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CO Code § 37-23-113 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 23 - Assessment for Benefits|§ 37-23-113. Assessments - How Made

  On or before September 1 in each year, the secretary shall transmit to the county assessor of each county a certified copy of so much of said assessment book as relates to land within the county of said county assessors, together with the certified copy of the order of the board of directors.    Thereupon it is the duty of the county assessor, without expense to the drainage district, to assess and enter upon his records as assessor, in its appropriate column, the assessments so certified, which assessments shall be delivered to the county treasurer as part of the assessment roll in the same manner as general, state, and county taxes are certified by the county assessor to the county treasurer for collection.     History. Source: L. 11: P. 323, § 56. L. 21: P. 279, § 2. C.L. § 2170. CSA: C. 57, § 65. CRS 53: § 47-4-13. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-4-13. History. Source: L. 11: P. 323, § 56. L. 21: P. 279, § 2. C.L. § 2170. CSA: C. 57, § 65. CRS 53: § 47-4-13. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-4-13.
CO Code § 37-23-115 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 23 - Assessment for Benefits|§ 37-23-115. Sale of Property Taxed

 The board of directors of any drainage district may sell, dispose of, and convey, on behalf of such district, any real property to which such drainage district may take title by tax deed under the provisions of section 37-23-114 , as said board may by resolution direct, either at public or private sale, at such price and upon such terms as said board may determine, and without any authorization from the electors of such district.   History. Source: L. 29: P. 535 § 1. CSA: C. 57, § 67. CRS 53: § 47-4-15. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-4-15. History. Source: L. 29: P. 535 § 1. CSA: C. 57, § 67. CRS 53: § 47-4-15. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-4-15.
CO Code § 37-23-116 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 23 - Assessment for Benefits|§ 37-23-116. President to Execute Deed

 The president of the board of directors of such drainage district, when authorized by resolution of the board of directors, is empowered to execute, acknowledge, and deliver any deeds of conveyance necessary to convey such real property to the purchaser thereof. The deed of conveyance shall be attested by the secretary of such drainage district under its seal, and when so executed such deed of conveyance shall be held to convey the entire title of such drainage district to the purchaser thereof.   History. Source: L. 29: P. 535, § 2. CSA: C. 57, § 68. CRS 53: § 47-4-16. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-4-16. History. Source: L. 29: P. 535, § 2. CSA: C. 57, § 68. CRS 53: § 47-4-16. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-4-16.
CO Code § 37-23-117 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 23 - Assessment for Benefits|§ 37-23-117. Proceeds of Sale

 The proceeds of such sales shall be paid into such fund of the drainage district as its board of directors by resolution may direct.   History. Source: L. 29: P. 536, § 3. CSA: C. 57, § 69. CRS 53: § 47-4-17. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-4-17. History. Source: L. 29: P. 536, § 3. CSA: C. 57, § 69. CRS 53: § 47-4-17. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-4-17.
CO Code § 37-23-118 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 23 - Assessment for Benefits|§ 37-23-118. Directors to Perfect Title

 The board of directors of any such drainage district is authorized to take such steps in the name of and on behalf of the district as it deems necessary in order to perfect the title of such drainage district to any lands to which it has taken title by tax deed and for that purpose may procure and take deeds of conveyance or other assurances of title from the holders of record or other titles to such lands and may institute actions for the purpose of quieting title to such real estate as against the claims of any other persons, associations, or corporations.   History. Source: L. 29: P. 536, § 4. CSA: C. 57, § 70. CRS 53: § 47-4-18. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-4-18. History. Source: L. 29: P. 536, § 4. CSA: C. 57, § 70. CRS 53: § 47-4-18. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-4-18.
CO Code § 37-24-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 24 - Construction of System|§ 37-24-101. Construction - Bids - Advertising

