42-718. Certification of levies to county clerk.
42-718
42-718. Certification of levies to county clerk.The board of directors shall then levy an assessment against the landsin the district, sufficient to pay interest on outstanding indebtedness,and all other obligations due or to become due during the ensuing year. Indetermining the total of such assessment and levy the board shall take intoconsideration revenues derived from other sources than that obtained fromthe assessment and taxation of district lands. The secretary of the boardshall compute and enter in separate columns of the assessment record therespective sums in dollars and cents required for each purpose and eachgeneral purpose shall be denominated a separate fund. If the board finds itnecessary it may make an assessment levy (1) for expenses of organizing thedistrict, (2) for operation, maintenance and repair of irrigation works,(3) for the payment of salaries of officers and employees and for othergeneral expenses, which assessment shall be called the "general fund."
The secretary shall compute, or cause to be computed, the sum assessedagainst each tract for each purpose and shall certify to the county clerkof the respective counties wherein said lands are located, the amount ofsuch assessment for each purpose, or fund, levied upon each tract of landby said board. The county clerk shall enter the total amount assessedagainst each tract of land in the tax list of his county, and shall certifyand deliver same to the county treasurer in manner provided for certifyingand delivering other tax levies. Such assessments shall be collected by thecounty treasurer at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes arecollected in the county.
History: L. 1941, ch. 262, § 18; June 30.