North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 156 - Drainage

§ 156-4 - Report and confirmation; easement acquired; exceptions. - 156-4. Report and confirmation; easement acquired; exceptions. The commissioners shall...

§ 156-5 - Width of right-of-way for repairs. - 156-5. Width of right-of-way for repairs. The commissioners, when they...

§ 156-6 - Right of owner to fence; entry for repairs. - 156-6. Right of owner to fence; entry for repairs. Any...

§ 156-7 - Earth for construction of dam; removal of dam. - 156-7. Earth for construction of dam; removal of dam. The...

§ 156-8 - Earth from canal removed or leveled. - 156-8. Earth from canal removed or leveled. The earth excavated...

§ 156-9 - No drain opened within 30 feet. - 156-9. No drain opened within 30 feet. The proprietor of...

§ 156-10 - Right to drain into canal. - 156-10. Right to drain into canal. Any person desirous of...

§ 156-11 - Expense of repairs apportioned. - 156-11. Expense of repairs apportioned. Besides the damages which the...

§ 156-12 - Notice of making repairs. - 156-12. Notice of making repairs. Whenever the canals or ditches...

§ 156-13 - Judgment against owner in default; lien. - 156-13. Judgment against owner in default; lien. In case the...

§ 156-14 - Subsequent owners bound. - 156-14. Subsequent owners bound. All persons to whom may descend,...

§ 156-15 - Amount of contribution for repair ascertained. - 156-15. Amount of contribution for repair ascertained. Whenever there shall...

§ 156-16 - Petition by servient owner against dominant owner. - 156-16. Petition by servient owner against dominant owner. Any person...

§ 156-17 - Commissioners to examine lands and make report. - 156-17. Commissioners to examine lands and make report. The commissioners,...

§ 156-18 - Cost of repairs enforced by judgment. - 156-18. Cost of repairs enforced by judgment. Whenever any such...

§ 156-19 - Obstructing canal or ditch dug under agreement. - 156-19. Obstructing canal or ditch dug under agreement. Where two...

§ 156-20 - Right of dominant owner to repair. - 156-20. Right of dominant owner to repair. In the absence...

§ 156-21 - Canal maintained for seven years presumed a necessity; drainage assessments declared liens. - 156-21. Canal maintained for seven years presumed a necessity; drainage...

§ 156-22 - Supplemental assessments to make up deficiency; vacancy appointments of assessment jurors. - 156-22. Supplemental assessments to make up deficiency; vacancy appointments of...

§ 156-23 - Easement of drainage surrendered. - 156-23. Easement of drainage surrendered. If any persons, or those...

§ 156-24 - Obstructing drain cut by consent. - 156-24. Obstructing drain cut by consent. If any person shall...

§ 156-25 - Protection of canals, ditches, and natural drains. - 156-25. Protection of canals, ditches, and natural drains. If any...

§ 156-26 - Procedure upon agreement. - 156-26. Procedure upon agreement. (a) Agreement; Names Filed. - Whenever...

§ 156-27 - Recovery for benefits; payment of damages. - 156-27. Recovery for benefits; payment of damages. After the drainway...

§ 156-28 - Notice to landowners; assessments made by viewers. - 156-28. Notice to landowners; assessments made by viewers. After the...

§ 156-29 - Report filed; appeal and jury trial. - 156-29. Report filed; appeal and jury trial. A report signed...

§ 156-30 - Confirmation of report. - 156-30. Confirmation of report. Unless an appeal is taken, the...

§ 156-31 - Payment in installments. - 156-31. Payment in installments. The amount to be recovered from...

Article 2 - Jurisdiction in County Commissioners.

§ 156-32 - Petition filed; board appointed; refusal to serve misdemeanor. - 156-32. Petition filed; board appointed; refusal to serve misdemeanor. Upon...

§ 156-33 - Duty of board; refusal to comply with their requirements misdemeanor. - 156-33. Duty of board; refusal to comply with their requirements...

§ 156-34 - Report filed. - 156-34. Report filed. The board shall make a written report...

§ 156-35 - Owners to keep ditch open. - 156-35. Owners to keep ditch open. All persons whose lands...

