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CO Code § 37-31-112 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-112. Appointment of Substitute Judges

 If the board of directors fails to appoint judges or the appointees fail to attend at the hour designated for opening the polls on the morning of election, the voters of the precinct present at that hour may appoint one or more judges to take the places of those absent.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 288, § 10. CSA: C. 57, § 136. CRS 53: § 47-12-10. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-10. History. Source: L. 23: P. 288, § 10. CSA: C. 57, § 136. CRS 53: § 47-12-10. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-10.
CO Code § 37-31-113 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-113. Oath of Judge of Election

 Any judge of election may administer and certify oaths required to be administered during the progress of an election. Before opening the polls each judge shall take and subscribe an oath faithfully to perform the duties imposed upon him by law. Any qualified elector of the precinct may administer and certify said oath.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 288, § 11. CSA: C. 57, § 137. CRS 53: § 47-12-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-11. History. Source: L. 23: P. 288, § 11. CSA: C. 57, § 137. CRS 53: § 47-12-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-11.
CO Code § 37-31-114 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-114. No Registration of Voters

 No registration shall be required for any election, but no person shall be entitled to vote without the qualifications prescribed in section 37-31-109 . Any judge of election or any voter at the polls has the right of challenging anyone seeking to vote at said election on the ground of said person's disqualification; and, before such challenged person is entitled to vote, he shall take an oath, to be administered by one of the judges of election, to the effect that he is a qualified elector to vote at said election. Anyone making a false oath at said election is guilty of perjury in the second degree. The polls for said election shall be open in each of the precincts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and, after said polls are closed, the judges of said election shall canvass the votes and make returns thereof, one copy to be retained by said judges and the other certified to the board of directors.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 288, § 12. CSA: C. 57, § 138. CRS 53: § 47-12-12. L. 61: P. 367,§ 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-12. L. 72: P. 559, § 16. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 1351, § 1, effective July 1. History. Source: L. 23: P. 288, § 12. CSA: C. 57, § 138. CRS 53: § 47-12-12. L. 61: P. 367,§ 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-12. L. 72: P. 559, § 16. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 1351, § 1, effective July 1.    Cross references:   For perjury in the second degree, see § 18-8-503 .
CO Code § 37-31-115 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-115. Canvass of Vote - Certificate of Election

 Within seven days after said election, the board shall meet at the office of the drainage district for the purpose of canvassing the vote cast at said election, and shall issue a certificate of election to the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for said office, and shall file a statement of the result of said election in the clerk and recorder's office of Mesa county, Colorado. The director certified to be elected shall take an oath or affirmation in accordance with section 24-12-101 .   History. Source: L. 25: P. 240, § 1. CSA: C. 57, § 140. CRS 53: § 47-12-14. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-14. L. 2018: Entire section amended,(HB 18-1138), ch. 88, p. 700, § 35, effective August 8. History. Source: L. 25: P. 240, § 1. CSA: C. 57, § 140. CRS 53: § 47-12-14. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-14. L. 2018: Entire section amended,(HB 18-1138), ch. 88, p. 700, § 35, effective August 8.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in HB 18-1138, see section 1 of chapter 88, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
CO Code § 37-31-116 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-116. In Case of Tie Determination by Lot

 In the event that, at any regular or special election, two or more persons receive the same number of votes and one is elected thereby, the election shall be determined by lot under direction of the county judge of the said county of Mesa.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 291, § 18. CSA: C. 57, § 144. CRS 53: § 47-12-18. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-18. History. Source: L. 23: P. 291, § 18. CSA: C. 57, § 144. CRS 53: § 47-12-18. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-18.
CO Code § 37-31-117 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-117. Contest of Election

 The election of any person declared duly elected as a director at any election may be contested by any qualified elector residing within the division from which such director was chosen, upon the grounds provided for such contest for the election of county officers by the general law of the state, and any district judge has jurisdiction to hear and determine said contest, said contest to be conducted in the same manner, under the same rules and procedure, and with like effect as is provided by law for the contest of county officers.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 290, § 17. CSA: C. 57, § 143. CRS 53: § 47-12-17. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-17. History. Source: L. 23: P. 290, § 17. CSA: C. 57, § 143. CRS 53: § 47-12-17. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-17.    Cross references:   For contest of election of county officers, see § 1-11-212 .
CO Code § 37-31-118 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-118. Powers of Board

