Sec. 4. A petition must contain the following:

(1) The name for the proposed district, which should be in the form of “_________ Conservancy District”.

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(2) A description of the territory to be included, not necessarily by metes and bounds, but sufficiently accurate to inform the court and apprise the landowners of the possibility of the inclusion of their land in the district.

(3) A statement of each specific purpose for which the district is to be established.

(4) A statement of the necessity of accomplishing each purpose.

(5) A statement that the creation of the district will be conducive to the public health, safety, or welfare.

(6) A statement that the costs and damages of and to be paid solely by the district will probably be less than the benefits received in the district. If the purpose is declared to be water supply or sewage disposal, this statement need not be included.

(7) Whether the petition is conditioned upon a grant of federal or state money, or both, identifying the money upon which the petition is conditioned.

(8) Whether conditions attached to federal or state aid, or both, are acceptable if the federal or state government, or both, offer a grant of money.

(9) Whether maintenance and operation of the works of improvement necessary to accomplish any or all of the purposes will be paid for:

(A) solely by annual levy of the special benefits tax;

(B) by both annual levy of the special benefits tax and an annual assessment on land found to be exceptionally benefited if exceptional benefits are expected to exist; or

(C) by use of any other method provided by statute as long as the proportion between the tax and assessment is in approximately the same ratio as used to pay the cost of establishing the district and placing the district plan into operation.

(10) The number of directors to serve on the board, which must be three (3), five (5), seven (7), or nine (9).

(11) A statement of the division of the proposed district into areas, which must be equal in number to the number of directors.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.

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