§ 156-36 - Compensation of board. - 156-36. Compensation of board. The compensation of the board shall...

Article 3 - Manner of Organization.

§ 156-37 - Petition filed in superior court. - 156-37. Petition filed in superior court. Any proprietor in fee...

§ 156-38 - Commissioners appointed; report required. - 156-38. Commissioners appointed; report required. On the establishment by the...

§ 156-39 - Surveyor employed. - 156-39. Surveyor employed. The commissioner may employ a surveyor to...

§ 156-40 - Confirmation of report. - 156-40. Confirmation of report. If it appear that the lands...

§ 156-41 - Proprietors become a corporation. - 156-41. Proprietors become a corporation. Upon a final adjudication, confirming...

§ 156-42 - Organization; corporate name, officers and powers. - 156-42. Organization; corporate name, officers and powers. The clerk of...

§ 156-43 - Incorporation of canal already constructed; commissioners; reports. - 156-43. Incorporation of canal already constructed; commissioners; reports. Whenever the...

Article 4 - Rights and Liabilities in the Corporation.

§ 156-44 - Shares of stock annexed to land. - 156-44. Shares of stock annexed to land. The ownership of...

§ 156-45 - Shareholders to pay assessments. - 156-45. Shareholders to pay assessments. Every corporator shall be bound...

§ 156-46 - Payment of dues entitles to use of canal. - 156-46. Payment of dues entitles to use of canal. Every...

§ 156-47 - Rights of infant owners protected. - 156-47. Rights of infant owners protected. If any proprietor whose...

§ 156-48 - Compensation for damage to lands. - 156-48. Compensation for damage to lands. If any proprietor of...

§ 156-49 - Dissolution of corporation. - 156-49. Dissolution of corporation. If, from any cause, the canal...

§ 156-50 - Laborer's lien for work on canal. - 156-50. Laborer's lien for work on canal. Whenever work or...

§ 156-51 - Penalty for nonpayment of assessments. - 156-51. Penalty for nonpayment of assessments. Whenever any person whose...

§ 156-52 - Corporation authorized to issue bonds. - 156-52. Corporation authorized to issue bonds. The corporations organized under...

§ 156-53 - Payment of bonds enforced. - 156-53. Payment of bonds enforced. Upon default of the payment...

Article 5 - Establishment of Districts.

§ 156-54 - Jurisdiction to establish districts. - 156-54. Jurisdiction to establish districts. The clerk of the superior...

§ 156-55 - Venue; special proceedings. - 156-55. Venue; special proceedings. When the lands proposed to be...

§ 156-56 - Petition filed. - 156-56. Petition filed. A petition signed by a majority of...

§ 156-57 - Bond filed and summons issued. - 156-57. Bond filed and summons issued. Upon filing with the...

§ 156-58 - Publication in case of unknown owners. - 156-58. Publication in case of unknown owners. If, at the...

§ 156-59 - Board of viewers appointed by clerk. - 156-59. Board of viewers appointed by clerk. The clerk shall,...

§ 156-60 - Attorney for petitioners. - 156-60. Attorney for petitioners. The petitioners shall select some learned...

§ 156-61 - Estimate of expense and manner of payment; advancement of funds and repayment from assessments. - 156-61. Estimate of expense and manner of payment; advancement of...

§ 156-62 - Examination of lands and preliminary report. - 156-62. Examination of lands and preliminary report. The board of...

§ 156-63 - First hearing of preliminary report. - 156-63. First hearing of preliminary report. The clerk of the...

§ 156-64 - Notice of further hearing. - 156-64. Notice of further hearing. If the petition is entertained...

§ 156-65 - Further hearing, and district established. - 156-65. Further hearing, and district established. At the date appointed...

§ 156-66 - Right of appeal. - 156-66. Right of appeal. Any person owning lands within the...

§ 156-67 - Condemnation of land. - 156-67. Condemnation of land. If it shall be necessary to...

§ 156-68 - Complete survey ordered. - 156-68. Complete survey ordered. After the district is established the...

