Whenever the owners of not less than one-half of the land bordering on or adjacent to any section of road established shall petition for a survey and estimate of the cost of building the road in a substantial and permanent manner of stone, gravel, chert, slag, brick, a combination of such material, or of any material equally durable and economical, the board may cause a survey and estimate to be made by a licensed civil engineer. Whenever thereafter the petitioners shall present to the board a map or description of the land which in their opinion would be directly benefited by the construction of such road, together with the written requests of the owners of not less than three-fifths of such land asking that all lands so benefited be assessed in proportion to the benefit conferred to pay one-third of the cost of construction, the board may levy and collect a special tax on such lands sufficient to pay one third of the cost thereof. Such lands shall be known as the benefit district of such section of road.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries
Chapter 19 - Separate Road Districts
§ 65-19-3. Publication of notice
§ 65-19-5. Amount of bonds to be preliminarily estimated
§ 65-19-7. Hearing of objections
§ 65-19-9. Extension of road beyond the limits of district
§ 65-19-11. Consolidations and additions
§ 65-19-13. District may be abolished
§ 65-19-15. Previous obligations
§ 65-19-17. Aggrieved parties may appeal
§ 65-19-21. Supervisors to provide for election
§ 65-19-23. Result of election
§ 65-19-25. General provisions for bonds
§ 65-19-27. District road commissioners
§ 65-19-29. Duties of commissioners
§ 65-19-33. Special tax levied
§ 65-19-35. Separate assessment of district
§ 65-19-39. Disbursement of road fund
§ 65-19-41. Payment of contractors
§ 65-19-43. Acceptance and final settlement
§ 65-19-45. Final settlement with engineer
§ 65-19-47. Surplus funds loaned
§ 65-19-51. General supervision
§ 65-19-53. Roads and bridges constructed and maintained
§ 65-19-55. Commissioners may turn over completed roads to county
§ 65-19-57. Transfer of roads not to affect obligations of district
§ 65-19-59. Public roads worked in separate districts
§ 65-19-61. Board of supervisors; powers and control
§ 65-19-63. Emergency repair of roads and bridges
§ 65-19-65. Roads connecting districts
§ 65-19-67. Supervisors to build all bridges and culverts
§ 65-19-69. Supervisors may acquire rights of way
§ 65-19-71. Road superintendent
§ 65-19-73. Duties of road superintendent
§ 65-19-75. Reports to be filed
§ 65-19-77. Purchases by road superintendent
§ 65-19-79. Provisions of general road laws to govern
§ 65-19-81. Public highways extending into municipalities
§ 65-19-83. Benefit district roads