 After adopting a plan for a drainage system and providing for the payment of the same, or a designated part thereof by assessment or bonds, the board of directors shall give notice, by publication not less than twenty days prior to the date of opening proposals in a newspaper published in the county where the office of the drainage district is kept and in such other newspaper as may be deemed advisable, calling for bids for the construction of said work or any portion thereof; if less than the whole, then the portion of said system to be constructed shall be described in the notice. The notice shall set forth where the plans and specifications may be seen and that sealed proposals will be received at the office of the drainage district and a contract let to the lowest responsible bidder, giving the time and place for opening the proposals, which, at said time and place, shall be opened in public. The board of directors may enter into a contract with the lowest responsible bidder for the construction of the whole or any portion of the work mentioned in the notice, or may reject any and all bids and readvertise for proposals, or may proceed to construct the work under the supervision of the board of directors, and in that event all material shall be purchased from the lowest responsible bidders after proposals have been invited and notice thereof published.   History. Source: L. 11: P. 323, § 59. C.L. § 2173. CSA: C. 57, § 74. CRS 53: § 47-5-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-5-1. History. Source: L. 11: P. 323, § 59. C.L. § 2173. CSA: C. 57, § 74. CRS 53: § 47-5-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-5-1.    Cross references:   For publication of legal notices, see part 1 of article 70 of title 24.   ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, ”Legal Classification of Special District Corporate Forms in Colorado“, see 45 Den. L.J. 347 (1968).   Board must submit proposed expenditures even if work is done under its own supervision. The board of directors of a drainage district is not absolved from submitting a proposed expenditure of more than $10,000 to the owners of land within the district through an election as provided by § 37-21-114 , even though the board proceeded to do construction work under its own supervision, as provided under this section, after releasing a contractor who had contracted to do such work. Swedlund v. Denver Joint Stock Land Bank, 108 Colo. 400 , 118 P.2d 460 (1941).
CO Code § 37-24-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 24 - Construction of System|§ 37-24-102. Contractor - Bond - Engineer

 The person to whom a contract may be awarded shall execute a bond in the penal sum of not less than ten percent of the contract price, with surety to be approved by the board of directors, payable to the drainage district, conditioned for the faithful performance of the contract. All work shall be done under the direction and to the satisfaction of the engineer employed by the drainage district subject to approval by the board of directors.   History. Source: L. 11: P. 324, § 60. C.L. § 2174. CSA: C. 57, § 75. CRS 53: § 47-5-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-5-2. History. Source: L. 11: P. 324, § 60. C.L. § 2174. CSA: C. 57, § 75. CRS 53: § 47-5-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-5-2.
CO Code § 37-24-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 24 - Construction of System|§ 37-24-103. Right of Eminent Domain

 The board of directors has the power to construct the works across any watercourse, street, avenue, highway, railway, canal, or ditch which the route of such drainage system or any branch thereof intersects or crosses. If any railroad company, or the owners and controllers of said property, thing, or franchise so to be crossed, or the owner of land necessary for said drainage district, and the board of directors cannot agree upon the amount to be paid therefor, or the points or the manner of said crossings, the same shall be ascertained and determined in all respects as is provided by law in respect to the taking of land for public uses, by the exercise of the right of eminent domain, which right is hereby conferred on drainage districts.   History. Source: L. 11: P. 327, § 70. C.L. § 2175. CSA: C. 57, § 76. CRS 53: § 47-5-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-5-3. History. Source: L. 11: P. 327, § 70. C.L. § 2175. CSA: C. 57, § 76. CRS 53: § 47-5-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-5-3.    Cross references:   For eminent domain proceedings, see articles 1 to 7 of title 38.   ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, ”Eminent Domain in Colorado“, see 29 Dicta 313 (1952).
CO Code § 37-24-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 24 - Construction of System|§ 37-24-104. Additional Powers - Eminent Domain

