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WY Stat § 41-6-503 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 41 - Water|Chapter 6 - Irrigation and Drainage Districts Generally|Article 5 - Taxes and Assessments; Enforcement of Liens|Section 41-6-503 - Foreclosure of Tax Deeds; Tax Certificates as Liens; Actions to Enforce Generally; Sale of Lands Generally.

41-6-503. Foreclosure of tax deeds; tax certificates as liens; actions to enforce generally; sale of lands generally.| Any person, drainage district or irrigation district holding a drainage or irrigation tax sale certificate of purchase or tax deed heretofore or hereafter issued for delinquent drainage or irrigation taxes and assessments legally levied and assessed, together with the penalty and costs due on the land described therein, shall have a lien on said land for such taxes, penalty and costs, and all subsequent taxes paid thereon by said person, drainage or irrigation district and those under whom he holds, with interest thereon, and all accruing penalties, and for the value of all improvements placed thereon by such lienholder while lawfully in possession of the premises, and those under whom the same is held, which lien shall be superior to any other lien, except that of subsequent taxes, and may be enforced by such lienholder by a civil action in the district court of the county wherein said land lies, or in any action in such court concerning said land in which such lienholder may be made a defendant; in which action every person having an interest in said land, as shown by the records in the office of the county clerk of said county, may be made a party; and all the proceedings in such action, so far as applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, shall be the same as provided by law, for the foreclosure of mortgages on real estate by action and sales thereunder; provided that the decree rendered in such action may contain the order of sale, directed to the sheriff of said county, commanding him to advertise and sell said lands without appraisement, and to make a return of his proceedings thereunder within sixty (60) days from the date thereof, which shall be sufficient authority for the sale of said land, and no other order of sale shall be necessary; and provided further, that any number of tracts of land belonging to any one (1) person upon which any one (1) lienholder shall have said lien, may be united in one (1) suit, in which suit each of said tracts of land shall bear its proportionate share of the cost of such suit, calculated upon the amount for which it shall sell. Provided further, that no such action shall be commenced on any drainage or irrigation district tax sale certificate within eighteen (18) months from the date of the sale mentioned herein.
WY Stat § 41-6-504 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 41 - Water|Chapter 6 - Irrigation and Drainage Districts Generally|Article 5 - Taxes and Assessments; Enforcement of Liens|Section 41-6-504 - Foreclosure of Tax Deeds; Joinder of Defendants; Pleading; Decree; Rights of Assignee of Tax Deed.

41-6-504. Foreclosure of tax deeds; joinder of defendants; pleading; decree; rights of assignee of tax deed.| When a drainage or irrigation district is the plaintiff in any suit brought under the provisions hereof, it may join all owners of real estate covered by its tax sale certificates of purchase or tax deeds as defendants, whether jointly or separately interested in the real estate, or any part thereof, and may unite in such action any persons having or claiming to have any interest in the real estate described in the petition. The defendants may plead jointly or separately to the petition and the court shall try and determine all issues between the plaintiff and each and all of the defendants, and shall, in its decree, ascertain and determine the amount of taxes, interest and costs chargeable to each particular tract or lot of real estate, and state the name or names of all defendants who have an interest in each tract or lot of real estate upon which the lien is fixed by its decree. The fact that the owners of separate or different lots of real estate are joined as defendants in one (1) action shall not constitute a defense on the part of any one (1) or more of the defendants, or misjoinder of defendants, or causes of action, and like rights shall be extended to any assignee of said drainage or irrigation district, tax certificate or tax deeds.
WY Stat § 41-6-505 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 41 - Water|Chapter 6 - Irrigation and Drainage Districts Generally|Article 5 - Taxes and Assessments; Enforcement of Liens|Section 41-6-505 - Foreclosure of Tax Deeds; Sale Procedures Generally; Redemption.

