The record-union., 1893-02-06

take office on the first Monday of Janu
airy following and hold Office for two
years thereafter and until their successors
are elected and qualified.
In case of a vacancy in the Office of Di-
rector, the vacancy shall be filed by ap-
pointment by the State Board of Public
Works; in case of a vacancy in the Office
of Treasurer, the vacancy shall be filed
by appointment OF the Board of Directors.
1t shall be the duty of the State Board
of Public Works to devise, plan and esti-
mate the cost of works necessary for any
drainage district organized under the pro-
visions of this Act, such as canals, sluices
and cuts for the control of water, channel
enlargements, artificial Waterways and
cuts. and every other class and kind of
work that will be necessary to reduce,
prevent or control the inundation of the
land of the district liable to injury from
overflow; provided, that the works
planned by the State Board of Public
Works for drainage purposes for such
district shall be such as shall not injure
the usefulness of navigable waters as
commercial highways. The State Board
of Public Works shall also make or cause
to be made all surveys and examinations
necessary to devise, plan, locate and esti-
mate the cost of these works, and shall
also make or cause to be made all surveys
and examinations to determine the
amount of waterways which should be
provided in different portions Of the
district for the passage and control of all
waters. The State Board of Public Works
and its agents and employees shall have
the right to enter upon any land to make
surveys, and may locate the necessary
drainage works, and the line for any ca
nal or canals, and the necessary branches
for the same, on any lands that may be
deemed best for such location.
As soon as the plans and estimates of
cost of the drainage works of the drainage
district are completed by the State Board
of Public Works. they shall transmit a
certified copy of the same to the Board of
Directors of the district.
The Board of Directors of such drainage
district shall have the power, and it shall
be their duty, to manage and conduct the
business and affairs of the district, make
and execute all necessary contracts for
carrying out and performing the work
required by the plans certified to them
by the State Board of Public Works;
provided, however, that said work must
be executed subject to the approval of the
State Board of Public Works; appoint
and employ such engineers, surveyors,
attorneys and employees as it may deem
necessary and proper. The Board of
Directors of such drainage district shall
have the power to acquire, either by pur-
chase or condemnation, or other legal
means, all land, rights of way and other
property necessary for the construction,
use, maintenance, repair and improve
ment of all drainage district works. All
claims against the district for any work
done by contract or otherwise, and all
liabilities of any kind or description,
shall be presented to the Board of Di-
rectors, by them audited, and, if found
correct, allowed.
The Secretary shall keep correct min
utes, and shall publish, under the direc-
ton of the Board of Directors, in July of
each year, a statement of all claims al
lowed.
In the Board of Directors is vested the
power to take conveyances or other as
surances for all property acquired, and
to institute and maintain all actions and
proceedings, suits in law or in equity, to
carry out the provisions of the Act
The Board of Directors in each drainage
district must annually. before the first
Monday in March, make an estimate of
the proposed expenditures for the district
for the ensuing twelve months, which
shall be based on estimates made by the
State Board of Public Works, of the
amounts of money necessary to be ex-
pended by said district for district works
and purposes. The estimate thus made
by the Board of Directors of such drain
age district must include all the estimated
expenses for collection of assessments in
the district, for the general management
of the affairs of the district, for the
amount proposed to be expended for
construction of district works and pur-
poses for the said ensuing twelve months,
and including an allowance of fifteen per
cent. for delinquencies and reductions by
equalization. Said estimates shall be
transmitted to the State Board of Public
Works on or before the first Monday of
April of each year. Based upon the
estimated expenses thus reported to the
State Board of Public Works, ASSESS
ments must be levied by three Commits
sioners for each district, who shall be
disinterested persons, citizens of the
State, annually to be appointed by the
State Board of Public Works. Such
Commissioners must apportion the'whole
amount to be raised in the district to the
several pieces, parcels. or tracts of land,
or town or city lots, or part thereof, in
such district, proportionate to the whole
estimated expenditures of the district.
and proportionate to the benefits which
will result from said works; and
they shall make list of the charge
assessed against each tract of land, and
town or city lot, or part thereof, therein.
These Commissioners shall be paid for
their services in the same manner as
other employees of the State Board of
Public Works are to be paid.
The Board of Directors shall sit as a
Board of Equalization, and shall certify
that the assessment list has been duly
equalized. Ii, at the expiration of thirty
days, all the assessments have not been
paid, the Board of Directors must COM
mence actions for the collection of such
moneys due, in regular prescribed form.
and if the taxes are not paid, and there is
no other purchaser of the land on which
the taxes are due, then the tract thus
offered shall be struck off to the drainage
district in which the tract is assessed. If
the property is purchased by the district,
it may be sold by the Board of Directors
at such a price not less than the amount
of the judgment and costs, and legal in