 All drainage districts incorporated under the laws of this state have, in addition to all rights and powers granted by statute prior to March 22, 1921, the right and power under the laws of this state to cross lands outside the boundaries of said drainage district with any part of the system of drainage works including the drainage ditch or canal thereof.   History. Source: L. 21: P. 284, § 1. C.L. § 2177. CSA: C. 57, § 78. CRS 53: § 47-5-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-5-5. History. Source: L. 21: P. 284, § 1. C.L. § 2177. CSA: C. 57, § 78. CRS 53: § 47-5-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-5-5.
CO Code § 37-24-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 24 - Construction of System|§ 37-24-105. Compensation for Property Taken

 Said drainage district shall make due and just compensation for such right-of-way and the damages occasioned by the construction and operation of its works, and, where the compensation for the property sought to be taken or damaged cannot be agreed upon by the parties interested, or in case the owner of the property is incapable of consenting, or his name or residence is unknown, or he is a nonresident of the state, the compensation to be paid for such right-of-way and damages occasioned by the construction and operation of such drainage works shall be determined by proceedings in eminent domain in the manner provided by law for the exercise of the right of eminent domain.   History. Source: L. 21: P. 284, § 2. C.L. § 2178. CSA: C. 57, § 79. CRS 53: § 47-5-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-5-6. History. Source: L. 21: P. 284, § 2. C.L. § 2178. CSA: C. 57, § 79. CRS 53: § 47-5-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-5-6.
CO Code § 37-24-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 24 - Construction of System|§ 37-24-106. Right-of-Way Across State Lands

 The right-of-way is given, dedicated, and set apart to locate, construct, and maintain drainage systems and works in, over, through, across, or upon any of the lands which are the property of the state.   History. Source: L. 11: P. 327, § 71. C.L. § 2176. CSA: C. 57, § 77. CRS 53: § 47-5-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-5-4. History. Source: L. 11: P. 327, § 71. C.L. § 2176. CSA: C. 57, § 77. CRS 53: § 47-5-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-5-4.
CO Code § 37-24-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 24 - Construction of System|§ 37-24-107. No Officer Interested in Contract

 No director or officer of a district shall be interested directly or indirectly 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. For any violation of this provision, such officer or director 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. 11: P. 327, § 72. C.L. § 2179. CSA: C. 57, § 80. CRS 53: § 47-5-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-5-7. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 884, § 65, effective July 1, 1979. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 850, § 134, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1553, § 334, effective October 1. History. Source: L. 11: P. 327, § 72. C.L. § 2179. CSA: C. 57, § 80. CRS 53: § 47-5-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-5-7. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 884, § 65, effective July 1, 1979. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 850, § 134, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1553, § 334, 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 § 37-25-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 25 - Bonds|§ 37-25-101. Bond Issue - Purposes - Election

 For the purpose of constructing a drainage system and necessary works for any drainage district and acquiring the necessary property and rights therefor, of paying the first year's interest upon the bonds authorized in this article, and of otherwise carrying out the provisions of articles 20 to 30 of this title, the board of directors of any drainage district may estimate and determine the amount of money necessary to be raised for such purposes and is empowered to call a special election to determine whether or not bonds of said district shall be issued in the amount so determined.   History. Source: L. 11: P. 324, § 61. C.L. § 2180. CSA: C. 57, § 81. CRS 53: § 47-6-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-6-1. History. Source: L. 11: P. 324, § 61. C.L. § 2180. CSA: C. 57, § 81. CRS 53: § 47-6-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-6-1.    ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, ”Legal Classification of Special District Corporate Forms in Colorado“, see 45 Den. L.J. 347 (1968).
CO Code § 37-25-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 25 - Bonds|§ 37-25-102. Notice of Election - Form of Ballot

