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OR Rev Stat § 548.355 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.355 - Nature of proceedings; appeal; nonprejudicial errors; costs.

The procedure in the circuit court under the provisions of ORS 548.340 to 548.350 shall be in the nature of an action in rem not triable by right to a jury. Any holders of any evidences of indebtedness affected by any such court procedure provided for in those sections, or any other interested party, may appeal to the Court of Appeals at any time within 30 days after the rendition of the judgment of the circuit court. The court inquiring into the regularity, legality or correctness of any of such proceedings shall disregard any error, irregularity or omission which does not affect the substantial rights of the parties, and may approve the proceedings in part and disapprove the remainder. Costs in the proceeding may be allowed and apportioned between the parties in the discretion of the court. [Amended by 1979 c.284 §170]
OR Rev Stat § 548.360 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.360 - Moneys and securities; custody.

All moneys and securities received under ORS 548.350 may be deposited with the State Treasurer for safekeeping. [Amended by 1989 c.182 §36]
OR Rev Stat § 548.365 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.365 - Depositary for bonds, warrants; authority of State Treasurer.

Whenever any governmental agency of the United States has authorized a loan to or for the benefit of any irrigation or drainage district in Oregon for the purpose of refinancing the outstanding indebtedness of the district, the State Treasurer may act as depositary for the bondholders and other creditors of the district and as such may do all things that may be conferred upon the State Treasurer by the bondholders and other creditors of such district or their authorized representatives, in connection with the delivery and transfer of title of deposited bonds, warrants and other evidences of indebtedness. All acts of the State Reclamation Commission had before March 4, 1935, in connection with any such loans authorized before that date, are ratified and confirmed. [Amended by 1955 c.707 §67; 1989 c.182 §37]
OR Rev Stat § 548.370 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.370 - Cancellation or compromise of assessments by districts refunding indebtedness through federal agencies.

The board of supervisors of any drainage district or the board of directors of any irrigation district may cancel or compromise any special assessments assessed and levied by such board on lands within the district if the district is refunding its outstanding indebtedness through any governmental agency of the United States. When such assessments are canceled or compromised the board may make appropriate notation of same upon the proper records. [Amended by 1989 c.182 §38; 1997 c.170 §55]
OR Rev Stat § 548.400 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.400 - Deposit of bonds, warrants and other evidence of indebtedness of irrigation and drainage districts being reorganized.

(1) The county treasurer of the county in which the district is headquartered may accept deposits of bonds, warrants or other evidences of indebtedness of irrigation and drainage districts under the process of reorganization, pursuant to the provisions of ORS 545.629 to 545.639, or as may otherwise be provided by law. (2) The county treasurer shall deposit such bonds, warrants or other evidences of indebtedness with the State Treasurer, to be held by the State Treasurer in safekeeping. [Formerly 544.040; 1989 c.182 §39]
OR Rev Stat § 548.405 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.405 - Loss of certificates or receipts issued by county treasurer for securities; surrender of securities by county treasurer.

Whenever one claiming to be a lawful owner of a certificate of deposit or receipt issued by the county treasurer, covering securities issued by an irrigation or drainage district, satisfies the county treasurer that such certificate of deposit or receipt has been lost, stolen or destroyed and that the claimant is the owner thereof, the county treasurer may surrender the securities evidenced by such certificate of deposit or receipt, or deliver any securities or moneys on deposit with the county treasurer received in payment for the securities evidenced by such certificate of deposit or receipt to the claimant, upon filing a surety bond as provided in ORS 548.415. [Amended by 1989 c.182 §40]
OR Rev Stat § 548.410 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.410 - Surrender of securities to claimant to whom certificate or receipt has not been issued or assigned.

Whenever one in possession of a certificate of deposit or receipt issued by the county treasurer as evidence of the deposit of securities issued by an irrigation or drainage district, who is neither the one to whom such certificate of deposit or receipt was issued nor one to whom it has been properly assigned, but who claims to be the owner of such certificate of deposit or receipt, shall satisfy the county treasurer that the claimant is entitled to receive securities evidenced by such certificate or receipt, or receive moneys or other securities deposited with the county treasurer in refunding the securities evidenced by such certificate or receipt, the county treasurer may surrender such securities or pay such moneys or deliver such other securities so deposited with the county treasurer to the claimant upon surrendering the certificate of deposit or receipt and filing a bond as provided in ORS 548.415. [Amended by 1989 c.182 §41]
OR Rev Stat § 548.415 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.415 - Surety bond; amount; conditions.

The surety bond to be filed under ORS 548.405 or 548.410 shall be for double the amount of the face value of the securities described in such certificate of deposit or receipt, if the securities are to be surrendered, or double the amount the claimant is to receive from moneys or securities deposited with the county treasurer, with two or more sureties, qualified and who must justify as in the case of sureties for bail; provided that surety bonds of companies licensed to transact surety business in Oregon may be accepted for the face amount of the securities if the securities are to be returned, or the face amount of any moneys or securities to be paid or delivered by the county treasurer to the claimant. Every such surety bond shall be conditioned upon indemnifying the county treasurer, and the employees of the county treasurer making the payment, and all rightful owners of the securities, against any loss or expenses, including interest or other damage or liability, resulting from such payment or delivery. [Amended by 1989 c.182 §42]
OR Rev Stat § 548.505 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.505 - Relevy and reassessment; manner and time.

