Effective - 28 Aug 1945
244.120. Amendment of petition — rights of landowner. — 1. The petition as signed and filed under the provisions of this chapter may be amended at any time as other pleadings in other cases.
2. The owner or owners of land within or without any levee or drainage district organized under the laws of this state shall be permitted to connect a ditch, tile or levee constructed under the provisions of this chapter with any artificial ditch, drain or levee of any drainage or levee district on such terms as the board of supervisors of such drainage or levee district or the court, under which any such district has been organized, may prescribe.
3. A petition filed under the provisions of this chapter and any and all matters pertaining thereto may be heard and determined by the circuit court at any time at a regular, adjourned or special session.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12466, A.L. 1945 p. 852)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 10876; 1919 § 4571
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply
Chapter 244 - Private Drainage Rights
Section 244.010 - Drainage for agricultural or sanitary purposes.
Section 244.020 - Disagreement on drainage methods — petition circuit court.
Section 244.030 - Filing of objections — hearing by court — appointment of commissioners.
Section 244.040 - Duties of commissioners.
Section 244.050 - Notification of commissioners' report — filing of objections.
Section 244.060 - Confirmation or rejection of report — payment of costs.
Section 244.070 - Limitation on improvements — dismissal of case, when.
Section 244.080 - Appeals from circuit court decision.
Section 244.090 - Disagreement on manner of construction — petition circuit court.
Section 244.100 - Rights of owners after construction.
Section 244.110 - Compensation — appointment of special commissioners and surveyor.
Section 244.120 - Amendment of petition — rights of landowner.
Section 244.130 - Penalty for obstructing ditch — inspection of lands without owner's consent.