41-6-505. Foreclosure of tax deeds; sale procedures generally; redemption.| In pursuance of said order of sale, whether contained in said decree or issued thereafter, the sheriff of said county shall immediately advertise the property for sale, and shall sell the same at public auction, without appraisement, to the highest bidder for cash, and shall make a return of his proceedings thereunder within sixty (60) days from the date thereof; and said lands shall be sold in tracts or parcels with reference to the rights of all parties therein, as the court in said order of sale may direct; at which sale said lienholder may bid as any other person, but, in the event of becoming the purchaser thereof, he shall not be required to pay any money, except such sum only as his bid may exceed the amount due him under said decree; and, upon confirmation of said sale by the court, the said sheriff shall execute a deed as nearly as may be in cases of mortgage foreclosure, conveying to the purchaser of said property, his heirs and assigns, all the right, title, estate, claim and interest, both at law and in equity, of all parties to said action in and to said land, subject only to subsequent taxes; and, upon request of the purchaser thereof, a writ of assistance shall issue to place said purchaser in possession of said land; provided, that any person having an interest in said land, may redeem the land in which he is interested at any time before the confirmation of such sale by the court, by paying into court a sum of money sufficient to discharge the lien thereon, for the use of the lienholder, and upon such terms as to the payment of the costs as the court may direct.
WY Stat § 41-6-506 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 41 - Water|Chapter 6 - Irrigation and Drainage Districts Generally|Article 5 - Taxes and Assessments; Enforcement of Liens|Section 41-6-506 - Foreclosure of Tax Deeds; Disposition of Sale Proceeds.

41-6-506. Foreclosure of tax deeds; disposition of sale proceeds.| (a) Upon the confirmation of such sale, the proceeds arising therefrom shall be delivered by the sheriff to the clerk of said court to be applied by him as follows:  (i) To the payment of all costs of such action and sale, including an attorney fee to the lienholder's attorney to be allowed by the court;  (ii) To the payment of all sums due the lienholder, including the value of all improvements placed on said land by said lienholder and those under whom he holds;  (iii) The balance, if any, to be paid to the prior owners of said land and those having an interest therein, as their interests may appear.
WY Stat § 41-6-507 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 41 - Water|Chapter 6 - Irrigation and Drainage Districts Generally|Article 5 - Taxes and Assessments; Enforcement of Liens|Section 41-6-507 - Remedy Cumulative.

41-6-507. Remedy cumulative.| The right and remedy herein provided for shall be cumulative and in addition to the right of any purchaser at tax sale to acquire tax deed in the manner and time now provided by law.
WY Stat § 41-7-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 41 - Water|Chapter 7 - Irrigation Districts|Article 1 - In General|Section 41-7-101 - Waiver of Defect of Service.

41-7-101. Waiver of defect of service.| In case of failure to serve any notice of any proceeding or hearing in this chapter provided for upon any person or corporation, such persons or corporation may appear in open court and waive such defect of service, or may waive it by filing in court or delivering to the commissioners of the irrigation district to be filed in court a written waiver of such defect, in which waiver said defect shall be described, which waiver shall be signed by such party and witnessed and acknowledged before a proper officer having power to take acknowledgments of deeds.
WY Stat § 41-7-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 41 - Water|Chapter 7 - Irrigation Districts|Article 1 - In General|Section 41-7-102 - Construction; Generally.

41-7-102. Construction; generally.| The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to promote the public welfare by reclaiming and irrigating lands, constructing and completing reservoirs, canals, ditches, or other works specified in the petition and the preservation or operation of any irrigation system heretofore or hereafter constructed according to law.
WY Stat § 41-7-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 41 - Water|Chapter 7 - Irrigation Districts|Article 1 - In General|Section 41-7-103 - Construction; Formerly Organized Districts; Pending Liens, Actions.

