280.270 Tax lien; proceeding to compel spread of tax; established drains.
Sec. 270.
Whenever any drain has been located and established, and contracts let for its construction, and the work of construction has been completed, or partly completed, and the commissioner has made his order establishing the drain, his apportionment of benefits and special assessment roll and filed the same in the office of the county drain commissioner, as provided by this act, and such taxes remain a perpetual lien upon the lands assessed, and filed all of said papers in the office of the county drain commissioner, and no person or municipality affected by the proceedings has taken any action by virtue of section 161 of this act to test the validity of the proceedings, or to set the same aside, and it shall further appear that the tax has not been spread on the tax roll of the municipalities affected and the lien of said tax still remains against such lands, on the application in writing of any person or corporation who is now or were owners of the land assessed at the time of the apportionment of benefits by the commissioner or any person or corporation who were the owners of land at said time and who were assessed therefor, and who sold such land with covenants of warranty, may make an application in writing to the county drain commissioner setting forth such facts, and upon the filing of such application it shall be the duty of the county drain commissioner to make a certified copy of the assessment roll filed in his office by the commissioner and present to and lay it before the board of supervisors at the first October session thereafter of said board, and thereupon it shall be the duty of said board at said session to order and direct such taxes spread upon the tax roll of the municipalities affected thereby, according to the said assessment filed as aforesaid, and as appears by such special assessment roll, so certified to said board. The provisions of this section shall also apply to drains laid out and established and wholly or partly constructed under the provisions of all drain laws in force prior to the passage of this act, where such laws have made such drain tax a perpetual lien upon the lands upon which they are assessed.
History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956 Popular Name: Act 40
280.270 Tax lien; proceeding to compel spread of tax; established drains.
Sec. 270.
Whenever any drain has been located and established, and contracts let for its construction, and the work of construction has been completed, or partly completed, and the commissioner has made his order establishing the drain, his apportionment of benefits and special assessment roll and filed the same in the office of the county drain commissioner, as provided by this act, and such taxes remain a perpetual lien upon the lands assessed, and filed all of said papers in the office of the county drain commissioner, and no person or municipality affected by the proceedings has taken any action by virtue of section 161 of this act to test the validity of the proceedings, or to set the same aside, and it shall further appear that the tax has not been spread on the tax roll of the municipalities affected and the lien of said tax still remains against such lands, on the application in writing of any person or corporation who is now or were owners of the land assessed at the time of the apportionment of benefits by the commissioner or any person or corporation who were the owners of land at said time and who were assessed therefor, and who sold such land with covenants of warranty, may make an application in writing to the county drain commissioner setting forth such facts, and upon the filing of such application it shall be the duty of the county drain commissioner to make a certified copy of the assessment roll filed in his office by the commissioner and present to and lay it before the board of supervisors at the first October session thereafter of said board, and thereupon it shall be the duty of said board at said session to order and direct such taxes spread upon the tax roll of the municipalities affected thereby, according to the said assessment filed as aforesaid, and as appears by such special assessment roll, so certified to said board. The provisions of this section shall also apply to drains laid out and established and wholly or partly constructed under the provisions of all drain laws in force prior to the passage of this act, where such laws have made such drain tax a perpetual lien upon the lands upon which they are assessed.
History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956 Popular Name: Act 40
280.270 Tax lien; proceeding to compel spread of tax; established drains.
Sec. 270.
Whenever any drain has been located and established, and contracts let for its construction, and the work of construction has been completed, or partly completed, and the commissioner has made his order establishing the drain, his apportionment of benefits and special assessment roll and filed the same in the office of the county drain commissioner, as provided by this act, and such taxes remain a perpetual lien upon the lands assessed, and filed all of said papers in the office of the county drain commissioner, and no person or municipality affected by the proceedings has taken any action by virtue of section 161 of this act to test the validity of the proceedings, or to set the same aside, and it shall further appear that the tax has not been spread on the tax roll of the municipalities affected and the lien of said tax still remains against such lands, on the application in writing of any person or corporation who is now or were owners of the land assessed at the time of the apportionment of benefits by the commissioner or any person or corporation who were the owners of land at said time and who were assessed therefor, and who sold such land with covenants of warranty, may make an application in writing to the county drain commissioner setting forth such facts, and upon the filing of such application it shall be the duty of the county drain commissioner to make a certified copy of the assessment roll filed in his office by the commissioner and present to and lay it before the board of supervisors at the first October session thereafter of said board, and thereupon it shall be the duty of said board at said session to order and direct such taxes spread upon the tax roll of the municipalities affected thereby, according to the said assessment filed as aforesaid, and as appears by such special assessment roll, so certified to said board. The provisions of this section shall also apply to drains laid out and established and wholly or partly constructed under the provisions of all drain laws in force prior to the passage of this act, where such laws have made such drain tax a perpetual lien upon the lands upon which they are assessed.
History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956 Popular Name: Act 40
