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NE Code § 46-106 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-106 - Petition; notice of hearing; report by Director of Natural Resources.

46-106.  Petition; notice of hearing; report by Director of Natural Resources.The petition for the proposed district shall be published for at least two weeks before the time at which the same is to be presented, in some newspaper printed and published in the county where the petition is presented, together with a notice stating the time of the meeting at which the petition will be presented. A copy of such petition and all maps and other papers filed with the petition shall be filed in the office of the Department of Natural Resources for at least four weeks before the date set for such hearing. The Director of Natural Resources shall examine such petition, maps, and other papers and, if he or she deems it necessary, shall further examine the proposed district, the works proposed to be purchased, or the location of the works to be constructed. The director shall prepare a report upon the matter in such form as he or she deems advisable and submit the report to the county board at the meeting set for the hearing of the petition.Source   Laws 1895, c. 70, § 2, p. 270;   Laws 1903, c. 121, § 1, p. 616;   Laws 1909, c. 155, § 1, p. 559;   R.S.1913, § 3458;   Laws 1917, c. 81, § 1, p. 192;   C.S.1922, § 2858;   C.S.1929, § 46-102;   Laws 1933, c. 87, § 1, p. 356;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-102;   R.S.1943, § 46-106;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 86.
NE Code § 46-107 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-107 - Petition and plan of irrigation; hearing before county board; finding; appeal to district court; procedure; bond.

46-107.  Petition and plan of irrigation; hearing before county board; finding; appeal to district court; procedure; bond.At the time set for the hearing, the county board may amend such plan of irrigation as it may find advisable, and when it shall have determined to proceed with the matter, the board may adjourn such hearing from time to time, not exceeding four weeks in all, and on the final hearing may make such changes in the proposed boundaries as it may find to be proper, and shall establish and define boundaries; Provided, the board shall, upon final hearing, make a specific finding as to the territory within the proposed district, which is susceptible of irrigation by the same system of works applicable to the other lands in such proposed district, which finding shall be deemed a final order for purposes of review to the district court on appeal. Such appeal shall be taken by filing with the county clerk of the county wherein the land or any part of the land lies, a written notice of the appeal within ten days from the date of such specific finding. The interested party or parties appealing shall give a bond to be approved by the clerk of the district court, conditioned to pay all costs of the proceedings on appeal, should the decision of the county board be sustained, and shall within thirty days file a transcript of the proceedings had upon such specific finding with the clerk of the district court, where the matter shall be tried and determined de novo.Source   Laws 1895, c. 70, § 2, p. 271;   Laws 1903, c. 121, § 1, p. 616;   Laws 1909, c. 155, § 1, p. 560;   R.S.1913, § 3458;   Laws 1917, c. 81, § 1, p. 192;   C.S.1922, § 2858;   C.S.1929, § 46-102;   Laws 1933, c. 87, § 1, p. 356;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-102;   R.S.1943, § 46-107. Annotations Order of county board establishing boundaries of districts is conclusive, at least in collateral attack on question whether land will be benefited by irrigation, but otherwise on question if such lands cannot from some source be irrigated. Sowerwine v. Central Irr. District, 85 Neb. 687, 124 N.W. 118 (1909); Andrews v. Lillian Irr. Dist., 66 Neb. 458, 92 N.W. 612 (1902), 97 N.W. 336 (1903).
NE Code § 46-108 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-108 - District; lands included; lands irrigated by pumping.

46-108.  District; lands included; lands irrigated by pumping.Upon specific findings as to inclusion of any land in the proposed district, to which objection shall have been made, it shall be the duty of the county clerk to notify the objector, his agent or attorney, in writing, of the fact that such specific finding shall have been made, within three days after the finding shall have been made, nor shall any land which will not, in the judgment of the board, be benefited by irrigation by such system be included in such district; Provided, any persons whose lands are susceptible of irrigation from the same source, shall, upon application of the owner to the board, be entitled to have such lands included in such district. The person, firm, corporation or municipal corporation whose land, within any proposed district, is provided with water by pumping, whether from well, lake or stream, shall not be included therein except upon written application of the owner or owners of such land; Provided, that one thousand gallons per minute of water shall exempt one hundred and sixty acres, and lesser or greater amounts of water shall exempt in proportion.Source   Laws 1895, c. 70, § 2, p. 271;   Laws 1903, c. 121, § 1, p. 616;   Laws 1909, c. 155, § 1, p. 560;   R.S.1913, § 3458;   Laws 1917, c. 81, § 1, p. 192;   C.S.1922, § 2858;   C.S.1929, § 46-102;   Laws 1933, c. 87, § 1, p. 357;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-102;   R.S.1943, § 46-108. Annotations Land may not be included in an irrigation district that is provided with water by pump for its irrigation. Smith v. Frenchman-Cambridge Irr. Dist., 155 Neb. 270, 51 N.W.2d 376 (1952).
NE Code § 46-109 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-109 - District; divisions; directors; number; election; terms.