If any drainage or irrigation district assessment levied on any property liable thereto is prevented from being collected for any year by reason of any erroneous proceeding, or if such levy is adjudged void for want of form or manner of procedure, or otherwise, the same may be collected, relisted, reassessed and relevied in the manner and at the times provided for the collection, relisting and reassessment of taxes by the provisions of ORS 311.120.
OR Rev Stat § 548.510 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.510 - Judgment declaring assessments void; reassessment and relevy of similar assessments; time; crediting payments under void assessment.

If any such levy of assessment is declared void by a court of competent jurisdiction, then all similar assessments levied in the same or other years by the drainage or irrigation district which under the decision of the court are also void, may be reassessed, relisted and relevied against the property affected, in the manner provided by law and in conformity with such judgment, within five years from the date of the rendition of the judgment of the court declaring such assessment void. In the case of a relisting or relevying of such drainage or irrigation district assessment on any property affected thereby, proper credit in the collection of the same shall be given to all owners of any such property for all payments theretofore made by them on the void assessments. [Amended by 2003 c.576 §516]
OR Rev Stat § 548.515 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.515 - Manner of relevy and reassessment; officers authorized.

The relevy and reassessment of drainage and irrigation district assessments provided for by law shall be made in the same manner, and by the same officers who, at the time the new listing or levy is made, are authorized by law to list property and compute, levy and assess taxes or assessments against property in the drainage or irrigation district.
OR Rev Stat § 548.520 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.520 - Cancellation or compromise.

The provisions of ORS 548.370 relating to the authority of drainage and irrigation districts to cancel or compromise any special assessment shall apply to any relevy or reassessment by a drainage or irrigation district which is provided by law.
OR Rev Stat § 548.705 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.705 - Irrigation or drainage district may file bankruptcy petition; confirmation of proceedings; composition of debts.

At any time subsequent to default in the payment of principal or interest upon the bonded or warrant indebtedness of any irrigation or drainage district of this state, the board of directors or board of supervisors may cause a petition to be filed in the Federal District Court pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Bankruptcy Act. The consent of the state is given to any proceedings instituted or attempted before February 16, 1939, by any such district under the Federal Bankruptcy Act. The state also authorizes and confirms any proceedings by any such district to effect a plan of composition or of readjustment of its debts in accordance with the provisions and terms of that Act, and authorizes the consummation of any such proceedings.
OR Rev Stat § 548.710 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.710 - Bonds of district; use and delivery to creditors.

Whenever any irrigation or drainage district files its petition in bankruptcy pursuant to the provisions of the Act of Congress approved May 24, 1934, authorizing bankruptcy proceedings by municipalities and other political subdivisions of any state, the district may, for the purpose of carrying out any plan of readjustment of its indebtedness which has been submitted and approved in the bankruptcy proceeding, use and deliver to its creditors in such bankruptcy proceeding any of its bonds authorized or issued pursuant to the provisions of ORS 548.305 to 548.325, and which bonds are not required for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of the contract with the governmental agency of the United States for which they primarily were authorized.
OR Rev Stat § 548.715 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.715 - Debt refunding agreements; obtaining consent of unknown or nonconsenting creditors.

Whenever any irrigation or drainage district engaged in the refunding of its indebtedness has entered into a contract for such purposes with 80 percent or more of the owners or holders of its bonds, warrants or other evidences of indebtedness, such district may proceed to obtain the constructive consent of the unknown or nonconsenting owners or holders of such evidences of indebtedness to such contract, as provided by ORS 545.651 to 545.663.
OR Rev Stat § 548.900 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.900 - Definitions for ORS 548.900 to 548.955.

As used in ORS 548.900 to 548.955, except as otherwise expressly provided: (1) "District" means an irrigation district organized under ORS chapter 545 or a drainage district organized under ORS chapter 547. (2) "District board" means the board of directors of an irrigation district, or the board of supervisors of a drainage district. [1973 c.415 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 548.905 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.905 - Petition for dissolution or reorganization; contents; effect of dissolution or reorganization on creditors.

(1) A majority of the qualified electors and landowners of a district, representing at least one-half of the acres of land assessed by the district, may by petition propose a plan for the dissolution or reorganization of the district. (2) The petition shall state: (a) That the petition is filed under ORS 548.900 to 548.955. (b) The name of the district. (c) The nature, terms and conditions of the dissolution or reorganization plan. (d) The estimated cost of the dissolution or reorganization. (e) A description of the assets of the district. (f) A description of all outstanding indebtedness, including bonds and coupons and the holders thereof, so far as known, and the provisions to be made for payment of nonassenting holders. (3) No dissolution or reorganization or any term or condition thereof shall impair the rights of any creditor of a district and each creditor may enforce the rights of the creditor in the same manner and to the same extent as if the change, term or condition had not been made. [1973 c.415 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 548.910 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.910 - Manner of signing petition; form of petition; withdrawal of signature after filing of petition prohibited.

