CHAPTER 1. Formation [6210. - 6233.]

Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.

§§ 6210–6233 · 14 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Petition and Hearing §§ 6210–6218 · 10 sections

   • § 6210 A district may be organized pursuant to this part. It shall include one municipal corporation and any contiguous unincorporated territory in any one county but…
   • § 6211 The formation of a district is initiated by a petition presented at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors of the county in which the proposed district…
   • § 6212 The petition shall state the name of the proposed district, and describe the proposed boundaries and it shall pray that the territory included be created a…
   • § 6213 Upon presentation, the petition shall be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors, and upon filing, or at its next regular meeting, the board of…
   • § 6214 A notice of the time and place of the hearing of the petition, including a copy of the petition, excepting the names thereon, shall be published at least four…
   • § 6215 At the hearing of the petition, the board of supervisors shall hear those appearing in support, and all protests or objections. The hearing may be adjourned…
   • § 6215.5 If the board of supervisors finds that protests have been made, prior to its final determination for formation of the district, by the owners of real property…
   • § 6216 The board of supervisors may make such changes in the proposed boundaries of the district as are advisable, and it shall define and establish the boundaries.…
   • § 6217 The boundaries of any district shall be fixed by the board of supervisors so as not to include more than fifty square miles of unincorporated territory. This…
   • § 6218 At the time of making its order fixing the boundaries of the district the board of supervisors shall call an election to determine whether the proposed…
2. ARTICLE 2. Election on Formation §§ 6230–6233 · 4 sections

   • § 6230 An election shall be held within 130 days of the call, to determine whether the district shall be organized. The election shall be conducted in conformity with…
   • § 6231 The board of supervisors shall canvass the results of the election and if a majority of those voting have voted “yes” the proposition is carried, and the board…
   • § 6232 A certified copy of the certificate filed with the Secretary of State, shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder in the county in which the…
   • § 6233 Any informality in procedure or in the conduct of the election shall not invalidate the establishment of the district. Any proceedings in which the validity of…