RCW 89.30.817
Jurisdiction of courts—Action in rem—Power of court.
Said action shall be one in rem against all persons claiming any right or interest in the proceedings concerned and upon the hearing of such special proceedings the court shall have full power and jurisdiction to examine and determine the legality and validity of and to approve and confirm each and all of the proceedings mentioned in the petition seeking judicial determination and all other proceedings which may affect the proceedings in question.
[ 1927 c 254 § 273; RRS § 7402-273. Formerly RCW 89.24.760.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement
Chapter 89.30 - Reclamation Districts of One Million Acres.
89.30.001 - District authorized—Area not less than one million acres—No fees.
89.30.004 - Lands in one or more counties.
89.30.007 - General purposes of district.
89.30.013 - Petition—Contents.
89.30.016 - Public lands of state may be included.
89.30.022 - Federal lands may be included.
89.30.025 - Possessory interest in federal lands—Water rent, credit for prior payment.
89.30.028 - Petitioners to describe their lands—Petitioners deemed owners thereof.
89.30.031 - Proof of ownership by tax roll.
89.30.034 - Petition on separate sheets—Withdrawals.
89.30.037 - Correction of deficient petition.
89.30.040 - Conflicting petitions—Largest territory considered first.
89.30.043 - Order for hearing—Notice.
89.30.046 - Publication of notice.
89.30.049 - Contents of notice.
89.30.052 - Copy of notice to each member of commission.
89.30.055 - Commission—Creation—Composition.
89.30.058 - Commission—Chair—Clerk—Quorum.
89.30.061 - Commission—Clerk not to vote unless tie.
89.30.064 - Commission—General powers.
89.30.067 - Commission—Adjournments.
89.30.070 - Commission—Expenses.
89.30.073 - Hearing on petition—Place.
89.30.076 - Hearing on petition—Proof of notice.
89.30.079 - Hearing on petition—Consideration of petition—Evidence.
89.30.082 - Hearing on petition—Boundaries to be fixed.
89.30.085 - Hearing on petition—Name—Election to be ordered.
89.30.088 - Order for election to county auditors.
89.30.091 - Records of commission to be preserved.
89.30.094 - Election—How conducted—Qualifications of electors.
89.30.097 - Election—Notice, contents—Ballots.
89.30.100 - Election—Canvass of returns.
89.30.103 - Order organizing district.
89.30.106 - Order organizing district—Copy to be filed with county commissioners of other counties.
89.30.109 - Certified statement to be filed for record.
89.30.112 - When creation complete—Proceedings conclusive, exception.
89.30.115 - District liable for formation costs.
89.30.118 - Change of name procedure—Effect.
89.30.121 - District is political subdivision.
89.30.124 - Judgments against district—When chargeable against improvement and divisional districts.
89.30.127 - District a corporate body—Powers.
89.30.130 - Powers—In general.
89.30.133 - Powers—Improvement and divisional districts, purposes.
89.30.136 - Powers—Development, sale, use, etc., of water or electric energy.
89.30.139 - Powers—Bonds payable from income.
89.30.142 - Powers—Sale or lease of water—Drains—Land settlement.
89.30.145 - Powers—Fiscal agent for United States.
89.30.148 - Surety bond from contractor.
89.30.151 - Payments under contracts—Retained percentage.
89.30.154 - Contracts—Public bidding—Notice.
89.30.157 - Contracts with United States or any state for construction, etc.
89.30.160 - Contracts with United States or state of Washington—Assumption of control or management.
89.30.166 - Contracts with United States or state of Washington—Submission of contracts to electors.
89.30.169 - Contracts with United States or state of Washington—Election procedure.
89.30.175 - Drainage system—Authorization—Notice—Hearing.
89.30.178 - Drainage system—Powers.
89.30.181 - Drainage system—Benefit to public road or city sewer system—Assessment.
89.30.184 - Eminent domain—Authorized.
89.30.187 - Eminent domain—Procedure.
89.30.190 - Eminent domain—Joinder, consolidation of actions—Separate verdicts.
89.30.193 - Eminent domain—Damages and benefits—Judgment when damages exceed benefits, costs.
89.30.199 - Eminent domain—Levy on uncondemned lands unaffected.
89.30.202 - Eminent domain—Verdict and findings binding as to levy.
89.30.205 - Eminent domain—Damages applied pro tanto to satisfy levies.
89.30.208 - Eminent domain—Title acquired.
89.30.211 - Right of entry to make surveys, etc.
89.30.214 - Right to construct across streams, highways, railways, etc.—Duty to restore.
89.30.217 - Right to construct across streams, highways, railways, etc.—Railroads to cooperate.
89.30.223 - Right-of-way on state lands.
89.30.226 - Board of directors—Composition.
89.30.229 - Board of directors—Term of office.
89.30.232 - Director districts.
89.30.235 - Director districts—Geographical boundaries—Designation.
89.30.238 - First board—Appointment.
89.30.244 - First directors—Election.
89.30.247 - First directors—Nominations.
89.30.250 - First directors—Terms.
89.30.256 - Directors—Vacancies.
89.30.259 - Directors—Oath—Bond.
89.30.262 - Secretary's oath and bond.
89.30.265 - Additional official bonds when fiscal agent of United States.
89.30.268 - Additional official bonds when fiscal agent of United States—Suit on.
89.30.271 - Official bonds, cost of.
89.30.274 - Directors—Organization—President, secretary.
89.30.280 - District office—Change of location.
89.30.283 - Directors—Regular meetings, change of day.
