LAWS RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. 



establishing 1 such levee, and shall apportion the payment of the same 

 equitably among the parties to be benefited thereby, and prescribe the 

 time within which the assessment shall be paid, and render judgment 

 therefor, to be collected as other judgments; and the judge shall, if 

 requested, prepare for the use of the party making the request a brief 

 statement in writing, describing briefly his apportionment of the levee, 

 together with the length, height, width, and slope of the same, the amount 

 of costs assessed against such party, and the expense of perf orrrimg" the 

 work apportioned to such party, when to be paid, and by what time the 

 work shall be completed. 



SEC. 4596. [Meaning of the word "levee" in this chapter.] The 

 word "levee," in this chapter, shall be understood to embrace and include,, 

 with or without being specially mentioned in the petition for a main 

 levee, any side, lateral, or spur levee, or levees necessary to be constructed 

 to secure the objects and purposes for which any main levee may be 

 made. 



SEC. 4597. [Changes in route authorized.] The court may, irt 

 making the final order, on the recommendation of the viewers and engi- 

 neer, or of the jury, alter or change the termini and route of a proposed 

 levee, from that set forth in the petition, so as more effectually to secure 

 the objects and purposes of the original petition, if the compensation for 

 lands appropriated is not affected thereby. 



SEC. 4598. [When another viewer or engineer appointed.] If 



a viewer or the engineer die, resign, or refuse, or neglect to perform the 

 duties required of him, the court shall forthwith appoint an eligible 

 person to fill his place who shall qualify and perform the duties the same 

 as if originally appointed. 



SEC. 4599. [When riprapping to be done.] If it be found neces- 

 sary by the court to protect such levee from being washed away by high 

 waters or freshets, that any portion of the same should be riprapped or 

 otherwise protected by stone or timber, in its final order, it may direct: 

 additional work to be done, particularly describing its kind and char- 

 acter, and the particular place and the sections on which the same shall 

 be done. 



SEC. 45990. [Court may order construction of flood-gate, etc.] 



If it be found necessary by the court to construct, erect, build and operate- 

 any flood-gate or flood-gates, pump or pumps, elevator or elevators along 

 any portion of said levee for the purpose of draining- the lands benefited 

 by said levee, in its final order it may direct the same to be done, par- 

 ticularly describing its kind and character and the place or places and: 

 locality or localities on which the same shall be done. 



SEC. 45996. [Assessments for operating expenses of flood gate,, 

 pump, elevator, etc.] There shall be levied and assessed according 

 to benefits, each year, upon all the lands benefited by any particular 

 levee, a sum sufficient to defray the operating expenses of any flood- 

 gate, pump or elevator, or for the purpose of defraying the expense of 

 any repair or improvement of the same or of any levee and for all con- 

 tingent expenses. 



SEC. 4599^. [County levee committee; appointment; term; va- 

 cancy.] The probate judge, upon application of a majority of the per- 

 sons interested in a levee now constructed, or that may hereafter be 

 constructed under this chapter, shall appoint three competent freeholders 



