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DIVISION 8. HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS 5800-7340›PART 6. RIVER PORT DISTRICTS 6800-6963›CHAPTER 1. Formation 6810-6812›ARTICLE 1. Petition and Hearing 6810-6812
§ 6811
California Harbors and Navigation Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
Whenever the formation of a district is desired, a petition may be presented at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors of each county in which is located any portion of land within the proposed district. The petition may consist of any number of instruments and shall be signed by not less than five per cent of the registered voters residing within the district, who voted at the last preceding general election at which a Governor was elected. The original petition need not be filed with the board of supervisors of each county, but a certified copy of the original shall be filed.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
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