Whenever the owners of sixty percent or more of the area of lands served by any one lateral ditch used for the delivery of water for irrigation from a common source organizes a corporation having for its object the taking over and owning of all of the interests of the incorporators in said lateral, said incorporators to receive shares of stock in said corporation for their holdings, the corporation as organized has power, under the eminent domain laws of the state of Colorado, to condemn the interest in said lateral belonging to the owners of the remaining forty percent or less of the lands so served by the lateral.
Source: L. 19: p. 505, § 1. C.L. § 1629. CSA: C. 90, § 12. CRS 53: § 147-3-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-3-7.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 37 - Water and Irrigation
Article 86 - Rights-of-Way and Ditches
§ 37-86-101. Sections Liberally Construed
§ 37-86-102. Right-of-Way Through Other Lands
§ 37-86-103. Extent of Right-of-Way
§ 37-86-104. Condemnation of Right-of-Way
§ 37-86-105. No Land Burdened With More Than One Ditch
§ 37-86-106. Shortest Route Must Be Taken
§ 37-86-107. Owner of Ditch Must Permit Enlargement
§ 37-86-108. Incorporation of Lateral Ditch Owners
§ 37-86-109. Consideration of Incorporation Benefits
§ 37-86-110. Payment of Damages
§ 37-86-111. Head of Ditch May Be Relocated