Section 9-9-28 Notice of hearing on report of board of viewers. When the report of the board of viewers is fully completed in accordance with the provisions of this article and filed, the court of probate shall forthwith set a date for hearing said report, not less than 30 days thereafter, and shall give notice […]
Section 9-9-29 Filing of exceptions to report; hearing upon exceptions and report; approval and confirmation of report; dismissal of proceedings and dissolution of district; transmittance of copies of court decree and report of viewers; filing fee. On or before the day set for the hearing of the final report of the board of viewers, the […]
Section 9-9-3 Declaration of benefits of drainage, etc.; duty of Soil and Water Conservation Committee. The establishing of proper works of improvement for the drainage of wet, swamp and overflowed lands of the state and for flood prevention or the conservation, development, utilization and disposal of water within the state is declared to promote the […]
Section 9-9-30 Appeal from confirmation of board of viewers’ report. Any person aggrieved may within 10 days after the confirmation of the board of viewers’ report appeal from the judgment of the court of probate to the circuit court, and upon such an appeal there may be determined either or both of the following: first, […]
Section 9-9-31 Tax levy to defray expenses of proposed works and improvements generally; water management tax record; additional taxes. (a) After the list of lands and other property with the assessed benefits and the decree and judgment of the court have been filed as provided in Section 9-9-29, the board of water management commissioners shall […]
Section 9-9-32 Levy of annual installment of tax; form of certificate and order directing collection of tax; preparation of tax record; proceedings as to delinquencies. (a) The said board of water management commissioners shall each year thereafter determine, order and levy the amount of the annual installment of the total taxes under Section 9-9-31, which […]
Section 9-9-33 Collection of taxes on property divided, sold or transferred. When any property in a water management district has been divided, sold or transferred, the tax collector may receive taxes levied under this article on a part of any tract, piece or parcel of land or other property and give his receipt accordingly only […]
Section 9-9-34 Compensation of tax collector; failure of collector to make prompt payment of tax to treasurer. The tax collector of each county shall retain for his services as collector of taxes for the water management district one half of one percent of the amount he collects of delinquent taxes, penalties and costs. If any […]
Section 9-9-35 Payment of tax to district treasurer – Required; records. Any person owning lands and other property assessed for the construction of any works of improvement under the provisions of this article shall have the privilege of paying such tax assessment to the district treasurer on or before a date to be fixed by […]
Section 9-9-36 Payment of tax to district treasurer – Failure deemed consent to issuance of bonds and waiver of defenses. Each and every person owning land in the district who shall fail to pay to the district treasurer the full amount for which his land is liable, as aforesaid, within the time above specified shall […]
Section 9-9-37 Bonds – Issuance. The board of water management commissioners may issue bonds of the water management district from time to time for an amount equal in the aggregate to the total cost of the improvement including all preliminary organization and administration expenses not heretofore provided for, less such amounts as shall have been […]
Section 9-9-38 Bonds – Sale; disposition of proceeds, etc. The board of water management commissioners may sell the bonds for cash at not less than 95 percent of the par value plus accrued interest and devote the proceeds to the payment of the work as it progresses and to the payment of other expenses of […]
Section 9-9-39 Bonds – Payment of principal and interest. The principal and interest of bonds issued under this article shall be payable at such place or places as the board of commissioners may designate. At least two weeks before the principal and interest of any bonds are due and payable, it shall be the duty […]
Section 9-9-4 Who may sign petitions. All petitions provided for under this article may be signed by women, whether married or single, provided they own land in the proposed district; guardians may sign for their wards, and trustees, executors and administrators may sign for the estates represented by them; and, if the signature of any […]
Section 9-9-40 Bonds – Remedies and proceedings upon default. (a) If any installment of principal and interest evidenced by any bonds issued under the provisions of this article shall not be paid at the time and in the manner when the same shall become due and payable, the same shall bear interest at the rate […]
Section 9-9-41 Bonds of district employees, etc. Bonds in behalf of the district for the safekeeping of funds and faithful performance of their respective duties and obligations shall be given by each of the commissioners, the engineer, if any, the attorney, the secretary, the treasurer and all other persons who may handle funds of the […]
Section 9-9-42 Construction of improvements under water management plan – Authority and procedure for letting contracts. The board of water management commissioners may secure and use men, equipment and materials under the supervision of the water management engineer to construct, excavate and complete all or any of the works of improvements which may be needed […]
Section 9-9-43 Construction of improvements under water management plan – Duties of water management engineer; payment of contractor. The water management engineer shall have charge of the construction of the plan of water management. He shall make monthly estimates of the amount of work done and shall furnish one copy to the contractor and file […]
Section 9-9-44 Construction of improvements under water management plan – Default of contractor. If any contractor to whom said work shall have been let shall fail to perform the same according to the terms specified in his contract, the board of water management commissioners may declare the contract forfeited and shall have a right of […]
Section 9-9-45 Construction of improvements under water management plan – Contractor’s right of entry upon lands, etc. In the construction of the works of improvement, the contractor shall have the right to enter upon the lands necessary for this purpose and the right to remove private or public bridges or fences and to cross private […]
