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 COUNTY DITCHES Continued. 



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Meaning of Word "Ditch," etc 444* x* 



When Ditch Benefits a Road .'..'.'!.'.'.'.'.'.'.' 4449 84 



Application for County Ditch; Bond 445(3 34 



Montgomery County Commissioners Authorized to Pro- 

 tect Against Dangerous Waters (4450-1) 84 



Petition What to Contain and Bond 4451 84 



Notice of Filing of Petition, etc ] 4451a 84 



Hearings by Commissioners ' ' 445^ 35 



When Commissioners Find Against Improvement 4453 85 



Finding for Improvement: Survey and Plat 4454 85 



Engineer Must Report Assessment, etc., of Cost of 



Dftches 44 r lf e oet 



What the Plat Shall Show ,.'.] 4455 86 



Commissioners May Change Apportionment 4459 86 



Apportionment of Assessment by Auditor, etc 4459a 86 



Re-apportionment by County Commissioners 44596 87 



Application for Compensation and Damages, etc 4460 87 



Commissioners to Fix Compensation and Damages 4461 87 



Exceptions Before Commissioners in Proceedings to Es- 

 tablish County Ditch 4462 88 



Who May Appeal to the Probate Court, etc 4463 88 



Hearing of Preliminary Questions 4464 89 



When Jury to be Drawn and Venire 4465 89 



How Panel to be Filled 4466 89 



How Jury to be Sworn 4467 90 



View by and Trial to the Jury 4468 90 



Form of Verdict 4469 90 



Transcript to be Sent to County Commissioners 4470 90 



Costs When Jury Find for Improvement 4472 90 



Costs When Probate Court Confirms Assessment 4473 91 



Several Appeals to be Tried Together 4474 91 



When and How Commissioners to Sell Out Work 4475 91 



Sale of Work When Cost is Estimated at $500 or More 



per Mile 4475a 91 



Providing for Inspection of Drain Tile (4475-1) 91 



Sale , Bonds of Bidders , etc 4476 92 



County Ditches; Supervision of Work, Payment of Con- 

 tractors 4477 92 



When Contract for Ditch not Completed; Proceedings 



in Case of Damages 4478 92 



Commissioners to Make Assessments on Benefited Lands 4479 93 



Assessments for County Ditches; How Collected, etc 4480 93 



Assessments When County Bonds are to be Issued 4481 94 



Form of Such Bonds 4482 94 



A Municipal Corporation May Present a Petition 4483 94 



Whole or Part of Municipality May be Considered a 



Single Tract 4484 94 



Notice of Municipal Authorities and Proceedings There- 

 after 4485 94 



Penaltks Against Officers for Neglect of Duty 4487 95 



Application W T hen Ditch in More than One County...'.. 4488 95 



Joint County Ditches; Apportionment of Cost 4488a 95 



When Change^ of Route is Authorized 4489 96 



Collection of Taxes or Assessments not to be Enjoined. .. 4490 96 



How far Proceedings may be Declared Void 4491 96 



An Old Ditch may be Repaired in Same Proceeding 97 



When Township Trustees may Apply for Ditch 4493 97 



Commissioners shall require Surveyor or Enganeer to give 



Bond 4494 97 



Commissioners may require Bridge or Culvert to be En- 

 larged 4495 97 



Commissioners may Vacate a Ditch 4499 98 



When Ditch becomes Public Watercourse 4500 98 



General Levy for Ditch Fund. Procedings when Com- 

 pensation r Damages Awarded, etc 4501 99 



Duties f Commissioners when Awards are Made 4501o 99 



Bonds, how Paid '. 4501fr 99 



