Code of Alabama
Article 1 - Water Management Districts.
Section 9-9-4 - Who May Sign Petitions.

All petitions provided for under this article may be signed by women, whether married or single, provided they own land in the proposed district; guardians may sign for their wards, and trustees, executors and administrators may sign for the estates represented by them; and, if the signature of any corporation is attested by its corporate seal, the same shall be sufficient evidence of the assent of the corporation.

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Code of Alabama

Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.

Chapter 9 - Water Management and Drainage.

Article 1 - Water Management Districts.

Section 9-9-1 - Short Title.

Section 9-9-2 - Definitions.

Section 9-9-3 - Declaration of Benefits of Drainage, etc.; Duty of Soil and Water Conservation Committee.

Section 9-9-4 - Who May Sign Petitions.

Section 9-9-5 - Establishment of District - Jurisdiction Generally; Purposes.

Section 9-9-6 - Establishment of District - Maintenance of Record of Proceedings in Probate Court; District Record Book.

Section 9-9-7 - Establishment of District - Filing of Petition for Organization of District; Appointment, etc., of Engineer; Report of Engineer.

Section 9-9-8 - Establishment of District - Jurisdiction of Probate Court in Which Petition Filed.

Section 9-9-9 - Establishment of District - Notice of Filing of Petition and of Hearing.

Section 9-9-10 - Establishment of District - Presentation of Opinion by Representative of State Committee.

Section 9-9-11 - Establishment of District - Filing of Objections to Organization of District; Hearing and Proceedings Upon Petition and Objections; Issuance of Order Declaring Organization of District; Dismissal of Petition and Issuance of Itemized...

Section 9-9-12 - Establishment of District - Appeal as to Inclusion in or Exclusion From District of Property.

Section 9-9-13 - Establishment of District - Effect of Order Establishing District.

Section 9-9-14 - Board of Water Management Commissioners - Composition; Qualifications, Appointment, Terms of Office, Oath and Bond of Commissioners; Seal; Officers and Employees Generally; Meetings; Vacancies; Quorum.

Section 9-9-15 - Board of Water Management Commissioners - Powers and Duties Generally.

Section 9-9-16 - Board of Water Management Commissioners - Election of District Treasurer.

Section 9-9-17 - Board of Water Management Commissioners - Appointment, etc., of Fiscal Agent.

Section 9-9-18 - Board of Water Management Commissioners - Auditing of District Accounts; Annual Report; Notice of Reports and Annual Meeting.

Section 9-9-19 - Compensation of District Officers and Employees.

Section 9-9-20 - Removal of Commissioners, Viewers or Other District Officers.

Section 9-9-21 - Right of Condemnation.

Section 9-9-22 - Right of Commissioners, etc., to Enter Lands to Make Surveys, etc.; Liability for Damages; Obstruction of Entrance.

Section 9-9-23 - Appointment of District Engineer, etc.; Preparation, Adoption, etc., of Report and Water Management Plan for Improvements in District.

Section 9-9-24 - Procedure as to Proposed Improvement Crossing Railroad Right-of-Way.

Section 9-9-25 - Correction of Errors in or Amendments to Water Management Plan.

Section 9-9-26 - Transmittal of Certified Copy of Water Management Plan to Probate Court; Petition for Appointment of Viewers; Composition, etc., of Board of Viewers; Qualifications and Appointment of Members.

Section 9-9-27 - Viewing and Assessment of Lands by Board of Viewers; Report of Findings.

Section 9-9-28 - Notice of Hearing on Report of Board of Viewers.

Section 9-9-29 - Filing of Exceptions to Report; Hearing Upon Exceptions and Report; Approval and Confirmation of Report; Dismissal of Proceedings and Dissolution of District; Transmittance of Copies of Court Decree and Report of Viewers; Filing Fee.

Section 9-9-30 - Appeal From Confirmation of Board of Viewers' Report.

Section 9-9-31 - Tax Levy to Defray Expenses of Proposed Works and Improvements Generally; Water Management Tax Record; Additional Taxes.

Section 9-9-32 - Levy of Annual Installment of Tax; Form of Certificate and Order Directing Collection of Tax; Preparation of Tax Record; Proceedings as to Delinquencies.

Section 9-9-33 - Collection of Taxes on Property Divided, Sold or Transferred.

Section 9-9-34 - Compensation of Tax Collector; Failure of Collector to Make Prompt Payment of Tax to Treasurer.

Section 9-9-35 - Payment of Tax to District Treasurer - Required; Records.

Section 9-9-36 - Payment of Tax to District Treasurer - Failure Deemed Consent to Issuance of Bonds and Waiver of Defenses.

Section 9-9-37 - Bonds - Issuance.

Section 9-9-38 - Bonds - Sale; Disposition of Proceeds, Etc.

Section 9-9-39 - Bonds - Payment of Principal and Interest.

Section 9-9-40 - Bonds - Remedies and Proceedings Upon Default.

Section 9-9-41 - Bonds of District Employees, Etc.

Section 9-9-42 - Construction of Improvements Under Water Management Plan - Authority and Procedure for Letting Contracts.

Section 9-9-43 - Construction of Improvements Under Water Management Plan - Duties of Water Management Engineer; Payment of Contractor.

Section 9-9-44 - Construction of Improvements Under Water Management Plan - Default of Contractor.

Section 9-9-45 - Construction of Improvements Under Water Management Plan - Contractor's Right of Entry Upon Lands, Etc.

Section 9-9-46 - Cost of Construction, etc., of Bridges and Culverts When Public Ditch, Drain or Watercourse Crosses Public Highway.

Section 9-9-47 - Construction of Improvements Crossing Railroad Right-of-Way.

Section 9-9-48 - Control and Supervision of Completed Improvements; Annual Tax for Repairs and Maintenance; Payment of Costs of Repairs and Maintenance; Injury, Damage or Obstruction of Improvements.

Section 9-9-49 - Rights of Landowners as to Use of Drains, Watercourses, etc., as Outlets for Lateral Drains From Lands.

Section 9-9-50 - Annexation of Land to District.

Section 9-9-51 - Organization of District Over Lands of Watershed Conservancy District.

Section 9-9-52 - Organization of District Not to Preclude Inclusion of Lands in Another District, Etc.

Section 9-9-53 - Joint Works of Improvement With Adjoining States.

Section 9-9-54 - Procedure as to Warrants Not Paid Because of Lack of Funds.

Section 9-9-55 - Correction of Errors in Court Proceedings, Etc.

Section 9-9-56 - Drainage Districts to Continue and Be Known as Water Management Districts; Petition Requesting Additional Powers; Notice to Landowners and Proceedings.

Section 9-9-57 - Dissolution.

Section 9-9-58 - Construction of Article; Effect of Defect in Proceedings Upon Collection of Assessment; Remedies Provided in Article Exclusive.