(1) Each person signing a petition shall add after the signature of the person the date of signing and place of residence, giving street and number or a designation sufficient to enable the place of residence to be readily ascertained, and the number of acres of land owned by the signer. The name of the county whose assessment roll is used for the purpose of determining the right of the signer to vote shall be stated in the body of the petition or indicated opposite the signature of the signer. If the signer is a legal representative of the owner, the signature of the signer shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the authority of the signer to sign as a legal representative. (2) After a petition has been offered for filing, a person may not withdraw the name of the person therefrom. (3) A petition may designate not more than three persons as chief petitioners, setting forth their names and mailing addresses. A petition may consist of a single instrument or separate counterparts. [1973 c.415 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 548.915 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.915 - Determining qualified petition signatures; certificate of county clerk and district secretary.

(1) A petition shall not be accepted for filing unless the signatures thereon have been secured within six months of the date on which the first signature on the petition was affixed. Petitions shall be filed with the secretary of the district board. It is not necessary to offer all counterparts of a petition for filing at the same time, but all counterparts when certified as provided by subsection (3) of this section shall be filed at the same time. (2) Within 10 days after the date a petition is offered for filing, the county clerk and the district secretary shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the requisite number of qualified signers. If the requisite number of qualified signers have signed the petition the district secretary shall file the petition. If the requisite number have not signed, the secretary shall so notify the chief petitioners and may return the petition to the petitioners. (3) A petition shall not be filed unless the certificate of the county clerk and the district secretary is attached thereto certifying that they have compared the signatures of the signers with the appropriate records, that they have ascertained therefrom the number of qualified signers appearing on the petition, and that the petition is signed by the requisite number of qualified signers. [1973 c.415 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 548.920 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.920 - Notice of petition filing; contents; election petition; signature requirements.

(1) If the petition is accepted and filed by the district secretary, the secretary shall, within 30 days thereafter, cause a notice of the filing to be published in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the district or, if there is no such newspaper, in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the district is located. The secretary may also cause the notice to be published by radio and television stations broadcasting in the district as provided by ORS 193.310 and 193.320. (2) The published notice shall state: (a) That a petition proposing a plan for the dissolution or reorganization of the district, as the case may be, has been filed with the district secretary. (b) That a copy of the petition is available at a reasonable fee for each person who desires a copy. (c) That unless a petition signed by not less than 10 percent of the qualified electors and landowners of the district requesting that an election be called by the district board is filed with the district secretary within 30 days of the date of the publication of the notice, the district board will file its petition in circuit court as provided by ORS 548.930 (2). (3) A petition requesting an election must be signed in the manner provided by ORS 548.915 (1) and shall be subject to the examination and requirements provided by ORS 548.915 (2) and (3). [1973 c.415 §§5,6]
OR Rev Stat § 548.925 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.925 - Special election; notice; ballot form.

(1) Within 10 days after the filing of a petition that meets the requirements of ORS 548.920 (3) and 548.920 (2)(c), the district board shall call a special election to be held not less than 30 or more than 60 days after date the petition is filed. (2) The board shall cause notice of the election to be published once a week for three successive weeks, being three publications in all, in one or more newspapers meeting the requirements of ORS 548.920 (3). In addition, notice may be published by radio and television stations broadcasting in the district as provided by ORS 193.310 and 193.320. (3) The notice shall state the date of the election, and the fact that there will be submitted to the voters a proposal to dissolve or reorganize the district, as the case may be. (4) The election shall be held and the results determined and declared in all respects as nearly as practicable in conformity with the provisions governing the election of officers in irrigation districts. At the election, the ballot shall contain the words, "dissolution (or reorganization, as the case may be) of the district ___ Yes," or "Dissolution (or reorganization) of the district ___ No," or words equivalent thereto. [1973 c.415 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 548.930 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.930 - Vote result requirements; filing petition with circuit court if vote favors reorganization or dissolution or if no election petition is filed.

(1) Upon canvass of the votes, if it is found and declared by the district board that a majority of the qualified electors and landowners of the district, representing at least one-half of the acres of land assessed by the district, voted against the dissolution or reorganization of the district, the petition for dissolution or reorganization shall be denied and no further action shall be taken upon it. However, if it is found and declared that the majority voted for the dissolution or reorganization of the district, the district board shall, within 60 days after the date of the election, file in the circuit court of the county in which the registered office of the district is located, a petition requesting the court to examine and determine the regularity and legality and correctness of the proceedings and to determine and adjudicate the rights and liabilities of all interested parties in a manner which is equitable, reasonable and in the best interests of the parties. There shall be attached to and made a part of the district board petition a copy of the petition for dissolution or reorganization, as the case may be, of the electors and landowners as filed with the district secretary. (2) If a petition for election is not filed as provided by this section within 30 days after the date of publication of notice as provided by ORS 548.920 (1) and (2), the district board shall file its petition in the circuit court within 90 days after the date notice is published. [1973 c.415 §8]