STATE STATUTES & CODES

NORTH CAROLINA STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 156 - Drainage.

• § 156-1. Supplemental proceeding.
• § 156-2. Petition filed; commissioners appointed.
• § 156-3. Duty of commissioners.
• § 156-4. Report and confirmation; easement acquired; exceptions.
• § 156-5. Width of right-of-way for repairs.
• § 156-6. Right of owner to fence; entry for repairs.
• § 156-7. Earth for construction of dam; removal of dam.
• § 156-8. Earth from canal removed or leveled.
• § 156-9. No drain opened within 30 feet.
• § 156-10. Right to drain into canal.
• § 156-11. Expense of repairs apportioned.
• § 156-12. Notice of making repairs.
• § 156-13. Judgment against owner in default; lien.
• § 156-14. Subsequent owners bound.
• § 156-15. Amount of contribution for repair ascertained.
• § 156-16. Petition by servient owner against dominant owner.
• § 156-17. Commissioners to examine lands and make report.
• § 156-18. Cost of repairs enforced by judgment.
• § 156-19. Obstructing canal or ditch dug under agreement.
• § 156-20. Right of dominant owner to repair.
• § 156-21. Canal maintained for seven years presumed a necessity; drainage assessments declared liens.
• § 156-22. Supplemental assessments to make up deficiency; vacancy appointments of assessment jurors.
• § 156-23. Easement of drainage surrendered.
• § 156-24. Obstructing drain cut by consent.
• § 156-25. Protection of canals, ditches, and natural drains.
• § 156-26. Procedure upon agreement.
• § 156-27. Recovery for benefits; payment of damages.
• § 156-28. Notice to landowners; assessments made by viewers.
• § 156-29. Report filed; appeal and jury trial.
• § 156-30. Confirmation of report.
• § 156-31. Payment in installments.
• § 156-32. Petition filed; board appointed; refusal to serve misdemeanor.
• § 156-33. Duty of board; refusal to comply with their requirements misdemeanor.
• § 156-34. Report filed.
• § 156-35. Owners to keep ditch open.
• § 156-36. Compensation of board.
• § 156-37. Petition filed in superior court.
• § 156-38. Commissioners appointed; report required.
• § 156-39. Surveyor employed.
• § 156-40. Confirmation of report.
• § 156-41. Proprietors become a corporation.
• § 156-42. Organization; corporate name, officers and powers.
• § 156-43. Incorporation of canal already constructed; commissioners; reports.
• § 156-44. Shares of stock annexed to land.
• § 156-45. Shareholders to pay assessments.
• § 156-46. Payment of dues entitles to use of canal.
• § 156-47. Rights of infant owners protected.
• § 156-48. Compensation for damage to lands.
• § 156-49. Dissolution of corporation.
• § 156-50. Laborer's lien for work on canal.
• § 156-51. Penalty for nonpayment of assessments.
• § 156-52. Corporation authorized to issue bonds.
• § 156-53. Payment of bonds enforced.
• § 156-54. Jurisdiction to establish districts.
• § 156-55. Venue; special proceedings.
• § 156-56. Petition filed.
• § 156-57. Bond filed and summons issued.
• § 156-58. Publication in case of unknown owners.
• § 156-59. Board of viewers appointed by clerk.
• § 156-60. Attorney for petitioners.
• § 156-61. Estimate of expense and manner of payment; advancement of funds and repayment from assessments.
• § 156-62. Examination of lands and preliminary report.
• § 156-63. First hearing of preliminary report.
• § 156-64. Notice of further hearing.
• § 156-65. Further hearing, and district established.
• § 156-66. Right of appeal.
• § 156-67. Condemnation of land.
• § 156-68. Complete survey ordered.
• § 156-69. Nature of the survey; conservation and replacement of fish and wildlife habitat; structures to control and store water.
• § 156-70. Assessment of damages.
• § 156-70.1. When title deemed acquired for purpose of easements or rights-of-way; notice to landowner; claim for compensation; appeal.
• § 156-71. Classification of lands and benefits.
• § 156-72. Extension of time for report.
• § 156-73. Final report filed; notice of hearing.
• § 156-74. Adjudication upon final report.
• § 156-75. Appeal from final hearing.
• § 156-76. Compensation of board of viewers.
• § 156-77. Account of expenses filed.
• § 156-78. Drainage record.
• § 156-78.1. Municipalities.
• § 156-79. Appointment and organization under original act.
• § 156-80. Name of districts.
• § 156-81. Appointment and organization under amended act.
• § 156-81.1. Treasurer.
• § 156-82. Validation of election of members of drainage commission.
• § 156-82.1. Duties and powers of the board of drainage commissioners.
• § 156-82.2. Appointment of drainage commissioners.
