§ 51-33-97. Dissolution of district without construction; claims
Nothing contained in Sections 51-33-91 through 51-33-97 shall be construed to impair or affect any contract or other obligation of any such drainage district, but persons holding claims against such drainage district shall, on notice of the dissolution thereof as provided herein, file any such claims as they may have against such district. If the […]
§ 51-33-99. Dissolution of district with construction not requiring maintenance
Any drainage district heretofore organized which has constructed drainage canals and which has no outstanding indebtedness, bonded or otherwise, and wherein there is no necessity of maintenance work from year to year may be dissolved by the chancery court in which the drainage district was organized, or by the chancellor in vacation, in the manner […]
§ 51-33-101. Dissolution of district with construction not requiring maintenance; petition; notice
Whenever a majority of the landowners owning a majority of the land in such drainage district shall sign and file with the clerk of the chancery court in which such drainage district was organized a petition for the dissolution of such drainage district, it shall be the duty of the chancery clerk to give notice […]
§ 51-33-77. Proceedings for appointment of receiver
Upon the filing of petition, process may be had on all interested persons by publication of summons as provided by the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure directed to the landowners, bondholders, and creditors of said drainage district commanding them to appear before the chancery court at a place named within such chancery court district on […]
§ 51-33-79. Duties of receiver; oath; bond; records
The bond of the state auditor of public accounts, as said auditor, is hereby fixed to be the bond of said state auditor of public accounts as receiver hereunder; and the oath of office taken by said state auditor of public accounts shall be sufficient oath to be required as receiver hereunder. It is hereby […]
§ 51-33-81. Audit of records
It shall be the duty of the receiver to audit the records of said drainage district so as to show (1) each tract of land originally assessed described with reasonable certainty, (2) the name of the person designated as owner on the original benefit assessment roll, (3) the total amount originally assessed against each tract […]
§ 51-33-63. Procedure to release lands from Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Any landowner desiring to take advantage of Sections 51-33-61 and 51-33-63 shall first make application to the drainage commissioners of the district in which his land is located, and it shall thereupon be the duty of the drainage commissioners of such drainage district to enter such application on the minutes of such drainage district and […]
§ 51-33-65. Release of lands by agreement with commissioners and bondholders
In any drainage district of the State of Mississippi which has an outstanding bonded indebtedness, any landowner may secure a release of his lands, or any part thereof, from the lien of the assessment of benefits thereon for drainage purposes by paying to the drainage commissioners such an amount as may be agreed upon by […]
§ 51-33-67. Procedure to release lands from bondholders
Any landowner desiring to take advantage of Sections 51-33-65 and 51-33-67 shall first make application to the drainage commissioners of the drainage district in which his land is located, and it shall thereupon be the duty of the drainage commissioners of such drainage district to enter such application on the minutes of such drainage district […]
§ 51-33-69. Release of lands in districts with more than fifty per cent of lands forfeited to state for taxes
In any drainage district in the State of Mississippi in which more than fifty per cent of the land in such drainage district has prior to March 31, 1944, been forfeited to the state for taxes, the title thereto has matured in the state, and title to which is on said date in the State […]