Oklahoma § 82-562 - Board of Directors to organize - Records

§ 82-562. Board of Directors to organize - Records

Each director before entering upon his official duties shall

take and subscribe to the Constitutional oath before a suitable

officer and further that he will honestly, faithfully and

impartially perform the duties of his office, and that he will not

be interested directly or indirectly in any contract let by said

district, which said oath shall be filed in the office of the clerk

of said court in the original case. Upon taking the oath, the Board

of Directors shall choose one of their number President of the

Board, and shall elect some suitable person Secretary of the Board,

who may or may not be a member of the Board. Upon organization of

the Board of Directors, and as often thereafter as may be necessary

to correctly reflect all changes therein, a certificate shall be

filed in the initial case, by the President of the Board, setting

forth the names, addresses and official titles of all officers of

the District. Such Board shall adopt a seal, and shall keep in a

well-bound book a record of all its proceedings, minutes of all

meetings, certificates, contracts, bonds given by employees and all

corporate acts, which record and proceedings, so recorded, shall be

signed by the said Board of Directors or such members of said Board,

concurring in said acts or proceedings, at the time of the making of

such record or on date of the first meeting of the Board thereafter,

which shall be open to the inspection of the owners of property in

the district, as well as to all other interested parties, said

record is hereby declared to be the official record of the district,

and shall be conclusive evidence as to all actions, proceedings and

notices and the contents thereof affecting said district.

Laws 1923-24, c. 139, p. 167, § 10; Laws 1967, c. 382, § 2, emerg.

eff. May 23, 1967.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 82. Waters and Water Rights