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MT Code § 85-7-1706 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 17. Elections|85-7-1706. Repealed

  85-7-1706. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 146, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 7180, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7180, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 164, L. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1307.
MT Code § 85-7-1707 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 17. Elections|85-7-1707. Repealed

  85-7-1707. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 146, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 7181, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7181, R.C.M. 1947, 89-1308.
MT Code § 85-7-1708 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 17. Elections|85-7-1708. Repealed

  85-7-1708. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 146, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 7182, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7182, R.C.M. 1947, 89-1309.
MT Code § 85-7-1709 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 17. Elections|85-7-1709. Repealed

  85-7-1709. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 146, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 7183, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7183, R.C.M. 1947, 89-1310.
MT Code § 85-7-1711 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 17. Elections|85-7-1711. Repealed

  85-7-1711. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 146, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 7185, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7185, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1312.
MT Code § 85-7-1712 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 17. Elections|85-7-1712. Call for election

  85-7-1712. Call for election. The board of commissioners may at any time call an election and submit to the qualified electors of the district any question which under the provisions of this chapter is required or which, in the judgment of the board, is proper to be submitted to popular vote. The election must be called by resolution and conducted in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 5.   History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 146, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 7186, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7186, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1313; amd. Sec. 372, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 247, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 85-7-1713 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 17. Elections|85-7-1713. Where documents to be filed and proceedings to be held

  85-7-1713. Where documents to be filed and proceedings to be held. Where the lands of a district lie within more than one county, all petitions, papers, documents, or other instruments shall be filed and proceedings had in the county in which the office of the board is established.   History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 146, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 7187, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7187, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1314; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 112, L. 1981.
MT Code § 85-7-1801 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 18. Alteration and Determination of District Acreage|85-7-1801. Change in boundaries

  85-7-1801. Change in boundaries. The boundaries of any irrigation district organized hereunder may be changed in the manner herein prescribed. Such change of the boundaries of the district shall not impair or affect its organization or its rights in or to property or any of its rights or privileges of whatsoever kind or nature, nor shall it affect, impair, or discharge any contract, obligation, lien, or charge for or upon which it was or might become liable or chargeable had such change of its boundaries not been made.   History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 146, L. 1909; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 98, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 7188, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7188, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1401(part).
MT Code § 85-7-1802 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 18. Alteration and Determination of District Acreage|85-7-1802. Elimination of lands from district

  85-7-1802. Elimination of lands from district. Whenever lands have been included within the boundaries of an established and organized irrigation district, which from their location or conformation cannot be successfully irrigated by the irrigation works or system already constructed or proposed to be constructed or the cost of irrigating the same will become burdensome upon the landowners of the district, a majority in number of the holders of title or evidence of title to the land included in such district (such holders of title or evidence of title also representing a majority in acreage of said lands) may petition the district court of the county in which the lands of the district or the greater portion thereof are situated for an order or decree changing the boundaries of the district by the elimination therefrom of such lands.   History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 146, L. 1909; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 98, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 7188, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7188, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1401(part); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 306, L. 1997.
MT Code § 85-7-1803 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 18. Alteration and Determination of District Acreage|85-7-1803. Requirements for petition to eliminate lands

  85-7-1803. Requirements for petition to eliminate lands. (1) The petition for this purpose must be signed by the required number of holders of title or evidence of title to lands within such district, as hereinbefore specified, and the same shall be filed with the clerk of the district court as herein designated.   (2) Such petition shall set forth:   (a) the name of the district;   (b) a general description of the lands to be eliminated or excluded from the district;   (c) the names of the holders of title or evidence of title to the lands sought to be excluded; the names of the holders of title or evidence of title to the remainder of the lands of said district, ascertained in the manner mentioned in 85-7-101 and 85-7-102; and if any holder of title is a nonresident of the county or counties in which the district lies, the post-office address of such nonresident owners, if known;   (d) a brief description of the character of the works, water rights, canals, and other property acquired or proposed to be acquired or constructed for irrigation purposes in the district;   (e) a brief statement of the reasons why the lands sought to be excluded should be eliminated from the district;   (f) a prayer for the exclusion of the lands sought to be eliminated therefrom.   (3) The petition shall be accompanied by a map or plat of the district, showing thereon the lands sought to be eliminated therefrom, and a good and sufficient bond or undertaking to be approved by the district court or judge thereof of the county in which the petition is required to be filed under the provisions hereof, to pay all costs in and about the proceedings and the hearing thereof in the event that said petition is denied.   History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 146, L. 1909; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 98, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 7188, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7188, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1401(part).
MT Code § 85-7-1804 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 18. Alteration and Determination of District Acreage|85-7-1804. Minor errors

