- (1) The superintendent may open or construct drains and ditches for making and preserving roads and highways, doing as little injury as may be possible to the adjoining land.
- (2) Any person who stops or obstructs any drain or ditch so constructed forfeits the sum of $50, to be recovered by the superintendent or board of county commissioners in a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
- (3) Any person aggrieved by the act of the superintendent may make a written complaint to the board, which, if it finds the complaint valid, may pay damages out of the county road fund.
History: En. Sec. 5-307, Ch. 197, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 32-3007.