§ 14-320-110. Determination of construction costs
(a) The circuit court, in determining the question of whether the cost of the improvement exceeds the benefits, shall be required to take into consideration only the amount that the district will be required to pay for the cost of the improvement. It shall credit against the total cost of the bridge and approaches thereto […]
§ 14-320-111. Levy of tax
(a) (1) The circuit court shall, at the time the assessment of benefits is filed or at any subsequent time when called upon by the commissioners of the district, enter upon its records an order which shall have the force of a judgment, providing that there shall be assessed upon the real property of the […]
§ 14-320-112. Collection of taxes — Delinquency
(a) The amount of taxes provided for in this chapter shall be annually extended upon the tax books of the county by the county clerk. The tax shall be collected by the collector of the county along with other taxes. For his services in making the collection, the collector shall receive the same compensation he […]
§ 14-320-113. Additional tax levy
If the tax first levied shall prove insufficient to complete the improvement or to pay the bonds, both principal and interest, issued by the board of commissioners for the improvement, as provided in this chapter, as the principal and interest shall become due and payable, then the board of commissioners shall from time to time […]
§ 14-320-114. Borrowing money — Bond issues
In order to carry out the purposes for which the district is organized and created, the board of commissioners may borrow money at a rate of interest not exceeding six percent (6%) per annum and issue negotiable bonds therefor signed by the chairman or vice chairman and secretary when so authorized by the board of […]
§ 14-320-115. Lien of bonds — Tax levy — Default
(a) All bonds issued by the board of commissioners shall be secured by a lien on all lands, railroads, and tramroads in the district. The board of commissioners shall be required to levy a tax annually and to collect the tax under the provisions of this chapter so long as it is necessary and required […]
§ 14-320-116. Revenue bonds — Tax levy when tolls insufficient
(a) If the board of commissioners shall have ascertained that the construction, maintenance, and operation of the interstate bridge can be financed in whole or in part by the issuance of revenue bonds payable from the tolls so charged and collected, then the board of commissioners is given and granted the full power and authority […]
§ 14-320-117. Applicability of federal law
All interstate bridges shall be constructed under the terms and provisions of the “General Bridge Act of 1946” and any act amendatory thereto.
§ 14-320-118. Tolls — Transfer of bridge to state
(a) The board of commissioners is granted the right and power to construct, operate, and maintain the bridge as a toll bridge. It shall have the power to fix and determine, subject to the terms and provisions of the General Bridge Act, the tolls to be charged for transit over the bridge for motor-propelled vehicles, […]
§ 14-320-119. Contracts with federal government, highway commission, local governments, or other states
(a) For the purpose of carrying into effect the objects and purposes of this chapter, the board of commissioners shall have full power and authority to: (1) Negotiate and enter into contracts with the federal government or any of its agencies, the State Highway Commission, or the state highway commission of any adjoining state where […]