§ 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 […]
§ 54-12-320. 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.
§ 54-12-401. 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.