46-109.  District; divisions; directors; number; election; terms.(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the county board shall make an order dividing the irrigation district into three divisions as nearly equal in size as may be practicable, which shall be numbered first, second, and third, and one director shall be elected for each division.(2) After formation of an irrigation district, in districts comprising over twenty-five thousand acres, the electors thereof may determine by a majority vote to increase the number of directors in any multiple of three up to nine, whereupon the district may be divided into as many divisions as there are directors agreed upon. One-third of the number of directors so elected shall retire each year, and the order of their retirement may be agreed upon by the directors of the district, and successors shall be elected in the manner provided for the election of directors in other districts. The election for the increased number of directors shall be called upon a petition signed by twenty percent of the electors of the district presented to the then board of directors.(3) After formation of an irrigation district, in districts comprising less than fifteen thousand acres, upon the majority vote of the board of directors, the question of whether the divisions in the irrigation district may be eliminated and the subsequent election of the directors conducted on an at-large basis may be submitted to the electors. The divisions in the district shall be eliminated and the directors elected on an at-large basis only upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the electors of the district.Source   Laws 1895, c. 70, § 2, p. 271;   Laws 1903, c. 121, § 1, p. 617;   Laws 1909, c. 155, § 1, p. 560;   R.S.1913, § 3458;   Laws 1917, c. 81, § 1, p. 192;   C.S.1922, § 2858;   C.S.1929, § 46-102;   Laws 1933, c. 87, § 1, p. 357;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-102;   R.S.1943, § 46-109;   Laws 1972, LB 1509, § 1;  Laws 2015, LB561, § 3.
NE Code § 46-110 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-110 - District; organization and officers; election; notice; voters; eligibility.

46-110.  District; organization and officers; election; notice; voters; eligibility.(1) After dividing the proposed irrigation district into divisions, the county board shall give notice of an election to be held in such proposed district, for the purpose of determining whether or not the same shall be organized under the Irrigation District Act. Such notice shall describe the boundaries as established and shall designate a name for such proposed district. The notice shall be published for at least three weeks prior to such election in a newspaper of general circulation in the county; and if any portion of such proposed district lies within another county or counties, then the notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within each of such counties. The notice shall include the contents of the ballots to be cast and the date, time, place, and manner of the election, with instructions and deadlines to request and cast a ballot by mail. The ballot shall contain the words Irrigation district ...... Yes, or Irrigation district ...... No, or words equivalent thereto; and also the names of persons to be voted for to fill various elective offices prescribed in the Irrigation District Act.(2) No person shall be entitled to vote at any election held under the Irrigation District Act unless he or she is qualified as an elector as provided in section 46-102. For any election under the Irrigation District Act, status as an elector shall be established by a record date designated by the election commissioner or county clerk for initial organization of the irrigation district or designated by the secretary of the board of directors for all other elections. The record date shall not be more than thirty days prior to the election. After such record date, a person may be allowed to vote when such person establishes his or her status as an elector to the satisfaction of the election commissioner or county clerk for initial organization of the district or to the satisfaction of the secretary of the board of directors for all other elections. The determination of the election commissioner, county clerk, or secretary of the board of directors, as the case may be, shall be conclusive.Source   Laws 1895, c. 70, § 2, p. 271;   Laws 1903, c. 121, § 1, p. 617;   Laws 1909, c. 155, § 1, p. 560;   R.S.1913, § 3458;   Laws 1917, c. 81, § 1, p. 193;   C.S.1922, § 2858;   C.S.1929, § 46-102;   Laws 1933, c. 87, § 1, p. 357;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-102;   R.S.1943, § 46-110;  Laws 2015, LB561, § 4.
NE Code § 46-111 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-111 - District; organization and officers; election; procedure; canvass of votes; order of board; filing; election precincts.

