Payette-Oregon Slope Irr. Dist. v. Peterson
Oregon Supreme Court
From Malheur: Dalton Biggs, Judge. In Banc. Statement by Mr. Justice Bean. On September 15, 1914, the board of directors of the Payette-Oregon Slope Irrigation District commenced a special proceeding under Sections 29 and 32 of Chapter 223 of the General Laws of Oregon for 1911, providing for irrigation districts, for the purpose of securing an examination and confirmation by the Circuit Court of the proceedings of the board of directors relative to the authorization and…
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From Malheur: Dalton Biggs, Judge. In Banc. Statement by Mr. Justice Bean. On September 15, 1914, the board of directors of the Payette-Oregon Slope Irrigation District commenced a special proceeding under Sections 29 and 32 of Chapter 223 of the General Laws of Oregon for 1911, providing for irrigation districts, for the purpose of securing an examination and confirmation by the Circuit Court of the proceedings of the board of directors relative to the authorization and sale of the bonds of the district in the amount of $15,000. October 21, 1914, was fixed as the date for persons interested…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean
The record sets out all the documents and proceedings bearing upon the questions at issue. The appellant contends that the proposed bond issue is not for a purpose authorized by the statute. The district had been regularly organized: See Board of Directors v. Peterson, 64 Or. 46 (128 Pac. 837, 129 Pac. 132). Surveys and plans for the acquisition of a system of irrigation works had been made in accordance with *632the statute, and a bond issue of $276,000 sold. The act in question authorizes the organization of an irrigation district for a beneficial public purpose, that of reclaiming the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- O'Hara v. ParkerOregon Supreme Court · 1895
- Leach v. BurrSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Savings and Loan Society v. ThompsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1867
- Board of Directors v. PetersonOregon Supreme Court · 1912
- McGilvery v. City of LewistonIdaho Supreme Court · 1907
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Cannon v. Hood River Irr. Dist.Oregon Supreme Court · 1916
- Watson v. City of SalemOregon Supreme Court · 1917