{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-82-82-687","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-687","heading":"Forms and suggestions","body":"The following forms may suffice to illustrate the character of\n\nthe procedure contemplated by this act; and if substantially\n\ncomplied with, those things being changed which (to meet the\n\nrequirements of the particular case) should be changed, such\n\nprocedure shall be held to meet the requirements of this act.\n\nI. Form of Notice of Hearing on the Petition: To all persons\n\ninterested, public notice is hereby given:\n\nprovisions of the Conservancy Acts of Oklahoma, there was filed in\n\nConservancy District. (Here insert the purposes.)\n\n(2) That the lands sought to be included in said district\n\ndescribed substantially as follows: (Here insert description of\n\nland.)\n\n(3) That a public hearing on said petition will be had in said\n\nOklahoma.\n\nAll persons and public or private corporations owning or\n\ninterested in real estate or other freeholders within the territory\n\nhereinbefore described will be given the opportunity to be heard at\n\nthe time and place above specified, as to whether said district\n\nshould be established or not.\n\nII. Form of Finding on Hearing: The court at its discretion\n\nmay order the formation of said conservancy district in following\n\nform substantially:\n\norganization of a conservancy district under the Conservancy Act of\n\nthe State of Oklahoma, the court after a full hearing now here\n\nfinds:\n\n(1) That it hath jurisdiction of the parties to, and the subject\n\nmatter of this proceeding.\n\n(2) That the purposes for which said district is established\n\nare: (Insert the purposes.)\n\nAnd that it is a public necessity.\n\n(3) That the public safety, health, convenience and welfare will\n\nbe promoted by the organization of a conservancy district\n\nsubstantially as prayed in said petition (if additional lands are\n\nadded by petition) except that the following additional lands at the\n\npetition of the owners thereof should be, and hereby are included in\n\nsaid districts: (Here insert additional lands.)\n\n(4) That the general boundaries of said district until\n\nspecifically delimited by the viewers and engineers are as follows:\n\n(Here insert boundaries of district.)\n\n(5) That the said territory last above described should be\n\nerected into and created a conservancy district under the\n\nConservancy Act of the State of Oklahoma under the corporate name of\n\nWherefore, it is by the court ordered, adjudged and decreed:\n\nThat the territory as above described be, and the same hereby is\n\nerected into and created a conservancy district, under the\n\nConservancy District, with its office and principal place of\n\n(If directors are appointed at the same time)\n\nAnd the following persons are hereby appointed directors of said\n\nconservancy district, until their successors are elected and\n\nqualified:\n\nwho are hereby directed to qualify and proceed according to law.\n\nFor consideration of other matters herein, this course is\n\nretained on the docket.\n\nJudge.\n\nIII. Form of Notice to Property Owners to Pay Assessment:\n\nTo All Persons Interested,\n\nPublic Notice is Hereby Given:\n\nand has caused the same to be extended upon the assessment\n\nduplicate, which is now in collection by the county treasurer of the\n\ncounty in which the lands are situated.\naccording to law.\n\nFor consideration of other matters herein, this course is\n\nretained on the docket.\n\nJudge.\n\nIII. Form of Notice to Property Owners to Pay Assessment:\n\nTo All Persons Interested,\n\nPublic Notice is Hereby Given:\n\nand has caused the same to be extended upon the assessment\n\nduplicate, which is now in collection by the county treasurer of the\n\ncounty in which the lands are situated.\n\n(2) That the entire assessment against any parcel of land may be\n\nwithout interest.\n\nconveniently may be, the board of directors of said district will\n\ndivide the uncollected part of said assessment into convenient\n\ninstallments, and will issue bonds bearing interest not exceeding\n\neight and one-half percent (8 1/2%) per year in anticipation of the\n\ncollection of the several installments of said assessment, pursuant\n\nto the Conservancy Act of the State of Oklahoma.\n\nPresident.\n\nSecretary.\n\nIV. Form of Bond and Coupon:\n\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA.\n\nState of Oklahoma.\n\nCONSERVANCY BOND.\n\nKNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:\n\nconservancy district of the State of Oklahoma, acknowledging itself\n\nto owe and for value received hereby promises to pay to bearer\n\n19...., with interest thereon from the date hereof until paid at the\n\nannexed interest coupons as they severally become due. Both\n\nprincipal and interest of this bond are hereby made payable in\n\nlawful money of the United States of America, at the fiscal agency\n\nof the State of Oklahoma, in the city of New York.