Mississippi Code
Chapter 31 - Drainage Districts with County Commissioners
§ 51-31-37. Disposition of report

If upon the hearing of said report and of objections made thereto, the court or chancellor shall be of opinion that said drainage district should be organized, he shall order the confirmation of said report and declare said district duly organized. If it shall appear to the court or chancellor that additional ditches or drains for main outlets not named in the report are necessary, the court or chancellor shall modify the same to conform to the equities in the premises; or if not sufficiently informed, the court or chancellor may refer the said report back to the commissioners for correction, may order the commissioners to correct and reform their report, and may make directions how they shall reform their report. The court may make all necessary orders in the premises for the continuance of the hearing of said report and the confirmation thereof.
If the report be referred back to the commissioners for amendment, the court or chancellor may fix a day when the commissioners may again present their report, in which case the hearing shall stand adjourned to that date and no further notice shall be required thereof.

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Mississippi Code

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

Chapter 31 - Drainage Districts with County Commissioners

§ 51-31-1. Powers of drainage districts

§ 51-31-3. Definitions

§ 51-31-5. General authority of drainage districts

§ 51-31-7. Exercise of authority

§ 51-31-9. Selection of county drainage commissioners

§ 51-31-11. Oath and bond of drainage commissioners

§ 51-31-13. Compensation of commissioners

§ 51-31-15. Quorum

§ 51-31-17. Secretary and treasurer of drainage districts

§ 51-31-19. Employment of counsel

§ 51-31-21. Creation of drainage districts on petition

§ 51-31-23. Jurisdiction of organization

§ 51-31-25. Notice of petition

§ 51-31-27. Date of hearing

§ 51-31-29. Hearing of petitions

§ 51-31-31. Landowners may sign petition at hearing

§ 51-31-33. Commissioners to estimate cost

§ 51-31-35. Proceedings on report of commissioners

§ 51-31-37. Disposition of report

§ 51-31-39. Form of court's order

§ 51-31-41. District declared organized

§ 51-31-43. Preliminary expenses

§ 51-31-45. Assessment roll

§ 51-31-47. Notice of assessments

§ 51-31-49. Hearing objections

§ 51-31-51. Assessments confirmed

§ 51-31-53. Payment of assessments

§ 51-31-55. Right of way agreements

§ 51-31-57. Notice of appraisement by commissioners

§ 51-31-59. Appraisement hearing

§ 51-31-61. Levy to provide estimated funds

§ 51-31-63. Tax levied to meet assessment

§ 51-31-65. Levy each year to meet bond obligations

§ 51-31-67. Reassessments in case of underestimates

§ 51-31-69. Sale of district bonds

§ 51-31-71. Contracts let to lowest bidder

§ 51-31-73. Commissioners to construct and maintain drains

§ 51-31-75. Lateral ditches to be laid out

§ 51-31-77. Actual damages recoverable

§ 51-31-79. Jurisdiction of drainage commissioners

§ 51-31-81. Annual reports

§ 51-31-83. Commissioners may go on lands

§ 51-31-85. Ditches already constructed may be used

§ 51-31-87. Compensation for use of other district drains

§ 51-31-89. Passing railroads with canal

§ 51-31-91. Notice and damages

§ 51-31-93. Railroad may be assessed for benefits

§ 51-31-95. Drain may cross public road

§ 51-31-97. Landowners outside of district may use drains

§ 51-31-99. Reassessment if estimate deficient

§ 51-31-101. Penalty for injuring drains

§ 51-31-103. Benefit to county farm

§ 51-31-105. Jurisdiction of suits

§ 51-31-107. Master may hear and determine causes; report of findings to chancellor

§ 51-31-109. Expenses of chancellor and master taxed against district

§ 51-31-111. Additional bond issue

§ 51-31-113. Interest rate of additional bonds

§ 51-31-115. Notice of issue to be published

§ 51-31-117. Proceedings in rem

§ 51-31-119. Subdrainage districts authorized

§ 51-31-121. Notice of subdistrict proceedings

§ 51-31-123. Creation of subdistrict

§ 51-31-125. Subdistricts managed by drainage commissioners

§ 51-31-127. Separate financial account kept for subdrainage district

§ 51-31-129. Collection of taxes

§ 51-31-131. Delinquent lands

§ 51-31-133. Tax lists

§ 51-31-135. Record of tax sales

§ 51-31-137. Expiration of redemption period

§ 51-31-139. District placed under supervisors

§ 51-31-141. Procedure for districts to come under this chapter

§ 51-31-143. Drainage law construed