Mississippi § 51-29-121 - Assessments to be apportioned when land lies in certain districts.
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§ 51-29-121. Assessments to be apportioned when land lies in certain districts.
Whenever such districts include within their boundaries land already included in an existing drainage district, such land in the existing district shall remain liable for benefits already assessed or that may thereafter be assessed by such existing district, and shall also be liable to be assessed for benefits by the new district as now provided by law; but such land in an existing district may, for any of its improvements used by the new district, be given credit against the assessment of benefits levied by the new district to the amount of its pro rata portion of all the bonded and outstanding indebtedness, including interest to accrue upon such bonds and indebtedness of such existing district.
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Section 51-29-121 ("Assessments to be apportioned when land lies in certain districts.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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