41-7-103. Construction; formerly organized districts; pending liens, actions.| Nothing in this act shall be construed as to affect the validity of any district heretofore organized under the laws of this state, or its rights in or to property, or any of its rights or privileges of whatsoever kind or nature; but said districts are hereby made subject to the provisions of this act so far as practicable; nor shall it affect, impair, or discharge any contract, obligations, lien, or charge for, or upon which it was or might become liable or chargeable had not this act been passed; nor shall it affect the validity of any bonds which have been issued; nor shall it affect any action which now may be pending.
WY Stat § 41-7-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 41 - Water|Chapter 7 - Irrigation Districts|Article 1 - In General|Section 41-7-104 - Construction; Existing Water Rights.

41-7-104. Construction; existing water rights.| Nothing in this act shall be so construed as to in any manner impair existing water rights, appropriations or priorities within said district.
WY Stat § 41-7-201 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 41 - Water|Chapter 7 - Irrigation Districts|Article 2 - Organization Generally|Section 41-7-201 - Filing of Landowners' Petition; Contents; Amendments; Multiple Petitions.

41-7-201. Filing of landowners' petition; contents; amendments; multiple petitions.| (a) Whenever a majority of the freeholders owning lands and the entrymen upon public lands in any district who shall represent one-third the area of lands within said district, or whenever the freeholders owning lands and the entrymen upon public lands who shall represent more than one-half the area of lands within said district, desire to provide for the irrigation of the same; or to improve the existing water supply for said lands; or to purchase, extend, operate or maintain constructed irrigation works; or to cooperate with the United States under the federal reclamation laws heretofore or hereafter enacted, or for the assumption as principal or guarantor of indebtedness to the United States on account of district lands, they may file in the district court of the county which embraces the largest acreage of the district, a petition, hereinafter referred to as the "petition", which shall include:  (i) The name of the proposed irrigation district;  (ii) The necessity of the proposed work describing the necessity;  (iii) The object and purpose of the system proposed to be constructed, together with a general description thereof;  (iv) A general description of the lands proposed to be included in said district. Accompanying said petition shall be a preliminary engineering report on the feasibility of the project, including a report on the sufficiency of its water supply; the approximate area of irrigable land within the district, including an estimate of the cost of construction; all of which shall be approved by the state engineer;  (v) The names of all freeholders owning lands and the entrymen on public lands in said district, when known;  (vi) Whether or not the petitioners desire and propose to cooperate with the United States;  (vii) A general prayer for the organization of the district.  (b) No petition having as many signers as are required by this section shall be declared void, but the court may at any time permit the petition to be amended in form and substance to conform to the facts, if the facts justify the organization of an irrigation district. Several similar petitions for the organization of the same district may be circulated, and when filed, shall together be regarded as one petition having as many signers as there are separate signers on the several petitions filed. All petitions for the organization of said district filed prior to the hearing on said petition shall be considered by the court, the same as if filed with the first petition placed on file, and the signatures thereon contained shall be counted in determining whether sufficient persons have signed said petition.
WY Stat § 41-7-202 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 41 - Water|Chapter 7 - Irrigation Districts|Article 2 - Organization Generally|Section 41-7-202 - Petitioner's Affidavit.

41-7-202. Petitioner's affidavit.| The affidavit of any three (3) or more of the signers of said petition stating that they have examined it and are acquainted with the locality of said district and that said petition is signed by a sufficient number of corporations and adult persons owning lands in said district, to satisfy W.S. 41-7-201, may be taken by the court or judge as sufficient evidence of the facts therein stated.
WY Stat § 41-7-203 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 41 - Water|Chapter 7 - Irrigation Districts|Article 2 - Organization Generally|Section 41-7-203 - Land That May Be Included in Proposed District.

