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Chapter 268

Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. ch. 268

Drainage And Reclamation Act Of 1918

Commonwealth of Kentucky

268.010Definitions.268.015Compliance with KRS 65A.010 to 65A.090.268.020County may establish district.268.160Election of board -- Qualifications -- Bond -- Officers -- Powers.268.170Office and meetings of the board -- Records -- Reports -- Expenses.268.180Board levies preliminary tax -- Purpose -- Collection -- Surplus to district fund.268.190Attorney for board -- Duties -- Assistants.268.200Superintendent of drainage -- Assistants -- Duties -- Bond -- Expenses.268.210Compensation of officers and employees -- Selection of treasurer.268.220Treasurer acts for all boards in county -- Bond -- Audit of books -- Statement of accounts -- Issue and form of warrant -- Interest on unpaid warrants.268.230Record of proceedings of the board.268.240Board to keep account of time and expenses -- Apportionment -- Annual report of officers.268.250Chief engineer -- Powers and duties -- Report -- Compensation of engineers.268.260Plan for reclamation -- Board appoints appraisers -- Duties -- Oath -- Election of chairman.268.270Appraisers' work and report on benefits and damages -- Cost of improvement.268.280Notice of hearing on appraisers' report -- Form.268.290Determination of correctness of appraisers' report -- Proceeding to abandon improvement -- Action of board -- Appeal.268.320Benefits assessed to certain property -- Passage of title to district.268.330Board may borrow money.268.340Computation of minimum district assessment -- District interest assessment -- Maximum district assessment.268.350Drainage assessment record form -- District assessment table.268.360Copies of assessment record filed with clerk -- Clerk's notice -- Determination of objection -- Final order.268.370Board may issue bonds -- Terms -- Use of proceeds -- Duties of treasurer -- Bond -- Duties of county clerk -- Warrants for payment.268.380Cost of improvements not to include interest charges -- Assessed enhanced value conclusive as to benefits.268.390Seal of board on assessment record -- Notice and payment of assessments -- Determination as to bond issue.268.400District assessment register -- Preparation by secretary -- Sheriff receipts register -- Copies to counties in district.268.410Board certifies to sheriff amount of installment due -- Form of certificate -- Collector's drainage assessment book.268.420Collection of assessments by sheriff -- Fee -- Returns to treasurer -- Delinquency penalty -- Sale of assessment lien claims.268.430Treasurer may receive payment of assessments -- Certification of unpaid assessments -- Collection not defeated by irregularity.268.440Payment in advance of full assessment levied.268.450Board may defer payment of assessment -- Interest installments to cover cost of bonds.268.460Board may abate change in date of collecting assessment.268.470Board may levy maintenance assessment -- Terms -- Purpose -- How recorded -- Collection.268.480Owners may maintain improvements -- Credit slip for work done -- Terms -- Use.268.490Lien for assessments -- Rank.268.500Subsequent owner's privity -- Apportionment of assessment.268.510Board may make improvements, control water power -- Condemn property.268.515Power of condemnation.268.520Board may construct or let contract for improvement -- Bond -- Supervision by chief engineer.268.530Board to build bridges and culverts -- May charge cost to corporation acting under franchise or cause corporation to construct.268.540Construction -- Payment of cost and maintenance of bridge over drain crossing right-of-way of railroad or other franchise corporation.268.550Drain crossing public highway -- When county constructs bridge or culvert.268.560Natural drain into which public drain empties to be under board -- Removal of obstructions in public drain.268.570Owner may use drain as outlet -- May condemn intervening land.268.580Owner to pay for damage to improvement caused by him -- No person to obstruct improvement.268.590Board may amend plan for reclamation so as to provide for additional improvements -- May levy additional assessments.268.600Court, upon petition, may extend district -- Amend plan for reclamation -- Appoint appraisers -- Notice.268.610Hearing on petition to amend plan -- Duties of clerk after judgment -- Compensation -- Order of appraisal -- Costs.268.620Use of other improvements or property in plan to prevent overflow.268.630Improvements of other authorities not affected -- Joint use -- Appropriations by county or city to aid district.268.640Distribution of funds on dissolution of district.268.650Discontinuance of improvement.268.990Penalties.