161A.23 AGREEMENT BY FIFTY PERCENT OF LANDOWNERS.
1. After obtaining agreements to carry out recommended soil
conservation measures and proper farm plans from owners of not less
than fifty percent of the lands situated in the subdistrict, the
governing body of the subdistrict shall have the authority to
establish a special tax for the purpose of organization,
construction, repair, alteration, enlargement, extension, and
operation of present and future works of improvement within the
boundaries of said subdistrict.
2. The governing body shall appoint three appraisers to assess
benefits and classify the land affected by such improvements. One of
such appraisers shall be a competent licensed professional engineer
and two of them shall be resident landowners of the county or
counties in which the subdistrict is located but not living within
nor owning or operating any lands included in said subdistrict.
3. The appraisers shall take and subscribe an oath of their
qualifications and to perform the duties of classification of said
lands, fix the percentages, benefits and apportion and assess the
costs and expenses of construction of the said improvement according
to law and their best judgment, skill, and ability. If said
appraisers or any of them fail or neglect to act or perform the
duties in the time and as required of them by law, the governing body
of the subdistrict shall appoint others with like qualifications to
take their places and perform said duties.
Section History: Early Form
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 467A.23]
Section History: Recent Form
C93, § 161A.23
2007 Acts, ch 126, §38
Referred to in § 161A.22, 161A.38, 161A.41
161A.23 AGREEMENT BY FIFTY PERCENT OF LANDOWNERS.
1. After obtaining agreements to carry out recommended soil
conservation measures and proper farm plans from owners of not less
than fifty percent of the lands situated in the subdistrict, the
governing body of the subdistrict shall have the authority to
establish a special tax for the purpose of organization,
construction, repair, alteration, enlargement, extension, and
operation of present and future works of improvement within the
boundaries of said subdistrict.
2. The governing body shall appoint three appraisers to assess
benefits and classify the land affected by such improvements. One of
such appraisers shall be a competent licensed professional engineer
and two of them shall be resident landowners of the county or
counties in which the subdistrict is located but not living within
nor owning or operating any lands included in said subdistrict.
3. The appraisers shall take and subscribe an oath of their
qualifications and to perform the duties of classification of said
lands, fix the percentages, benefits and apportion and assess the
costs and expenses of construction of the said improvement according
to law and their best judgment, skill, and ability. If said
appraisers or any of them fail or neglect to act or perform the
duties in the time and as required of them by law, the governing body
of the subdistrict shall appoint others with like qualifications to
take their places and perform said duties.
Section History: Early Form
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 467A.23]
Section History: Recent Form
C93, § 161A.23
2007 Acts, ch 126, §38
Referred to in § 161A.22, 161A.38, 161A.41
161A.23 AGREEMENT BY FIFTY PERCENT OF LANDOWNERS.
1. After obtaining agreements to carry out recommended soil
conservation measures and proper farm plans from owners of not less
than fifty percent of the lands situated in the subdistrict, the
governing body of the subdistrict shall have the authority to
establish a special tax for the purpose of organization,
construction, repair, alteration, enlargement, extension, and
operation of present and future works of improvement within the
boundaries of said subdistrict.
2. The governing body shall appoint three appraisers to assess
benefits and classify the land affected by such improvements. One of
such appraisers shall be a competent licensed professional engineer
and two of them shall be resident landowners of the county or
counties in which the subdistrict is located but not living within
nor owning or operating any lands included in said subdistrict.
3. The appraisers shall take and subscribe an oath of their
qualifications and to perform the duties of classification of said
lands, fix the percentages, benefits and apportion and assess the
costs and expenses of construction of the said improvement according
to law and their best judgment, skill, and ability. If said
appraisers or any of them fail or neglect to act or perform the
duties in the time and as required of them by law, the governing body
of the subdistrict shall appoint others with like qualifications to
take their places and perform said duties.
Section History: Early Form
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 467A.23]
Section History: Recent Form
C93, § 161A.23
2007 Acts, ch 126, §38
Referred to in § 161A.22, 161A.38, 161A.41
