245.305. Lands subject to overflow may be included in levee district.

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245.305. Lands subject to overflow may be included in levee district.

Lands subject to overflow may be included in levee district.

245.305. Whenever the board of directors of any leveedistrict shall, by petition, show to the county commission orother legislative body of the county in which said levee districtis situated that there are lands in said county which are subjectto overflow, and inundation from the same rivers, crevasses, orbayous as other lands included in said district, and which saidlands are not included in said levee district, and asking thatsaid lands be incorporated in said district, the countycommission or other legislative body shall cause notice to begiven to such landowners requiring them to appear at the nextregular meeting of said commission or other legislative body andshow cause why such lands should not be incorporated into saidlevee district, and at the next regular meeting the commission orother legislative body shall proceed to hear and determine thematter; and if it shall appear that such lands are subject tooverflow and inundation from the same rivers, bayous andcrevasses as the lands in said district, the commission or otherlegislative body shall make an order incorporating such landsinto said levee district, and the assessor shall assess thebenefits to said lands to be derived from the building of leveesconstructed or to be constructed by said levee district, in thesame manner, and the board of equalization shall act upon thesame in the same manner as heretofore provided in sections245.285 to 245.545; provided, that if the owner of any such landsbe a nonresident of the county, he may be notified by registeredmail to the address used by the county assessor for tax purposes.