\n\n(Here insert a concise and condensed statement of the\n\nproceedings up to the issuing of the bond.)\n\nThis bond is one of a series of bonds issued by Conservancy\n\na system of flood prevention (or for the other works) for said\n\ndistrict and in anticipation of the collection of the several\n\ninstallments of an assessment duly levied upon lands within said\n\ndistrict and benefited by said improvement in strict compliance with\n\nthe Conservancy Act of Oklahoma, and pursuant to an order of the\n\nboard of directors of said district duly made and entered of record.\n\nAnd it is hereby certified and recited that all acts, conditions and\n\nthings required to be done in locating and establishing said\n\ndistrict and in equalizing appraisals of benefits and in levying\n\nassessments against lands benefited thereby, and in authorizing,\n\nexecuting and issuing this bond, have been legally had, done and\n\nperformed in due form of law; that the total amount of bonds issued\n\nby said district does not exceed ninety percent (90%) of the\n\nassessments so levied and unpaid at the time said bonds are issued\n\nor any legal limitation thereof.\n\nAnd for the performance of all the convenants and stipulations\n\nof this bond and of the duties imposed by law upon said district for\n\nthe collection of the principal and interest of said assessments and\n\nthe application thereof to the payment of this bond and the interest\n\nthereon, and for the levying of such other and further assessments\n\nas are authorized by law and as may be required for the prompt\n\npayment of this bond and the interest thereon, the full faith,\n\nhereby irrevocably pledged.\n\nConservancy District has caused this bond to be signed by its\n\npresident and sealed with the corporate seal of said district,\n\nattested by its secretary, and registered by the State Auditor and\n\nInspector of the State of Oklahoma, and the coupons hereto annexed\n\nto be executed by the facsimile signature of said president and\n\nPresident\n\nSecretary.\n\nFORM OF COUPONS.\n\nlawful money of the United States of America, at the office of the\n\nPresident.\n\nSecretary.\n\nV. Forms of Notice of Enlargement of District:\n\nNOTICE OF ENLARGEMENT OF DISTRICT.\n\nTo all persons and public or private corporations interested:\n\nPublic Notice Is Hereby Given:\n\nand appointing a board of directors therefor.\nfacsimile signature of said president and\n\nPresident\n\nSecretary.\n\nFORM OF COUPONS.\n\nlawful money of the United States of America, at the office of the\n\nPresident.\n\nSecretary.\n\nV. Forms of Notice of Enlargement of District:\n\nNOTICE OF ENLARGEMENT OF DISTRICT.\n\nTo all persons and public or private corporations interested:\n\nPublic Notice Is Hereby Given:\n\nand appointing a board of directors therefor.\n\n(2) That thereafter this court duly appointed:\n\nto be the board of appraisers for said district; that said board of\n\nreport recommending the following described lands not originally\n\nincluded in the district, be added thereto: (Here describe\n\ngenerally the lands which the report of the board of appraisers\n\nrecommends should be added to the district.)\n\nas soon thereafter as the convenience of the court will permit) at\n\nprivate corporations who are owners of or interested in the property\n\ndescribed in this notice upon the question whether said lands should\n\nbe added to and included in said Conservancy District.\n\nCourt Clerk, District Court,\n\nFORM OF CERTIFICATE OF LEVY OF\n\nASSESSMENTS:\n\nOklahoma:\n\nThis is to certify that by virtue and under the authority of the\n\nConservancy District have and do hereby levy the sum of\n\ninterest as provided by law and is payable in installments, with\n\ninterest as follows: (Here insert.)\n\nYou are further notified that for the account of the maintenance\n\nfund, for the year 19.... , this board has levied the sum of\n\nThe amounts of said levies upon the several parcels of land upon\n\nwhich the same are imposed are set forth upon the schedule hereto\n\nsaid assessment shall be collectable and payable the present year in\n\nthe sums herein specified at the same time that the state and county\n\ntaxes are due and collectable and you are directed and ordered to\n\nto demand and collect such assessments as provided by law, and this\n\nConservancy Assessment Book shall be your authority and the\n\nauthority of the treasurer to make such collections.\n\nWitness, the signature of the president of said board of\n\ndirectors, attested by the seal of said corporation and the\n\n19....\n\nPresident.\n\n(SEAL)\n\nSecretary.","path":["OK Code","Title 82"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os82.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"82cbf7744eb4fada49f67dedec0fac7505394591a0c61eed94ecc421fbdcd9e2","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-82-82-686","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-82-82-688"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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