Section 10.1-615 - Petition for establishment; what to set forthA. Any twenty-five owners of land lying within the limits of a proposed watershed improvement district, or a majority of such owners if there are fewer than fifty, may file a petition with the directors of the soil and water conservation district or districts in which the proposed watershed improvement district is situated asking that a watershed improvement district be organized to function in the territory described in the petition. The petition shall set forth:1. The proposed name of the watershed improvement district;2. That there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare, for a watershed improvement district to function in the territory described in the petition;3. A description of the territory proposed to be organized as a watershed improvement district, which description shall be deemed sufficient if generally accurate;4. That the territory described in the petition is contiguous and is the same watershed, or is two or more contiguous watersheds;5. A request that the territory described in the petition be organized as a watershed improvement district;6. The method for financing the proposed district, whether by means of a tax on all real estate in the proposed district or a service charge on the increase in the fair market value of all real estate in the proposed district caused by the district's project.B. Land lying within the limits of one watershed improvement district shall not be included in another watershed improvement district.1956, c. 668, § 21-112.2; 1964, c. 512; 1970, c. 480; 1977, c. 40; 1981, c. 156; 1988, c. 891.Amended by Acts 1988, c. 891.Amended by Acts 1981, c. 156.Amended by Acts 1977, c. 40.Amended by Acts 1970, c. 480.Amended by Acts 1964, c. 512.Amended by Acts 1956, c. 668, § 21-112.2.