 A notice of such election shall be given by posting notices in three public places in each election precinct in said district for at least twenty days and by publication of such notice in some newspaper published in the county where the office of the drainage district is required to be kept once a week for at least three successive weeks. The notice shall specify the time of holding the election and the amount of bonds proposed to be issued, and said election shall be held and the results thereof determined and declared in all respects as nearly as possible in conformity with the provisions of sections 37-21-105 to 37-21-108 , 37-21-112 , and 37-21-115 to 37-21-124 governing the election of directors. No informalities in conducting such election shall invalidate the same if the election has been otherwise fairly conducted. At such election the ballots shall contain the words ”Bonds - Yes“ or ”Bonds - No“.   History. Source: L. 11: P. 324, § 62. C.L. § 2181. CSA: C. 57, § 82. CRS 53: § 47-6-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-6-2. History. Source: L. 11: P. 324, § 62. C.L. § 2181. CSA: C. 57, § 82. CRS 53: § 47-6-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-6-2.    Cross references:   For publication of legal notices, see part 1 of article 70 of title 24.
CO Code § 37-25-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 25 - Bonds|§ 37-25-103. Bonds - Issuance - Interest

  If a majority of the votes cast is ”Bonds - Yes“, the board of directors shall immediately cause bonds in such amount to be issued payable in series as follows: At the expiration of eleven years, not less than five percent of the whole amount of said bonds; at the expiration of twelve years, not less than six percent of the whole amount of said bonds; at the expiration of thirteen years, not less than seven percent of the whole amount of said bonds; at the expiration of fourteen years, not less than eight percent of the whole amount of said bonds; at the expiration of fifteen years, not less than nine percent of the whole amount of said bonds; at the expiration of sixteen years, not less than ten percent of the whole amount of said bonds; at the expiration of seventeen years, not less than eleven percent of the whole amount of said bonds; at the expiration of eighteen years, not less than thirteen percent of the whole amount of said bonds; at the expiration of nineteen years, not less than fifteen percent of the whole amount of said bonds; and, at the expiration of twenty years, a percentage sufficient to pay off the remainder of said bonds.    The several enumerated percentages shall be of the entire amount of the bond issue.    Each bond must be payable at the given time for its entire amount and not for a percentage.    The said bonds shall bear interest at the rate of not to exceed eight percent per annum payable semiannually on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The principal and interest shall be payable at the office of the county treasurer of the county in which the organization of the district was effected and at such other place as the board of directors may designate in such bond.     History. Source: L. 11: P. 325, § 63. L. 21: P. 280, § 3. C.L. § 2182. CSA: C. 57, § 83. CRS 53: § 47-6-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-6-3. History. Source: L. 11: P. 325, § 63. L. 21: P. 280, § 3. C.L. § 2182. CSA: C. 57, § 83. CRS 53: § 47-6-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-6-3.
CO Code § 37-25-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 25 - Bonds|§ 37-25-104. Denomination - Coupons - Record

 The bonds shall be of the denomination of one hundred dollars or five hundred dollars, negotiable in form, executed in the name of the district, and signed by the president and secretary, and the seal of the district shall be affixed thereto. The bonds shall be numbered consecutively and bear the date of their issue. Coupons for the interest shall be attached to each bond bearing the lithographed signatures of the president and secretary. The bonds shall express on their face that they are issued by the authority of articles 20 to 30 of this title. The secretary shall keep a record of the bonds sold, their number, date of sale, the price received, and the name of the purchaser.   History. Source: L. 11: P. 326, § 64. C.L. § 2183. CSA: C. 57, § 84. CRS 53: § 47-6-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-6-4. History. Source: L. 11: P. 326, § 64. C.L. § 2183. CSA: C. 57, § 84. CRS 53: § 47-6-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-6-4.
CO Code § 37-25-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 25 - Bonds|§ 37-25-105. Bonds Maturing in Less Than Twenty Years

 Any drainage district, by a majority vote of the legal electors of said district, may provide for the issuance of bonds that will mature in any number of years less than twenty and arrange for the payment thereof in series as provided in section 37-25-103 .   History. Source: L. 11: P. 326, § 65. C.L. § 2184. CSA: C. 57, § 85. CRS 53: § 47-6-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-6-5. History. Source: L. 11: P. 326, § 65. C.L. § 2184. CSA: C. 57, § 85. CRS 53: § 47-6-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-6-5.
CO Code § 37-25-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 25 - Bonds|§ 37-25-106. Additional Bonds - Election - Priority