§ 156-69 - Nature of the survey; conservation and replacement of fish and wildlife habitat; structures to control and store water. - 156-69. Nature of the survey; conservation and replacement of fish...

§ 156-70 - Assessment of damages. - 156-70. Assessment of damages. It shall be the further duty...

§ 156-70.1 - When title deemed acquired for purpose of easements or rights-of-way; notice to landowner; claim for compensation; appeal. - 156-70.1. When title deemed acquired for purpose of easements or...

§ 156-71 - Classification of lands and benefits. - 156-71. Classification of lands and benefits. It shall be the...

§ 156-72 - Extension of time for report. - 156-72. Extension of time for report. In case the work...

§ 156-73 - Final report filed; notice of hearing. - 156-73. Final report filed; notice of hearing. When the final...

§ 156-74 - Adjudication upon final report. - 156-74. Adjudication upon final report. At the date set for...

§ 156-75 - Appeal from final hearing. - 156-75. Appeal from final hearing. Any landowner, party petitioner, or...

§ 156-76 - Compensation of board of viewers. - 156-76. Compensation of board of viewers. The compensation of the...

§ 156-77 - Account of expenses filed. - 156-77. Account of expenses filed. The engineer and viewers shall...

§ 156-78 - Drainage record. - 156-78. Drainage record. The clerk of the superior court shall...

§ 156-78.1 - Municipalities. - 156-78.1. Municipalities. (a) Any municipality may participate in drainage district...

Article 6 - Drainage Commissioners.

§ 156-79 - Appointment and organization under original act. - 156-79. Appointment and organization under original act. After the drainage...

§ 156-80 - Name of districts. - 156-80. Name of districts. The name of such drainage district...

§ 156-81 - Appointment and organization under amended act. - 156-81. Appointment and organization under amended act. (a) Method of...

§ 156-81.1 - Treasurer. - 156-81.1. Treasurer. The appointing authority as determined by G.S. 156-81...

§ 156-82 - Validation of election of members of drainage commission. - 156-82. Validation of election of members of drainage commission. All...

§ 156-82.1 - Duties and powers of the board of drainage commissioners. - 156-82.1. Duties and powers of the board of drainage commissioners....

§ 156-82.2 - Appointment of drainage commissioners. - 156-82.2. Appointment of drainage commissioners. Notwithstanding any other provision of...

§ 156-82.3 - Validation of previous actions. - 156-82.3. Validation of previous actions. (a) All expenditures heretofore incurred,...

Article 7 - Construction of Improvement.

§ 156-83 - Superintendent of construction. - 156-83. Superintendent of construction. The board of drainage commissioners shall...

§ 156-84 - Letting contracts. - 156-84. Letting contracts. The board of drainage commissioners shall cause...

§ 156-85 - Monthly estimates for work and payments thereon; final payment. - 156-85. Monthly estimates for work and payments thereon; final payment....

§ 156-86 - Failure of contractors; reletting. - 156-86. Failure of contractors; reletting. If any contractor to whom...

§ 156-87 - Right to enter upon lands; removal of timber. - 156-87. Right to enter upon lands; removal of timber. In...

§ 156-88 - Drainage across public or private ways. - 156-88. Drainage across public or private ways. Where any public...

§ 156-89 - Drainage across railroads; procedure. - 156-89. Drainage across railroads; procedure. Whenever the engineer and the...

§ 156-90 - Notice to railroad. - 156-90. Notice to railroad. The clerk of the superior court...

§ 156-91 - Manner of construction across railroad. - 156-91. Manner of construction across railroad. (a) Duty of Railroad....

§ 156-92 - Control and repairs by drainage commissioners. - 156-92. Control and repairs by drainage commissioners. Whenever any improvement...

§ 156-93 - Construction of lateral drains. - 156-93. Construction of lateral drains. The owner of any land...

Article 7A - Maintenance.

§ 156-93.1 - Maintenance assessments and contracts; engineering assistance, construction equipment, etc.; joint or consolidated maintenance operations; water-retardant structures; borrowing in anticipation of revenue. - 156-93.1. Maintenance assessments and contracts; engineering assistance, construction equipment, etc.;...

