Chapter 1. By-laws of California Water Code >> Division 13. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 1.

A district shall adopt for the government and control of its affairs a code of by-laws consistent with the Constitution and laws of the State and the provisions of this division.

Within 60 days after they have qualified for office, the board of directors elected at the formation election shall prepare the by-laws for the written approval of the board of supervisors of the principal county.

When the by-laws of a district are approved by the board of supervisors of the principal county, the board of directors shall adopt them by resolution entered in its minutes, unless prior to adoption by resolution by-laws are adopted and filed with the secretary by the written assent of the holders of title to a majoritiy in area of the land. The records of the United States Land Office for the district in which the land is situated, the records of the State Lands Commission, and the records in the office of the county recorder of each affected county are conclusive evidence of ownership for the purposes of this section.

The bylaws shall provide for:
  (a) The manner of voting in person or by proxy.
  (b) The qualifications and duties of officers, the tenure of their office, and the time and manner of their appointment or election, insofar as not provided for in the Uniform District Election Law.
  (c) The compensation of officers.

The by-laws shall also provide for:
  (a) The location of the district office.
  (b) The method of changing the location of the office.
  (c) The method of amending or repealing the by-laws.
  (d) Suitable penalties for the violation of the by-laws not to exceed in any one case two hundred dollars ($200) for any one offense.

The by-laws may be repealed or amended or new by-laws adopted by the assent of two-thirds of the total vote of the district, given either in writing or by ballot cast at a district election. The by-laws may also be amended by a four-fifths vote of the directors and approval of the board of supervisors of the principal county of the district.

The bylaws in their original form, together with the approval of the board of supervisors and the resolution of the directors adopting them, or together with the written assent thereto, and any repeal or amendment of, or addition to, the bylaws, together with the written assent thereto or a memorandum of the returns of the election at which the assent was given, shall be certified by a majority of the directors and the secretary and recorded with the county recorder of each affected county. Until so recorded, no bylaw, addition thereto, or amendment or repeal thereof can be enforced against any person not having actual notice thereof.

A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.