The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11

to drain any lots, lands. public or cor
porate roads or railroads, but no such inn
provement shall be located unless q snffi-
cient outlet is first found to exist. When
the improvement benefits any road or
railroad, the owner OF such, whether L be
township, county, state. town or COM
pRny, shall pay a proper share OF
the cost OF the ditch. A
petition for drain must be
signed by at least ten owuers Of
property TO be benefited: and bond of
at least $50 per mile shall be given TO Sc
cure COSTS in case the petition is not
granted. The commissioners shall appoint
viewers who shall report on the route of
said ditch, the property benefited and APP
portion the expense OF construction TO
each parcel of land, within thirty days
after making said survey and level. The
auditor shall fix day for hear
ing at the next term of the
board. II the commissioners do not
then approve the report OF the viewers
they may go upon the premises them
selves and make an apporiionment; ap-
peal iies to the circnit court. II no appeal
is taken, the commissioners may sell the
construction of the ditch in such parcels
as they see fit aud purchasers shall give
bond for the faithful performance OF the
work. No bid shall be entertained whicn
exceeds the estimated value OF the work.
Work shall begin at the outlet AMI be
finished within a year at faTthest
OF the date OF letting; the
working section nearest the outlet shall
be completed ct least two DAYS before the
section next above it; the contractor shall
be liable on his bond for all delaya. Each
owner of land NAV construct that part of
the ditch spportioned to him. a Job not
completed on time may be sold 70 the
lowest bidder without notice. When the
working sections of the improvement are
let, and the costs and expenses of con-
struction and all compensation and
damages ascertained, the commits
sioners shall meet and determine at
what time aGd in what number OF assess
meuts they will require the same TO be
paid; they shall also issue the bonds of
the county in denominations of not less
than 500, based on such assessments, to
raise the money necessary 10 pay such
costs and expenses, and such bonds may
be issued Tor a term OF years, in series, not
exceeding twenty years, at rate OF inter
est not exceeding 6 per cent. per annum,
payable seui-annually. Such assessment
shall constitute first and paramount lien
upon the real property assessed in the
The board OF commissioners may issue
bonds at 6 per cent. and sell them to meet
the expense OF constructing any ditch,
which bonds shall mature at intervals
from two totwenty years; and assessments
shall be so made rs 10 meet these bonds
az they como due. Any engineer, auditor
or commissioner who refuses TO perform
his duty shall be fined SIS for each re-
fusal. bitches may be dug in two or
more counties by joint action OF all the
boards OF commissioners. The viewers,
other than ditch commissioners, whose
per diem is fixed by law, shall
each receive - per day. The surveyor or
engineer shall be allowed s. per day for
the time actually employed by him.
Each chairman, aXman and rodman Sl.25
per day. For printing. 30 cents per
square for first Insertion, and - cents for
each additional insertion, actual printed
matter, nonparei estimate. The fees for
the clerk, sheriff and witnesses sha | be the
same as allowed them bv law Tor like
services in civil cases in the circuit court.
The county auditor ehall receive for filing
each paper connected with the case, three
cents; for issuing each summons and
subpoena, twenty cents; for each affidavit,
ten cents; swearing each witness. five
cents: for approving and filing each bond,
twenty-five cents; for recording or copy
ING, for each one hundred words lfour
figures counting one word. ten cents;