§ 156-59 – Board of viewers appointed by clerk.
156-59. Board of viewers appointed by clerk. The clerk shall, on the filing of petition and bond, appoint a disinterested and competent civil and drainage engineer and two resident freeholders of the county or counties in which the lands are located as a board of viewers to examine the lands described in the petition and […]
§ 156-60 – Attorney for petitioners.
156-60. Attorney for petitioners. The petitioners shall select some learned attorney or attorneys to represent them, who shall prosecute the drainage proceeding and advise with the petitioners and board of viewers, and shall agree upon the compensation for his professional services up to the time when the district shall be established and the board of […]
§ 156-61 – Estimate of expense and manner of payment; advancement of funds and repayment from assessments.
156-61. Estimate of expense and manner of payment; advancement of funds and repayment from assessments. The clerk may make an estimate of the aggregate sum of money which shall appear to be necessary to pay all the expenses incident to the performance of the duties by the board of viewers, including the compensation of the […]
§ 156-62 – Examination of lands and preliminary report.
156-62. Examination of lands and preliminary report. The board of viewers shall proceed to examine the land described in the petition, and other land if necessary to locate properly such improvement or improvements as are petitioned for, along the route described in the petition, or any other route answering the same purpose if found more […]
§ 156-54 – Jurisdiction to establish districts.
156-54. Jurisdiction to establish districts. The clerk of the superior court of any county in the State of North Carolina shall have jurisdiction, power and authority to establish levee or drainage districts either wholly or partly located in his county, and which shall constitute a political subdivision of the State, and to locate and establish […]
§ 156-55 – Venue; special proceedings.
156-55. Venue; special proceedings. When the lands proposed to be drained and created into a drainage district are located in two or more counties, the clerk of the superior court of either county has the jurisdiction conferred by this Subchapter. Venue is in that county in which the petition is first filed. The law and […]
§ 156-56 – Petition filed.
156-56. Petition filed. A petition signed by a majority of the resident landowners in a proposed drainage district or by the owners of three fifths of all the land which will be affected or assessed for the expense of the proposed improvements may be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court […]