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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 1 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-189) › Section 37-43-171 - Jurisdiction - order for hearing

Upon the filing of such petition, the district court shall be vested with jurisdiction of the subject matter and shall forthwith ascertain from testimony or other evidence, as nearly as may be, the names and addresses of all the creditors and bondholders, or their counsel or representative, of said district and shall make an order requiring each of the owners of the lands included within the boundaries of such irrigation district, and the legal holders of any indebtedness of such irrigation district, and all persons who may be affected in any manner by such proceedings to appear before such district court upon a certain day, to be designated in such order, not less than twenty days after service of notice of such order, as provided in section
37-43-172
, there to show cause why the said petition should not be granted.
L. 21: p. 508, § 3. C.L. § 2099. CSA: C. 90, § 548. CRS 53: § 149-3-70. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-3-70.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 1 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-189) › Section 37-43-172 - Notice of hearing

Immediately upon the making of such order by said district court, the clerk of such court shall issue a notice of such order, in the nature of a summons, under his hand and the seal of such court, notifying all persons included within such order of the contents thereof, which notice may be served either personally in the same manner as provided for the service of summons under the Colorado rules of civil procedure, or by publication once a week for three successive weeks in some newspaper, to be designated in such order, of general circulation published in the county where such court is held, or, in case there is no such newspaper, then by posting the same in at least three conspicuous places in such county, to be designated by such order, one of which places shall be within the boundaries of such irrigation district, and by mailing a copy of such published notice, by registered mail at least thirty days before the date of any such hearing, to each of the creditors and bondholders of the district and their representatives and attorneys, insofar as known to or ascertainable by the court.
L. 21: p. 508, § 4. C.L. § 2100. CSA: C. 90, § 549. CRS 53: § 149-3-71. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-3-71.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 1 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-189) › Section 37-43-173 - Notice - how addressed

Neither such notice nor such order shall be addressed to any person by name, but it shall be sufficient if it is addressed to any and all owners of land in such irrigation district, to the legal holders of any claims of indebtedness against said district, and to all persons interested in said proceedings.
L. 21: p. 509, § 5. C.L. § 2101. CSA: C. 90, § 550. CRS 53: § 149-3-72. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-3-72.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 1 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-189) › Section 37-43-174 - Completion of service

Service of such published or posted notice shall be deemed complete at the expiration of ten days after the last publication or posting and mailing thereof. At the expiration of the time required by such order to show cause, and not less than twenty days after the service of such notice, whether by personal service or by publication or posting, such district court shall be vested with complete jurisdiction over both the subject matter of such petition and of all parties in any manner concerned or affected by it, and thereafter its proceedings shall be governed by the Colorado rules of civil procedure except only as modified or controlled by sections
37-43-169
to
37-43-178
.
L. 21: p. 509, § 6. C.L. § 2102. CSA: C. 90, § 551. CRS 53: § 149-3-73. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-3-73.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 1 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-189) › Section 37-43-175 - Answer or contest - default

Within the time required by such order to show cause, any person interested in the subject matter of such petition, including any owner of lands in said irrigation district or the holder of any of its indebtedness whether bonded or otherwise, may appear and move to dismiss, plead, or answer to such petition, or contest the same, in the same manner as in civil actions under the Colorado rules of civil procedure wherein he might be defendant; and for all purposes the nonappearance of any landowner in said district, after due notice of such order, shall be taken as his consent to the granting of such petition and all proceedings had thereon.
L. 21: p. 510, § 7. C.L. § 2103. CSA: C. 90, § 552. CRS 53: § 149-3-74. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-3-74.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 1 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-189) › Section 37-43-178 - Appeals

Appellate review as provided by law and the Colorado appellate rules shall lie to review the orders, judgments, or decrees of the district court entered in either of the proceedings provided in sections
37-43-169
to
37-43-178
, and the supreme court shall advance such cases upon its docket. The supreme court may provide for further proceedings upon said petitions and may make further rules of procedure in such cases in the same manner and to the same extent as it may provide amendments or further rules of procedure under the Colorado rules of civil procedure.
L. 21: p. 516, § 10. C.L. § 2106. CSA: C. 90, § 555. CRS 53: § 149-3-77. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-3-77.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 1 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-189) › Section 37-43-179 - Dissolution - where bondholders are unknown

