Chapter 5 - Drainage and Levee Districts
- Part 1 - Establishment and General Provisions
- 69-5-101 - County may establish levee and drainage districts and change natural watercourses.
- 69-5-102 - Judicial jurisdiction and authority.
- 69-5-103 - Petition for establishment of district Bond for preliminary expenses.
- 69-5-104 - Qualifications of petitioners.
- 69-5-105 - Compensation of attorneys.
- 69-5-106 - Petitioners' committee.
- 69-5-107 - Preliminary hearing Notice and requisites.
- 69-5-108 - Preliminary hearing Procedure and decree.
- 69-5-109 - Appeal from preliminary decree.
- 69-5-110 - Assessment book Collection by county trustee.
- 69-5-111 - Collection of assessment by other counties.
- 69-5-112 - Assessment constitutes lien.
- 69-5-113 - Assessments Bonds of county trustee and county clerk.
- 69-5-114 - Proceedings for preliminary expense fund not to delay other proceedings Application of acreage provision.
- 69-5-115 - Engineer.
- 69-5-116 - Location of drains and ditches.
- 69-5-117 - Drains and ditches crossing railroad property.
- 69-5-118 - Engineer's assistants.
- 69-5-119 - Plan approval or rejection.
- 69-5-120 - Issuance and service of summons upon approval of plan.
- 69-5-121 - Hearing postponed pending notice Hearing without formal answers.
- 69-5-122 - Further examination and report by engineer.
- 69-5-123 - Special assessment to pay preliminary costs and expenses.
- 69-5-124 - Special assessment Petition Notice of hearing.
- 69-5-125 - Special assessment Hearing Amount and basis of assessment.
- 69-5-126 - Special assessment Appeal.
- 69-5-127 - Special assessment Collection.
- 69-5-128 - Special assessment Collection by other counties.
- 69-5-129 - Special assessment constitutes lien.
- 69-5-130 - Special assessments Bonds of county trustee and county clerk Procedure not to delay other proceedings.
- 69-5-131 - Payment of preliminary expenses Methods of refunding.
- 69-5-132 - Preliminary expenses Contribution by county.
- 69-5-133 - Expense fund may be required, or judgment rendered on bond.
- 69-5-134 - Expense fund paid from time to time.
- 69-5-135 - Payment of expense fund to be refunded out of district funds.
- 69-5-136 - Establishment or refusal of district.
- 69-5-137 - Survey after district established Estimate of costs Report of engineer and requisites.
- 69-5-138 - Notice of hearing on establishment of district.
- 69-5-139 - Petitioners' names may be signed by attorney or agent.
- 69-5-140 - Drainage record book.
- 69-5-141 - Fees of clerk.
- 69-5-142 - Compensation fixed by county court.
- 69-5-143 - Reelfoot Lake and Big Hatchie River excepted.
- 69-5-144 - Authority to cooperate with other agencies.
- 69-5-145 - Abolishment of drainage districts Separate account for district funds.
- Part 2 - Damages
- 69-5-201 - Claims must be filed or waived Guardian.
- 69-5-202 - District not to be established until assessment of damages Viewers Duty of engineer.
- 69-5-203 - Damages fixed by viewers Report.
- 69-5-204 - Report to be promptly filed Substitute viewers.
- 69-5-205 - Method of estimating damages.
- 69-5-206 - Damages to be considered before establishing district Damage awards.
- 69-5-207 - Damages to be paid or secured by parties benefited by such district.
- 69-5-208 - Entry of condemnation order.
- 69-5-209 - Power of condemnation Extent of appropriation.
- Part 3 - Commissioners; Apportionment of Assessments
- 69-5-301 - Commissioners Appointment Qualifications.
- 69-5-302 - Oath Classification of tracts.
- 69-5-303 - Compensation of viewers, commissioners, and helpers.
- 69-5-304 - Apportionment of costs Report.
- 69-5-305 - Scale and classification as basis of assessment.
- 69-5-306 - Division into tracts and classification of subdivisions.
- 69-5-307 - Description of land Objection to assessment and apportionment Notice.
- 69-5-308 - Publication.
