Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-663: Union of districts - Petition - Notice - Order

In case two or more districts have been organized under this act

in a territory which, in the opinion of the directors of either of

the districts, should constitute but one district, the board of

directors of any one of the districts may petition the court uniting

said districts into a single district. Said petition shall be filed

in the office of the court clerk of that county which has the

greatest valuations of real property, within the districts sought to

be included, as shown by the tax duplicates of the respective

counties. Said petition shall set forth the necessity for such

union of the two or more districts and that the union of said

districts would be conducive to the public health, convenience,

safety or welfare, and to the economical execution of the purpose

for which the districts were organized. Upon receipt of said

petition the court clerk shall give notice by publication or by

personal service, to the board of directors of the district or

districts which it is desired to unite with the district of the

petitioners. Such notice shall contain the time and place where the

hearing on the petition will be had and the purpose of the same.

Such hearing shall be had in accordance with the provisions of this

act in original hearing. After the hearing, should the court find

that the averments of the petition are true and that the said

districts, or any of them, should be united it shall so order, and

thereafter proceed as such. The court shall designate the corporate

name of such, as provided for in this act. The court shall direct

in such order who shall be the directors of such united district who

shall thereafter have powers and be subject to such regulations as

are provided for directors in districts created in the first

instance. All legal proceedings already instituted by or against any

of such constituent districts may be revived and continued against

such united districts by an order of court substituting the name of

such united district for such constituent district and such

proceedings shall then proceed as herein provided.

Instead of organizing a new district from such constituent

districts the court may, in its discretion, direct that one or more

of such districts described in the petition be included into another

of said districts, which order shall continue under its original

corporate name and organization, or it may direct that the district

or districts so absorbed shall be represented on the board of

directors of the original district, designating what members of the

board of directors of the original district shall be retired from

the new board and what members take their places; or it may direct

that the included districts or districts shall become subdistricts

of the main district. In case the districts sought to be united

were organized in different judicial districts, then the court, to

determine the question involved, shall consist of one judge from

each of the judicial districts and a majority shall be necessary to

render a decision. From such a decision, or from a failure to

decide, any interested property owner may appeal, as herein

provided. No action under the provisions of this section shall

operate to interrupt or delay any proceeding under this Act until

the questions involved are finally determined.