Any irrigation district organized under the laws of the state of Colorado in which bonds have been issued and in which said bonds were not registered as required by law, and the whereabouts of the bondholders is unknown, and more than twenty years has elapsed since the maturity date of the last issue of said bonds in said district may be dissolved as provided in sections
37-43-179
to
37-43-182
.
L. 51: p. 519, § 1. CSA: C. 90, § 555(12). CRS 53: § 149-3-78. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-3-78.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 1 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-189) › Section 37-43-180 - Petitions for dissolution

Any person who is the owner of real property situated in said district sought to be dissolved may file a verified petition in the district court of the county wherein is located the principal office of such irrigation district or of the county wherein lies the greater portion of the acreage of such irrigation district, setting forth in said petition the facts upon which petitioner relies for dissolution of such irrigation district, including the fact that the bonds previously issued were not registered as required by law, that the whereabouts of said bondholders is unknown, and that more than twenty years has elapsed since the maturity date of the last issue of said bonds.
L. 51: p. 519, § 2. CSA: C. 90, § 555(13). CRS 53: § 149-3-79. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-3-79.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 1 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-189) › Section 37-43-181 - Notice of hearing

(1)
After the filing of said petition, the court shall thereupon enter an order fixing a day certain for the hearing of said petition, said date not to be less than forty-five days from the date on which said petition was filed. Immediately upon making such order by the district court, the clerk of said court shall issue a notice of such order, in the nature of a summons, under the hand and seal of the court, notifying all persons in interest of the contents of said order. Said notice shall be served in the same manner as provided for the service of summons under the Colorado rules of civil procedure or by publication thereof once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper, to be designated by the court, of general circulation published in the county where such court is held, or, if there is no such newspaper in said county, publication of said notice shall be in a newspaper designated by the court.
(2)
Service of said published notice shall be deemed complete at the expiration of ten days after the last publication of said notice, at which time the court shall be vested with complete jurisdiction over the subject matter of such petition and all of the parties in any manner concerned or affected by it. Before the time of completion of service of notice, any person interested in the subject matter of said petition may appear in and contest the same in the same manner as in civil actions under the Colorado rules of civil procedure. The nonappearance of any bondholder concerned at the time of the hearing of said petition, or prior thereto, shall be considered as his consent to the granting of such petition and all proceedings had thereon. All proceedings upon such petition shall be considered as in the nature of proceedings in rem, and the court has power to make any proper orders affecting the rights of all parties concerned.
L. 51: p. 520, § 3. CSA: C. 90, § 555(14). CRS 53: § 149-3-80. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-3-80.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 1 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-189) › Section 37-43-182 - Disposition of unpaid funds

If, at the time of the entry of the order of dissolution, there remains in the funds of any county treasurer any moneys for the redemption of said bonds, the court shall require, by its proper order, said county treasurer to disburse said funds to any persons who present bonds for redemption and in proportion to the total value of such bonds presented. Such county treasurer, before disbursing any of said money, shall cause the publication of a notice, in the manner set forth in section
37-43-181
, that said funds will be disbursed on a day certain not sooner than ninety days from the date of the first publication of said notice.
L. 51: p. 520, § 4. CSA: C. 90, § 555(15). CRS 53: § 149-3-81. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-3-81.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 1 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-189) › Section 37-43-183 - Application

