PART 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS [34000. - 34055.]
Part 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.
§§ 34000–34055 · 33 sections
CHAPTER 1. Short Title § 34000 · 1 section
- § 34000 This division shall be known and may be cited as the California Water District Law.
CHAPTER 2. Definitions §§ 34010–34036 · 27 sections
- § 34010 Unless the context otherwise requires the provisions of this chapter shall govern the construction of this division.
- § 34011 The definition of a word applies to any of its variants.
- § 34012 “Include” except when used in relation to the inclusion of land into a district does not necessarily exclude matters not enumerated.
- § 34013 “District” except as otherwise provided means a water district formed pursuant to the California Water District Act or to this division.
- § 34014 “Land” means the solid material of the earth whatever may be the ingredients of which it is composed, whether soil, rock, or other substance, but there shall…
- § 34015 “Principal county” means the county in which the greatest portion of the area of the land is situated at the time of the filing of the petition for formation…
- § 34016 “Affected county” means any county in which land is situated.
- § 34017 “Office” means the office for the district selected by the board.
- § 34018 Except as otherwise provided, “board” means the board of directors of a district.
- § 34019 “Elective officers,” irrespective of the method of selection in any instance, (1) are the members of the board and (2) may be an assessor and a tax collector.
- § 34020 “President” means the president of the board.
- § 34021 “Secretary” means the secretary of the district.
- § 34022 “Assessor” means the assessor of the district.
- § 34023 “Collector” means the tax collector of the district.
- § 34024 “Treasurer” means the treasurer of the district.
- § 34025 “General district election” means the district election required to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered year.
- § 34026 “Holder of title” shall mean the owner of record of the fee title to land; provided, however, in the event the owner of record of such fee title has conveyed…
- § 34027 “Voter” means a person who is a holder of title.
- § 34028 “Board of election” means a board consisting of an inspector and two judges.
- § 34029 “Irrigation” includes subirrigation, percolation, underground storage, and well replenishment.
- § 34030 “Legal representative” means either of the following: (a) A duly appointed and acting guardian, executor, or administrator of the estate of a holder of title…
- § 34031 “Property” embraces all real and personal property, including water, water rights, works, easements, and rights of way.
- § 34032 “Contract” includes agreement, lease, conveyance, and obligation.
- § 34033 “Works” includes works to supply water for domestic, industrial, and municipal purposes, irrigation works, drainage works, reclamation works, distributing…
- § 34034 “Charges” includes tolls and rates.
- § 34035 “Bonds” includes both general obligation bonds and revenue bonds except as otherwise expressly provided.
- § 34036 Whenever by this division a notice is required to be published for a designated number of weeks or once a week for a designated number of weeks, the notice…
CHAPTER 3. General Provisions §§ 34050–34055 · 5 sections
- § 34050 Nothing in this division changes or repeals any other law of this State.
- § 34051 The rights, privileges, and immunities created or continued in force by the California Water District Act or by this division in favor of any holder of title…
- § 34052 Whenever an instrument is by this division required to be acknowledged, each signer shall acknowledge the instrument in the manner provided by law before his…
- § 34053 No supervisor, auditor, or county elections official of any county shall receive any fee for any service required to be performed by him or her under the…
- § 34055 Districts governed by this division are subject to the provisions of the Uniform District Election Law.