The president of the board of directors, or in his absence one of the other members of the board of directors of the district, shall preside at such meeting and the secretary of the board shall act as secretary of the meeting. The landowners present shall elect three of their own number to act as judges who shall determine all questions arising concerning ownership of land and the regularity and authenticity of proxies. The owners of land in the district or their duly authorized proxies shall vote by ballot containing the words "for the bonds" and "against the bonds", with spaces opposite wherein the voter may place a cross mark (X) to express his choice. Said ballot shall also have appropriate places for the signature of the voter and the number of acres of land in the district owned by the voter. Each landowner shall be entitled to cast as many votes as he has acres of land in the district. The owner of the fee title to land in the district or the owner of incomplete title to public land in the district on which a filing has been made and proceedings taken to perfect title in good faith and in full compliance with law shall be deemed to be a "landowner" for the purposes of sections 37-43-132 to 37-43-138, and all persons, corporations, partnerships, or entities owning land in the district shall be entitled to vote at said meeting in person or by their duly authorized proxy. All proxies shall be in writing and shall be acknowledged. The judges shall canvass the votes cast at any meeting held pursuant to said sections and shall certify the result thereof to the board of directors of the district.
Source: L. 33-34, 2nd Ex. Sess.: p. 58, § 3. CSA: C. 90, § 514. CRS 53: § 149-3-33. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-3-33.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 37 - Water and Irrigation
Article 43 - Irrigation Districts of 1905 and 1921 and Irrigation District Salinity Control Act
Part 1 - Irrigation Districts of 1905 and 1921
§ 37-43-101. Definition of Landowner
§ 37-43-102. Landowners to Vote for Directors on Acreage Basis
§ 37-43-103. Directors May Submit Question
§ 37-43-105. Increasing Number of Directors
§ 37-43-106. Calling Election - Ballot
§ 37-43-109. Canvassing Vote - Directors-at-Large
§ 37-43-110. When Directors-at-Large Elected
§ 37-43-111. Eligibility of Directors
§ 37-43-112. Agricultural College and School Lands Included
§ 37-43-113. Petition - Form and Execution
§ 37-43-115. Mode of Payment - Receipts
§ 37-43-116. Purchaser to Pay Accrued Assessments
§ 37-43-117. Lessee to Pay Assessments in Addition to Rent
§ 37-43-118. Purchasers to Pay to Register Until Patent
§ 37-43-119. Board of Directors May Exclude Land
§ 37-43-120. Land May Be Excluded at Time of Refinancing
§ 37-43-121. Prior Exclusion of Lands
§ 37-43-122. Irrigation Districts to Provide Drainage
§ 37-43-123. Title in Seepage or Waste Waters
§ 37-43-124. Sale of Water Rights and Property
§ 37-43-125. Election - Notice - Canvass
§ 37-43-126. Determination of Validity of Sale
§ 37-43-127. Proceedings by Elector on Failure of Board
§ 37-43-131. Distribution of Proceeds
§ 37-43-132. Purposes for Bond Issues
§ 37-43-133. Meeting of Landowners
§ 37-43-134. Voting on Bond Issue
§ 37-43-135. Resolution of Board of Directors
§ 37-43-136. Levy of Tax - Collection
§ 37-43-137. Bonds Receivable in Payment of Taxes
§ 37-43-139. Bonds to Retire Warrants
§ 37-43-140. Subject to Outstanding Bonds
§ 37-43-141. Levy of Tolls or Charges
§ 37-43-142. Where Payment of Tolls Made
§ 37-43-143. Water May Be Refused - When
§ 37-43-144. Issuance of Refunding Bonds
§ 37-43-145. Board of Directors to Issue Bonds
§ 37-43-146. Submission of Question to Electors
§ 37-43-148. County Treasurer to Register Bonds
§ 37-43-149. Collection of Taxes
§ 37-43-150. Validity of Bonds Examined
§ 37-43-151. Relief of Lands From Burden of Refunded Indebtedness
§ 37-43-152. Board May Contract With United States
§ 37-43-153. Provisions of Contract
§ 37-43-154. Prior Contracts Validated
§ 37-43-155. Powers Cumulative
§ 37-43-156. Irrigation Districts May Dissolve
§ 37-43-157. Petition - Where Filed - Contents
§ 37-43-158. Dissolution - Special Election
§ 37-43-159. Determination of Validity of Dissolution
§ 37-43-160. Contents of Petition - Procedure - Costs
§ 37-43-161. Elector May Bring Action
§ 37-43-162. May Organize Corporation to Acquire Assets
§ 37-43-164. Apportionment of Indebtedness
§ 37-43-165. Plan Must Provide for Adequate Levies
§ 37-43-166. Foreclosure Subject to Prior Taxes
§ 37-43-167. Disposition of Surplus
§ 37-43-168. Procedure Where District Is Solvent
§ 37-43-169. Dissolution of Inactive Irrigation Districts
§ 37-43-170. Petition for Payment of Indebtedness
§ 37-43-171. Jurisdiction - Order for Hearing
§ 37-43-172. Notice of Hearing
§ 37-43-173. Notice - How Addressed
§ 37-43-174. Completion of Service
§ 37-43-175. Answer or Contest - Default
§ 37-43-176. Proceedings in Rem - Accounting
§ 37-43-177. Indebtedness of Inactive Districts
§ 37-43-179. Dissolution - Where Bondholders Are Unknown
§ 37-43-180. Petitions for Dissolution
§ 37-43-181. Notice of Hearing
§ 37-43-182. Disposition of Unpaid Funds
§ 37-43-184. Treasurer to Strike Off Lands to County
§ 37-43-186. Lands Offered for Sale - When
§ 37-43-187. When County Entitled to Tax Deed