41-9-101. Petition for organization; when filed; contents; service of notice or petitions generally.

(a) Whenever a majority of the adult owners of lands within any district of land, who shall represent one-third in area of the lands within said district to be reclaimed or benefited, or whenever the adult owners of more than one-half of the lands within such district desire to construct one (1) or more drains, ditches, levees, or other works across the lands of others, for the promotion of the public health or welfare, and the drainage of said lands, or desire to maintain and keep in repair any such drain, ditch or levee heretofore constructed under any law of this state, such owners may file in the district court of any county in which the lands, or any part of them, shall lie, a petition setting forth:

(i) The proposed names of said drainage district;

(ii) The necessity of the proposed work, describing the necessity;

(iii) A general description of the proposed starting points, routes and termini of the proposed drains, ditches, and levees;

(iv) A general description of the lands proposed to be included in said district;

(v) The names of the owners of all lands in said district when known.

(b) If the purpose of said petitioners is the enlargement, repair and maintenance of a ditch, levee or other work heretofore constructed under any law of this state, said petition shall give a general description of the same, with such particulars as may be deemed important.

(c) Said petition shall pray for the organization of a drainage district by the name and within the boundaries proposed, and for the appointment of commissioners for the execution of such proposed work, according to the provisions of this and the following sections.

(d) Any lands, the title to which is in the state of Wyoming, and which are within the boundaries of any drainage district heretofore created, or which may be hereafter created, may be included in any such drainage district in the same manner as is by law provided for adding other lands to drainage districts whenever it is found necessary to include lands in drainage districts, as by the preceding paragraphs provided.

(e) Any and all copies of petitions, or notices, required by law to be served on account of such lands being included in such drainage districts, shall be served on the president of the board having control of such lands in the same manner as is hereinafter provided for the service of petitions and notices on other owners of lands in the district in which said lands are situated.