• § 156-82.3. Validation of previous actions.
• § 156-83. Superintendent of construction.
• § 156-84. Letting contracts.
• § 156-85. Monthly estimates for work and payments thereon; final payment.
• § 156-86. Failure of contractors; reletting.
• § 156-87. Right to enter upon lands; removal of timber.
• § 156-88. Drainage across public or private ways.
• § 156-89. Drainage across railroads; procedure.
• § 156-90. Notice to railroad.
• § 156-91. Manner of construction across railroad.
• § 156-92. Control and repairs by drainage commissioners.
• § 156-93. Construction of lateral drains.
• § 156-93.1. Maintenance assessments and contracts; engineering assistance, construction equipment, etc.; joint or consolidated maintenance operations; water-retardant structures; borrowing in anticipa
• § 156-93.2. Proceedings for improvement, renovation and extension of canals, structures and equipment.
• § 156-93.3. Extension of boundaries.
• § 156-93.4. Coordination of proceedings under §§ 156-93.2 and 156-93.3.
• § 156-93.5. Assessments and bonds for improvement, renovation, enlargement and extension.
• § 156-93.6. Rights-of-way and easements for existing districts.
• § 156-93.7. Existing districts may act together to extend boundaries within watershed.
• § 156-94. Total cost for three years ascertained.
• § 156-95. Assessment and payment; notice of bond issue.
• § 156-96. Failure to pay deemed consent to bond issue.
• § 156-97. Bonds issued.
• § 156-97.1. Issuance of assessment anticipation notes.
• § 156-98. Form of bonds and notes; excess assessment.
• § 156-99. Application of funds; holder's remedy.
• § 156-100. Sale of bonds.
• § 156-100.1. Sale of assessment anticipation notes.
• § 156-100.2. Payment of assessments which become liens after original bond issue.
• § 156-100.3. Sinking fund.
• § 156-101. Refunding bonds issued.
• § 156-102. Drainage bonds received as deposits.
• § 156-103. Assessment rolls prepared.
• § 156-104. Application of amendatory provisions of certain sections; amendment or reformation of proceedings.
• § 156-105. Assessment lien; collection; sale of land.
• § 156-106. Assessment not collectible out of other property of delinquent.
• § 156-107. Sheriff in good faith selling property for assessment not liable for irregularity.
• § 156-108. Receipt books prepared.
• § 156-109. Receipt books where lands in two or more counties.
• § 156-110. Authority to collect arrears.
• § 156-111. Sheriff to make monthly settlements; penalty.
• § 156-112. Duty of treasurer to make payment; penalty.
• § 156-113. Fees for collection and disbursement.
• § 156-114. Conveyance of land; change in assessment roll; procedure.
• § 156-115. Warranty in deed runs to purchaser who pays assessment.
• § 156-116. Modification of assessments.
• § 156-117. Subdistricts formed.
• §§ 156-118 through 156-120. Repealed by Session Laws 1961, c. 614, s. 11.
• § 156-121. Redress to dissatisfied landowners.
• § 156-122. Increase to extinguish debt.
• § 156-123. Proceedings as for original bond issue.
• § 156-124. No drainage assessments for original object may be levied on property when once paid in full.
• § 156-124.1. Repealed by Session Laws 1961, c. 614, s. 11.
• § 156-125. Adjustment by board of commissioners authorized.
• § 156-126. Extension of adjusted installments.
• § 156-127. Special fund set up; distribution of collections.
• § 156-128. Approval of adjustments by Local Government Commission.
• § 156-129. Amount of assessments limited; reassessments regulated.
• § 156-130. Drainage commissioners to make statements.
• § 156-131. Annual report.
• § 156-132. Penalty for failure.
• § 156-133. Auditor appointed; duties; compensation.
• § 156-134. Duties of the auditor.
• § 156-135. Construction of drainage law.
• § 156-135.1. Investment of surplus funds.
• § 156-136. Removal of officers.
• § 156-137. Local drainage laws not affected.
• § 156-138. Punishment for violating law as to drainage districts.
• § 156-138.1. Acquisition and disposition of lands; lease to or from federal or State government or agency thereof.
• § 156-138.2. Meaning of "majority of resident landowners" and "owners of three fifths of land area."
• § 156-138.3. Notice.
• § 156-138.4. Procedures to be followed in connection with drainage projects that involve channelization.
• § 156-139. Cleaning and draining of streams, etc., under supervision of governmental agencies.
• § 156-140. Tax levy.
• § 156-141. Article applicable to certain counties only.

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