 When the money provided by any previous issue of bonds has become exhausted by authorized expenditures and it becomes necessary to raise additional money for such purposes, additional bonds may be issued by submitting the question at a special election to the qualified voters of said district and otherwise complying with the provisions of this article in respect to an original issue of bonds. The lien for taxes, for the payment of the interest and principal of any previous bond issue, shall be a prior lien to that of any subsequent bond issue.   History. Source: L. 11: P. 326, § 66. C.L. § 2185. CSA: C. 57, § 86. CRS 53: § 47-6-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-6-6. History. Source: L. 11: P. 326, § 66. C.L. § 2185. CSA: C. 57, § 86. CRS 53: § 47-6-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-6-6.    ANNOTATION   This section makes no provision for additional levies to meet additional issues. Henry Wilcox & Son v. Riverview Drainage Dist., 93 Colo. 115 , 25 P.2d 172 (1933).
CO Code § 37-25-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 25 - Bonds|§ 37-25-107. Sale of Bonds - Procedure

 The board of directors may sell bonds from time to time in such quantities as may be necessary and most advantageous to raise the money to carry out the objects and purposes of articles 20 to 30 of this title. Before making any sale, the board, by resolution, shall declare its intention to sell a specified amount of the bonds and the day and 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 publication thereof for at least twenty days in a daily newspaper published in the city of Denver and in any other newspaper at its discretion.   History. Source: L. 11: P. 326, § 67. C.L. § 2186. CSA: C. 57, § 87. CRS 53: § 47-6-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-6-7. History. Source: L. 11: P. 326, § 67. C.L. § 2186. CSA: C. 57, § 87. CRS 53: § 47-6-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-6-7.    Cross references:   For publication of legal notices, see part 1 of article 70 of title 24.
CO Code § 37-25-108 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 25 - Bonds|§ 37-25-108. Sale of Bonds - Rejection of Bids

 The notice shall state that sealed proposals will be received by the board of directors at the office of the drainage district for the purchase of the bonds until the day and hour named in the resolution. At the time appointed, the board shall open the proposals and award the purchase of the bonds to the highest responsible bidder, or it may reject all bids.   History. Source: L. 11: P. 326, § 68. L. 21: P. 281, § 4. C.L. § 2187. CSA: C. 57, § 88. CRS 53: § 47-6-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-6-8. History. Source: L. 11: P. 326, § 68. L. 21: P. 281, § 4. C.L. § 2187. CSA: C. 57, § 88. CRS 53: § 47-6-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-6-8.
CO Code § 37-25-109 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 25 - Bonds|§ 37-25-109. Liability for Bonds and Interest

 The bonds and the interest thereon shall be paid from annual assessments upon the real property within the drainage district, and said property shall be and remain liable to be assessed for such payments. Such bonds and coupons shall be receivable in payment of the assessments levied in payment of the interest and the redemption of the bonds.   History. Source: L. 11: P. 327, § 69. C.L. § 2188. L. 31: P. 326, § 1. CSA: C. 57, § 89. CRS 53: § 47-6-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-6-9. History. Source: L. 11: P. 327, § 69. C.L. § 2188. L. 31: P. 326, § 1. CSA: C. 57, § 89. CRS 53: § 47-6-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-6-9.    ANNOTATION   Water rights for irrigation are real property. Comstock v. Olney Springs Drainage Dist., 97 Colo. 416 , 50 P.2d 531 (1935).   Bonds are secured by lien on irrigated land. Considering all the pertinent provisions of articles 22 to 33 of this title and the purpose sought to be accomplished, it is evident that the general assembly intended that the bonds should be secured by a lien upon irrigated land. It is inconceivable that investors would purchase the bonds if they were secured by a lien on only dry land. Comstock v. Olney Springs Drainage Dist., 97 Colo. 416 , 50 P.2d 531 (1935).