41-7-203. Land that may be included in proposed district.| The lands proposed to be included in any irrigation district, need not be contiguous provided that the benefit of the proposed work in each part will exceed the damages from costs of said proposed work in each part; and provided further that the court shall be satisfied that said proposed work can be more cheaply done if in a single district than otherwise; and provided further that lands within a town or city may be included within the limits of any irrigation district, if the creation of such irrigation district will benefit such town or city in any amount equal to or in excess of the amount of assessment for construction against the lands therein.
WY Stat § 41-7-204 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 41 - Water|Chapter 7 - Irrigation Districts|Article 2 - Organization Generally|Section 41-7-204 - Hearings; Service of Notice Generally; Contents.

41-7-204. Hearings; service of notice generally; contents.| (a) On such petition being filed the court or judge thereof shall make an order fixing the time and place of the hearing thereon and ordering notice; thereupon the clerk of said circuit court, for the county in which the proceedings are instituted, shall cause twenty (20) days notice of the filing of such petition to be given:  (i) By serving or causing to be served a copy of such notice on each person owning, or entitled to possession by virtue of public land filing, of land within said proposed district, residing in any county in which any lands in said proposed district are situated, either personally or by leaving a copy thereof at his last usual place of abode, with a person of suitable age and discretion, and by registered mail to any mortgagee, mortgagees or judgment lienholder whose address is of record in the record of said lien in the county or counties in which said district is situated; and  (ii) By publishing a copy thereof at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in each county within which any of the lands of the district are situated. If there be no newspaper in any such county, such notice may be published in a newspaper published in an adjoining county.  (b) Such notice shall:  (i) State in what court said petition is filed;  (ii) Give a general description of the proposed work;  (iii) Give the proposed boundaries of said district (or a general description of all the lands in said proposed district);  (iv) Give the name proposed for said irrigation district;  (v) State the time and place by the court fixed, when and where the petitioners will ask a hearing on said petition; and  (vi) Direct all persons owning or having an interest in any lands within the boundary of the proposed district, to appear at the time and place stated, then and there to show cause why their land should not be included in said district.
WY Stat § 41-7-205 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 41 - Water|Chapter 7 - Irrigation Districts|Article 2 - Organization Generally|Section 41-7-205 - Hearings; Notification of Nonresidents; Personal Service in Lieu of Posting for All Persons.

41-7-205. Hearings; notification of nonresidents; personal service in lieu of posting for all persons.| If any of the persons owning or entitled to possession of land in said district are nonresidents of the county or counties in which the proposed district lies, the petition shall be accompanied by an affidavit giving the names and post office address of each such nonresident, if such are known, and if unknown shall state that, upon diligent inquiry their names or post office addresses (whichever may be the fact) cannot be ascertained. The clerk of the court shall mail a copy of the notice aforesaid to each of said nonresident owners whose post-office address is known, within six (6) days after the first publication of the same. The certificate of the clerk of the court, or other public officer, or the affidavit of any other person who knows the facts, affixed to a copy of said notice, shall be sufficient evidence of the posting, serving, mailing or publication thereof. Personal service of said notice on (or service by leaving at the last usual place of abode of) all persons owning or entitled to possession of lands or interest in lands within said district, shall give the court complete jurisdiction, without posting, publication or mailing of said notice.
WY Stat § 41-7-206 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 41 - Water|Chapter 7 - Irrigation Districts|Article 2 - Organization Generally|Section 41-7-206 - Hearings; Adjournment to Serve Persons Not Served.

