§ 156-138 – Punishment for violating law as to drainage districts.
156-138. Punishment for violating law as to drainage districts. If any person shall violate any of the provisions of law in reference to drainage districts as provided in this Chapter, or shall leave any log, brush, trash, or other thing where it is liable to wash into an adjacent stream and obstruct the flow of […]
§ 156-138.1 – Acquisition and disposition of lands; lease to or from federal or State government or agency thereof.
156-138.1. Acquisition and disposition of lands; lease to or from federal or State government or agency thereof. The district may acquire any lands necessary or convenient to enable it to accomplish the purposes for which the district was established. If the lands cannot be acquired by agreement as to the purchase price, then the power […]
§ 156-138.2 – Meaning of "majority of resident landowners" and "owners of three fifths of land area."
156-138.2. Meaning of "majority of resident landowners" and "owners of three fifths of land area." Wherever in this Subchapter reference is made to a "majority of resident landowners" or "owners of three fifths of the land area," such reference shall be deemed to refer only to lands alleged in a petition or adjudged by the […]
§ 156-138.3 – Notice.
156-138.3. Notice. Unless specifically required by the provisions of this Subchapter, it is not necessary to give notice to any landowner of a motion made to, or order rendered by the clerk of the superior court or the judge of the superior court relating to the affairs of the district, financial or otherwise, except when […]
§ 156-138.4 – Procedures to be followed in connection with drainage projects that involve channelization.
156-138.4. Procedures to be followed in connection with drainage projects that involve channelization. Every drainage project that involves channelization shall be subject to the procedures set forth in G.S. 139-47. (1971, c. 1138, s. 4.)
§ 156-139 – Cleaning and draining of streams, etc., under supervision of governmental agencies.
156-139. Cleaning and draining of streams, etc., under supervision of governmental agencies. When the board of commissioners of any county subject to the provisions of this Article shall, by resolution duly adopted, find as facts: (i) that the cleaning out and draining of any portion of any nonnavigable stream, creek or swamp area in such […]
§ 156-140 – Tax levy.
156-140. Tax levy. In order to carry out and accomplish the objects and purposes of this Article, the board of commissioners of any such county may annually levy and collect a countywide tax not exceeding two cents (2 ) upon each one hundred dollars ($100.00) in value of the taxable property in such county. (1943, […]
§ 156-141 – Article applicable to certain counties only.
156-141. Article applicable to certain counties only. This Article shall apply only to those counties which may have a population in excess of 100,000 persons. (1943, c. 553, s. 3.)
§ 156-133 – Auditor appointed; duties; compensation.
156-133. Auditor appointed; duties; compensation. The clerk of the superior court for the county where the district was organized, shall annually appoint an intelligent and competent person of sufficient experience, as auditor for each drainage district which levies current assessments or which has accumulated funds. The same person may be auditor of more than one […]
§ 156-134 – Duties of the auditor.
156-134. Duties of the auditor. The auditor for the drainage district will be required to examine the assessment roll and the records and accounts of the sheriff or tax collector as to the assessment roll which went into his hands on the previous first Monday in September and for all previous years as to which […]