46-111.  District; organization and officers; election; procedure; canvass of votes; order of board; filing; election precincts.(1) Irrigation district elections shall be conducted in accordance with the Irrigation District Act.(2) The county board shall meet on the second Monday next succeeding any irrigation district election or next succeeding the deadline for casting ballots in an irrigation district election by mail and canvass the votes cast at the election or by mail. If upon such canvass of the election for the formation of the district it appears that at least a majority of all votes cast are Irrigation district ........... Yes, the county board shall by an order entered on its minutes, declare such territory duly organized as an irrigation district, under the name and style therefor designated, and shall declare the persons receiving, respectively, the highest number of votes for such several offices to be duly elected to such offices. The county board shall cause a copy of such order, duly certified, to be immediately filed for record in the office of the county register of deeds of each county in which any portion of such lands are situated and shall also immediately forward a copy thereof to the clerk of the county board of each of the counties in which any portion of the district may lie; and no county board of any county, including any portion of such district, shall, after the date of the organization of such district, allow another district to be formed including any of the lands of such district, without the consent of the board of directors thereof. From and after the date of such filing, the organization of such district shall be complete, and the officers thereof shall be entitled to immediately enter upon the duties of their respective offices, upon qualifying in accordance with law, and shall hold such offices respectively until their successors are elected and qualified. For the purpose of the election for the formation of the district, the county board shall establish one or more election precincts in the proposed district, and define the boundary or boundaries thereof, which may thereafter be changed by the board of directors of such district.Source   Laws 1895, c. 70, § 3, p. 272;   R.S.1913, § 3459;   Laws 1919, c. 111, § 1, p. 273;   C.S.1922, § 2859;   C.S.1929, § 46-103;   R.S.1943, § 46-111;   Laws 1951, c. 148, § 1, p. 595;  Laws 2015, LB561, § 5.  Cross References   Election laws, generally, see Chapter 32.  Voting by mail, absentee voters, see sections 32-938 to 32-951.  Voting by mail, special election procedures, see sections 32-952 to 32-959.
NE Code § 46-112 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-112 - District officers; election; terms.

46-112.  District officers; election; terms.The officers elected in compliance with section 46-110, upon qualifying as provided in section 46-113, shall hold their respective offices until the next general election for the irrigation district when their successors shall be elected. At such general election the member of the board of directors having the highest number of votes shall hold his or her respective office for a term of three years, the member of the board of directors having the next highest number of votes shall be declared to be elected for a term of two years, and the member of the board of directors having the least number of votes shall be elected for a term of one year. Each year thereafter, one member of the board of directors shall be elected for a term of three years. Each member of the board of directors shall be nominated and elected by a majority vote of the electors of the division in the irrigation district and shall be an elector of the division for which he or she is to serve as such director. If, after the election, it appears that any two or more persons have an equal and the highest number of votes for the same office, the county board shall, in the presence of the candidates or their representatives, determine by lot which of the candidates shall be elected.An automatic recount shall be held in accordance with sections 32-1119 to 32-1122. The regular election of the district shall be held on the first Tuesday in February.Source   Laws 1905, c. 166, § 1, p. 649;   Laws 1913, c. 142, § 2, p. 344;   R.S.1913, § 3460;   Laws 1915, c. 69, § 1, p. 170;   C.S.1922, § 2860;   Laws 1923, c. 97, § 1, p. 245;   C.S.1929, § 46-104;   Laws 1935, c. 106, § 1, p. 341;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-104;   R.S.1943, § 46-112;   Laws 1979, LB 421, § 14;   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 555;   Laws 1995, LB 99, § 12.
NE Code § 46-113 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-113 - Officers; oath; bond; district as federal fiscal agent; additional bond.

46-113.  Officers; oath; bond; district as federal fiscal agent; additional bond.Within ten days after receiving his certificate of election, hereinafter provided for, each director shall take and subscribe the official oath, and each member of the board of directors shall execute an official bond in the sum of one thousand dollars, which bond shall be approved by the county judge of the county where such organization was effected, and after such approval all bonds shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder of such county; Provided, that in case any district organized hereunder is appointed fiscal agent of the United States or by the United States is authorized to make collections of money for and on behalf of the United States in connection with any federal reclamation project, such treasurer and each such director shall execute a further additional official bond in such sum as the Secretary of the Interior may require, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his respective office and the faithful discharge by the district of its duties as fiscal or other agent of the United States under any such appointment or authorization; such additional bonds to be approved, recorded, and filed as herein provided for other official bonds, and any additional bonds may be sued upon by the United States or any person injured by the failure of such officer or the district to fully, promptly, and completely perform their respective duties. All official bonds herein provided for shall be in the form prescribed by law for official bonds for county officers except that the obligee named in the bond shall be the district.Source   Laws 1895, c. 70, § 4, p. 273;   Laws 1897, c. 86, § 1, p. 361;   Laws 1903, c. 121, § 1, p. 618;   Laws 1905, c. 166, § 1, p. 650;   Laws 1913, c. 142, § 2, p. 344;   R.S.1913, § 3460;   Laws 1915, c. 69, § 1, p. 171;   C.S.1922, § 2860;   Laws 1923, c. 97, § 1, p. 245;   C.S.1929, § 46-104;   Laws 1935, c. 106, § 1, p. 341;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-104;   R.S.1943, § 46-113. Cross References  Official bonds, form, filing, recording, and approval, see sections 11-101 to 11-122.
NE Code § 46-114 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-114 - Directors; assumption of office; tenure.