 The board of directors is authorized to take conveyances or assurances in the name of the drainage district for all property acquired by it, and to institute and maintain any actions, proceedings, and suits at law or in equity, necessary or proper to fully carry out the provisions of this article or to enforce, maintain, protect, or preserve any rights, privileges, and immunities created by this article or acquired in pursuance thereof.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 293, § 28. CSA: C. 57, § 154. CRS 53: § 47-12-28. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-28. History. Source: L. 23: P. 293, § 28. CSA: C. 57, § 154. CRS 53: § 47-12-28. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-28.
CO Code § 37-31-119 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-119. Purposes of District - Powers of Board of Directors

 The purposes for which the district is organized are to construct, operate, and maintain systems of drains and drainage works sufficient to reclaim and protect all lands and property within said district from seepage, waste waters, and storm waters. The board of directors may cause surveys to be made for ditches and drainage works and rights-of-way for said district and may cause drainage ditches, works, rights-of-way, and other property necessary for said district to be laid out, constructed, purchased, and acquired by condemnation or otherwise.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 297, § 42. CSA: C. 57, § 168. CRS 53: § 47-12-42. L. 61: P. 368, § 3. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-42. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 1388, § 4, effective June 1. History. Source: L. 23: P. 297, § 42. CSA: C. 57, § 168. CRS 53: § 47-12-42. L. 61: P. 368, § 3. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-42. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 1388, § 4, effective June 1.
CO Code § 37-31-120 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-120. Meetings of Directors

 The board of directors shall hold its regular meetings in the office of the drainage district on the first Tuesday in January, April, July, and October and such special meetings as may be required for the proper transaction of business. Special meetings shall be called by the president of the board or by any director. All special meetings of the board shall be held at locations which are within the boundaries of the district or which are within the boundaries of any county in which the district is located, in whole or in part, or in any county so long as the meeting location does not exceed twenty miles from the district boundaries. The provisions of this section governing the location of meetings may be waived only if the proposed change of location of a meeting of the board appears on the agenda of a regular or special meeting of the board and if a resolution is adopted by the board stating the reason for which a meeting of the board is to be held in a location other than under the provisions of this section and further stating the date, time, and place of such meeting.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 292, § 24. CSA: C. 57, § 150. CRS 53: § 47-12-24. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-24. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 1502, § 15, effective July 1. History. Source: L. 23: P. 292, § 24. CSA: C. 57, § 150. CRS 53: § 47-12-24. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-24. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 1502, § 15, effective July 1.
CO Code § 37-31-121 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-121. Meetings Public - Quorum - Records

 Meetings of the board of directors shall be public, and two directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. On all questions requiring a vote there shall be a concurrence of at least two directors. The record of the board shall be open to the inspection of the public during business hours.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 292, § 25. CSA: C. 57, § 151. CRS 53: § 47-12-25. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-25. History. Source: L. 23: P. 292, § 25. CSA: C. 57, § 151. CRS 53: § 47-12-25. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-25.    Cross references:   For provisions relating to open meetings, see part 4 of article 6 of title 24.
CO Code § 37-31-122 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-122. Directors May Sell Bonds

 The board of directors may sell bonds from time to time in such quantities as may be necessary and most advantageous to raise money to carry out the objects and purposes of this article. Before making any sale, the board, by resolution, shall declare its intention to sell a specified amount of bonds, and the day, hour, and place of such sale, and shall cause such resolution to be entered in the minutes and notice of the sale to be given by the publication thereof in two consecutive insertions in a daily newspaper published in said district, and in any other newspaper, at the discretion of the board.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 301, § 50. CSA: C. 57, § 176. CRS 53: § 47-12-50. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-50. History. Source: L. 23: P. 301, § 50. CSA: C. 57, § 176. CRS 53: § 47-12-50. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-50.    Cross references:   For publication of legal notices, see part 1 of article 70 of title 24.
CO Code § 37-31-123 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-123. No Director Interested in Contract

