69-5-1002 - Proceedings after reports of viewers Assessment of lands. - Tennessee Statutes

69-5-1002. Proceedings after reports of viewers Assessment of lands.

(a)  When the viewers have so reported, each of the county courts shall proceed as provided in other cases in parts 1 and 2 of this chapter until the point is reached to appoint commissioners to make assessments and apportion them as to the lands affected, when the county court of the county in which the larger or largest percent of the land lies to be assessed or affected, shall appoint two (2) of the commissioners, one (1) of these appointees to be a competent engineer, and the other county court, or courts, shall appoint one (1) of the commissioners each, the commissioners so appointed to have the same qualifications as provided in part 3 of this chapter.

(b)  When so appointed, the commissioners shall, as soon as practicable, meet at some convenient place to be designated by the county clerk of the county, the court of which has appointed two (2) of the commissioners, one (1) being an engineer, and shall then proceed to assess the lands in such district, and apportion the assessments in the same manner as provided in part 3 of this chapter where such district lies wholly in one (1) county, and shall report in like manner, and shall file a copy of their report with the clerk of each county having lands within such improvement district.

(c)  When such commissioners have so reported, each of such county courts shall proceed as to the reports and in levying assessments, as provided by part 3 of this chapter, in cases of districts lying in one (1) county only.

[Acts 1909, ch. 185, § 30; Shan., § 3871a117; Code 1932, § 4346; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 70-1502; T.C.A. § 69-6-1002.]