Mississippi § 51-31-99 - Reassessment if estimate deficient.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 51-31-99 — Reassessment if estimate deficient., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 51-31-99. Reassessment if estimate deficient.
If, after the first assessment of benefits, which it is estimated will result from the proposed drainage scheme, has been made it develops that on account of additional work done or to be done the benefits to the whole or any part of the district is or will be greater than was originally assessed, the commissioners may proceed to reassess and apportion the benefits so as to correct the same to conform to the benefits to be received. However, the aggregate value of benefits so assessed shall in no event be less than the original assessment. Such additional assessment shall be made in the same manner, under the same requirements, and upon the same notice as is provided for making the original assessment.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 51-31-99 ("Reassessment if estimate deficient.") 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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