State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Mississippi > Title-51 > 2951-29-1 - Scope of chapter.
51-29-3 - Definitions.
51-29-5 - Creation of drainage districts.
51-29-7 - Organization of district in two or more counties.
51-29-9 - Hearing on engineer's report.
51-29-11 - Presentation of petitions.
51-29-13 - Order establishing district.
51-29-15 - Commissioners appointed; vacancies; removal; quorum.
51-29-17 - Terms of office and compensation.
51-29-19 - Power and duties of commissioners.
51-29-21 - Content of plans.
51-29-23 - Payment of costs for abandoned improvements.
51-29-25 - Costs for proceedings abandoned and afterwards resumed.
51-29-27 - Plans and estimates of commissioners to be filed.
51-29-29 - Preparation of assessment roll.
51-29-31 - Notice of assessment to landowners.
51-29-33 - Approved roll to be final assessment.
51-29-35 - Condemnation proceedings.
51-29-37 - Employment of counsel.
51-29-39 - Appraisement by commissioners as alternate method to acquire land and damage compensation.
51-29-41 - Hearing of appraisement and objections.
51-29-43 - Right of use during appeal.
51-29-45 - Court to make order for assessments to cover cost of improvement.
51-29-47 - Board of supervisors to make a tax levy.
51-29-49 - Copy of levy to tax collector.
51-29-51 - Collection of assessments.
51-29-53 - Duties of treasurer.
51-29-55 - Duties of tax collector.
51-29-57 - New tax levy in case of deficiency.
51-29-59 - Construction contracts.
51-29-61 - Contractors to give bond.
51-29-63 - Commissioners may borrow money.
51-29-65 - Bonds to be registered.
51-29-67 - Negotiable evidences of debt to contractor.
51-29-69 - Commissioners not liable for damages.
51-29-71 - Procedure to alter plans.
51-29-73 - Landowners may build ditches to connect with public ditch.
51-29-75 - Compensation for connecting with district drainage system.
51-29-77 - Ditches outside of district.
51-29-79 - Maintenance of system.
51-29-81 - Taxes collected; delinquent lands; settlements.
51-29-83 - Drainage taxes erroneously collected.
51-29-85 - Certificates received in lieu of cash.
51-29-87 - Disposition of certificate.
51-29-89 - Bonds to be a lien on land.
51-29-91 - Entire district revenues and realty pledged to secure bonds.
51-29-93 - Error in names not to invalidate assessments.
51-29-95 - Ditches may cross highways and railroads.
51-29-97 - Financial statement and audit.
51-29-99 - Penalty for obstructing or damaging drains.
51-29-101 - Contractors may pass over private lands.
51-29-103 - Procedure for districts to come under this chapter.
51-29-105 - Construction of chapter.
51-29-107 - Special commissioner may hear and determine cases under this chapter.
51-29-109 - Expenses of chancellor to be paid by district.
51-29-111 - Method to apportion benefits when land is divided into smaller units of ownership.
51-29-113 - Clerk of district to certify order to tax collector.
51-29-115 - Formation of subdrainage districts.
51-29-117 - Manner of appeal.
51-29-119 - Additional powers given to certain drainage districts.
51-29-121 - Assessments to be apportioned when land lies in certain districts.
51-29-123 - Certain districts may own rights of way and dispose of same.
51-29-125 - Certain districts may acquire rights of way through existing districts.
51-29-127 - Districts acquiring certain lands to assume obligations.
51-29-129 - Law with reference to disposition of waters.
51-29-131 - Enlargement of boundaries of drainage districts.
51-29-133 - Notice and hearing of proposed extension.
51-29-135 - Extension of district on majority petition.
51-29-137 - Rights and powers of extended district.
51-29-139 - Extension may include lands of other drainage districts.
51-29-141 - Separate accounts kept for extended districts.
51-29-143 - Provisions applicable to extended districts.
51-29-145 - Consolidation of districts.
51-29-147 - Petition and notice of consolidation.
51-29-149 - Consolidation hearing and decree.
51-29-151 - Commissioners of consolidated district.
51-29-153 - Transfer of powers of former commissioners.
51-29-155 - Lien of outstanding obligations not impaired by consolidation.
51-29-157 - Powers and authority of consolidated district.
51-29-159 - Mineral leases.
51-29-161 - Reforestation procedure.
51-29-163 - Hearing on reforestation petition.
51-29-165 - Disposition of proceeds of reforestation release.
