The secretary-treasurer shall, before assuming the duties of his or her office and within 15 days after his or her election, furnish a bond in favor of the tax ditch, in an amount satisfactory to the ditch managers and with a surety to be approved by the ditch managers, conditioned for the faithful performance of his or her duties and for the payment to his or her successor of all tax ditch funds. If any person elected secretary-treasurer neglects or refuses to give bond as aforesaid within the time specified, his or her right to hold such office shall be terminated, and the ditch managers shall call a special meeting of the taxables to elect a new secretary-treasurer who shall give bond and security as provided in this section.
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Chapter 41. DRAINAGE OF LANDS AND MANAGEMENT OF WATERS; TAX DITCHES
Subchapter IV. Powers of Tax Ditch
§ 4151. Meeting to organize tax ditch; notice.
§ 4152. Distribution of ditch order and this chapter; filing of assessment list.
§ 4153. Representation at meeting.
§ 4156. Election of ditch managers and a secretary-treasurer; terms of office; vacancies.
§ 4157. Chairperson of ditch managers; duties.
§ 4158. Compensation of ditch managers and secretary-treasurer.
§ 4159. Annual and other meetings of taxables; notice of meetings.
§ 4160. Meetings of ditch managers; quorum.
§ 4161. Powers of a tax ditch.
§ 4162. Duties of ditch managers.
§ 4163. Duties of secretary-treasurer of tax ditch.
§ 4164. Bond of secretary-treasurer.
§ 4165. Failure of ditch officer to perform duties; remedy; removal.
§ 4166. Signatures on instruments issued by tax ditch.