The Lamar register., 1921-05-04
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION FOR
ORGANIZATION OF DRAINAGE
DISTRICT.

Office OF the Board of County Com
missioners of Bent County, Colorado.
In the Matter OF the Organization of
The River View Drainage District"
WHEREAS. J. II. Downing. II. L.
mittee of petitioning land owners. did
on the 9th day of April. 1877. at II
o'clock a. NJ. appear before the Board
OF County Commissioners of Bent Coun-
" Colorado, at the Court House in
Las Animas. in said county. and then
and there present to said Board a peti-
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
ernmcnt of Drainage Districts" approv-
cd June =. 1871. and the Acts amenda-
tory thereof. OF II drainage district to
be known The River View Drain
ugr District" said District to comprise
certain lands situated in said Bent
County. Colorado. and also in Prowers
County. Colorado. the majority of the
acreage of said lands being situated in
SAID Bent County: and,
WHEREAS. prior to such presentai,
ton said committee had duly given and
published notice thereof in all respects
required by law. proof of which
publication is on file with said Board;
WHEREAS. said petition was accom-
panied by and there was filed there
with n good and sufficient bond. with
suTeties approved by this Board. in the
penal sum Of 100000 (that being double
the amount OF the probable cost Of the
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 majority OF the owners of the
lands proposed to be included and em-
braced in said district, well as by
the owners in the aggregate of a ma
jority of the total number of acres OF
land sought to be included In said
district. and contained general des-
cription of the boundaries OF said pro-
posed district. and a statement that the
lands within the said proposed district
are not at present fully cultivable or
useful. and that they can be made more
productive and useful by drainage; and
was also accompanied by map. drawn
to a 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 general description of
the proposed system OF drainage: and,
WHEREAS. said petition contained
a 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 he submitted to a vote of
the owners of lands lying within the
embraced therein; and,
WHEREAS. no petitions for either
inclusion or exclusion OF lands were
filed. and no objections either oral OF
written were made: and.
WHEREAS. said Board OF County
Commissioners did thereupon. on said
the proofs In support thereof. and found
that all OF the lands proposed to be
Included in said district are agricul-
tural lands and are susceptible OF drain
age by one and the same general sys-
tenn 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 designst-
| Ing the name OF said district. defin-
ing and establishing the boundaries
holding an election to decide upon the
question OF organizing said district
| and for the election OF directors there
| and naming three persons who are
eligible for directors of said district.
all ss hereinafter specified and by said
order directed that notice Of said elec-
| tIon be given and published in manner
and form ms required by law;
NOW. THEREFORE,; NOTICE rs
WEREBY GIVEN that. in pursuance OF
said orders Of the Board OF County Com
missioners OF Bent County. Colorado.
made and entered on the 9Th day
| Of April. 1921. and Of the terms ana
provisions nr Hn Act Of the General As
| sembly OF the State OF Colorado. en-
titled. AN Act TO Provide Tor the Or
gauIzatIon and Government OF Drain
age Districts" approved June 2. 1911,
| and the Acts amendntory thereof; an
election VIII he held on MpnuhNs ~
| 9th. 1921 for the purpose OF determin-
| ing whether or not said drainage ais
| trict shall he organized, and for the
| further purpose OF electing three di
rrctors for said Drainage District:
That the name OF said proposed dis
| trIct Is The River View DralnaE'
District" and that the boundaries
| thereof are as follows:
Starting at point WHICH & e the
NV corner OF the EHNWA OF
section II. Twp. 22 s., r. 4s West.
Rent County: thence East along
the North line OF Section II. TWP,
- s. II rs. Bent County. to the
NE corner OF the said Section;
| thence the boundary runs south
along the East boundary OF sec.
ii. TWP. 22 s. Rng. as w, Bent
| County, to point which Il the NJ
corner OF the SEA SEA of Sec. IL
TWP. 22 S. RING. IS w. Bent coun-
tv. thence East along the north
line Of the SikSwA Of Sec. ".
TWP. 22 s.. Il. IS w, Bent County
to a point which Is the NE corner
nf the SEX Swh Sec. IL. TWP. ~
s. RING. as w. Bent County; thence
South along the North and SCUM
haif-section line, TO the south
quarter corner OF said section
thence East along the SouIh
| boundary of Sec. l2. TWP. Y s.