Chapter 6 Drainage Projects

This chapter is comprised of the following sections:

§21-292 Jurisdiction of circuit courts to establish projects
§21-292.1 “District” means “project.”
§21-293 Drainage considered essential
§21-294 Establishment considered public improvement
§21-295 Form of petition; bond; summons of landowners not on petition
§21-296 Circulation of duplicate originals of petition
§21-297 Service and return of summons; appointment of board of viewers
§21-298 Repealed
§21-299 Notice to viewers of appointment
§21-300 Filling vacancies on board
§21-301 Compensation of viewers
§21-302 Petition based on widening, deepening, etc., of natural streams
§21-303 Withdrawal of persons signing petition
§21-304 All landowners need not be listed in petition; amendments
§21-305 Tile system of drainage
§21-306 Compensation of engineer, assistants and viewers
§21-307 Publication against unknown owners
§21-308 Appointment of representative of unknown owner
§21-309 Subsequent appearance of unknown owners
§21-310 Guardian ad litem for infants and incapacitated adults
§21-311 Recordation of petition and orders
§21-312 Examination; preliminary report
§21-313 Repealed
§21-314 Notice of consideration of preliminary report
§21-315 Hearing objections to preliminary report
§21-316 Exclusion of land not affected by drainage
§21-317 Changing boundaries to include land affected
§21-318 Determining efficiency of drainage; changes
§21-319 Board of viewers to attend hearing
§21-320 Repealed
§21-321 Preliminary establishment of district
§21-322 Land excluded from district but located within boundaries
§21-323 Condemnation of land
§21-324 Right of appeal
§21-325 Complete survey
§21-326 Assistance in making survey
§21-327 Courses, distances and levels
§21-328 Bench marks
§21-329 Other levels
§21-330 Drainage map
§21-331 Profile of each levee, etc.; estimate of costs; rights-of-way
§21-332 Adoption of surveys already made
§21-333 Assessment of damages
§21-334 Classification of land; benefits; assessments
§21-335 Cost of survey
§21-336 Delay; extension of time
§21-337 Final report; notice of hearing
§21-338 Duty of viewers to review report and make changes
§21-339 Approval by court
§21-340 Power of court to reopen after approval
§21-341 Dismissal of proceedings when cost exceeds benefit
§21-342 Appeal
§21-343 Payments into court
§21-344 Payment of total costs and expenses
§21-345 Assessment of lands benefited not theretofore included
§21-346 Drainage record
§21-347 Board of viewers to operate, manage and administer project
§21-348 Superintendent of construction
§21-349 Notice of time and place of letting contract; bids
§21-350 Bond to accompany bid
§21-351 Rejection of bid
§21-352 Contract and bond of successful bidder
§21-353 Superintendent and engineer to act as advisors
§21-354 Basis of contract; inspection
§21-355 Opening bids
§21-356 Correction of report
§21-357 Monthly estimates
§21-358 Failure of contractor
§21-359 Highway affected
§21-360 Railroad; damage
§21-361 Assessment of benefits to railroads
§21-362 Notice to railroad
§21-363 Manner of crossing right-of-way; cost
§21-364 Control and repairs; penalty for injury to construction
§21-365 Outlet for lateral drains
§21-366 Certification and record of total cost
§21-367 Preparation and contents of drainage tax lists
§21-368 Assessment rolls to provide for bond interest payments
§21-369 Amount of tax levied
§21-370 Application of surplus to reduce assessment for following year
§21-371 Assessment rolls to show time collectible; amount of assessment to depend on benefits
§21-372 Signing rolls
§21-373 Disposition of rolls
§21-374 Assessment shall have effect of judgment and constitute lien
§21-375 When assessment due and payable; when delinquent
§21-376 Interest from delinquency; penalty
§21-377 Notice of sale of delinquent land
§21-378 Place of sale when land lies in more than one county
§21-379 Time of sale of delinquent lands
§21-380 Redemption of delinquent lands sold
§21-381 Sufficiency of bids at delinquent sales
§21-382 Rights of board of viewers at sale
§21-383 Who may redeem
§21-384 Board of viewers to pay treasurer
§21-385 Effect when board of viewers acquires land at sale
§21-386 Sale and collection according to general law
§21-387 Deed to purchaser
§21-388 Duty of treasurer to make payments of interest and principal of bonds
§21-389 Change of assessment rolls on change of ownership of lands
§21-390 Law governing sales
§21-391 Notice of redemption
§21-392 Repayment to purchasers on redemption; deed on failure to redeem
§21-393 Notice of issuance of bonds
§21-394 Payment of full amount by landowner
§21-395 Defense; waiver
§21-396 Issuing bonds; amount
§21-397 Interest and maturity of bonds
§21-398 Sale of bonds and disposition of proceeds
§21-399 Same; records
§21-400 Right of holders on default
§21-400.1 Bonds mutilated, lost or destroyed
§21-401 Exemption of bonds from taxation
§21-402 Changing assessments to conform to judgment
§21-403 Ratio of relevy
§21-404 Payment of assessments from proceeds of sale of land
§21-405 Procedure when value of land not equal to future assessments
§21-406 Surplus in hands of treasurer
§21-407 Impairment or destruction of work during construction
§21-408 Default by contractor
§21-409 When additional bonds may be issued
§21-410 Procedure for issuance of additional bonds
§21-411 Amount, interest and maturity of additional bonds
§21-412 When refunding bonds may be issued
§21-413 Maturity, interest and registration of refunding bonds
§21-414 Sale or exchange of refunding bonds
§21-415 How refunding bonds sold
§21-416 Collection of assessments on retired bonds
§21-417 Additional assessments to pay principal and interest on refunding bonds
§21-418 Cancellation of assessments for retired bonds
§21-419 Preparation of assessment rolls when additional assessments made
§21-420 How additional assessments made
§21-421 Law applicable to original bonds applies to refunding bonds
§21-422 Contracts with United States as to refunding
§21-423 Compensation and expenses
§21-424 Defects in the proceedings; construction of chapter
§21-425 Removal of engineers, viewers, etc
§21-426 Appropriation of county funds