The board of an irrigation district, if deemed advisable, may file, or cause to be filed, in the district court of any county in which the lands of the district are situated, a petition praying that the proceedings had for the issuance of bonds or improvement warrants, or that the proceedings had preliminary to the making of any contract or for levying assessments or taking any special action, be examined, approved, and confirmed by the court. Such petition shall state the facts concerning the proceedings had for the issuance of bonds or improvement warrants, the making of any contract, levying any assessment, or any special action, of the board, as the case may be, and shall state generally that the irrigation district was organized and that the directors were elected and qualified, but the petition need not set forth the proceedings resulting in the organization of the district or the election of the directors.