1. Two or more districts organized under the provisions of this chapter may come within, and operate under sections 242.010 to 242.690 , and portions of two or more districts organized under the provisions of this chapter may come together and operate under sections 242.010 to 242.690 whenever the owners of one-fourth of the acres of land in the proposed consolidated district sign and present a petition to the circuit court of the county in which there lies the greatest acreage of land in the proposed consolidated district, stating therein: (1) The numbers or corporate name or names of such district or districts to be included in whole or in part; (2) The boundaries of each district or portion of district separately; (3) The boundary lines of the proposed consolidated district; (4) The approximate number of acres of land in each district or portion of district; (5) The approximate number of acres of land in the proposed consolidated district; (6) The approximate amount of the benefits reported and apportioned by the viewers and confirmed by the county commission in each district or portion of district; (7) The aggregate amount of such benefits as ascertained, apportioned and confirmed; (8) The amount of bonds issued, by each district, giving the amount, dates, numbers, denominations, maturities, rate of interest, and where payable; (9) The aggregate amount thereof; and (10) The number of years it is to continue. 2. In such petition it shall be asked that the court adjudge such districts or portions of districts to be a body corporate, for a number of years not exceeding the time named in the petition, and under the name of "Consolidated Drainage District No. ______ of ______ County, Missouri".
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