Section 41-9-274 – Petition for Reconstruction, Enlargement, Extension or Improvement; Filing by Commissioners; Contents.
41-9-274. Petition for reconstruction, enlargement, extension or improvement; filing by commissioners; contents. (a) If, after the completion of work on any drainage system under the provisions of this act, it shall become necessary to reconstruct, enlarge, extend or improve the said system in order to protect or reclaim any part of the district from waste […]
Section 41-9-275 – Petition for Construction; Filing by Landowners in Lieu of Commissioners.
41-9-275. Petition for construction; filing by landowners in lieu of commissioners. If, in any such case, the commissioners fail or refuse to file such petition, the same may with like effect be signed and filed by not less than fifty percent (50%) of the owners of land within the district, or by the owners representing […]
Section 41-9-276 – Petition; Hearing Procedures Generally.
41-9-276. Petition; hearing procedures generally. Upon the filing of such petition like proceedings shall be had as in the case of the filing of the preliminary report of the commissioners, except that the boundaries and organization of the district shall in no way be affected by the proceeding and except that in the notice of […]
Section 41-9-277 – Petition; Procedure When Petition Granted.
41-9-277. Petition; procedure when petition granted. If, upon the hearing, the prayer of the petition shall be granted, like proceedings shall be had in all respects as in case of the confirmation of the preliminary report of the commissioners, except that the boundaries and organizations of the district shall not be affected by the proceedings […]
Section 41-9-278 – Petition; Assessments.
41-9-278. Petition; assessments. In making their assessments of benefits and for the work to be done under the provisions of this amendment, the commissioners shall regard the proposed work as an integral part of an entire system, and shall take into consideration all assessments of benefits and for construction previously made, in order that, insofar […]
Section 41-9-269 – Drained Lands Outside of District; Levy of Assessments by Commissioners.
41-9-269. Drained lands outside of district; levy of assessments by commissioners. Said commissioners shall, after the time for appeal is past, assess against each parcel, tract and easement of and in said annexed lands reasonable and just benefits, and shall assess against said lands for construction and repairs such sum as shall be just. If […]
Section 41-9-270 – Drained Lands Outside of District; Filing of Commissioners’ Assessment Report; Hearing; Trial; Amendment or Confirmation of Report.
41-9-270. Drained lands outside of district; filing of commissioners’ assessment report; hearing; trial; amendment or confirmation of report. The commissioners shall file their said report and assessments in court. The court shall by order require said owners to show cause at a time and place therein fixed, not less than twenty (20) days after the […]
Section 41-9-271 – Drains Across Railroad Rights-of-Way; Generally.
41-9-271. Drains across railroad rights-of-way; generally. Said commissioners shall have the right to lay out and construct all necessary drains, ditches and levees across any railway right-of-way or yards in their district, and any railway company, whose right-of-way or yards crosses the line of any proposed drain, ditch or levee, shall open its right-of-way or […]
Section 41-9-272 – Drains Across Railroad Rights-of-Way; Liability of District to Railroad.
41-9-272. Drains across railroad rights-of-way; liability of district to railroad. Every drainage district shall be liable to the railway company, whose right-of-way or yard any of its drains, ditches or levees crosses, for the reasonable cost of the culverts and bridges, made necessary by said drain, ditch or levee, crossing said right-of-way or yards, but […]
Section 41-9-267 – Drained Lands Outside of District; Hearings; Findings; Annexation to District.
41-9-267. Drained lands outside of district; hearings; findings; annexation to district. If the court shall find that said lands or any of them are receiving the benefits of any such drain, ditch or levee, the court shall so find in writing and shall order said lands to be annexed to and made a part of […]