48-2945. Exclusion of lands from district by petition; payment of expenses of publication of notice and of hearing A. The owners of lands may file with the board of directors of a district a petition for the purpose of excluding from the district lands not susceptible of irrigation from the irrigation works or lands which may be nonirrigable in character. B. The petition shall describe the lands affected, shall state the action desired thereon and the reasons therefor, and shall be sworn to by the petitioners. At the time of filing the petition there shall be paid to the secretary of the district an amount sufficient to cover the estimated expenses of publishing notice and of the hearing.
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