Mississippi Code
Title 51 - Waters, Water Resources, Water Districts, Drainage, and Flood Control
Chapter 29 - Drainage Districts with Local Commissioners

§ 51-29-39. Appraisement by commissioners as alternate method to acquire land and damage compensation - In lieu of the method provided in Sections 51-29-29 through...

§ 51-29-41. Hearing of appraisement and objections - Proof of publication made in the manner prescribed by the...

§ 51-29-43. Right of use during appeal - Any landowner feeling aggrieved at the decree of the chancellor...

§ 51-29-45. Court to make order for assessments to cover cost of improvement - The chancery court or chancellor in vacation shall, at the...

§ 51-29-47. Board of supervisors to make a tax levy - It shall be the duty of the board of supervisors...

§ 51-29-49. Copy of levy to tax collector - It shall thereupon be the duty of the clerk of...

§ 51-29-51. Collection of assessments - After the assessment of benefits or betterments and damages and...

§ 51-29-53. Duties of treasurer - The treasurer of each county may be the treasurer of...

§ 51-29-55. Duties of tax collector - In making a settlement with the treasurer, the tax collector...

§ 51-29-57. New tax levy in case of deficiency - If the tax first levied shall prove insufficient to complete...

§ 51-29-61. Contractors to give bond - All contractors shall be required to give a performance bond...

§ 51-29-63. Commissioners may borrow money - For the purpose of constructing and maintaining the ditches and...

§ 51-29-65. Bonds to be registered - Said bonds when issued shall be registered by the clerk...

§ 51-29-67. Negotiable evidences of debt to contractor - Said board of commissioners may also issue to the contractor...

§ 51-29-69. Commissioners not liable for damages - No member of any board of improvement shall be liable...

§ 51-29-71. Procedure to alter plans - The commissioners may at any time alter the plans of...

§ 51-29-73. Landowners may build ditches to connect with public ditch - Any landowner within the district may build ditches to drain...

§ 51-29-75. Compensation for connecting with district drainage system - No corporation, individual, or other drainage district, outside the limits...

§ 51-29-77. Ditches outside of district - In case it is necessary to do so in order...

§ 51-29-79. Maintenance of system - The drainage district shall not cease to exist upon the...

§ 51-29-81. Taxes collected; delinquent lands; settlements - All taxes levied under the terms of this chapter shall...

§ 51-29-83. Drainage taxes erroneously collected - When lands have been erroneously taxed for purposes of a...

§ 51-29-85. Certificates received in lieu of cash - Whenever such certificate or certificates are issued, the person or...

§ 51-29-87. Disposition of certificate - Whenever the state treasurer and land commissioner shall have accepted...

§ 51-29-89. Bonds to be a lien on land - All bonds and evidences of indebtedness issued by the commissioners...

§ 51-29-91. Entire district revenues and realty pledged to secure bonds - To the payment of both principal and interest of the...

§ 51-29-93. Error in names not to invalidate assessments - No error in the names or residences of the owners...

§ 51-29-95. Ditches may cross highways and railroads - The commissioners of the district shall have the right and...

§ 51-29-97. Financial statement and audit - Within sixty (60) days after the end of the fiscal...

§ 51-29-99. Penalty for obstructing or damaging drains - Any person who shall obstruct a drain or damage drainage...

§ 51-29-101. Contractors may pass over private lands - The commissioners, engineers, and contractors, with their teams and outfits...

§ 51-29-103. Procedure for districts to come under this chapter - Any district which has heretofore been organized, including swamp land...

§ 51-29-105. Construction of chapter - This chapter shall be liberally construed to promote the ditching,...

§ 51-29-107. Special commissioner may hear and determine cases under this chapter - All hearings hereinbefore provided to be heard before the chancellor...

§ 51-29-109. Expenses of chancellor to be paid by district - As a part of the cost of the organization and...

§ 51-29-111. Method to apportion benefits when land is divided into smaller units of ownership - In case assessment of benefits of a drainage district organized...

§ 51-29-113. Clerk of district to certify order to tax collector - Should an appeal not be perfected within fifteen days after...

§ 51-29-115. Formation of subdrainage districts - Subdistricts may be formed under this chapter in the following...

§ 51-29-117. Manner of appeal - Whenever an appeal is allowed to be prosecuted under this...

§ 51-29-119. Additional powers given to certain drainage districts - Any drainage district operating under the provisions of this chapter,...

§ 51-29-121. Assessments to be apportioned when land lies in certain districts - Whenever such districts include within their boundaries land already included...

§ 51-29-123. Certain districts may own rights of way and dispose of same - Such district shall have the right to acquire and own...

§ 51-29-125. Certain districts may acquire rights of way through existing districts - Such districts may acquire such rights of way through existing...

§ 51-29-127. Districts acquiring certain lands to assume obligations - When lands in an existing district, and which have been...

§ 51-29-129. Law with reference to disposition of waters - Nothing contained in Sections 51-29-119 through 51-29-129 shall be construed...

§ 51-29-131. Enlargement of boundaries of drainage districts - If ten per cent of the landowners owning lands adjoining...

§ 51-29-133. Notice and hearing of proposed extension - When such reports are filed, the clerk of the chancery...

§ 51-29-135. Extension of district on majority petition - If the majority of the landowners owning one third of...

§ 51-29-137. Rights and powers of extended district - When the boundaries of the existing drainage district are extended...

§ 51-29-139. Extension may include lands of other drainage districts - Nothing contained in Sections 51-29-131 through 51-29-143 shall be construed...

§ 51-29-141. Separate accounts kept for extended districts - Separate accounts shall be kept by the treasurer and depositories...

§ 51-29-143. Provisions applicable to extended districts - All the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the...

§ 51-29-145. Consolidation of districts - The board of commissioners of any drainage district of the...

§ 51-29-147. Petition and notice of consolidation - Upon the adoption of such resolution, the said board of...

§ 51-29-149. Consolidation hearing and decree - At said hearing, the court or chancellor in vacation, as...

§ 51-29-151. Commissioners of consolidated district - In the event of such consolidation as provided in Sections...

§ 51-29-153. Transfer of powers of former commissioners - When said board of commissioners of said consolidated district have...

§ 51-29-155. Lien of outstanding obligations not impaired by consolidation - Nothing in Sections 51-29-145 through 51-29-157, nor in any proceedings...

§ 51-29-157. Powers and authority of consolidated district - Said consolidated drainage district shall have the same authority, power...

§ 51-29-159. Mineral leases - The board of commissioners of any drainage district heretofore and...

§ 51-29-161. Reforestation procedure - The owner or owners of any tract or tracts of...

§ 51-29-163. Hearing on reforestation petition - At said hearing, if said owner or owners shall have...

§ 51-29-165. Disposition of proceeds of reforestation release - On the rendition of said order the chancery clerk shall...

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Mississippi Code Title 51 - Waters, Water Resources, Water Districts, Drainage, and Flood Control Chapter 29 - Drainage Districts with Local Commissioners

Mississippi Code
Title 51 - Waters, Water Resources, Water Districts, Drainage, and Flood Control
Chapter 29 - Drainage Districts with Local Commissioners