§ 54-12-413. Bill Filed in Name of County Against Landowners — All Delinquents May Be Made Defendants to Same Bill
The bills in chancery shall be filed in the name of the county in which the lands are situated for the use of the improvement district for the benefit of which the assessments were made, and against the owners, if known, and if unknown, against them to the bill. The owners of all the lands […]
§ 54-12-414. Trustee to Furnish Certified List of Delinquent Lands and Names of Owners, Which Is Prima Facie Proof Authorizing a Decree
When it is desired by the board of directors or other interested party entitled to sue, to file the bill, the county trustee, upon request, shall make out a statement or list, showing all the lands upon which assessments are delinquent and the names of the owners of the lands, as appear upon the road […]
§ 54-12-415. Suits Proceeded With as Other Suits in Chancery, Except Separate Hearing and Decree as to Any One Defendant
The suits in chancery shall be proceeded with as other suits are in that court, except that the court may hear the case as to any one (1) or more of the defendants, whether ready to be heard as to other defendants or not, and proceed to sale and final decree as to any one […]
§ 54-12-416. Public Taxes to Be Paid Before the Delinquent Assessments
When a sale is ordered in the suit, and is made and reported, the clerk and master of the court, so making the sale, shall report what public taxes are a lien upon any tract so sold in favor of the state, county, or any municipality, and the court shall see that this is done, […]
§ 54-12-417. Divestiture and Vestiture of Title Subject to Other Unpaid Assessments — Writ of Possession
Upon confirmation of the sale by the chancery court, it shall divest title out of the owner and vest it in the purchaser and award a writ of possession, if asked for; but where title is so vested in a purchaser, the land so purchased shall still be subject in the hands of the purchaser, […]
§ 54-12-418. Sale for Cash Subject to Redemption Within Two Years — Manner of Redemption
When the sale is made by decree of the chancery court, it shall be made for cash, and the owners of land sold shall have two (2) years from the date of the confirmation of the sale in which to redeem the land, by paying to the clerk and master of the court making the […]
§ 54-12-405. Bonds to Be Paid Only by Assessments Levied on the Lands Within the District
Each bond shall show expressly on its face that it is to be paid only by assessments levied and collected on the lands within the district so designated and numbered, and for the benefit of which district the bond is issued. No assessment shall be levied or collected for the payment of the bond or […]
§ 54-12-316. Warrants Drawn as Ordinary Warrants, but Payable Only Out of Improvement Fund, and So Stated Upon Their Face
The warrants shall be drawn upon the county trustee or treasurer as ordinary county warrants are drawn, but shall be payable only out of the fund provided for the road improvement district, and shall so state upon their face.
§ 54-12-317. Contractor’s Failure to Perform on Contract Forfeits Cash Deposit or Gives Recovery on Bond
If any person to whom the work, or any portion of the work, in the improvement district has been let fails to perform the work according to the terms specified in the contract, then the cash deposit shall be forfeited for the benefit of the district and be paid into its fund; or if bond […]
§ 54-12-318. Road Overseer Employed for Protection of District — Compensation — Discharge and Employment of Another
After the main improvement in any road improvement district has been completed, the board of directors, if it deems necessary for the protection of the district, and for the proper maintenance of the efficiency of the improvement, may employ a competent person to look after and take care of the improvement. The person so employed […]