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Chapter 6.
Drainage Projects
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§ 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Repealed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Repealed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Repealed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