In areas not presently within the boundaries of an existing drainage district, and in areas partially within and partially without the boundaries of existing drainage districts, the real property owners may proceed to organize a drainage district for carrying out the purposes of Sections 51-33-1 to 51-33-9, and such organization of such district may be carried out for said purposes according to any one of the different procedures for organization of drainage districts set forth in chapters 29 and 31 of this title; and after organization such district shall have all the powers vested by law in such district.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 51 - Waters, Water Resources, Water Districts, Drainage, and Flood Control
Chapter 33 - Provisions Common to Drainage Districts and Swamp Land Districts
Article 1 - Provisions Common to Drainage Districts
§ 51-33-1. Soil and water conservation and utilization
§ 51-33-3. Additional powers for conservation
§ 51-33-5. Petition for conservation powers
§ 51-33-7. Creation of district for conservation purposes
§ 51-33-9. Construction of conservation program
§ 51-33-11. Additional powers for beneficial use of water
§ 51-33-13. Cooperative agreements for conservation programs
§ 51-33-15. Water management district
§ 51-33-17. Borrowing funds from government agencies
§ 51-33-19. Funds for repairs and restoration
§ 51-33-21. Certificates of indebtedness for repairs
§ 51-33-23. Tax levy for repairs
§ 51-33-25. Hearing on indebtedness for repairs
§ 51-33-27. Authority for indebtedness for repairs
§ 51-33-29. Cooperative agreements with U.S. Corps of Engineers
§ 51-33-31. Borrowing from Farmers' Home Administration
§ 51-33-33. Irrigation of farm lands
§ 51-33-35. Contract for irrigation funds
§ 51-33-37. Bond issue to fund legal indebtedness
§ 51-33-41. Payment of refunding bonds
§ 51-33-43. State sale of tax lands
§ 51-33-45. District may purchase tax lands
§ 51-33-47. Lands conveyed to drainage district liable for state and county taxes
§ 51-33-49. Sale or lease of tax lands
§ 51-33-51. Sale price of tax lands
§ 51-33-53. Terms of sale of tax lands
§ 51-33-55. Terms of lease of tax lands
§ 51-33-57. Seal required for conveyance of tax lands
§ 51-33-59. Release of land by lump sum payment
§ 51-33-63. Procedure to release lands from Reconstruction Finance Corporation
§ 51-33-65. Release of lands by agreement with commissioners and bondholders
§ 51-33-67. Procedure to release lands from bondholders
§ 51-33-71. Procedure to release lands in districts with more than fifty percent tax-forfeited lands
§ 51-33-73. Payment for release
§ 51-33-75. Receivership for certain districts
§ 51-33-77. Proceedings for appointment of receiver
§ 51-33-79. Duties of receiver; oath; bond; records
§ 51-33-83. Payment of assessments by landowners or sale of property
§ 51-33-85. Compromise of assessments between landowners and bondholders
§ 51-33-87. Disposition of funds and discharge of receiver
§ 51-33-89. Receivership as additional management method
§ 51-33-93. Dissolution of district without construction; petition; notice
§ 51-33-95. Dissolution of district without construction; proceedings; chancery court jurisdiction
§ 51-33-97. Dissolution of district without construction; claims
§ 51-33-99. Dissolution of district with construction not requiring maintenance
§ 51-33-101. Dissolution of district with construction not requiring maintenance; petition; notice
§ 51-33-105. Dissolution of district by cumulative method
§ 51-33-107. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; petition
§ 51-33-109. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; notice and summons
§ 51-33-111. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; claims
§ 51-33-117. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; surplus funds; effect of dissolution
§ 51-33-119. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; appeals