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CHAPTER 2. Formation

Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.

§§ 6420–6466 · 26 sections

  1. ARTICLE 1. Petition §§ 6420–6425 · 6 sections
    • § 6420 Whenever 25 persons in any county, or in two or more counties within the same natural watershed area, desire the formation of a sanitary district within the…
    • § 6421 The petition shall contain: (a) The name of the proposed district. (b) The boundaries of the proposed district. (c) A request that the territory within the…
    • § 6422 Each petitioner shall be a resident and freeholder in the proposed district.
    • § 6423 The petition shall be verified by the affidavit of one of the petitioners.
    • § 6424 The petition shall be published for at least two weeks preceding the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation published in each county in which the…
    • § 6425 With the petition there shall be published a notice stating the time when the petition will be presented to the board of supervisors, and that all persons…
  2. ARTICLE 2. Hearing §§ 6440–6448 · 9 sections
    • § 6440 At the time designated the board of supervisors shall hear the petition, and may adjourn the hearing from time to time.
    • § 6441 The board of supervisors shall not modify the boundaries of the proposed district as set forth in the petition so as to exclude from the proposed district any…
    • § 6442 If the board of supervisors concludes that any land has been improperly omitted from the proposed district and the owner has not appeared at the hearing, it…
    • § 6443 The notice shall be given either by publication in the same manner as the original petition and for the same period, or by personal service on each…
    • § 6444 If the notice is given by personal service, it shall be given at least three days prior to the date fixed for the further hearing.
    • § 6445 The board of supervisors may grant further continuances, by order entered in its minutes, to the end that a full hearing may be had.
    • § 6446 Upon the final hearing of the petition, the board of supervisors, if it approves the petition as originally presented or in a modified form, shall make an…
    • § 6447 The order shall: (a) Fix the day of the election, which shall be held on the next established election date not less than 74 days from the date of the order.…
    • § 6448 The order shall be entered in the minutes of the board of supervisors, and is conclusive evidence of the due presentation of a proper petition, and of the fact…
  3. ARTICLE 3. Election on Formation and for Officers §§ 6460–6466 · 11 sections
    • § 6460 Except as otherwise specifically provided in this article, the provisions of the chapter of this part on elections govern the election on the question of…
    • § 6461 A copy of the order shall be posted for four successive weeks prior to the election in three public places in the proposed district at least one of which shall…
    • § 6461.1 Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail,…
    • § 6461.2 The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens entitled…
    • § 6461.3 If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed district formation is filed with the election officials within the time…
    • § 6461.4 The elections officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be…
    • § 6462 At least 15 days prior to the election, the board of supervisors shall select one, and may select two or more, polling places in the proposed district, and…
    • § 6463 The ballots shall contain the words, “Shall the sanitary district be formed?” To the right of or below these words, the words “Yes” and “No” shall be printed…
    • § 6464 At the election there shall be elected an assessor and the members of the board who shall be resident electors of the district.
    • § 6465 If a majority of the votes cast in each county are in favor of formation of the district, the board of supervisors shall make and cause to be entered in its…
    • § 6466 If a majority of the votes cast are against formation of the district, the board of supervisors shall by order entered in its minutes so declare, and no other…