 No director or officer of the district shall be interested directly or indirectly, in any manner, in any contract awarded or to be awarded by the board or in the profits thereof, nor shall he or she receive any gratuity or bribe; and for any violation of this provision such officer commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401 , C.R.S., and such conviction shall work a forfeiture of his or her office.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 303, § 54. CSA: C. 57, § 180. CRS 53: § 47-12-54. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-54. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 884, § 66, effective July 1, 1979. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 850, § 135, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1553, § 335, effective October 1. History. Source: L. 23: P. 303, § 54. CSA: C. 57, § 180. CRS 53: § 47-12-54. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-54. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 884, § 66, effective July 1, 1979. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 850, § 135, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1553, § 335, effective October 1.    Editor's note:   The effective date for amendments made to this section by chapter 216, L. 77, was changed from July 1, 1978, to April 1, 1979, by chapter 1, First Extraordinary Session, L. 78, and was subsequently changed to July 1, 1979, by chapter 157, § 23, L. 79. See People v. McKenna, 199 Colo. 452 , 611 P.2d 574 (1980).   Cross references:   For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
CO Code § 37-31-124 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-124. Directors May Contract - With Whom

 The board of directors has the power, without advertising for bids, to enter into a contract upon such terms as the board may regard as equitable, with any individual, partnership, corporation, or governmental entity or an irrigation or drainage district organized under the laws of this state or with more than one or with all of said parties, for the making of any surveys, plans, and specifications for a proposed drainage ditch, system, or works, or for the construction in whole or in part of such drainage ditch, system, or works, or for the joint use of any drainage ditch or drainage facilities; but no such contract involving an expenditure by said district of an amount in excess of twenty-five percent of the district's budget shall become effective and binding unless the question of making such contract has been submitted to and authorized at a general or special election of the qualified electors of the district.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 304, § 56. CSA: C. 57, § 182. CRS 53: § 47-12-56. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-56. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 1351, § 2, effective July 1. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 1388, § 5, effective June 1. History. Source: L. 23: P. 304, § 56. CSA: C. 57, § 182. CRS 53: § 47-12-56. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-56. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 1351, § 2, effective July 1. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 1388, § 5, effective June 1.
CO Code § 37-31-125 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-125. Vacancy on Board of Directors

 In case of a vacancy in the board of directors by failure of any person named or elected to the office to qualify, or by death, removal, or inability from any cause to properly discharge the duties of a director, the board of county commissioners of Mesa county, Colorado, shall appoint a director who shall hold his office until the next regular election in said district and until his successor is elected and qualified.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 291, § 19. CSA: C. 57, § 145. CRS 53: § 47-12-19. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-19. History. Source: L. 23: P. 291, § 19. CSA: C. 57, § 145. CRS 53: § 47-12-19. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-19.
CO Code § 37-31-126 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-126. Bonds of Directors

 Each director shall execute a bond in the penal sum of two thousand dollars, with sureties approved by the county judge of Mesa county, Colorado, and file the same in the office of the county clerk and recorder of said county. Said bonds shall be in the form prescribed by law for county officers making the drainage district obligee therein.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 287, § 6. CSA: C. 57, § 132. CRS 53: § 47-12-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-6. History. Source: L. 23: P. 287, § 6. CSA: C. 57, § 132. CRS 53: § 47-12-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-6.
CO Code § 37-31-127 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-127. Right of Entry to Survey

 The directors, agents, and employees of the drainage district have the right to enter upon any land in the district to make surveys and to locate drainage ditches and laterals.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 292, § 26. CSA: C. 57, § 152. CRS 53: § 47-12-26. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-26. History. Source: L. 23: P. 292, § 26. CSA: C. 57, § 152. CRS 53: § 47-12-26. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-26.
CO Code § 37-31-128 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-128. Treasurer of District

 The board of directors shall choose one of its members to serve as treasurer of the board and may choose one of its members to serve as secretary of the board. The secretary and treasurer may be one person, and if such is the case, he shall be a member of the board. The treasurer shall execute a bond in a sum to be determined by the board of directors, with a corporate surety authorized and licensed to do business in this state as surety, and shall file the same in the office of the county clerk and recorder of Mesa county.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 291, § 20. CSA: C. 57, § 146. CRS 53: § 47-12-20. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-20. L. 79: Entire section R&RE, p. 1352, § 3, effective July 1. History. Source: L. 23: P. 291, § 20. CSA: C. 57, § 146. CRS 53: § 47-12-20. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-20. L. 79: Entire section R&RE, p. 1352, § 3, effective July 1.
CO Code § 37-31-129 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-129. Salary and Expenses of Officers

