At said hearing, the court or chancellor in vacation, as the case may be, shall hear the written protests and objections against the proposed consolidation of said districts, if any be filed prior to the date set for said hearing; and unless, prior to said date of hearing, a majority of the landowners of said districts proposed to be consolidated, owning half or more of the combined land of said districts, shall have filed their written protests or objections against said proposed consolidation, shall enter a final decree, which shall have the force and effect of a judgment, consolidating said districts into a single drainage district embracing the combined territory of all of said several districts. The consolidated drainage district so formed shall have all of the power and authority of a drainage district organized under the provisions of this chapter, and shall have full, complete, and exclusive jurisdiction over such combined territory and of the complete and integrated systems of drainage of the said districts so consolidated. Any person aggrieved by said decree may appeal to the supreme court within twenty days after the date thereof.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 51 - Waters, Water Resources, Water Districts, Drainage, and Flood Control
Chapter 29 - Drainage Districts with Local Commissioners
§ 51-29-5. Creation of drainage districts
§ 51-29-7. Organization of district in two or more counties
§ 51-29-9. Hearing on engineer's report
§ 51-29-11. Presentation of petitions
§ 51-29-13. Order establishing district
§ 51-29-15. Commissioners appointed; vacancies; removal; quorum
§ 51-29-17. Terms of office and compensation
§ 51-29-19. Power and duties of commissioners
§ 51-29-23. Payment of costs for abandoned improvements
§ 51-29-25. Costs for proceedings abandoned and afterwards resumed
§ 51-29-27. Plans and estimates of commissioners to be filed
§ 51-29-29. Preparation of assessment roll
§ 51-29-31. Notice of assessment to landowners
§ 51-29-33. Approved roll to be final assessment
§ 51-29-35. Condemnation proceedings
§ 51-29-37. Employment of counsel
§ 51-29-41. Hearing of appraisement and objections
§ 51-29-43. Right of use during appeal
§ 51-29-45. Court to make order for assessments to cover cost of improvement
§ 51-29-47. Board of supervisors to make a tax levy
§ 51-29-49. Copy of levy to tax collector
§ 51-29-51. Collection of assessments
§ 51-29-53. Duties of treasurer
§ 51-29-55. Duties of tax collector
§ 51-29-57. New tax levy in case of deficiency
§ 51-29-61. Contractors to give bond
§ 51-29-63. Commissioners may borrow money
§ 51-29-65. Bonds to be registered
§ 51-29-67. Negotiable evidences of debt to contractor
§ 51-29-69. Commissioners not liable for damages
§ 51-29-71. Procedure to alter plans
§ 51-29-73. Landowners may build ditches to connect with public ditch
§ 51-29-75. Compensation for connecting with district drainage system
§ 51-29-77. Ditches outside of district
§ 51-29-79. Maintenance of system
§ 51-29-81. Taxes collected; delinquent lands; settlements
§ 51-29-83. Drainage taxes erroneously collected
§ 51-29-85. Certificates received in lieu of cash
§ 51-29-87. Disposition of certificate
§ 51-29-89. Bonds to be a lien on land
§ 51-29-91. Entire district revenues and realty pledged to secure bonds
§ 51-29-93. Error in names not to invalidate assessments
§ 51-29-95. Ditches may cross highways and railroads
§ 51-29-97. Financial statement and audit
§ 51-29-99. Penalty for obstructing or damaging drains
§ 51-29-101. Contractors may pass over private lands
§ 51-29-103. Procedure for districts to come under this chapter
§ 51-29-105. Construction of chapter
§ 51-29-107. Special commissioner may hear and determine cases under this chapter
§ 51-29-109. Expenses of chancellor to be paid by district
§ 51-29-111. Method to apportion benefits when land is divided into smaller units of ownership
§ 51-29-113. Clerk of district to certify order to tax collector
§ 51-29-115. Formation of subdrainage districts
§ 51-29-119. Additional powers given to certain drainage districts
§ 51-29-121. Assessments to be apportioned when land lies in certain districts
§ 51-29-123. Certain districts may own rights of way and dispose of same
§ 51-29-125. Certain districts may acquire rights of way through existing districts
§ 51-29-127. Districts acquiring certain lands to assume obligations
§ 51-29-129. Law with reference to disposition of waters
§ 51-29-131. Enlargement of boundaries of drainage districts
§ 51-29-133. Notice and hearing of proposed extension
§ 51-29-135. Extension of district on majority petition
§ 51-29-137. Rights and powers of extended district
§ 51-29-139. Extension may include lands of other drainage districts
§ 51-29-141. Separate accounts kept for extended districts
§ 51-29-143. Provisions applicable to extended districts
§ 51-29-145. Consolidation of districts
§ 51-29-147. Petition and notice of consolidation
§ 51-29-149. Consolidation hearing and decree
§ 51-29-151. Commissioners of consolidated district
§ 51-29-153. Transfer of powers of former commissioners
§ 51-29-155. Lien of outstanding obligations not impaired by consolidation
§ 51-29-157. Powers and authority of consolidated district
§ 51-29-161. Reforestation procedure
§ 51-29-163. Hearing on reforestation petition
§ 51-29-165. Disposition of proceeds of reforestation release