The Lamar register., 1921-04-20
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION FOR
ORGANIZATION OF DRAINAGE
DISTRICT.

THE River View Drainage District
WHEREAS. J. II. Downing. r. L.
Sargent. and w. +. Cross. as q com
mittee OF petitioning land owners. did
on the 9Th day of April. 1921. at II
OF County Commissioners OF Bent Coun-
tv Colorado. at the Court House In
Las Animas. in said county. and then
and there present to said Board petit
tion for the formation and organization
under the terms and provisions OF an
Act OF the General Assembly of the
State of Colorado. entitled, AN Act to
Provide for the Organization and Gov
ernment OF Drainage Districts" approv-
ed June g, 1911. and the Acts amenda-
tory thereof. OF drainage district to
be known as The River View Drain
District" said District to comprise
taln lands situated in said Bent
County. Colorado. and also in Prowcrs
County. Colorado. the majority OF the
acreage OF said lands being situated in
said Bent County: and.
WHEREAS. prior to such presenta-
tion said committee had duly given and
published notice thereof in all respects
as required by law. proof of which
publication is on file with said Board;
and.
WHEREAS. said petition was accom-
panied by and there was filed there
with a good and sufficient bond, with
sureties approved by this Board in the
penal sum Of $4,000 (that being double
the amount of the probable cost OF the
organization OF said District. which
bond was conditioned for the payment
of all costs incurred in said proceed
ings In case said organization shall not
WHEREAS. said petition was signed
by a majority of the owners OF the
lands proposed to be included and en-
braced In said district. well as by
the owners in the aggregate OF ma
1ority of the total number of acres of
land sought to be included in said
district. and contained n general des-
cription OF the boundaries of said pro-
posed district. and statement that the
lands within the said proposed district
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useful, and that they can be made more
productive and useful by drainage; and
was also accompanied by map. drawn
to scale OF three inches to a mile,
giving the names Of the owner OF own
ers Of each tract OF land appearing OF
record and proposed to be embraced in
said district; and said petition and map
also contained a general description of
the proposed system of drainage; and.
WHEREAS. said petition contained
prayer that said Board of County
Commissioners define and establish the
boundaries OF said proposed district and
designate the name thereof. and cause
the question OF organization of said
district to be submitted to a vote of
the owners of lands lying within the
boundaries thereof and proposed to be
embraced therein: and,
WHEREAS. no petitions for either
Inclusion or exclusion OF lands were
filed, and no objections either oral or
written We're made: and.
WHEREAS said Board of County
Commissioners did thcreupon. on said
day. proceed to hear said petition and
the proofs In support thereof and found
that all OF the lands proposed to be
included In said district are agrlcul-
tural lands and are susceptible OF drain
TEN OF works. and by the system pro-
posed and described in said petition
and map. and that all OF said lands
are in need OF drainage. and will be
greatly benefited thereby; and,
WHEREAS, said Board did thereup
on make and enter an order designnt-
Inc he .af a
ing and esta blishing the boundaries
thereof. fixing a date and place for
holding an election 10 decide upos the
question Of organizing said district
and for the election OF directors there
Of naming the Judges OF said election.
and naming three persons who are
all as hereinafter specified and BY said
order directed that notice of said cleo
uon be given and published In manner
NOW. THEREFORE,. NOTICE Igl
HEREBY GIVEN that i'm pursuance OF
said orders OF the Board OF County Com
made and entered on the 9Th day
OF April. 1921. and OF the terms and
provisions Of an Act OF the General As
sembly OF the State OF Colorado. en-
titled. AN Act to Provide for the Or
ganization and Government of Drain
age Districts" approved June 2. 1911.
election viii be held on Monday. Nc
9Th. 1921. for the purpose OF determin-
Ing whether or not said drainage dis
triet shall he organized. and for the
further purpose OF electlng three di-
roctors for said Drainage District:
That the name OF said proposed dis
trict is. The River View Drainage
District" and that the boundaries
thereof are follows.
Starting at a point which is the
NV corner OF the MEX NwL OF
Section IL. Twp. 22 s. r. IS West
Bent County: thence East along
the North line Of Section IL. TWP.
- s., r. as. Bent County, TO the
EE corner OF the said Section;
sEo boundary runs South
the East boundary of Sec.
a., Twp. p s. Rng, IS w. Bent
county, to IA point which Is the NE
corner OF the SEX Sc u Of Sec. IL.
Twp. y $. Rng. 4S w. Bent Coun-
ty. thence East along the north
line OF the S@Swi. Of Sec. II.
TWP. 20 s. r. IS w. Bent County
to a point which Is the NE corner
of the SEL SWl. Sec. IL, Twp. %
South along the North and South
half-section line. to the South
quarter corner OF said Section:
thence East along the South
boundary of Sec IL. Twp. 22 s.,
Il. IS w. to the Sc corner OF Sec.
~. TWP. 22 s. Rng. rs w. Bent
County; thence South along the
East boundary Of Sec. 13. TWO. 22
8. RING. as w, Bent County (Which
is the Bent and Prowers County
line) to the East quarter corner OF
said Section; thence East along the
East and West half-section line of
Sec. IS. TWP. % s. RING. "a W..
Prowers County, to a point which
is the NE corner of the NWASWh