§19-21-41. Penalty for Obstructing Drain or Damaging Drainage Work
Any person who shall obstruct a drain or damage drainage works constructed under the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined $100, and he shall also be liable to the district for double the cost of removing such obstructions and repairing such damage.
§19-21-38. Connection of Ditches or Drains; Consent of Supervisors Thereto; Circuit Court to Decide Disputes
At the time of the construction in any district incorporated under this article of "the plan for reclamation" hereinbefore referred to, all ditches or systems of drainage already constructed in such district and all watercourses shall, if necessary to the drainage of any of the lands in such district, be connected with and made a […]
§19-21-39. Maintenance and Preservation of Ditches, etc.; Maintenance Tax; Collection Thereof by Sheriff
To maintain and preserve the ditches, drains, levees or other improvements made pursuant to this article and to strengthen, repair and restore the same, when needed, and for the purpose of defraying the current expenses of the district, the board of supervisors may, upon the completion of such improvements, and on or before July 1, […]
§19-21-40. Consolidation of Adjacent Districts
Any two or more adjacent districts, whether incorporated in the same or different counties, may be united and consolidated in one district, and such new district and the board of supervisors thereof shall have the rights, powers and privileges of any districts organized under this article. In order to effect such consolidation, the board of […]
§19-21-31. Surety Bonds to Be Made Payable to District; Persons Covered by Bond
All surety bonds required to be given by this article shall be made payable to the district in its corporate name, in which name all suits shall be instituted and prosecuted. All penalties on any bond herein named shall be payable to and recoverable by such district. All bonds required by this article shall cover […]
§19-21-32. No Action to Abate on Account of Death or Disability; Service of Summons; Notice to Nonresidents
No action under this article shall abate by reason of the death or disability of any party to any proceeding, but upon suggestion of such death or disability the cause shall be immediately revived in the name of the heirs, devisees or their legal representatives, and summons must be served on such heirs, devisees and […]
§19-21-33. Definition of "owner"; Effect of Failure to Summon Owner
The word "owner," as used in this article, shall mean the owner of the freehold estate, as appears by the deed of record, and it shall not include reversioners, remaindermen, trustees, or mortgagees, who need not be notified by publication, or served by process, but shall be represented by the present owners of the freehold […]
§19-21-34. Petition to Amend Former Decree; Notice; Objections to Amendments; Hearing by Court; Appointment and Duties of Appraisers
The board of supervisors for and in behalf of any drainage district organized under the provisions of this article, or the owners of land adjacent to such district, shall have the right to file a petition in the office of the clerk of the court organizing the district praying the court to amend its former […]
§19-21-35. Serial Bonds
The board of supervisors may, if in their judgment it seems best, issue serial bonds not to exceed ninety percent of the total amount of unpaid taxes levied under the provisions of section eighteen of this article, in denominations of not less than $100, bearing interest from date at a rate not to exceed six […]
§19-21-36. Formulation of New Plans; Additional Assessments and Levy
Where "the plan for reclamation" of the drainage district is found insufficient to reclaim in whole or in part any or all of the land of the district, the board of supervisors shall have the right to formulate new or amended plans containing new ditches, levees or other works, and additional assessments may be made […]