  85-7-1804. Minor errors. Mere error or omission in the description of any lands or in the names of any of the holders of title or evidence of title to lands shall not operate to render invalid any proceedings hereunder or to deprive the district court of jurisdiction of the subject matter.   History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 146, L. 1909; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 98, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 7188, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7188, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1401(part).
MT Code § 85-7-1805 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 18. Alteration and Determination of District Acreage|85-7-1805. Notice requirements

  85-7-1805. Notice requirements. (1) Upon the filing of a petition, the district court shall fix the time and place of hearing on the petition and direct that notice of the petition be given.   (2) The petitioner shall cause to be published at least once a week for 2 successive weeks in a newspaper published in the county where the petition is filed a notice stating the time and place of the hearing on the petition that includes a brief statement of the matters set forth in the petition. If any portion of the lands sought to be excluded from the district lie within any other county or counties, then the notice shall be published as provided above in a newspaper published in each county or counties. The first publication of the notice must occur not less than 30 days before the hearing.   (3) If any holder of title or evidence of title to lands sought to be excluded from the district is a nonresident of the county or counties in which the district lies, the petitioner shall within 3 days of the first publication of the notice mail a copy of the notice to each nonresident whose address is stated in the petition. The affidavit of publication as to the facts of the publishing and mailing of the notice affixed to a copy of the notice is sufficient evidence of the facts.   History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 146, L. 1909; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 98, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 7188, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7188, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1401(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 95, L. 2015.
MT Code § 85-7-1806 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 18. Alteration and Determination of District Acreage|85-7-1806. Court hearing on petition to eliminate lands

  85-7-1806. Court hearing on petition to eliminate lands. (1) At the time specified in the notice, the district court in which the petition is filed shall hear the petition but may adjourn such meeting from time to time, not exceeding 2 weeks in all, and may continue the hearing for the want of sufficient notice or other good cause. The court upon application of the petitioners shall permit the petition to be amended and may order further or additional notice to be given. Upon such hearing, all persons interested whose lands or rights may be damaged or benefited by the granting of the petition or the exclusion of the lands from the district may appear and contest the necessity or justice of the court's making an order granting such petition in whole or in part, and the contestants and petitioners may offer any competent evidence in regard thereto.   (2) It shall be the duty of the court to hear and determine whether the requirements as herein set forth have been complied with, and for that purpose shall hear all competent and relevant testimony that may be offered.   History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 146, L. 1909; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 98, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 7188, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7188, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1401(part).
MT Code § 85-7-1807 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 18. Alteration and Determination of District Acreage|85-7-1807. Court findings and order on petition to eliminate lands

  85-7-1807. Court findings and order on petition to eliminate lands. The court may grant such petition in whole or in part and may make an order making such changes in the boundaries of the district by the exclusion of such lands therefrom as may be deemed advisable or as fact, right, and justice may require. Such order shall be conclusive upon all of the owners of lands within the district and shall be final unless appealed from to the supreme court within 60 days of the entry of said order. For the purposes of any such appeal, such order shall be regarded as a final judgment of said district court. A copy of such order, duly certified to by the clerk of said court, shall be filed for record within 30 days after such order is made and entered with the county clerk and recorder of the county wherein lands included within such district are situated; provided, however, there shall be omitted from such copy lands not situated in the county in which such copy is filed.   History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 146, L. 1909; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 98, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 7188, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7188, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1401(part).
MT Code § 85-7-1808 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 18. Alteration and Determination of District Acreage|85-7-1808. Extension of boundaries and addition of lands

