shall be fixed by resolution of the board which shall have power to establish all rules necessary to ensure collection of such levies. Added by Laws 1986, c. 93, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.

county roads. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to exclude a county from supervision and control of the county roads in a district or to relieve the county from any duty or obligation to improve and maintain such county roads. The authority and powers of such districts shall be…

tax levies. Whenever ten or more persons who are holders of title to lands located outside the corporate limits of any incorporated city or town file a petition and map with the board of county commissioners of the county in which such area is located showing that they are the ow…

A. Whenever ten persons who are holders of title to lands in a county located outside of the corporate limits of any incorporated city or town, or fifty-one percent (51%) of the property owners in the proposed district, shall petition the board of county commissioners of the coun…

Elections to determine whether a rural road improvement district will be organized may be conducted at a mass meeting or convention of the owners of real property in and residents of the district, or if there are no residents of the district, the owners of real property in the di…

Notice. Directors of a rural road improvement district shall be the owners of real property in and residents of the district or, if there are no residents of the district, the owners of real property in the district. At the time of making its order organizing the district, the bo…

procedure. Any person seeking to dispute an election held pursuant to Section 4 or 5 of this act for alleged irregularities or fraud shall do so by filing a written petition with the board of county commissioners of such county within ten (10) days of the date of such election. T…

Election. The petition shall set forth and particularly describe the proposed boundaries of such district and shall be accompanied by a map of such proposed district. The petitioners shall accompany such petition with a cash deposit, the amount of which shall be approved by the b…

The county clerk shall cause notice of the election to be given one (1) day a week for two (2) consecutive weeks by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the territory comprising the proposed district. The notice shall state the time and place of holding the electi…

Such elections shall be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of the state and the regular election officials shall be in charge at the usual polling place of each regular precinct, or part of a precinct, which shall include lands within the boundaries of such pr…

resolution - Conduct of election - Vacancies. Directors of a rural road improvement district shall be the owners of real property in and residents of said district. At the time of making its order organizing the district, the board of county commissioners shall set a first meetin…

The board of directors of the district shall elect from its members a president, a vice-president and a secretary. The county treasurer of the county in which the district is located shall serve as treasurer, but shall not be a member of the board. The term and duties of the pres…

The board of directors shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To manage and conduct the business affairs of such district; 2. To make and execute all necessary contracts; 3. To purchase or lease-purchase and maintain necessary and convenient equipment for the construction…

Records. The board of directors shall establish a time and place for regular meetings, and in addition thereto, shall hold such special meetings as may be required for the proper transaction of business. Five members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and u…

19 O.S. § 903.1 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.10 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.11 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.12 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.13 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.14 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.15 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.16 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.17 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.18 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.19 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.2 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.20 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.21 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.22 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.3 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.4 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.5 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.6 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.7 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.8 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1

19 O.S. § 903.9 Repealed by Laws 1989, c. 130, § 1