§ 54-12-322. Injury To, Damage or Obstruction of Road Unlawful — Penalty
It is unlawful for any person in any way to injure, damage, or obstruct the rights-of-way, roadbeds, side ditches, culverts, or bridges of the roads constructed under this chapter. A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
§ 54-12-401. Collection of Assessments by County Trustee — Kept as a Separate Fund — Collection by Bill in Chancery — Personalty Not to Be Distrained for Such Assessment
Assessments provided for by this chapter shall be collected by the county trustee as county taxes are collected, except as provided otherwise in this part, and the funds collected shall be kept as a separate fund, and shall be paid out only for purposes properly connected with the improvement on the order or warrant of […]
§ 54-12-402. Amount Fixed for Annual Levy — County Bonds Issued — Cost Exceeding Estimate, New Apportionment of Assessment and Levy and Other Bonds
If the county legislative body determines that the estimated cost of drainage of the district or road improvement district is greater than should be levied in a single year upon the lands benefited, the county legislative body may fix the amount that should be levied and collected each year, and may issue road improvement bonds […]
§ 54-12-403. Payment in Full Amount of Benefit Assessed Against Land Before Bonds Are Issued
Any property owner may pay the full amount of the benefit assessed against the owner’s property before the bonds are issued and receive a receipt in full for the payment. The payment shall be made to the county trustee, and it shall be the duty of the county clerk to certify to the trustee the […]
§ 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 […]
§ 54-12-306. Contracts for Improvements Not to Be Made Until After Inspection, Classifications, Apportionment, and Assessment of Benefits
No contracts for improvements to be done in the road improvement district shall be made until after the commissioners provided for by part 2 of this chapter have made their inspection, classifications, and apportionment as directed in part 2 of this chapter, nor until the questions of classification and apportionment and assessment of benefits have […]
§ 54-12-307. Publication of Notice of Letting Work of Construction or Improvement
Before entering into any contract for improvements, the board of directors of the improvement district shall cause notice to be given once a week for four (4) consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in the county in which the improvement is located, and additional publication elsewhere as the board may direct at the time and […]
§ 54-12-308. Contracts for Sections of Work or the Whole May Be Let to the Lowest Bidder — Rejection of Bids and Readvertisement
The board of directors shall award a contract or contracts for each section of the work to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders, or may award the contract as a whole to the lowest responsible bidder, exercising its own discretion as to the letting of the work as a whole or in sections, and reserving […]