Section 257.030

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 257

Effective - 28 Aug 1959   

  257.030.  Organization — proceedings in circuit court — disqualification of judge. — 1.  Jurisdiction over proceedings for the organization of a river basin conservancy district lies with the circuit court of the county in which more of the lands of the proposed district are situated than in any other county.  The court in which the proceedings are initiated shall thereafter, for all purposes of this chapter, except as hereinafter otherwise provided, maintain and have exclusive original jurisdiction coextensive with the boundaries and limits of the district and of lands and other property within or affected by the district, without regard to the usual limits of jurisdiction of the court.

  2.  No change of venue shall be allowed in any proceedings by and under the court as provided in this chapter except in condemnation cases and except where the judge of the court shall be disqualified under the laws of this state relating to the change of venue in civil cases.  In such situation the following shall apply:

  (1)  If the judge of the court is disqualified, or is charged, by a party of interest to any proceedings, with being disqualified, the judge shall take action under the change of venue law for civil cases to secure a judge from another judicial circuit of this state to sit, hear the proceedings, and render a decision in the same manner as the regular judge has authority to do.  The judge secured from another judicial circuit shall retain jurisdiction until the disqualification of the regular judge of the court is removed.

  (2)  The expenses of the judge secured from another judicial circuit shall be paid in such amount and manner as provided by the laws of the state relating to circuit courts.

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(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 3)