15-1977 – Articles of Association; Recording and Filing.
§ 15-1977. Articles of association; recording and filing. 1. The articles of association shall be signed by all owners as listed therein and shall be acknowledged in the form now or hereafter required for the recording of a deed of real property. If there be more than one owner of a separate parcel of drainable […]
15-1979 – First Annual Meeting; Members; Officers; By-Laws.
§ 15-1979. First annual meeting; members; officers; by-laws. 1. Upon filing and recording, the articles of association shall be deemed to be in effect and the drainage section association created thereby shall have the power and authority and shall assume the liabilities conferred and imposed by title 19 of this article. The temporary secretary shall […]
15-1981 – Powers of Association; Limitations; Voluntary Dissolution.
§ 15-1981. Powers of association; limitations; voluntary dissolution. 1. The association shall have: a. Power to construct, maintain and keep in repair the drainage project described in the articles of association; b. Power to sue and be sued and to enter into contracts to carry out its purposes; c. Power to make application, pursuant to […]
15-1983 – Drainage of Agricultural Lands; Procedure.
§ 15-1983. Drainage of agricultural lands; procedure. 1. Any person or persons owning any swamp, bog, pond, meadow or other low or wet agricultural lands within this state, or a drainage section association organized pursuant to sections 15-1973 to 15-1981, who or which shall desire to drain the same in order to increase their productivity […]
15-1969 – Continuation of District.
§ 15-1969. Continuation of district. Except for such projects as may be carried out by the federal government, any district formed under the provisions of section 15-1963 shall thereafter continue as a drainage improvement district, as though formed under the provisions of section 15-1915.
15-1971 – Transfer of Property and Discontinuance of District.
§ 15-1971. Transfer of property and discontinuance of district. Whenever a drainage improvement district created pursuant to this article and lying wholly within a county small watershed protection district established pursuant to article 5-D of the County Law has no outstanding debts, liabilities and obligations, the department as the governing body of such drainage improvement […]
15-1973 – Drainage Section Association; Definitions.
§ 15-1973. Drainage section association; definitions. The following words and phrases, unless otherwise specified, are defined as follows: 1. A “drainage section” shall mean an area, of drainable acreage, as described in articles of association which have been filed and recorded as authorized by section 15-1975. 2. “Drainable acreage” shall mean that part of an […]
15-1975 – Drainage Section Association; Creation.
§ 15-1975. Drainage section association; creation. Three or more owners of drainable acreage may form a drainage section association by executing and recording articles of association as hereinafter provided.
15-1957 – Drainage Fund.
§ 15-1957. Drainage fund. 1. The Comptroller shall designate a depository or depositories for receiving all moneys provided for the repair or enlargement of the ditches or channels specified in section 15-1945. The fund thus created shall be known as “the drainage fund.” Before any such deposit shall be received by any such depository, such […]
15-1959 – Corrections and Revisions of Assessments, Determinations of Drainage Enhancements and Apportionment of Costs.
§ 15-1959. Corrections and revisions of assessments, determinations of drainage enhancements and apportionment of costs. 1. In the event that obvious errors or discrepancies should be discovered in any assessment, determination of drainage enhancements or general or special apportionments of cost, the department may correct the same by filing corrected copies of the statement of […]