§ 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 […]
§ 54-12-319. Special Assessment for a Special Fund for Maintenance — Basis
At any time after the main improvement or improvements in any road improvement district have been completed, it shall be made to appear to the monthly county court, by the petition of the board of directors of the district, supported by satisfactory proof, that a special fund is needed for the purpose of maintaining the […]
§ 54-12-320. Special Assessment a Lien Inferior to General Assessment — Enforcement
The assessment shall be a lien upon the respective tracts of land upon which it is assessed, but inferior to the lien of the general assessment for the payment of bonds, interest, and administration charges. The lien shall be enforced in the same manner as provided for the enforcements of liens in road improvement districts.
§ 54-12-321. Special Maintenance Fund — Disbursements — Manner
The amounts collected shall be a fund to be used for the purposes named, and shall be paid out for the purposes, on the order or warrant of the county mayor; but before payment is made, all accounts or claims for work done for the purposes named shall be approved by the board of directors […]
§ 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.
§ 54-12-311. Engineer Employed to Supervise Construction of Improvement Work — Compensation — Removal, and Contract With Another
The board of directors shall employ a competent engineer to have charge and supervision of the construction of the improvement work, contract for compensation for the engineer’s services in a sum or at a rate that may be agreed upon, and to be paid as other expenses of the district. The directors may remove the […]
§ 54-12-312. Bond Required of Engineer
The board of directors shall require the engineer to give bond in a sum that it deems proper for the faithful performance of the engineer’s duties, the bond to be payable to the county or state, for the use of the improvement district, and filed with the county clerk and recorded in the road improvement […]
§ 54-12-313. Compensation of Engineers
An engineer employed by a board of directors of an improvement district to supervise the work, etc., shall be paid for services a salary or sums that may be agreed upon between the engineer and the board of directors.