41-7-206. Hearings; adjournment to serve persons not served.| If it shall be found before the hearing on the petition for the organization of an irrigation district, that one (1) or more of the persons owning or entitled to possession of land in said district have not been duly served with notice of hearing on said petition, the court or presiding judge shall not thereby lose jurisdiction. The court or presiding judge in such case shall adjourn the hearing, make an order directing the serving of said notice upon said person or persons, and fixing the time and manner of service of such notice, which notice shall notify him to appear at said adjourned time and place and be heard on said petition. Said notice shall be served personally or by leaving at the last usual place of abode of said unserved persons, as in W.S. 41-7-204 provided, not less than eight (8) days before said adjourned hearing, or published not less than fourteen (14) days before said adjourned hearing, in some newspaper published in the county in which said persons' lands lie, or if no newspaper may be published in said county, then in some newspaper published in an adjoining county. Upon the adjourned day the same proceedings, adjournments, trial, findings and orders may be had as in case of complete service of notice in the first instance. In case of failure to mail said notice as herein required, the court or judge may order the same mailed later and shall adjourn said hearing so that said notice shall be mailed at least fourteen (14) days before said adjourned hearing. In case of failure to publish or post notice, as in this act required, the court or judge may adjourn said hearing for sufficient time to permit the due posting and publication of said notice, and order said notice posted or published as in section 4 hereof directed. In case of adjournment to permit notice to be given, the notice shall state the fact of such adjournment and the time and place of hearing pursuant to said adjournment.
WY Stat § 41-7-207 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 41 - Water|Chapter 7 - Irrigation Districts|Article 2 - Organization Generally|Section 41-7-207 - Hearings; Contests; Grounds; Notice of Objections to Be in Writing; Filing of Objections.

41-7-207. Hearings; contests; grounds; notice of objections to be in writing; filing of objections.| (a) On the day fixed for hearing on such petition, all persons owning or entitled to the possession of lands, or any interest or easement in land, within said proposed district, or who may be affected thereby, may appear and contest or object to:  (i) The sufficiency of the petition;  (ii) The sufficiency of the signers of the petition;  (iii) The sufficiency of the notice;  (iv) The constitutionality of the law;  (v) The inclusion or exclusion of any lands in the district, or any other material issue raised by the petition;  (vi) The jurisdiction of the court, specifying their objections to such jurisdiction; and the petitioners and contestants may, on the trial, offer any competent evidence in regard thereto.  (b) All notices of contests or objection shall be in writing and shall clearly specify the grounds of contest or objection and shall be filed in the office of the clerk of court wherein such petition is filed at least five (5) days prior to the day set for the hearing. The court shall on the day fixed for said hearing, hear and determine all issues provided in this section and may adjourn said hearing from time to time, for good and sufficient reason shown.
WY Stat § 41-7-208 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 41 - Water|Chapter 7 - Irrigation Districts|Article 2 - Organization Generally|Section 41-7-208 - Hearings; Dismissal of Petition Improperly Signed; Inclusion or Exclusion of Land From District.

41-7-208. Hearings; dismissal of petition improperly signed; inclusion or exclusion of land from district.| If the court or presiding judge thereof, after hearing any and all competent evidence that may be offered for and against the said petition, shall find that the same has not been signed as herein required, the said petition shall be dismissed at the cost of the petitioners, and judgment shall be entered against said petitioners for the amount of said costs. The court shall upon proper showing include or exclude any land from the district.
WY Stat § 41-7-209 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 41 - Water|Chapter 7 - Irrigation Districts|Article 2 - Organization Generally|Section 41-7-209 - Fraudulent Deeds for Establishment or Defeat of Petition.

41-7-209. Fraudulent deeds for establishment or defeat of petition.| All deeds made for the purpose of establishing or defeating the prayer of said petition, and not made in good faith and for a valuable consideration, shall be taken and held to be a fraud, and the holders thereof shall not be considered as the owners of the lands described therein; and the filing of said petition shall constitute a lis pendens against all lands described therein from and after the filing thereof.
WY Stat § 41-7-301 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 41 - Water|Chapter 7 - Irrigation Districts|Article 3 - District Commissioners Generally|Section 41-7-301 - To Be Public Officers; Presumption in Favor of Validity of Official Acts.

41-7-301. To be public officers; presumption in favor of validity of official acts.| Commissioners of irrigation districts are hereby declared to be public officers. The presumption shall be in favor of the regularity and validity of all their official acts. Whenever any report of the commissioners of any irrigation district or any part of any such report is contested, remonstrated against or called in question, the burden of proof shall rest upon the contestant, remonstrant or questioner.