Section 242.360 – Embankments to be raised at expense of owner.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 242.360. Embankments to be raised at expense of owner. — When any right-of-way has been obtained under sections 242.010 to 242.690, over any embankment belonging to any person, railroad, tramway or other corporation, it shall be the duty of the owner of such embankment to so raise at the expense […]
Section 242.370 – Existing drains may be connected.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 242.370. Existing drains may be connected. — 1. At the time of the construction, in any district incorporated under sections 242.010 to 242.690, of the plan for reclamation herein referred to, all ditches or systems of drainage already constructed in said district and all watercourses shall, if necessary to the […]
Section 242.380 – Board may appoint overseers — duties.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 242.380. Board may appoint overseers — duties. — 1. For the purpose of preserving any ditch, drain, dike, levee or other work constructed or erected under the provisions of sections 242.010 to 242.690, the board of supervisors shall have power to appoint an overseer or overseers of the district, who […]
Section 242.390 – Board of supervisors to employ attorney — duties.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 242.390. Board of supervisors to employ attorney — duties. — The board of supervisors within sixty days after organizing shall employ an attorney to act for the district and to advise said board. Such employment shall be evidenced by an agreement in writing, which, as far as possible, shall specify […]
Section 242.250 – Organization of commissioners — duties of secretary of board of supervisors.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 242.250. Organization of commissioners — duties of secretary of board of supervisors. — 1. Said circuit clerk upon the filing of said order of appointment shall notify each of said commissioners of his appointment by written or printed notice, and in the same he shall state the time and place […]
Section 242.260 – Commissioners to inspect district and assess benefits and damages — file report.
Effective – 28 Aug 1985 242.260. Commissioners to inspect district and assess benefits and damages — file report. — 1. Within thirty days after qualifying, as provided for in section 242.250, the commissioners shall begin their duties. They may at any time call upon the attorney of the district for legal advice and information relative […]
Section 242.270 – Notice of commissioners’ report — form — publication.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 242.270. Notice of commissioners’ report — form — publication. — Upon the filing of the report of the commissioners, the clerk of said circuit court shall give notice thereof by causing publication to be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in some newspaper, published in each county in […]
Section 242.280 – Exceptions heard and determined by circuit court — procedure.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 242.280. Exceptions heard and determined by circuit court — procedure. — 1. The drainage district or any owner of land or other property in said district, may file exceptions to said report or to any assessment for either benefits or damages, within ten days after the last day of publication […]
Section 242.290 – Court to declare corporation dissolved — costs not to exceed benefits.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 242.290. Court to declare corporation dissolved — costs not to exceed benefits. — If, after determining the objections made to the commissioners’ report, the court shall find that the estimated costs of works and improvements as reported by the board of commissioners, or as amended by the court, exceed the […]
Section 242.300 – Decree or order of court may be amended or changed.
Effective – 28 Aug 1949 242.300. Decree or order of court may be amended or changed. — 1. Any decree or order of the court organizing any drainage district, confirming the report of commissioners, extending or changing the boundary lines of the district, reorganizing a district or otherwise pertaining to any procedure of the district […]