PART 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS [50000. - 50170.]
Part 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.
§§ 50000–50170 · 39 sections
CHAPTER 1. Definitions §§ 50000–50016 · 17 sections
- § 50000 Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this chapter shall govern the construction of this division.
- § 50001 “District” means any reclamation district formed pursuant to any law of this State prior to April 5, 1911, and any district formed pursuant to Article 2,…
- § 50002 “Board” means the board of trustees of a reclamation district.
- § 50003 “President” means the president of the board of trustees.
- § 50004 “Secretary” means the secretary of the board of trustees.
- § 50005 “Trustee” means a member of the board of trustees of a reclamation district.
- § 50006 “Landowner” means the holder of title or evidence of title to land within a district.
- § 50007 “Parcel” means a tract of land within a district.
- § 50008 “District lands” means all lands within a district.
- § 50009 “Principal county” means the county in which the whole or the greater portion of the land of a district is situated.
- § 50010 “County treasurer” means the county treasurer of the principal county.
- § 50011 “Board of supervisors” means the board of supervisors of the principal county.
- § 50012 “County clerk” means the county clerk of the principal county.
- § 50013 “Reclamation works” means such public works and equipment as are necessary for the unwatering, watering, or irrigation of district lands and other district…
- § 50014 “Eligible person” means a landowner or the legal representative of a landowner.
- § 50015 “Legal representative” means an officer or other person or persons appointed to serve in that capacity by a landowner.
- § 50016 “Voter” means a landowner or the legal representative of a landowner, or if the district uses the alternate tax procedure under Article 4 (commencing with…
CHAPTER 2. General Provisions §§ 50100–50170 · 22 sections
ARTICLE 1. Applicability of Division §§ 50100–50101 · 2 sections
- § 50100 Nothing in this division impairs the validity of any district formed prior to the effective date of this division, its rights, or obligations.
- § 50101 All swamp and overflowed salt-marsh and tidelands within one mile of the State Prison at San Quentin are excluded from the operation of this division.
ARTICLE 2. Districts Within Cities §§ 50110–50111 · 2 sections
- § 50110 Districts may be formed pursuant to this division for the reclamation of any land within any city, which land is subject in any manner, to overflow or…
- § 50111 When districts are formed in cities pursuant to Section 50110 the duties required by this division to be performed by county officers shall be performed by the…
ARTICLE 3. Public Lands §§ 50120–50130 · 9 sections
- § 50120 The purchaser of public land unsold in any district at the date of filing of the by-laws of the district takes the land subject to the provisions of the…
- § 50121 A purchaser of public lands within a district has all the rights and privileges enjoyed by the original signers of the by-laws of the district upon payment of…
- § 50123 When the board, or landowners in districts having no board, certify under oath to the board of supervisors and show to its satisfaction that the reclamation…
- § 50124 The State Lands Commission, upon receipt of the certification from the board of supervisors, shall forward to the treasurer of each county in which any part of…
- § 50126 The county treasurer, upon receipt of the statement from the State Lands Commission showing the amounts paid by each purchaser of swamp and overflowed lands in…
- § 50127 No distribution of the “swamp-land fund” shall be made pursuant to Section 50126 while the district has an outstanding indebtedness represented by Controller’s…
- § 50128 When the purchasers of swamp and overflowed lands have paid for such lands in full, the board may allow a credit of one dollar ($1) per acre on any unpaid or…
- § 50129 No credit shall be given, or agreed to be given, until the landowner has paid all assessments levied on the lands, with interest thereon at the rate of 7…
- § 50130 No credit shall be given, or agreed to be given to any landowner who has previously received such credit.
ARTICLE 4. Damage to Reclamation Works §§ 50140–50142 · 3 sections
- § 50140 Any person who cuts, injures, or destroys reclamation works in any district, is responsible for all damages occasioned thereby to such works.
- § 50141 An action for damages caused by cutting, injuring, or destroying reclamation works may be commenced in the superior court of any county in which the works are…
- § 50142 Damages recovered in the action shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the action is brought, who shall credit the amount to the district.
ARTICLE 4.5. Claims § 50145 · 1 section
- § 50145 All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division…
ARTICLE 5. Actions Against Districts §§ 50151–50154 · 3 sections
- § 50151 An action against any person by reason of his official connection with a district, or against the board, or the district, shall be instituted and tried in the…
- § 50153 Any landowner may maintain an action on behalf of his district in the superior court of the county in which any part of the district is situated against a…
- § 50154 Any landowner may maintain an action on behalf of his district in the superior court of a county in which any part of the district is situated against a member…
ARTICLE 6. Evidence of Value and Ownership § 50160 · 1 section
- § 50160 For all purposes relating to signing petitions and bylaws and voting, the last equalized tax roll for each county wherein any district land is situated is…
ARTICLE 7. Landowners’ Representatives § 50170 · 1 section
- § 50170 Guardians, conservators, executors, administrators and other persons holding land in a trust capacity under appointment of court may sign petitions or bylaws…