89.30.286 - Directors—Special meetings—Notice—Business permissible.
89.30.289 - Directors—Meetings and records public.
89.30.292 - Directors—Quorum—Action by majority.
89.30.295 - Directors—Seal, bylaws, rules.
89.30.298 - Compensation of directors, officers, employees.
89.30.301 - Interest in contracts prohibited—Penalty.
89.30.304 - Delivery of records, etc., to successor.
89.30.307 - Employees on termination to deliver records to board—Penalty.
89.30.310 - County treasurer is ex officio district treasurer.
89.30.313 - Liability of county treasurers.
89.30.316 - County treasurers to collect assessments.
89.30.319 - Funds to be deposited with county treasurer.
89.30.322 - Claims against district.
89.30.325 - Disbursement of funds by county treasurer.
89.30.328 - Treasurer's monthly report.
89.30.331 - Secretary's monthly report of expenditures.
89.30.334 - Elections—When general held.
89.30.337 - Elections—When special held.
89.30.340 - Elections—How noticed and conducted.
89.30.343 - Elections—Voting precincts.
89.30.346 - Elections—Polling places.
89.30.349 - Elections—Polls outside district precinct.
89.30.352 - Elections—List of registered voters.
89.30.355 - Elections—Certification of propositions.
89.30.358 - Elections—Ballots to be separate.
89.30.361 - Elections—Checking names of voters against registration list.
89.30.364 - Elections—Returns—Canvassing boards.
89.30.367 - Elections—Abstract of result.
89.30.370 - Elections—District board to tabulate abstracts and declare result.
89.30.373 - Director district to be represented on board.
89.30.376 - Election of subsequent directors.
89.30.379 - Director district elections.
89.30.382 - Declaration of candidacy for board—Fee.
89.30.385 - Ballots for director.
89.30.388 - District elections—Primary law not to apply.
89.30.391 - Annual tax—Authorization.
89.30.394 - Annual tax—How equalized and levied.
89.30.397 - Annual tax—How collected.
89.30.400 - Debt limit—General.
89.30.403 - Exceeding debt limit—Procedure.
89.30.412 - General obligation bonds—Authorized.
89.30.430 - Special fund from fixed income—Contents—Pledge of income—Not district obligation.
89.30.433 - Special fund from fixed income—Maturity—Form—Interest rates.
89.30.436 - General improvement districts—Authorized.
89.30.439 - General improvement districts—Resolution, survey and investigation.
89.30.442 - General improvement districts—Cost of survey and investigation—Limitation of levy.
89.30.445 - General improvement districts—Board may make survey and investigation.
89.30.451 - General improvement districts—Report on survey and investigation—Estimate of cost.
89.30.454 - General improvement districts—Notice for hearing on report.
89.30.457 - General improvement districts—Contents of notice for hearing.
89.30.460 - General improvement districts—Hearing—Adjournments.
89.30.463 - General improvement districts—Objections and evidence at hearing.
89.30.466 - General improvement districts—Change of plans.
89.30.469 - General improvement districts—Order on approval.
89.30.472 - General improvement districts—Findings conclusive, exception.
89.30.475 - General improvement districts—Special benefits deemed continuing.
89.30.481 - Power of board as to assessments in improvement or divisional districts.
89.30.484 - Divisional districts—Authorized.
89.30.487 - Divisional districts—Powers of board, officers and electors.
89.30.490 - Divisional districts—Organization.
89.30.493 - Divisional districts—Liability.
89.30.496 - Divisional districts—Assessments, contracts, etc.
89.30.517 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Authorized.
89.30.526 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Election, how conducted.
89.30.538 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Mailing returns—Canvass.
89.30.547 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Sale or exchange price.
89.30.556 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Negotiability—Execution.
89.30.571 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Annual ad valorem basis.
89.30.574 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Assessment roll.
89.30.577 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Contents of assessment roll.
89.30.580 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Basis of valuation.
89.30.613 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Levy for delinquencies.
89.30.640 - Installment payments—Delinquency.
89.30.643 - Installment payments—Assessment book—Contents.
89.30.646 - Installment payments—Entry of payments—Receipt.
89.30.649 - Installment payments—Statement of assessments levied to be furnished on request.
89.30.655 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—List to be posted.
89.30.670 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—How conducted.
89.30.754 - Liability of county for assessments after sale to county for general taxes.
89.30.757 - Sale of county lands for delinquent assessments.
89.30.763 - Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Levy and collection.
89.30.778 - Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Notes—Terms.
89.30.784 - Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Interest on notes.
89.30.787 - Tolls for electricity and water—Collection, deposit.
89.30.790 - Tolls for electricity and water—Toll collector's bond.
89.30.793 - Jurisdiction of courts.
89.30.796 - Jurisdiction of courts—Petition for judicial determination.
89.30.799 - Jurisdiction of courts—Contents of petition.
89.30.802 - Jurisdiction of courts—Notice of hearing of petition.
89.30.805 - Jurisdiction of courts—Notice, how given and published.
89.30.808 - Jurisdiction of courts—Demurrer or answer to petition.
89.30.811 - Jurisdiction of courts—Rules which govern.
89.30.814 - Jurisdiction of courts—Motion and order for new trial.
89.30.817 - Jurisdiction of courts—Action in rem—Power of court.
89.30.820 - Jurisdiction of courts—Errors disregarded—Approval in whole or part.
89.30.823 - Jurisdiction of courts—Conclusiveness of judgment.
89.30.826 - Jurisdiction of courts—Costs.