Chapter
Drainage Districts with County Commissioners
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-1— Powers of drainage districts
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-3— Definitions
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-5— General authority of drainage districts
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-7— Exercise of authority
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-9— Selection of county drainage commissioners
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-11— Oath and bond of drainage commissioners
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-13— Compensation of commissioners
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-15— Quorum
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-17— Secretary and treasurer of drainage districts
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-19— Employment of counsel
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-21— Creation of drainage districts on petition
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-23— Jurisdiction of organization
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-25— Notice of petition
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-27— Date of hearing
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-29— Hearing of petitions
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-31— Landowners may sign petition at hearing
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-33— Commissioners to estimate cost
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-35— Proceedings on report of commissioners
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-37— Disposition of report
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-39— Form of court’s order
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-41— District declared organized
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-43— Preliminary expenses
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-45— Assessment roll
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-47— Notice of assessments
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-49— Hearing objections
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-51— Assessments confirmed
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-53— Payment of assessments
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-55— Right of way agreements
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-57— Notice of appraisement by commissioners
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-59— Appraisement hearing
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-61— Levy to provide estimated funds
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-63— Tax levied to meet assessment
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-65— Levy each year to meet bond obligations
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-67— Reassessments in case of underestimates
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-69— Sale of district bonds
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-71— Contracts let to lowest bidder
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-73— Commissioners to construct and maintain drains
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-75— Lateral ditches to be laid out
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-77— Actual damages recoverable
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-79— Jurisdiction of drainage commissioners
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-81— Annual reports
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-83— Commissioners may go on lands
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-85— Ditches already constructed may be used
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-87— Compensation for use of other district drains
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-89— Passing railroads with canal
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-91— Notice and damages
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-93— Railroad may be assessed for benefits
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-95— Drain may cross public road
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-97— Landowners outside of district may use drains
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-99— Reassessment if estimate deficient
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-101— Penalty for injuring drains
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-103— Benefit to county farm
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-105— Jurisdiction of suits
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-107— Master may hear and determine causes; report of findings to chancellor
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-109— Expenses of chancellor and master taxed against district
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-111— Additional bond issue
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-113— Interest rate of additional bonds
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-115— Notice of issue to be published
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-117— Proceedings in rem
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-119— Subdrainage districts authorized
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-121— Notice of subdistrict proceedings
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-123— Creation of subdistrict
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-125— Subdistricts managed by drainage commissioners
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-127— Separate financial account kept for subdrainage district
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-129— Collection of taxes
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-131— Delinquent lands
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-133— Tax lists
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-135— Record of tax sales
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-137— Expiration of redemption period
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-139— District placed under supervisors
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-141— Procedure for districts to come under this chapter
- Miss. Code Ann. § 51-31-143— Drainage law construed