Mississippi § 51-31-75 - Lateral ditches to be laid out.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 51-31-75 — Lateral ditches to be laid out., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 51-31-75. Lateral ditches to be laid out.
After the construction of said system of main ditches for said drainage district, all landowners in said district may construct branch or lateral drains, either open or tile, leading into said ditches and thereby drain their respective lands into said main outlet. In case any two or more landowners desiring to construct a branch or lateral ditch or drain to drain their lands cannot agree upon the just proportion to be borne by each, any one of them may petition the commissioners to lay out a branch ditch leading to and draining their lands; and the commissioners may proceed to lay out the same by giving notice and making assessments on the land in said subdistrict in the same manner in which they are herein required to give for the organization of the main district and assessment of the property benefited thereby.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 51-31-75 ("Lateral ditches to be laid out.") 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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