46-114.  Directors; assumption of office; tenure.The director elected shall assume the duties of his office the first Tuesday in March after his election; Provided, all incumbents shall hold their respective offices until their successors are elected and qualified, as provided in section 46-112.Source   Laws 1905, c. 166, § 1, p. 650;   Laws 1913, c. 142, § 2, p. 345;   R.S.1913, § 3460;   Laws 1915, c. 69, § 1, p. 172;   C.S.1922, § 2860;   Laws 1923, c. 97, § 1, p. 246;   C.S.1929, § 46-104;   Laws 1935, c. 106, § 1, p. 342;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-104;   R.S.1943, § 46-114.
NE Code § 46-115 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-115 - Subsequent elections; manner; notice.

46-115.  Subsequent elections; manner; notice.(1) Fifteen days before any election which is not held by mail under the Irrigation District Act subsequent to the organization of the irrigation district, the secretary of the board of directors shall cause notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the irrigation district lies. The notice shall include the date, time, place, and manner of holding the election. The secretary shall also post a general notice of the same in the office of the board, which shall be established and kept at some fixed place to be determined by the board, specifying the polling places, if any, of each precinct of the irrigation district.(2) Each year the board of directors of an irrigation district shall determine whether to hold the subsequent regular election of the irrigation district by mail. The board of directors may determine to hold any other election by mail under the Irrigation District Act if the decision to hold the election by mail is made at least forty-five days prior to the date set for such election. The secretary of the board of directors shall, at least thirty days prior to the date set for the election, mail to the last-known post office address of each elector a ballot which lists the names of the candidates and gives instructions and the deadlines to return the ballot. The secretary shall publish notice of the election by mail in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the irrigation district lies. The notice shall include instructions and the deadlines for requesting a ballot and instructions and the deadlines for casting ballots by mail. The notice shall also include the time and place designated for processing and counting the ballots cast by mail.(3) Prior to the time for posting the notices, the board of directors shall appoint three residents from each precinct, one clerk and two judges, who shall constitute a board of election for such precinct. If the board of directors fails to appoint a board of election or the members appointed do not attend at the opening of the polls on the morning of election or at the time and place for processing and counting the ballots cast by mail, as the case may be, the electors of the precinct present at that hour may appoint the board. The board of directors must, in its order appointing the board of election, designate the hour and place in the precinct where the election must be held or the time and place for processing and counting the ballots cast by mail, as the case may be.Source   Laws 1895, c. 70, § 5, p. 274;   R.S.1913, § 3461;   C.S.1922, § 2861;   C.S.1929, § 46-105;   R.S.1943, § 46-115;   Laws 1951, c. 148, § 2, p. 596;  Laws 2015, LB561, § 6.  Cross References   Voting by mail, absentee voters, see sections 32-938 to 32-951.  Voting by mail, special election procedures, see sections 32-952 to 32-959.
NE Code § 46-116 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-116 - Election officers; powers and duties; hours of election.

46-116.  Election officers; powers and duties; hours of election.(1) One of the judges shall be chairperson of the board of election and may (a) administer all oaths required in the progress of an election under the Irrigation District Act and (b) appoint judges and clerks, if during the progress of the election or processing and counting ballots cast by mail, as the case may be, any judge or clerk ceases to act. Any member of the board of election, or any clerk thereof, may administer and certify oaths required to be administered during the progress of an election or the processing and counting of ballots cast by mail, as the case may be. Before opening the polls or processing and counting ballots cast by mail, each member of the board of election must take and subscribe to an oath to faithfully perform the duties imposed upon him or her by law. Any elector of the precinct may administer and certify such oath.(2) For elections other than those conducted by mail, the polls must be opened at 8 a.m. on the morning of the election and be kept open until 6 p.m. of the same day, except that in districts embracing twelve thousand acres or less, the polls may, by direction of the board of directors, be opened at 1 p.m. and be kept open until 5:30 p.m. of the same day.Source   Laws 1895, c. 70, § 6, p. 274;   Laws 1913, c. 22, § 1, p. 94;   R.S.1913, § 3462;   C.S.1922, § 2862;   C.S.1929, § 46-106;   R.S.1943, § 46-116;  Laws 2015, LB561, § 7.