Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-663
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Union of districts - Petition - Notice - Order
Official statutory text
In case two or more districts have been organized under this act
in a territory which, in the opinion of the directors of either of
the districts, should constitute but one district, the board of
directors of any one of the districts may petition the court uniting
said districts into a single district. Said petition shall be filed
in the office of the court clerk of that county which has the
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greatest valuations of real property, within the districts sought to
be included, as shown by the tax duplicates of the respective
counties. Said petition shall set forth the necessity for such
union of the two or more districts and that the union of said
districts would be conducive to the public health, convenience,
safety or welfare, and to the economical execution of the purpose
for which the districts were organized. Upon receipt of said
petition the court clerk shall give notice by publication or by
personal service, to the board of directors of the district or
districts which it is desired to unite with the district of the
petitioners. Such notice shall contain the time and place where the
hearing on the petition will be had and the purpose of the same.
Such hearing shall be had in accordance with the provisions of this
act in original hearing. After the hearing, should the court find
that the averments of the petition are true and that the said
districts, or any of them, should be united it shall so order, and
thereafter proceed as such. The court shall designate the corporate
name of such, as provided for in this act. The court shall direct
in such order who shall be the directors of such united district who
shall thereafter have powers and be subject to such regulations as
are provided for directors in districts created in the first
instance. All legal proceedings already instituted by or against any
of such constituent districts may be revived and continued against
such united districts by an order of court substituting the name of
such united district for such constituent district and such
proceedings shall then proceed as herein provided.
Instead of organizing a new district from such constituent
districts the court may, in its discretion, direct that one or more
of such districts described in the petition be included into another
of said districts, which order shall continue under its original
corporate name and organization, or it may direct that the district
or districts so absorbed shall be represented on the board of
directors of the original district, designating what members of the
board of directors of the original district shall be retired from
the new board and what members take their places; or it may direct
that the included districts or districts shall become subdistricts
of the main district. In case the districts sought to be united
were organized in different judicial districts, then the court, to
determine the question involved, shall consist of one judge from
each of the judicial districts and a majority shall be necessary to
render a decision. From such a decision, or from a failure to
decide, any interested property owner may appeal, as herein
provided. No action under the provisions of this section shall
operate to interrupt or delay any proceeding under this Act until
the questions involved are finally determined.
in a territory which, in the opinion of the directors of either of
the districts, should constitute but one district, the board of
directors of any one of the districts may petition the court uniting
said districts into a single district. Said petition shall be filed
in the office of the court clerk of that county which has the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 82. Waters and Water Rights Page 120
greatest valuations of real property, within the districts sought to
be included, as shown by the tax duplicates of the respective
counties. Said petition shall set forth the necessity for such
union of the two or more districts and that the union of said
districts would be conducive to the public health, convenience,
safety or welfare, and to the economical execution of the purpose
for which the districts were organized. Upon receipt of said
petition the court clerk shall give notice by publication or by
personal service, to the board of directors of the district or
districts which it is desired to unite with the district of the
petitioners. Such notice shall contain the time and place where the
hearing on the petition will be had and the purpose of the same.
Such hearing shall be had in accordance with the provisions of this
act in original hearing. After the hearing, should the court find
that the averments of the petition are true and that the said
districts, or any of them, should be united it shall so order, and
thereafter proceed as such. The court shall designate the corporate
name of such, as provided for in this act. The court shall direct
in such order who shall be the directors of such united district who
shall thereafter have powers and be subject to such regulations as
are provided for directors in districts created in the first
instance. All legal proceedings already instituted by or against any
of such constituent districts may be revived and continued against
such united districts by an order of court substituting the name of
such united district for such constituent district and such
proceedings shall then proceed as herein provided.
Instead of organizing a new district from such constituent
districts the court may, in its discretion, direct that one or more
of such districts described in the petition be included into another
of said districts, which order shall continue under its original
corporate name and organization, or it may direct that the district
or districts so absorbed shall be represented on the board of
directors of the original district, designating what members of the
board of directors of the original district shall be retired from
the new board and what members take their places; or it may direct
that the included districts or districts shall become subdistricts
of the main district. In case the districts sought to be united
were organized in different judicial districts, then the court, to
determine the question involved, shall consist of one judge from
each of the judicial districts and a majority shall be necessary to
render a decision. From such a decision, or from a failure to
decide, any interested property owner may appeal, as herein
provided. No action under the provisions of this section shall
operate to interrupt or delay any proceeding under this Act until
the questions involved are finally determined.
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