Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-902.2
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Creation and organization of district
Official statutory text
A. Whenever ten persons who are holders of title to lands in a
county located outside of the corporate limits of any incorporated
city or town, or fifty-one percent (51%) of the property owners in
the proposed district, shall petition the board of county
commissioners of the county in which such area owned by them is
located for the formation of a rural road improvement district, and
the petitioners comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Rural
Road Improvement District Act, the board of county commissioners may
enter its order organizing such district, and when so organized such
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 456
district shall have the powers conferred herein or such as hereafter
may be conferred by law upon such rural road improvement districts.
B. 1. The board of county commissioners is authorized to
determine whether the election for organization of a rural road
improvement district shall be conducted pursuant to the procedures
set out in Section 902.5 of this title or pursuant to the procedures
set out in Section 902.20 of this title.
2. The board of county commissioners is authorized to determine
whether the elections for directors of a duly organized rural road
improvement district shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions
of Section 902.6 of this title or pursuant to the procedures set out
in Section 902.21 of this title.
C. 1. Despite any provisions in this section to the contrary,
if no persons reside in the proposed rural road district, the board
of county commissioners may only conduct the election for the
proposed organization of a rural road improvement district pursuant
to the procedures set out in Section 902.20 of this title.
2. Despite any provisions in this section to the contrary, if
no persons reside in the proposed rural road district, the board of
county commissioners may only conduct the election for directors of
a duly organized rural road improvement district pursuant to the
procedures set out in Section 902.21 of this title.
county located outside of the corporate limits of any incorporated
city or town, or fifty-one percent (51%) of the property owners in
the proposed district, shall petition the board of county
commissioners of the county in which such area owned by them is
located for the formation of a rural road improvement district, and
the petitioners comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Rural
Road Improvement District Act, the board of county commissioners may
enter its order organizing such district, and when so organized such
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 456
district shall have the powers conferred herein or such as hereafter
may be conferred by law upon such rural road improvement districts.
B. 1. The board of county commissioners is authorized to
determine whether the election for organization of a rural road
improvement district shall be conducted pursuant to the procedures
set out in Section 902.5 of this title or pursuant to the procedures
set out in Section 902.20 of this title.
2. The board of county commissioners is authorized to determine
whether the elections for directors of a duly organized rural road
improvement district shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions
of Section 902.6 of this title or pursuant to the procedures set out
in Section 902.21 of this title.
C. 1. Despite any provisions in this section to the contrary,
if no persons reside in the proposed rural road district, the board
of county commissioners may only conduct the election for the
proposed organization of a rural road improvement district pursuant
to the procedures set out in Section 902.20 of this title.
2. Despite any provisions in this section to the contrary, if
no persons reside in the proposed rural road district, the board of
county commissioners may only conduct the election for directors of
a duly organized rural road improvement district pursuant to the
procedures set out in Section 902.21 of this title.
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