Florida Chapter 157 — Drainage By Counties

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Fla. Stat. § 157.01— Public ditch, drain or canal
Fla. Stat. § 157.02— Action on petition by county commissioners
Fla. Stat. § 157.03— Commissioners to appoint committee; report of plans and estimate; letting contract; right-of-way for drains
Fla. Stat. § 157.04— Bond required before letting contract
Fla. Stat. § 157.05— Work done under supervision of committee; when completed, report to commissioners; payments
Fla. Stat. § 157.06— Committee to view land before letting contract; assessment; hearing complaints; collection of tax
Fla. Stat. § 157.07— Where cost of construction exceeds estimated cost commissioners to assess difference
Fla. Stat. § 157.08— Assessments; validation
Fla. Stat. § 157.09— Compensation of committee
Fla. Stat. § 157.10— Application to lateral ditches
Fla. Stat. § 157.11— Lateral drains may be established; commissioners may enlarge district or widen any drain; cost; proviso
Fla. Stat. § 157.12— Duty of bond trustees to borrow money to pay interest on bonds until collection of first assessment; may issue notes; notes and bonds lien against lands; committee may issue notes
Fla. Stat. § 157.13— Use of surplus of bond proceeds
Fla. Stat. § 157.14— Owner may pay whole tax in one sum; county commissioners may make new assessments where former assessments found illegal; time in which assessments may be questioned in collateral proceedings
Fla. Stat. § 157.15— County commissioners may issue bonds to pay scrip; decrease of assessment
Fla. Stat. § 157.16— Enlarging drains and assessing cost
Fla. Stat. § 157.17— Assessment to maintain drains
Fla. Stat. § 157.18— Awarding contract for enlarging or repairing drains
Fla. Stat. § 157.19— Where actual cost exceeds estimated cost; additional work; assessment for same
Fla. Stat. § 157.20— Appointment of committee to view work and make assessments; report to commissioners; form of assessment
Fla. Stat. § 157.21— Enlargement of drains; appointment of committee; report to commissioners; letting contract; contractor’s bond; payments; assessment
Fla. Stat. § 157.22— Repairing drains; appointment of committee; report to commissioners; contract; bond; assessment
Fla. Stat. § 157.23— Objections to report of committee fixing assessments; notice; hearing; equalization; assessments; collection by tax collector
Fla. Stat. § 157.24— Commissioners may issue interest-bearing scrip against land to borrow money or pay for work; lien on land assessed
Fla. Stat. § 157.25— Compensation of committee; irregular assessment corrected
Fla. Stat. § 157.26— Repair and maintenance of drains under supervision of county commissioners
Fla. Stat. § 157.27— Proceedings for making repair to drains, etc
Fla. Stat. § 157.28— Awarding contracts for repair; approval
Fla. Stat. § 157.29— Levy of tax for maintaining and repairing drains; assessment and collection of tax; sale of land for unpaid taxes
Fla. Stat. § 157.30— Reassessment of lands where attempt to establish ditch or canal irregular
Fla. Stat. § 157.31— Notice of reassessment for drainage
Fla. Stat. § 157.32— Reviewing complaints and making assessment against property benefited
Fla. Stat. § 157.33— Issuance of scrip to take up former scrip or bonds
Fla. Stat. § 157.34— Reassessments to have effect as original assessment
Fla. Stat. § 157.35— Assessments conclusive after lapse of 6 months
Fla. Stat. § 157.36— Adjustment of drainage tax liens