- 69-5-309 - Objections to apportionment and assessments Hearings.
- 69-5-310 - Additional assessments.
- 69-5-311 - New report may be ordered and new commissioners appointed.
- 69-5-312 - Levy upon lands of benefited owners Ratio Funds kept separate Disbursement.
- 69-5-313 - Railroads and highways.
- 69-5-314 - Claims commission to compensate districts for benefits accruing to highways.
- Part 4 - Correction of Errors
- 69-5-401 - Mistake in the number of acres Correction.
- 69-5-402 - Mistake in number of acres Notice Hearing Decree.
- 69-5-403 - Mistake in acres Appeal.
- 69-5-404 - Mistake in acres Correction after decree has been made final.
- 69-5-405 - Mistake in owner's identity Correction.
- 69-5-406 - Mistake in owner's identity Appeal.
- 69-5-407 - Mistake in owner's identity Certified copy of decree recorded by clerk and transmitted to trustee.
- Part 5 - Appeals
- 69-5-501 - Right of appeal Time Notice Bond.
- 69-5-502 - Penalty and condition of appeal bond.
- 69-5-503 - Appeal bonds by district Petitioner signing for district Sureties No pauper oath.
- 69-5-504 - Continuation of work pending appeal.
- 69-5-505 - Damages Recording and certification of award.
- 69-5-506 - Establishment of district Circuit court order.
- 69-5-507 - Docketing Consolidation Transcript.
- 69-5-508 - Costs.
- 69-5-509 - Trial with or without jury.
- Part 6 - Board of Directors
- Part 7 - Construction and Maintenance by Districts
- 69-5-701 - Contracts for improvements.
- 69-5-702 - Notice of work.
- 69-5-703 - Contracts let to lowest bidders Rejection of bids and readvertisement.
- 69-5-704 - Deposits by bidders.
- 69-5-705 - Bond or deposit of contractor Return of bid deposit.
- 69-5-706 - Forfeiture of deposit and action for breach of contract.
- 69-5-707 - Engineer.
- 69-5-708 - Bond of engineer.
- 69-5-709 - Monthly estimates of work and payments thereon.
- 69-5-710 - Warrant for balance due upon completion of work.
- 69-5-711 - Warrants Manner of drawing and payment.
- 69-5-712 - Drainage overseer.
- 69-5-713 - Bridges built by county across public highway.
- 69-5-714 - Use of ditch or watercourse by assessed landowner.
- 69-5-715 - Use by landowner subject to control of district directors.
- 69-5-716 - Control of discharge of creek or branch into main ditch or drain.
- 69-5-717 - Application by owner to use ditch or drain Designation of use.
- 69-5-718 - Location of lateral drains Determination by board and fixing of damages.
- 69-5-719 - Damages a lien on land Enforcement of lien.
- 69-5-720 - Appeal from action of directors to circuit court Bonds.
- 69-5-721 - Continuation of work pending appeal.
- 69-5-722 - Collection of assessments Separate fund.
- 69-5-723 - Improvements may be limited to what parties desire.
- 69-5-724 - Unlawful to injure ditches, canals, or other improvements.
- Part 8 - Levy and Collection of Assessments
- 69-5-801 - Special assessment made after creation of district.
- 69-5-802 - Collection and enforcement of assessment.
- 69-5-803 - Collected assessment a fund for costs and expenses.
- 69-5-804 - Fund to be paid out under orders.
- 69-5-805 - Bonds of trustee and county clerk.
- 69-5-806 - Provisions applicable if district contains more than one county.
- 69-5-807 - Appeal from order fixing assessments and benefits.
- 69-5-808 - Bond upon appeal.
- 69-5-809 - Employment of counsel Payment of fee.
- 69-5-810 - Special maintenance fund.
- 69-5-811 - Unenforceable assessments.
- 69-5-812 - Correction of failure to bring landowner before court or to report land.
- 69-5-813 - Drainage assessment book Due date of assessments.
- 69-5-814 - Vendee to report sale of tract Collections made accordingly.
- 69-5-815 - Sale of part of tract.
- 69-5-816 - Sale for collection of assessments certified to clerk and trustee.