Article 7B - Improvement, Renovation, Enlargement and Extension of Canals, Structures and Boundaries.

§ 156-93.2 - Proceedings for improvement, renovation and extension of canals, structures and equipment. - 156-93.2. Proceedings for improvement, renovation and extension of canals, structures...

§ 156-93.3 - Extension of boundaries. - 156-93.3. Extension of boundaries. The boundaries of a drainage district...

§ 156-93.4 - Coordination of proceedings under §§ 156-93.2 and 156-93.3. - 156-93.4. Coordination of proceedings under 156-93.2 and 156-93.3. In the...

§ 156-93.5 - Assessments and bonds for improvement, renovation, enlargement and extension. - 156-93.5. Assessments and bonds for improvement, renovation, enlargement and extension....

§ 156-93.6 - Rights-of-way and easements for existing districts. - 156-93.6. Rights-of-way and easements for existing districts. All drainage districts...

§ 156-93.7 - Existing districts may act together to extend boundaries within watershed. - 156-93.7. Existing districts may act together to extend boundaries within...

Article 8 - Assessments and Bond Issue.

§ 156-94 - Total cost for three years ascertained. - 156-94. Total cost for three years ascertained. After the classification...

§ 156-95 - Assessment and payment; notice of bond issue. - 156-95. Assessment and payment; notice of bond issue. If the...

§ 156-96 - Failure to pay deemed consent to bond issue. - 156-96. Failure to pay deemed consent to bond issue. Every...

§ 156-97 - Bonds issued. - 156-97. Bonds issued. At the expiration of 15 days after...

§ 156-97.1 - Issuance of assessment anticipation notes. - 156-97.1. Issuance of assessment anticipation notes. In lieu of the...

§ 156-98 - Form of bonds and notes; excess assessment. - 156-98. Form of bonds and notes; excess assessment. All bonds...

§ 156-99 - Application of funds; holder's remedy. - 156-99. Application of funds; holder's remedy. The commissioners of the...

§ 156-100 - Sale of bonds. - 156-100. Sale of bonds. In making the sale of drainage...

§ 156-100.1 - Sale of assessment anticipation notes. - 156-100.1. Sale of assessment anticipation notes. Should assessment anticipation notes...

§ 156-100.2 - Payment of assessments which become liens after original bond issue. - 156-100.2. Payment of assessments which become liens after original bond...

§ 156-100.3 - Sinking fund. - 156-100.3. Sinking fund. The commissioners of the drainage district may...

§ 156-101 - Refunding bonds issued. - 156-101. Refunding bonds issued. In any case where the board...

§ 156-102 - Drainage bonds received as deposits. - 156-102. Drainage bonds received as deposits. The State Treasurer is...

§ 156-103 - Assessment rolls prepared. - 156-103. Assessment rolls prepared. The board of drainage commissioners shall...

§ 156-104 - Application of amendatory provisions of certain sections; amendment or reformation of proceedings. - 156-104. Application of amendatory provisions of certain sections; amendment or...

§ 156-105 - Assessment lien; collection; sale of land. - 156-105. Assessment lien; collection; sale of land. The assessments shall...

§ 156-106 - Assessment not collectible out of other property of delinquent. - 156-106. Assessment not collectible out of other property of delinquent....

§ 156-107 - Sheriff in good faith selling property for assessment not liable for irregularity. - 156-107. Sheriff in good faith selling property for assessment not...

§ 156-108 - Receipt books prepared. - 156-108. Receipt books prepared. The clerk of the superior court...

§ 156-109 - Receipt books where lands in two or more counties. - 156-109. Receipt books where lands in two or more counties....

§ 156-110 - Authority to collect arrears. - 156-110. Authority to collect arrears. If any sheriff or tax...

§ 156-111 - Sheriff to make monthly settlements; penalty. - 156-111. Sheriff to make monthly settlements; penalty. The sheriff or...

§ 156-112 - Duty of treasurer to make payment; penalty. - 156-112. Duty of treasurer to make payment; penalty. It shall...

§ 156-113 - Fees for collection and disbursement. - 156-113. Fees for collection and disbursement. The fee allowed the...