  85-7-1808. Extension of boundaries and addition of lands. The boundaries of any irrigation district may be extended at any time to include lands susceptible of irrigation by the works of the district or through exchange or substitution of water, as hereinafter provided, excluding and excepting therefrom all lands already under irrigation, lands having water rights appurtenant thereto, or lands that can be irrigated from sources more feasible than the district system, unless the owner of such lands shall consent in writing to have such lands included in said district; provided, however, that a petition be presented to the district court of the judicial district in which the irrigation district was organized, asking for such extension, upon terms to be fixed by the court, signed by the holders of title or evidence of title (evidenced as provided in 85-7-101 and 85-7-102) of the lands proposed to be included in the district, representing not less than two-thirds in acreage of said lands.   History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 146, L. 1909; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 145, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 7189, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7189, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1402(1).
MT Code § 85-7-1809 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 18. Alteration and Determination of District Acreage|85-7-1809. Notice of hearing for addition of lands

  85-7-1809. Notice of hearing for addition of lands. When such petition is presented, the district court or judge thereof shall appoint a day for a public hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be given by the clerk of the court by publication at least once a week for at least 2 weeks in a newspaper published or of general circulation in the county in which the office of the district is situated. If any of said lands sought to be included in the district lie in a county or counties other than that in which the office of the district is situated, such notice shall also be likewise published in some newspaper published or of general circulation in each such other county or counties. If there be no such newspaper, then such notice shall be posted in at least three public places in the territory sought to be included.   History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 146, L. 1909; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 145, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 7189, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7189, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1402(2).
MT Code § 85-7-1810 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 18. Alteration and Determination of District Acreage|85-7-1810. Hearing and order on petition for addition of lands

  85-7-1810. Hearing and order on petition for addition of lands. At such public hearing, the district court shall hear those who may desire changes made in the proposed extension, all those whose lands are included or sought to be included in the district, and all other persons whose rights may be affected by the proposed extension. Such public hearing may be adjourned from day to day, not exceeding 20 days in all, and the court shall make an order either granting or denying said petition. If said petition is granted, said order shall describe the lands included in said extension and the terms on which said land shall be included, and a copy of said order shall be filed with the county clerk and recorder in the county wherein said lands are situated. The order of the district court shall be final and conclusive, the same as the order originally creating the district, unless appealed from to the supreme court within 10 days from the entry of the order. The extension of such boundaries shall not deprive the lands already in said district of an adequate supply of water for irrigation purposes.   History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 146, L. 1909; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 145, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 7189, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7189, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1402(3).
MT Code § 85-7-1812 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 18. Alteration and Determination of District Acreage|85-7-1812. through 85-7-1820 reserved

  85-7-1812 through 85-7-1820 reserved.
MT Code § 85-7-1821 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 18. Alteration and Determination of District Acreage|85-7-1821. Change of boundaries of irrigation districts indebted to United States

  85-7-1821. Change of boundaries of irrigation districts indebted to United States. The boundaries of any irrigation district established and organized under the laws of the state of Montana and indebted to the United States for money loaned said district may be changed in the manner hereinafter prescribed. Such change in boundaries of said district shall not impair or affect its organization or its rights in or to property or any of its rights or privileges of whatsoever kind or nature.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 132, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 7194.1, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1409.
MT Code § 85-7-1822 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 18. Alteration and Determination of District Acreage|85-7-1822. Petition to exclude lands

