48-1503. Hearings on petition; determination
of boundaries
A. The board of supervisors shall hear the petition when it is presented, but may
adjourn the hearing from time to time not exceeding a total of four weeks. On the final
hearing the board shall make such changes in the proposed boundaries as deemed advisable
and shall define and establish boundaries by an order made and entered upon its
minutes. The board shall not modify boundaries so as to exclude from the proposed
district any territory which is susceptible of being furnished power for cultivation or
manufacturing by the same system of works applicable to the other lands in the proposed
district, nor shall any lands which will not, in the judgment of the board, be benefited
by acquiring power by means of the same system of works be included within the proposed
district.
B. Any person whose lands are susceptible of cultivation by the same system of
works may upon application, and in the discretion of the board, have his lands included
within the proposed district.
C. Upon hearing the petition, the board of supervisors shall by order determine
whether or not the petition complies with the requirements of sections 48-1501 and
48-1502, and for that purpose shall receive and hear all competent and relevant evidence
and testimony offered in support thereof or in opposition thereto. The order shall be
entered upon the minutes of the board of supervisors.
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