(1)
Before July 1, 2024, the provisions of sections
37-43-183
to
37-43-189
shall apply only to irrigation districts having a bonded indebtedness of twenty dollars or more per acre and to lands in such described irrigation districts upon which the general property taxes have been delinquent and unpaid for more than five years.
(2)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, on or after July 1, 2024, a county treasurer shall follow the procedures established in article 11.5 of title 39 and shall not follow the procedures established in this section, sections 37-43-184 to 37-43-189, or article 11 of title 39 concerning striking off land or the issuance of a certificate of sale or tax deed. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, on or after July 1, 2024, a lot or parcel of land shall not be struck off to a county or an irrigation district and a county treasurer shall not issue a certificate or tax deed pursuant to sections 37-43-184 to 37-43-189 or article 11 of title 39.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 165,§ 13, eff. 7/1/2024.
L. 33: p. 646, § 1. CSA: C. 90, § 556. CRS 53: § 149-3-82. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-3-82.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 1 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-189) › Section 37-43-184 - Treasurer to strike off lands to county - repeal

(1)
When lands situate in an irrigation district, having an outstanding bonded indebtedness or indebtedness evidenced by outstanding warrants for which there are no available funds for payment, are sold for delinquent taxes assessed for state, county, and school district purposes, or any one or more of said purposes, with or without levies for irrigation district taxes or assessments, and there are no bidders at said sale for said lands in the amount of taxes assessed against the same, the treasurer, as in other cases, shall strike said lands off to the county for the amount of the state, county, and school district taxes and issue a certificate the same as in other cases. The treasurer shall offer separately said lands for sale for irrigation district taxes or assessments, if any, and sell the same to the person who bids the amount of the assessments for irrigation purposes against said lands. Such bidder may pay in cash or by such other obligations of said district as are acceptable for such purpose. If there is no bidder when said lands are offered for sale for the irrigation district assessments, the same shall be struck off to the district. In either event a certificate of sale for irrigation district assessments shall be executed and delivered to the purchaser or said district with a notation thereon by the treasurer showing the outstanding certificate of sale held by the county and the amount thereof.
(2)
This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2024.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 165,§ 14, eff. 7/1/2024.
L. 33: p. 646, § 1. CSA: C. 90, § 557. CRS 53: § 149-3-83. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-3-83.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 1 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-189) › Section 37-43-185 - Redemption - repeal

(1)
The person holding said certificate of purchase for irrigation district taxes, or the irrigation district, or any persons to whom said district assigns said certificate issued to it, upon payment of the amount due the county for state, county, and school district taxes, together with costs of sale and interest as provided by law, or for such amount as may be fixed by the board of county commissioners, may redeem from the sale to said county, and the amount so paid shall be endorsed upon and added to the certificate of sale issued for irrigation district assessments or taxes.
(2)
This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2024.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 165,§ 15, eff. 7/1/2024.
L. 33: p. 647, § 2. CSA: C. 90, § 558. CRS 53: § 149-3-84. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-3-84.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 1 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-189) › Section 37-43-186 - Lands offered for sale - when - repeal

(1)
Lands covered by an outstanding certificate held by the county shall not again be offered for sale until said certificate is redeemed or assigned. Subsequent taxes assessed against said land shall be endorsed upon such certificate and shall become an additional amount due and payable thereon.
(2)
This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2024.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 165,§ 16, eff. 7/1/2024.
L. 33: p. 647, § 3. CSA: C. 90, § 559. CRS 53: § 149-3-85. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-3-85.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 1 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-189) › Section 37-43-187 - When county entitled to tax deed - repeal

(1)
If any such certificate of sale issued to the county is not sold or assigned within three years from the date of the sale, thereupon the county may apply for a tax deed and shall be entitled to such tax deed the same as provided by law for other purchasers at tax sales. After the execution of said deed, the county shall be entitled to the rents, issues, and profits from any such land the same as any other owner. Such tax deed shall name the board of county commissioners as grantee and tax deeds may be executed and delivered, based upon certificates now held by counties, as well as certificates which may hereafter be issued covering lands in irrigation districts having an outstanding indebtedness, as provided in this article.
(2)
This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2024.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 165,§ 17, eff. 7/1/2024.
L. 33: p. 648, § 4. CSA: C. 90, § 560. CRS 53: § 149-3-86. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-3-86.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 1 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-189) › Section 37-43-188 - County may sell by quitclaim deed - repeal