  85-7-1822. Petition to exclude lands. (1) Whenever lands have been included within the boundaries of any irrigation district of the character designated in 85-7-1821 which from their location or conformation cannot be successfully irrigated by the irrigation works or system constructed for that purpose or when the cost of irrigating the same has or will become burdensome upon the landowners of the district, the owners of said lands, with the consent of the board of commissioners of said district and the secretary of interior of the United States or such other federal authority, instrumentality, or agency as may be appropriate, may petition the district court of the county in which such lands are situated for an order or decree changing the boundaries of the district by the elimination therefrom of such lands. The petition for this purpose must be signed by the owners of the land sought to be excluded and accompanied with the written consent of the board of commissioners of the district and the secretary of the interior of the United States or such other federal authority, instrumentality, or agency as may be appropriate. Such petition shall set forth:   (a) the name of the district;   (b) a particular description of the land sought to be excluded or eliminated from the district;   (c) the names of the holders of title to the lands sought to be excluded;   (d) a brief description of the character of works, water rights, canals, or works owned and acquired by the district;   (e) a statement of the reasons why the lands sought to be excluded should be eliminated from the district;   (f) a prayer for the exclusion of the lands sought to be eliminated therefrom.   (2) The petition shall be accompanied with a map or plat of the district, showing thereon the lands sought to be eliminated therefrom, and a good and sufficient bond or undertaking to be approved by the district court or judge thereof of the county in which the petition is required to be filed under the provisions hereof, to pay all costs in and about the proceedings and hearing thereof in the event that said petition is denied.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 132, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 7194.2, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1410.
MT Code § 85-7-1823 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 18. Alteration and Determination of District Acreage|85-7-1823. Notice of hearing

  85-7-1823. Notice of hearing. On such petition being filed, the district court or judge thereof shall make an order fixing the time and place for a hearing and directing that notice be given. Thereupon the clerk of the court shall cause to be published at least once a week for 2 successive calendar weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the petition is filed, with preference given to a newspaper published in the county, a notice stating the time and place fixed by the district court when and where the hearing on the petition will be had and containing a brief statement of the matters set forth in the petition and the object thereof. If any portion of the lands sought to be excluded from the district lies within any other county or counties, the notice shall also be published as provided above in a newspaper of general circulation in the other county or counties, with preference given to a newspaper published in the other county or counties. The first publication of the notice may not be less than 30 days prior to the time mentioned in the notice for the hearing.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 132, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 7194.3, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 460, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1411.
MT Code § 85-7-1824 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 18. Alteration and Determination of District Acreage|85-7-1824. Conduct of hearing

  85-7-1824. Conduct of hearing. At the time specified in the notice, the district court in which the petition is filed shall hear the petition but may adjourn such hearing from time to time not exceeding 2 weeks in all. The court, upon application of the petitioners, shall permit the petition to be amended and may order further or additional notice to be given. Upon such hearing, all persons interested whose lands or rights may be damaged or benefited by the granting of the petition or the exclusion of the lands from the district may appear and contest the same, and the contestants and petitioners may offer any competent evidence in regard thereto.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 132, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 7194.4, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1412.
MT Code § 85-7-1825 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 7. Irrigation Districts|Part 18. Alteration and Determination of District Acreage|85-7-1825. Court order and relief granted

  85-7-1825. Court order and relief granted. (1) The court may grant such petition in whole or in part and may make an order making such changes in the boundaries of the district by the exclusion of such lands therefrom as the court may deem advisable or as fact, right, and justice may require. Upon making such order excluding any lands from the district the lands so excluded shall not be liable for further assessments by the district authorities for any purpose and shall be without right to claim any interest in the water rights, canals, or other property of the district.   (2) Such order shall be conclusive upon all owners of lands within the district and shall be final unless appealed from to the supreme court within 60 days from the entry of said order. For the purpose of such appeal, such order shall be regarded as a final judgment of said district court. A copy of said order duly certified by the clerk of court shall be filed for record within 30 days after such order is made and entered with the county clerk and recorder of the county wherein lands included within such district are situated.   History: En. Secs. 5, 6, Ch. 132, L. 1935; re-en. Secs. 7194.5, 7194.6, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1413, 89-1414.