48-2732. Proceeding on presentation of
petition requesting subdivision; purpose of subdivision
A. If the petitioners joining in a petition for the organization of a district
request a subdivision of the lands as provided in section 48-2731, the board of
supervisors shall, in their determination or order provided for in section 48-2605, also
recite or refer to the fact that the subdivision is requested in the petition, and if the
organization of the proposed drainage district is thereafter perfected, it shall be
subject to the provisions of this article, but all proceedings relative to the
organization of the district and all proceedings taken and had on account of or in
connection with the district when organized shall in all respects otherwise conform to
this chapter, except as to the apportionment of assessments and taxes against the lands
therein, as provided in this article.
B. The express purpose of this article is to provide an alternative system of taxes
and assessments in addition to that provided in article 5 of this chapter by which the
assessments and taxes on account of the drainage district may be levied and collected
according to benefits derived.
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