- 69-5-817 - Trustee to collect assessments Notice to delinquents Penalty.
- 69-5-818 - Date assessments become delinquent Penalty and interest.
- 69-5-819 - Assessments become liens on lands.
- 69-5-820 - Suits in chancery for collection of assessments Exceptions.
- 69-5-821 - Bills in name of county against owners of all assessed lands.
- 69-5-822 - Delinquent list is prima facie evidence.
- 69-5-823 - Chancery procedure Hearing as to one or more defendants.
- 69-5-824 - Tax assessment of tracts partly outside district limits.
- 69-5-825 - Taxes to be reported and first paid out of proceeds of sales.
- 69-5-826 - Vestiture of title subject to other assessments Writ of possession.
- 69-5-827 - Sales for cash subject to redemption Time and terms of redemption Title and possession.
- 69-5-828 - Attorney's fee fixed and charged on land.
- 69-5-829 - Decree upon redemption Writ of possession.
- 69-5-830 - Redemption after removal of disabilities.
- 69-5-831 - Proceedings in accordance with chancery procedure.
- 69-5-832 - Assessments collectible out of assessed lands only.
- 69-5-833 - Excessive assessments of acreage Correction.
- 69-5-834 - Fiscal agent Purchase by district of lands sold for delinquency.
- 69-5-835 - County trustee's compensation.
- 69-5-836 - Bond of county trustee.
- Part 9 - Bond Issues and Warrants
- 69-5-901 - County may issue and sell drainage bonds.
- 69-5-902 - Payment of assessments before issuance of bonds.
- 69-5-903 - Terms of bonds Signing District to be indicated.
- 69-5-904 - Bonds a charge on land in district only.
- 69-5-905 - Denominations of bonds.
- 69-5-906 - Multi-county districts Issuance and payment of bonds.
- 69-5-907 - Payment in installments Bond to secure installments.
- 69-5-908 - Bond of county trustee.
- 69-5-909 - Warrants issued instead of bonds.
- 69-5-910 - Surplus funds from sale of bonds or warrants.
- 69-5-911 - Prepayment of deferred installments.
- 69-5-912 - Payment of assessments with bonds or coupons.
- 69-5-913 - Cancellation of bonds given to pay assessments Interest coupons Suits to collect taxes.
- 69-5-914 - Multi-county districts Payment by bond or coupon.
- 69-5-915 - Single county districts Monthly settlements by trustees.
- 69-5-916 - Multi-county districts Monthly settlements by trustees.
- 69-5-917 - Disposition of receipts Maintenance or administration certificates.
- 69-5-918 - Lien of maintenance or administration certificates.
- 69-5-919 - Proceeds from sale of maintenance or administration certificates.
- 69-5-920 - Refunding bonds authorized Terms.
- 69-5-921 - Petition for issuance of refunding bonds.
- 69-5-922 - Refunding bonds Notice of hearing.
- 69-5-923 - Refunding bonds Petition and notice in multi-county districts.
- 69-5-924 - Hearing Remonstrance.
- 69-5-925 - Refunding bonds Release of landowner from assessment.
- 69-5-926 - Refunding bonds Extended assessments.
- 69-5-927 - Refunding bonds Powers conferred on board of directors.
- 69-5-928 - Borrowing money to pay bonds and interest.
- 69-5-929 - Appointment of receiver for defaulting drainage district.
- 69-5-930 - Powers of receiver Removal and appointment of another.
- 69-5-931 - County trustee's compensation.
- Part 10 - Multi-County Districts Generally
- Part 11 - Multi-County Districts Alternative Procedure
- 69-5-1101 - Legislative intent.
- 69-5-1102 - Petition for formation.
- 69-5-1103 - Engineer, viewers, commissioners, and directors.
- 69-5-1104 - Assessments.
- 69-5-1105 - Disposition of collected assessments.
- 69-5-1106 - Assessments become liens.
- 69-5-1107 - Bonds.
- 69-5-1108 - Proceeds of bond sale.
- 69-5-1109 - Map of district.
- Part 12 - Subdistricts
- Part 13 - Districts by Mutual Consent