(1)
At any time the county may sell by quitclaim deed any such land so acquired for the best price obtainable in the opinion of the board, which price is to be fixed by the board of county commissioners; and the purchase price, as well as the net amount realized as rental on such lands, shall be applied upon and apportioned to the payment of taxes for state, county, and school district purposes in proportion to the amount due at the time said tax deed is executed and delivered.
(2)
This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2024.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 165,§ 18, eff. 7/1/2024.
L. 33: p. 648, § 5. CSA: C. 90, § 561. CRS 53: § 149-3-87. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-3-87.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 1 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-189) › Section 37-43-189 - Continuation of lien of bonded indebtedness - repeal

(1)
No such sale shall relieve the land so sold from the lien of a bonded indebtedness, but the county, if it becomes the owner of any such land, shall not be obligated or liable for any such bonded indebtedness, interest, or other assessments or levies on account of irrigation district purposes, but the same shall be enforceable against the land, and not otherwise.
(2)
This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2024.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 165,§ 19, eff. 7/1/2024.
L. 33: p. 648, § 6. CSA: C. 90, § 562. CRS 53: § 149-3-88. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-3-88.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 2 - IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-201 — 37-43-211) › Section 37-43-201 - Short title

This part 2 shall be known and may be cited as the "Irrigation District Salinity Control Act".
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1227, § 1, effective April 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 2 - IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-201 — 37-43-211) › Section 37-43-202 - Definitions

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Contracting district" means an irrigation district which has entered into a salinity control contract.
(2)
"Irrigation district" means an irrigation district formed pursuant to the provisions of article 41 or 42 of this title.
(3)
"Salinity control contract" means a contract made between an irrigation district and the United States pursuant to the "Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act",
43 U.S.C. sec. 1571
et seq., as amended, for the construction, improvement, operation, and maintenance of lateral ditches and pipelines or for any combination of such purposes.
(4)
"Salinity control lateral" means a lateral ditch or pipeline constructed or improved pursuant to a salinity control contract.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1227, § 1, effective April 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 2 - IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-201 — 37-43-211) › Section 37-43-203 - Applicability - exercise of authority

The provisions of this part 2 shall apply only to irrigation districts formed prior to January 1, 1988. The powers and authority conferred by this part 2 may be exercised only within the boundaries of such an irrigation district, as such boundaries existed on January 1, 1988.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1228, § 1, effective April 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 2 - IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-201 — 37-43-211) › Section 37-43-204 - Irrigation district - authority to contract

Subject to authorization by a vote of the electors as provided in section
37-43-211
, an irrigation district formed prior to January 1, 1988, shall have and may exercise all rights and powers necessary or incidental to enter into, implement, and perform a salinity control contract.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1228, § 1, effective April 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 2 - IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-201 — 37-43-211) › Section 37-43-206 - Authority to obtain loans to defray expenses

Upon authorization of its board of directors, a contracting district shall have the authority to obtain loans, upon such terms and granting such security for repayment thereof as the board deems proper, to defray the annual expenses of operation and maintenance required to perform a salinity control contract. Such loans shall not be subject to any other requirement or limitation in this article or in articles
41
to
43
of this title.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1229, § 1, effective April 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 2 - IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-201 — 37-43-211) › Section 37-43-207 - Power of eminent domain

In order to carry out the purposes of this part 2, a contracting district shall have the power of eminent domain to acquire, within the boundaries of the district, existing lateral ditches, pipelines, and appurtenances thereto and interests therein, easements, rights-of-way, and such other rights and interests in property, including property devoted to a public purpose, as may be required in order to carry out the purposes of this part 2. The power of eminent domain granted to a contracting district pursuant to this section shall not extend to the acquisition of: Water rights; laterals which have been and as of April 6, 1988, are improved so as to achieve the purposes of the federal "Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act" as determined by the United States bureau of reclamation; and ditch rights in a lateral with respect to which the owners of a majority of the acreage entitled to receive water therefrom have not agreed to have such lateral improved under the provisions of such federal act. If the compensation to be paid for the taking or acquisition of interests in property by a contracting district is to be paid or reimbursed by the United States, the question of whether such compensation shall be made need not be submitted to a vote of the qualified voters of such district.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1229, § 1, effective April 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 2 - IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-201 — 37-43-211) › Section 37-43-208 - Contracts - reimbursement by United States