 Each director shall receive as per diem compensation for his or her services a sum not in excess of one hundred dollars per day, but not to exceed one thousand six hundred dollars per annum, as fixed by the board, together with actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties. No director shall receive any compensation as an officer, engineer, attorney, employee, or other agent of the district. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as preventing the board from authorizing the reimbursement of any director for expenses incurred and appertaining to the activities of the district. The salary of the secretary shall be fixed by resolution of the board of directors.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 291, § 21. CSA: C. 57, § 147. L. 51: P. 356, § 1. CRS 53: § 47-12-21. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-21. L. 73: P. 565, § 2. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 1352, § 4, effective July 1. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 121, § 2, effective March 24. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 158, § 5, effective January 1, 2008. History. Source: L. 23: P. 291, § 21. CSA: C. 57, § 147. L. 51: P. 356, § 1. CRS 53: § 47-12-21. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-21. L. 73: P. 565, § 2. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 1352, § 4, effective July 1. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 121, § 2, effective March 24. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 158, § 5, effective January 1, 2008.
CO Code § 37-31-130 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-130. Location of Office

 The office of the drainage district shall be located in the county of Mesa, at a place to be determined by the board of directors of the drainage district. The board of directors shall elect a president from the members of the board, appoint a secretary who may or may not be a director, and adopt a seal.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 292, § 22. CSA: C. 57, § 148. CRS 53: § 47-12-22. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-22. History. Source: L. 23: P. 292, § 22. CSA: C. 57, § 148. CRS 53: § 47-12-22. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-22.
CO Code § 37-31-131 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-131. Funds Paid on Warrant

 The treasurer of the drainage district shall pay out of the funds of the district only upon warrants ordered by the board of directors of the drainage district, signed by its president and attested by its secretary, under the seal of the drainage district.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 293, § 30. CSA: C. 57, § 156. CRS 53: § 47-12-30. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-30. History. Source: L. 23: P. 293, § 30. CSA: C. 57, § 156. CRS 53: § 47-12-30. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-30.
CO Code § 37-31-132 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-132. Warrants Not Paid Draw Interest

 When any warrants of the drainage district are presented to the treasurer and there are no funds in his hands to pay the same, he shall stamp the same in the same manner as ordinary county warrants are stamped, and said warrants shall draw interest at the rate of six percent per annum from the date of their presentation until paid.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 294, § 31. CSA: C. 57, § 157. CRS 53: § 47-12-31. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-31. History. Source: L. 23: P. 294, § 31. CSA: C. 57, § 157. CRS 53: § 47-12-31. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-31.    ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, ”Collecting Pre- and Post-Judgment Interest in Colorado: A Primer“, see 15 Colo. Law. 753 , (1986). For article, ”An Update of Appendices from Collecting Pre- and Post-Judgment Interest in Colorado“, see 15 Colo. Law. 990 (1986).
CO Code § 37-31-135 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-135. Treasurer to Report

 At each regular meeting of the board of directors of the drainage district and at such other times as may be required by the board, the treasurer shall report in writing the amount of money on hand, the amount received since his last report, and the amount paid out, with a list of warrants presented since the last report. Said report shall be sworn to and filed with the secretary of the board of directors.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 295, § 34. CSA: C. 57, § 160. CRS 53: § 47-12-34. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-34. History. Source: L. 23: P. 295, § 34. CSA: C. 57, § 160. CRS 53: § 47-12-34. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-34.
CO Code § 37-31-136 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 31 - Grand Valley Drainage District|§ 37-31-136. Treasurer's Fees

 The county treasurer of Mesa county, Colorado, shall charge and receive for duties required of him to be performed and for handling the taxes of said district the same fees and commissions as are paid to him under the laws of Colorado upon school taxes in counties of the first class.   History. Source: L. 23: P. 296, § 41. CSA: C. 57, § 167. CRS 53: § 47-12-41. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-41. History. Source: L. 23: P. 296, § 41. CSA: C. 57, § 167. CRS 53: § 47-12-41. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-41.    Cross references:   For fees of county treasurer, see § 30-1-102 .