After the organization of any drainage district under this chapter or after the filing of a petition to organize any such district, if any other or different drainage district lying adjacent to or above said proposed drainage district, or any district not heretofore organized shall be organized and drain the water from their ditches into the ditches or drains of the said lower drainage district from the lands lying above or adjacent and draining into the said drainage district so organized or petitioned for, the commissioners of such lower district shall ask, demand, and receive from said upper district or adjacent district just compensation for an outlet for the waters of said upper or adjacent district. In case said commissioners of the two districts cannot agree upon the amount to be paid by such district, then the same shall be submitted by petition to the chancery court or chancellor in vacation having jurisdiction of the lower district. Said court or chancellor shall hear the petition on proper notice and shall apportion the cost or amount to be paid, if any, by such upper or adjacent district. This section shall apply to all natural drains which may have been heretofore or which shall hereafter be improved, cleaned out, dredged, and used as a drainage canal or main outlet for any drainage district.
Structure 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
§ 51-31-5. 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
§ 51-31-17. 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
§ 51-31-29. 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
§ 51-31-47. 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
§ 51-31-83. 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
§ 51-31-135. 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