If payments required under contracts made by a contracting district for construction, improvement, operation, or maintenance of facilities, or for supplying of materials or services, in implementation of a salinity control contract are to be paid for or reimbursed by the United States, to the extent that such payments exceed the expenses that would have been incurred by a contracting district in the thorough and timely operation and maintenance of its salinity control lateral absent their improvement pursuant to a salinity control contract, then such contracts need not be submitted to a vote of the qualified voters of the contracting district.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1229, § 1, effective April 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 2 - IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-201 — 37-43-211) › Section 37-43-209 - Submission of plans to state engineer - not required

(1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of section
37-41-104(1)
, a contracting district shall not be required to submit to the state engineer:
(a)
Plans for the construction, operation, or maintenance of salinity control laterals; or
(b)
Information concerning such salinity control laterals.
(2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of section
37-41-104(1)
, a contracting district shall not be required to obtain a decision from the state engineer as to the feasibility of construction, operation, and maintenance of salinity control laterals.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1230, § 1, effective April 6. L. 91: IP(1) and (2) amended, p. 896, § 32, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 2 - IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-201 — 37-43-211) › Section 37-43-210 - Compensation of director of contracting district

Amounts paid to a director of a contracting district for services rendered pursuant to a salinity control contract shall be excluded from and not considered to be a part of compensation subject to the limitations imposed by section
37-41-108
or
37-42-110(3)
.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1230, § 1, effective April 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 43 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS OF 1905 AND 1921 AND IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-101 — 37-43-211) › Part 2 - IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALINITY CONTROL ACT (§§ 37-43-201 — 37-43-211) › Section 37-43-211 - Creation of contracting district - election

An irrigation district proposing to become a contracting district shall submit the question of whether to become a contracting district at a special election called for that purpose. Copies of the contract proposed to be entered into shall be maintained at the office of the district from the date of notice of such election until the election is held, and such copies shall be available for inspection by landowners of the district during business hours. Each landowner who owns property within the district which is assessed for district taxes shall be entitled to cast one vote for each acre, or fraction thereof, of land owned by such landowners in the district. If a majority of the votes cast at such election are in favor of the irrigation district becoming a contracting district, such district shall be deemed to be subject to the provisions of this part 2, and the board of directors thereof shall be authorized to enter into a salinity control contract and to execute such modifications, extensions, and supplements thereto from time to time as the board shall deem appropriate.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1230, § 1, effective April 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 44 - INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS LAW OF 1923 (§§ 37-44-101 — 37-44-149) › Section 37-44-101 - Liberal construction

This article, being necessary to secure and preserve the public health, safety, convenience, and welfare, and being necessary for the security of public and private property, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of this article.
L. 23: p. 519, § 48. CSA: C. 138, § 64. CRS 53: § 149-5-48. C.R.S. 1963: § 154-4-48.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 44 - INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS LAW OF 1923 (§§ 37-44-101 — 37-44-149) › Section 37-44-103 - Powers of district

(1)
Any district organized under this article has the power, whenever necessary or expedient to promote the object of the district:
(a)
To provide for the drainage of lands whether lying within or without the boundaries of such district;
(b)
To acquire by condemnation or otherwise such lands as are necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of such ditches, canals, drains, or other works as are required for the drainage of such lands;
(c)
To accept grants or loans of money from the federal government, or any department or agency thereof, for the construction of such drainage ditches, canals, drains, or other works, and to enter into such contracts for the maintenance of such drainage system as are necessary to be entered into in order to procure any such grant of money or other federal aid in the construction of such drainage system;
(d)
In general, to contract with the federal government, or any department or agency thereof, in such manner as shall be found necessary or advisable in order to procure federal aid in any form in the construction of any such drainage system;
(e)
To provide means for the maintenance of and to maintain and operate such drainage system when so constructed or acquired.
L. 23: p. 484, § 1. L. 35: p. 948, § 1. CSA: C. 138, § 17. CRS 53: § 149-5-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-4-1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 44 - INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS LAW OF 1923 (§§ 37-44-101 — 37-44-149) › Section 37-44-106 - Canvass of votes

