Mississippi Code
Chapter 29 - Drainage Districts with Local Commissioners
§ 51-29-163. Hearing on reforestation petition

At said hearing, if said owner or owners shall have then paid over to the chancery clerk the amount set out in said petition and if all of the holders of not less than 95% in amount of the outstanding original indebtedness of the district and all of the holders of outstanding refunding bonds of said district shall have signified in writing, filed with the clerk of said court, their consent to receive the sum so paid as a credit on the said outstanding indebtedness held by them, the chancellor shall determine whether said amount is the true amount of the assessment of benefits of said district against said tract or tracts then remaining unpaid, whether or not the release of said tract or tracts as prayed for will interfere with the continued functioning of the improvements of said district, and whether or not the proposal of sale as set out in said petition is submitted in good faith and accepted as aforesaid. In event it is found that the sum tendered was the true amount of the assessments of benefits of said district against said tract or tracts remaining unpaid, that a release of said tract or tracts will not interfere with the continued functioning of the improvements made by said district, and that the proposal of sale as set out in said petition was submitted in good faith and accepted as aforesaid, the chancellor shall order an acquittance of said tract or tracts from liability for all the outstanding indebtedness of said district and release said tract or tracts from the boundaries of said district, on condition that the sale so proposed and accepted be consummated and a deed to said tract or tracts be delivered to the United States government, to any agency or instrumentality thereof, or to any corporation organized under an Act of the Congress of the United States for the purpose of engaging in reforestation activities. The effect of such order shall be to render said tract or tracts of land, on delivery of said deed, as fully free of any obligation, lien, or incumbrance arising from its inclusion in said district as if said tract or tracts had never been within said district.

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Mississippi Code

Title 51 - Waters, Water Resources, Water Districts, Drainage, and Flood Control

Chapter 29 - Drainage Districts with Local Commissioners

§ 51-29-1. Scope of chapter

§ 51-29-3. Definitions

§ 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

§ 51-29-21. Content of plans

§ 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

§ 51-29-39. Appraisement by commissioners as alternate method to acquire land and damage compensation

§ 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

§ 51-29-117. Manner of appeal

§ 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

§ 51-29-159. Mineral leases

§ 51-29-161. Reforestation procedure

§ 51-29-163. Hearing on reforestation petition

§ 51-29-165. Disposition of proceeds of reforestation release