Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts
- Section 257.020 - Definitions
- Section 257.030 - Organization - proceedings in circuit court - disqualification of judge
- Section 257.040 - Petition for organization, number of signers, contents - consolidation of petitions
- Section 257.050 - Bond for expenses
- Section 257.060 - Secondary or tributary drainage area, recommendation of state agency
- Section 257.070 - Survey of district made, when - notice, objections, disposition - order of court, appeal
- Section 257.080 - Election district commission, creation, how composed - functions - expenses paid, how
- Section 257.090 - Court to call election - contents of call
- Section 257.100 - Form of ballot
- Section 257.110 - Vote required to approve district
- Section 257.120 - Costs, how paid and taxed, counties reimbursed, when
- Section 257.130 - District established, when - status and powers
- Section 257.140 - Order establishing district not subject to collateral attack, when - contest of vote authorized
- Section 257.150 - Copies of decree recorded, where, sent to agency designated by governor
- Section 257.160 - Regular elections of trustees, when held - number of trustees, how selected, terms, qualifications, vacancies filled, how - removal
- Section 257.170 - Election of trustees, procedure
- Section 257.180 - Oath of trustees - organization - seal, records, meetings, quorum
- Section 257.190 - Secretary, duties - chief engineer and employees, duties, compensation - bonds - compensation of trustees - audits
- Section 257.200 - Powers of board, limits
- Section 257.210 - Board and agents may enter lands for surveys - interference, penalty
- Section 257.220 - Condemnation of land by board
- Section 257.230 - Cemetery lands, procedure on taking or damaging
- Section 257.240 - Board to make regulations, violation, misdemeanor, enforcement by civil process
- Section 257.250 - Contracts, procedure for letting - concessions, how granted
- Section 257.260 - Concessions to be reappraised each twenty years
- Section 257.270 - Board to employ guards to enforce regulations, powers
- Section 257.280 - Use resulting in damage prevented - liability - willful damage, penalty - local option as to stock law unchanged
- Section 257.290 - Plans of district, adoption, state agency designated by governor to approve
- Section 257.300 - Preliminary plan, notice - objections, adoption - objections to official plan, trial by court order - state agency to be informed
- Section 257.310 - Creation of district for primary drainage basin including previously formed district, procedure - establishment of subdistricts - officers, employees, powers - disincorporation of such district
- Section 257.320 - Existing improvement districts not deprived of rights - cooperative contracts - approval of future plans
- Section 257.330 - Funds of district, how kept - cost of plans, how paid - use of surplus
- Section 257.340 - Use of money received as aid from public agency
- Section 257.350 - Organization tax - pledge of anticipated revenues
- Section 257.360 - Levy and collection of taxes generally, rates - increase to be voted at election, limit
- Section 257.370 - General obligation bonds authorized, limits, terms, form - election required - vote required - levy and collection of tax to pay
- Section 257.380 - Form of ballot
- Section 257.390 - Public sale of bonds, minimum price - use of proceeds
- Section 257.400 - Tax lien not affected by disincorporation or failure of action - enforcement
- Section 257.410 - Failure to collect taxes, penalty
- Section 257.430 - Profiting by officer from district contracts or moneys, penalty - liability
- Section 257.440 - Performance of duties compelled by mandamus
- Section 257.450 - Disincorporation, procedure - approval at election - appointment of receiver, duties
- Section 257.460 - Defective notice of any proceeding, effect
- Section 257.470 - District liable for negligence
- Section 257.480 - Law not applicable to metropolitan areas
- Section 257.490 - Liberal construction required