The district judge, within ten days after the returns of said election have been filed with the clerk of said district court by the judges of election in the various precincts of said district, shall proceed to canvass the returns of the votes cast thereat and if it is proven to said court that at least a majority of the legal electors in said district who are also the owners of more than one-half the total acreage included in said district have voted "Internal Improvement - Yes", the said judge, by an order duly entered in said court, shall declare such territory duly organized into an internal improvement district under the name and style theretofore designated and in said order declare the persons receiving respectively the highest number of votes in each election precinct for such several offices to be duly elected to such office. Said board shall cause a copy of such order, including a plat of said district, duly certified by the clerk of said district court, to be filed for record in the office of the county clerk and recorder of each county into which any portion of the lands situated in said internal improvement district extends and, after the date of filing such order, no portion of such district shall be included in or form a part of any other internal improvement district. From and after the date of such filing, the organization of such district shall be complete, and the officers thereof shall 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.
L. 23: p. 491, § 4. CSA: C. 138, § 20. CRS 53: § 149-5-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-4-4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 44 - INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS LAW OF 1923 (§§ 37-44-101 — 37-44-149) › Section 37-44-107 - Plans for improvements

Upon qualification, the board of directors shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, a plan for the improvements for which the district was created. Such plan shall include such maps, profiles, plans, other data and descriptions as may be necessary to give the proper location and character of the work contemplated, and the specific property to be benefited thereby, that portion to be furnished with a supply of reservoir water for the irrigation thereof or to supplement inadequate water rights already appurtenant thereto, or used for the irrigation thereof, or any lands lying either within or without the boundaries of the district, the drainage of which may be deemed directly or indirectly beneficial to the lands within the district, and that portion of said district requiring flood protection; however, no system of drainage or irrigation already existing in said internal improvement district, or any drainage district, or irrigation district, or any water rights appertaining to or provided for any lands in said district after May 9, 1923, and not supplied by works constructed by such internal improvement district, shall be affected in any way by the passage of this article or the organization of said district.
L. 23: p. 492, § 5. L. 35: p. 955, § 3. CSA: C. 138, § 21. CRS 53: § 149-5-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-4-5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 44 - INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS LAW OF 1923 (§§ 37-44-101 — 37-44-149) › Section 37-44-109 - Meetings of board - records

The board of directors shall hold a regular quarterly meeting in its office on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January, April, July, and October and such special meetings as may be required for the proper transaction of business. All special meetings shall be called by the president of the board or any two directors. All meetings of the board shall be public, and three members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and, on all occasions requiring a vote, there shall be a concurrence of at least two members of said board. All special meetings of the board shall be held at locations which are within the boundaries of the district or which are within the boundaries of any county in which the district is located, in whole or in part, or in any county so long as the meeting location does not exceed twenty miles from the district boundaries. The provisions of this section governing the location of meetings may be waived only if the proposed change of location of a meeting of the board appears on the agenda of a regular or special meeting of the board and if a resolution is adopted by the board stating the reason for which a meeting of the board is to be held in a location other than under the provisions of this section and further stating the date, time, and place of such meeting. All records of the board must be kept open to any elector during business hours. The board and its agents and employees have the right to enter upon any land in the district, to make surveys, and to construct such works as may be necessary for the proper operation of the district. The board also has the right to acquire all lands, water rights, franchises, and other property necessary to the construction, use, maintenance, repairs, and improvements of its canals, ditches, reservoirs, and works and also has the right by purchase or condemnation to acquire rights-of-way for the construction or enlargement of any of its ditches, canals, or reservoirs or lands for reservoir sites.
L. 23: p. 495, § 7. CSA: C. 138, § 23. CRS 53: § 149-5-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-4-7. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 1504, § 18, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 44 - INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS LAW OF 1923 (§§ 37-44-101 — 37-44-149) › Section 37-44-110 - Title - tax exemption

