157.24 – Commissioners May Issue Interest-Bearing Scrip Against Land to Borrow Money or Pay for Work; Lien on Land Assessed.
157.24 Commissioners may issue interest-bearing scrip against land to borrow money or pay for work; lien on land assessed.—When any assessments under the provision of this chapter have been ordered by the county commissioners they may issue scrip bearing 6 percent interest against the lands assessed, redeemable in 1, 2, 3, 4, or 6 years, as […]
157.25 – Compensation of Committee; Irregular Assessment Corrected.
157.25 Compensation of committee; irregular assessment corrected.—The committee appointed by the county commissioners for the purposes aforesaid shall receive such compensation for their services as may be agreed upon. In the event any of the assessments herein provided for shall be declared illegal by any court on account of any irregularities therein, the said board of […]
157.26 – Repair and Maintenance of Drains Under Supervision of County Commissioners.
157.26 Repair and maintenance of drains under supervision of county commissioners.—All ditches, drains and canals heretofore or hereafter constructed in any county of the state under the provisions of this chapter, shall for the purpose of maintenance and repair be and remain under the supervision and control of the board of county commissioners of the county […]
157.27 – Proceedings for Making Repair to Drains, Etc.
157.27 Proceedings for making repair to drains, etc.—When it shall be made to appear to the board of county commissioners of any county that any such ditch, drain or canal within said county is in need of repair, that fact shall be entered upon the minutes of said board and published in at least one issue […]
157.28 – Awarding Contracts for Repair; Approval.
157.28 Awarding contracts for repair; approval.—If the estimated cost of repairing any such ditch, drain or canal shall not exceed the sum of $100, the board of county commissioners shall have full power to have the same done in such manner as said board may see fit; but if such estimated cost shall exceed $100, then […]
157.29 – Levy of Tax for Maintaining and Repairing Drains; Assessment and Collection of Tax; Sale of Land for Unpaid Taxes.
157.29 Levy of tax for maintaining and repairing drains; assessment and collection of tax; sale of land for unpaid taxes.—For the purpose of paying the cost of maintaining and repairing any such ditch, drain or canal and auxiliaries thereto, the board of county commissioners of the several counties of the state, wherein any such ditch, drain […]
157.30 – Reassessment of Lands Where Attempt to Establish Ditch or Canal Irregular.
157.30 Reassessment of lands where attempt to establish ditch or canal irregular.—In all cases where there has been an attempt to establish a public ditch, drain or canal, in any of the counties of this state, and the county commissioners in pursuance of such attempt have proceeded to establish a public ditch, drain or canal, but […]
157.31 – Notice of Reassessment for Drainage.
157.31 Notice of reassessment for drainage.—In all such cases, the board of county commissioners, upon the matter being brought to its attention, shall cause to be published in some newspaper published in the county, at least once each week for 2 consecutive weeks, a notice substantially in the following form: Notice of Reassessment for Drainage Whereas, […]
157.32 – Reviewing Complaints and Making Assessment Against Property Benefited.
157.32 Reviewing complaints and making assessment against property benefited.—If it shall appear to the board, after hearing all parties interested, that the public ditch, drain or canal has been an actual special benefit to the property served by it, and that the proceedings for the establishment thereof have been carried out bona fide and without fraud, […]
157.17 – Assessment to Maintain Drains.
157.17 Assessment to maintain drains.—Whenever any public drain or auxiliaries thereto shall have been constructed by the board of county commissioners of any county under any law now in force, or that may hereafter be in force, the said board of county commissioners may assess against the lands benefited by said drain or auxiliaries thereto the […]