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Chapter 157

Fla. Stat. ch. 157

Drainage by Counties

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