                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

OUTLET FOR LATERAL DRAINS (§ 21-365)

The owner of any land that has been assessed for the construction of any ditch,
drain or watercourse as herein provided, shall have the right to use the ditch,
drain or watercourse as herein let for lateral drains from the land; and if the
land is separated from the ditch, drain or watercourse by the land of another or
others, and the owner thereof shall be unable to agree with the other or others
as to the terms and conditions on which he may enter their lands and construct
the drain or ditch, he may file his ancillary petition to the court in such
pending proceeding, and the procedure shall be as now provided by law. When the
ditch is constructed it shall become a part of the drainage system, and shall be
under the control of the board of viewers and kept in repair by them, as
provided in this chapter.

HISTORY: Code 1919, § 1770; 1926, p. 619; 1954, c. 642.