The title to all property acquired under the provisions of this article, immediately and by operation of law, shall vest in such internal improvement district in its corporate name, and shall be held by such district in trust and is hereby dedicated and set apart for the uses and purposes set forth in this article, and shall be exempt from all taxation, and said board is hereby empowered to hold, use, acquire, manage, occupy, and possess said property.
L. 23: p. 496, § 8. CSA: C. 138, § 24. CRS 53: § 149-5-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-4-8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 44 - INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS LAW OF 1923 (§§ 37-44-101 — 37-44-149) › Section 37-44-111 - Conveyances - power to sue

The board is hereby empowered to take conveyances or assurances for all property acquired by it under the provisions of this article and, in the name of such internal improvement district to and for the purposes expressed in this article, to institute and maintain any action or proceeding necessary or proper in order to fully carry out the provisions of this article or to enforce, maintain, and protect all rights, privileges, and immunities created by this article or acquired in pursuance thereof. In all courts, actions, or proceedings, the board may sue, appear, and defend in person or by attorneys and in the name of such internal improvement district. Judicial notice shall be taken in all actions and judicial proceedings in any court of this state of the organization and existence of any internal improvement district of this state, from and after the filing for record in the office of the county clerk and recorder of the certified copy of the order of the district court creating the same, and a certified copy of said order shall be prima facie evidence in all actions and proceedings in any court of this state of the regularity and legal sufficiency of all acts, matters, and proceedings therein recited.
L. 23: p. 496, § 9. CSA: C. 138, § 25. CRS 53: § 149-5-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-4-9.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 44 - INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS LAW OF 1923 (§§ 37-44-101 — 37-44-149) › Section 37-44-113 - Sale of bonds

(1)
The board may sell bonds so issued from time to time in such quantities as necessary and most advantageous to raise the money for the construction of reservoirs or canals, or the purchase of reservoir sites, reservoirs, water rights and works, and otherwise to carry out the objects and purposes of this article. Before making any sale, the board at a meeting shall declare by resolution its intent to sell a specified amount of bonds and the day and hour and place of such sale and shall cause such resolution to be entered in its minutes and a notice of the sale to be published at least twenty days in a daily newspaper published in the city of Denver and in any other newspaper at its discretion. The notice shall state that sealed proposals will be received by the board at its office 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 may reject any and all bids; but said board shall, in no event, sell any of said bonds for less than ninety-five percent of the face value thereof.
(2)
The bonds and the interest thereon shall be paid by revenue derived from an annual assessment upon the real property of the district, and the real property of the district shall be and remain liable to be assessed for such payments as provided in this article.
L. 23: p. 501, § 11. CSA: C. 138, § 27. CRS 53: § 149-5-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-4-11.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-40-101 — 37-50-142) › CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (§§ 37-41-101 — 37-50-142) › Article 44 - INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS LAW OF 1923 (§§ 37-44-101 — 37-44-149) › Section 37-44-115 - Objections to classifications

At the time of said meeting, the board of directors shall hear any objections made by any interested person, and, if satisfied that any injustice has been done in the classification of the tracts of land, it shall correct the same in accordance with what is right, but, if not so satisfied, it shall leave the classification as first made and enter an order to that effect. Any person appearing and urging objections who is not satisfied with the decision of the board of directors may appeal its decision to the district court having original jurisdiction in the formation of said district within ten days after the decision of the board of directors was rendered by filing with the clerk of said court a statement in writing of his objections to the assessment made against him together with a bond with security conditioned to pay such taxes as may be finally levied upon the land in question and the costs occasioned by the appeal if the board of directors is sustained by said court.
L. 23: p. 503, § 13. CSA: C. 138, § 29. CRS 53: § 149-5-13. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-4-13.