§ 156-114 - Conveyance of land; change in assessment roll; procedure. - 156-114. Conveyance of land; change in assessment roll; procedure. (a)...

§ 156-115 - Warranty in deed runs to purchaser who pays assessment. - 156-115. Warranty in deed runs to purchaser who pays assessment....

§ 156-116 - Modification of assessments. - 156-116. Modification of assessments. (a) Relevy. - Where the court...

§ 156-117 - Subdistricts formed. - 156-117. Subdistricts formed. Subdistricts may be formed by owners of...

§ 156-121 - Redress to dissatisfied landowners. - 156-121. Redress to dissatisfied landowners. Anyone owning land which has...

§ 156-122 - Increase to extinguish debt. - 156-122. Increase to extinguish debt. If in the opinion of...

§ 156-123 - Proceedings as for original bond issue. - 156-123. Proceedings as for original bond issue. The compensation of...

§ 156-124 - No drainage assessments for original object may be levied on property when once paid in full. - 156-124. No drainage assessments for original object may be levied...

Article 9 - Adjustment of Delinquent Assessments.

§ 156-125 - Adjustment by board of commissioners authorized. - 156-125. Adjustment by board of commissioners authorized. The board of...

§ 156-126 - Extension of adjusted installments. - 156-126. Extension of adjusted installments. Upon adjustment of delinquent installments...

§ 156-127 - Special fund set up; distribution of collections. - 156-127. Special fund set up; distribution of collections. The collection...

§ 156-128 - Approval of adjustments by Local Government Commission. - 156-128. Approval of adjustments by Local Government Commission. Any adjustments...

§ 156-129 - Amount of assessments limited; reassessments regulated. - 156-129. Amount of assessments limited; reassessments regulated. The assessments made...

Article 10 - Reports of Officers.

§ 156-130 - Drainage commissioners to make statements. - 156-130. Drainage commissioners to make statements. It shall be the...

§ 156-131 - Annual report. - 156-131. Annual report. At the end of each fiscal year...

§ 156-132 - Penalty for failure. - 156-132. Penalty for failure. Any board of commissioners of any...

§ 156-133 - Auditor appointed; duties; compensation. - 156-133. Auditor appointed; duties; compensation. The clerk of the superior...

§ 156-134 - Duties of the auditor. - 156-134. Duties of the auditor. The auditor for the drainage...

Article 11 - General Provisions.

§ 156-135 - Construction of drainage law. - 156-135. Construction of drainage law. The provisions of this Subchapter...

§ 156-135.1 - Investment of surplus funds. - 156-135.1. Investment of surplus funds. Any drainage district organized under...

§ 156-136 - Removal of officers. - 156-136. Removal of officers. Any engineer, viewer, superintendent of construction...

§ 156-137 - Local drainage laws not affected. - 156-137. Local drainage laws not affected. This Subchapter shall not...

§ 156-138 - Punishment for violating law as to drainage districts. - 156-138. Punishment for violating law as to drainage districts. If...

§ 156-138.1 - Acquisition and disposition of lands; lease to or from federal or State government or agency thereof. - 156-138.1. Acquisition and disposition of lands; lease to or from...

§ 156-138.2 - Meaning of "majority of resident landowners" and "owners of three fifths of land area." - 156-138.2. Meaning of "majority of resident landowners" and "owners of...

§ 156-138.3 - Notice. - 156-138.3. Notice. Unless specifically required by the provisions of this...

§ 156-138.4 - Procedures to be followed in connection with drainage projects that involve channelization. - 156-138.4. Procedures to be followed in connection with drainage projects...

Article 12 - Protection of Public Health.

§ 156-139 - Cleaning and draining of streams, etc., under supervision of governmental agencies. - 156-139. Cleaning and draining of streams, etc., under supervision of...

§ 156-140 - Tax levy. - 156-140. Tax levy. In order to carry out and accomplish...

§ 156-141 - Article applicable to certain counties only. - 156-141. Article applicable to certain counties only. This Article shall...

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North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 156 - Drainage

North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 156 - Drainage