Section 280.527 – Statutory or Charter Tax Limitation Inapplicable; Rate or Amount of Taxes.
280.527 Statutory or charter tax limitation inapplicable; rate or amount of taxes. Sec. 527. Taxes levied by a public corporation for the payment of assessments hereunder shall not be deemed to be within any statutory or charter tax limitation. Public corporations may impose taxes without limitation as to rate or amount for the payment of […]
Section 280.528 – Bonds; Issuance; Maturity; Mandatory Redemption; Signatures; Collection of Assessments.
280.528 Bonds; issuance; maturity; mandatory redemption; signatures; collection of assessments. Sec. 528. The drainage board may issue 1 or more series of bonds for and on behalf of the drainage district, in anticipation of the collection of any or all installments of assessments, and pledge the full faith and credit of the drainage district for […]
Section 280.529 – Additional Assessment; Apportionment.
280.529 Additional assessment; apportionment. Sec. 529. If for any reason the original assessments shall not be sufficient to pay the principal and interest on bonds issued in anticipation of the collection thereof, then the drainage board shall make such additional assessments therefor as may be necessary, apportioned as in the first instance, it being the […]
Section 280.530 – Drainage Board; Continuation; Responsibility; Expenses; Relinquishment; Moneys, Disposition; Consent.
280.530 Drainage board; continuation; responsibility; expenses; relinquishment; moneys, disposition; consent. Sec. 530. (1) The drainage board for each project shall continue in existence with changes in personnel that result from changes in the offices of director of the department of agriculture and rural development and drain commissioners. The drainage board is responsible for the operation […]
Section 280.531 – Advances by Corporations; Reimbursement.
280.531 Advances by corporations; reimbursement. Sec. 531. Any public or private corporation, firm, or individual may advance money for the payment of any part of the cost of a project under this act, in which event it shall be reimbursed by the drainage district, with or without interest as may be agreed, when funds are […]
Section 280.532 – Venue of Actions; Appointment of Circuit Judge.
280.532 Venue of actions; appointment of circuit judge. Sec. 532. Any action arising from the provisions of this chapter except such actions as may be brought directly in the supreme court may be brought in the circuit court of any county in which any part of the intercounty drain involved is located: Provided, That on […]
Section 280.533 – Costs; Items.
280.533 Costs; items. Sec. 533. The cost of any drain project shall include (1) the cost of constructing or acquiring the facilities, structures, devices and equipment required to locate, establish and construct the drain or to improve or supplement the same, including bridges and culverts and any lands or rights of way necessary thereto; (2) […]
Section 280.534 – Deputy for Director of Agriculture; Powers.
280.534 Deputy for director of agriculture; powers. Sec. 534. The director of agriculture may designate a deputy or an assistant to act in his stead in respect to the performance of his duties under this act. Where any deputy or assistant so acts, it shall be conclusively presumed that he was properly designated by the […]
Section 280.535 – Improvements or Additions to Drains for Public Health.
280.535 Improvements or additions to drains for public health. Sec. 535. Any 1 or more intercounty drains or any portion thereof, now or hereafter existing, may be cleaned out, relocated, widened, deepened, straightened, extended, tiled, interconnected or otherwise improved, or branches added or connected thereto, when necessary for the public health, in the same manner […]
Section 280.520 – Plans, Specifications, and Estimate of Cost; Approval, Adoption, and Filing; Route of Drain; Apportionment of Costs; Designation of Area to Be Served; Assumption of Additional Cost; Altering or Supplementing Proceedings.
280.520 Plans, specifications, and estimate of cost; approval, adoption, and filing; route of drain; apportionment of costs; designation of area to be served; assumption of additional cost; altering or supplementing proceedings. Sec. 520. The drainage board shall secure from a competent engineer, plans, specifications, a route and course, and an estimate of cost of the […]