CHAPTER 1. Petition [50300. - 50335.]

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.

§§ 50300–50335 · 19 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Form and Publication §§ 50300–50303 · 4 sections

   • § 50300 A petition for the formation of a district, verified by the affidavit of one of the petitioners, may be presented to the board of supervisors at a regular…
   • § 50301 The petition shall state that petitioners desire to reclaim the land, or that the land has been reclaimed, or that the reclamation is in progress, and shall…
   • § 50302 The petition shall be published once a week for two weeks preceding the hearing thereof in a newspaper of general circulation published in the principal county…
   • § 50303 An affidavit of publication shall be filed with the petition.
2. ARTICLE 2. Approval §§ 50310–50318 · 9 sections

   • § 50310 If the board of supervisors finds, on the hearing of the petition, that the statements therein are correct, it shall make an order approving the petition.
   • § 50311 If it is shown that any land is improperly included in the proposed district, the board of supervisors shall, in its order, exclude the same therefrom.
   • § 50312 If the board of supervisors concludes that lands susceptible of the same mode of reclamation are improperly omitted from the proposed district, and the owners…
   • § 50313 The notice to nonappearing landowners shall be given either by publication in the same manner and for the same period as the orginal petition, or by personal…
   • § 50314 If the notice is given by personal service, the service shall be made at least three days prior to the date fixed for the further hearing.
   • § 50315 Proof of publication or personal service of the notice shall be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors on or before the day to which the hearing is…
   • § 50316 The board of supervisors may further continue the hearing from time to time, by order entered upon its minutes, to the end that a full hearing may be had.
   • § 50317 Upon the final hearing on the petition the board of supervisors shall make an order approving the petition, as originally presented, or in a modified form.
   • § 50318 The order, signed by the chairman of the board of supervisors, and attested by the clerk thereof, shall describe the exterior boundaries of the district, as…
3. ARTICLE 3. Filing and Recording §§ 50330–50335 · 6 sections

   • § 50330 The petition, with the order of the board of supervisors endorsed thereon or attached thereto, shall be recorded by the county recorder.
   • § 50331 When a district is situated partly in different counties, the board, after the petition has been granted, shall forward a copy of the petition and the order…
   • § 50332 A copy of the petition and order of the board of supervisors approving the same, certified by the county clerk, shall be forwarded to the State Lands…
   • § 50333 The State Lands Commission, upon the receipt of a copy of a petition, or certificate of the county clerk that a district has been formed, shall number the…
   • § 50334 The county recorder, upon receipt of the notice from the State Lands Commission, shall record the same, and the district shall thereafter be known and…
   • § 50335 Districts organized before May 28, 1868, may retain their respective numbers.