Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
WATER CODE |
Title 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS |
Chapter 51. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS |
Subchapter N. TAXATION ON THE BENEFIT BASIS |
Sec. 51.650. ELECTION
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(a) If the board desires to submit the question of whether or not to adopt the method of assessing benefits provided in Section 51.649 of this code, it shall order an election to be held in the district and shall submit the proposition in the manner provided for other district elections.
(b) The ballots for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Uniform assessment of benefits of $______ per acre on all irrigable land in the district, and the assessment of $______ per acre on all nonirrigable land in the district."
(c) The board shall determine the amounts to fill the spaces in the proposition. The amount of charge per acre may be found by dividing the number of acres of land into the amount of debt to be incurred by the district in providing for irrigation.
(d) If a majority of the persons voting in the election vote in favor of the proposition, it shall be adopted.