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SC Code § 49-19-1010 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1010. Procedure when report assesses benefit or damages to lands not in district.

 In case the report of the commissioners shall contain assessments of benefits and damages to lands not included in the original petition as signed and filed the board of supervisors shall file in the office of the clerk a petition praying that the court grant permission for the extension of the boundary lines of the district so as to embrace all lands that will be benefited, as shown by the report of the commissioners, and after such petition has been filed it shall be proceeded with in accordance with the provisions of this chapter governing the extension of boundary lines of districts.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-481; 1952 Code Section 18-481; 1942 Code Section 6169; 1932 Code Section 6169; Civ. C. '22 Section 3223; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-1020 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1020. Notice of filing of report of appraisal commissioners.

 Upon the filing of the report of the commissioners the clerk of the court of common pleas shall give notice thereof by causing publication to be made once a week for two consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in each county in which there are lands covered by the report, the last publication to be made at least ten days before the day to be named in such notice on which exceptions may be filed.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-482; 1952 Code Section 18-482; 1942 Code Section 6170; 1932 Code Section 6170; Civ. C. '22 Section 3224; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-1030 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1030. Form of notice of filing of report.

 It shall not be necessary for the clerk to name the parties interested but it shall be sufficient to say: Notice of Filing Commissioners' Report For __________ Drainage District. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested in the following described real estate in __________ County (or counties), in the State of South Carolina, viz.: (here give boundaries of district) included within "__________ Drainage District" that the commissioners heretofore appointed to assess benefits and damages to the property and lands situate in said drainage district and to appraise the cash value of the land necessary to be taken for rights of way, holding basins and other works of said district within or without the limits of said district filed their report in this office on the ___ day of __________, 19___, and you and each of you are hereby notified that you may examine said report and file exception to all or any part thereof on or before the first Monday in __________, 19___. First publication __________, 19___ clerk of the court of common pleas, __________ County.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-483; 1952 Code Section 18-483; 1942 Code Section 6170; 1932 Code Section 6170; Civ. C. '22 Section 3224; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-1040 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1040. Exceptions to report; hearing.

 The board of drainage commissioners, the drainage district or any owner of land or other property to be affected and covered by the report may file exceptions to any part or all of the report of the commissioners on or before the date specified therefor in the notice published pursuant to Sections 49-19-1020 and 49-19-1030. All exceptions shall be heard and determined by the court in a summary manner so as to carry out liberally the purposes and needs of the district.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-484; 1952 Code Section 18-484; 1942 Code Section 6171; 1932 Code Section 6171; Civ. C. '22 Section 3225; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-1050 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1050. Dissolution of district if cost adjudged excessive.

 If, after determining the objections made to the commissioners' report, the court shall find that the estimated costs of works and improvements as reported by the board of commissioners or as amended by the court exceed the estimated benefits, the court shall then render its decree declaring the incorporation of the district to be dissolved as soon as all costs incurred, which shall include court costs and all obligations and expenses incurred in behalf of the district by the board of supervisors, shall have been paid and if the uniform tax levied under the provisions of Section 49-19-1210 be found insufficient to pay all such costs the board of supervisors shall make such additional uniform tax levies as will be necessary to pay such deficiency. In estimating the cost of constructing the work and improvements of the district the amount of interest that might accrue upon bonds that may be issued by the board of supervisors under the provisions of this chapter shall not be considered as a part of the cost of construction.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-485; 1952 Code Section 18-485; 1942 Code Section 6191; 1932 Code Section 6191; Civ. C. '22 Section 3245; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-1060 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1060. Decision of court if cost adjudged not excessive.

 If no exceptions are filed or if it is shown upon the hearing of all of the exceptions that the estimated cost of construction of improvements contemplated in the Plan of Reclamation is less than the benefits assessed against the lands in the district the court shall approve and confirm the commissioners' report. But if the court, upon hearing the objections filed, finds that any or all such objections should be sustained it shall order the report changed to conform with such findings and when so changed the court shall approve and confirm such report and enter its decree accordingly. The court shall adjudge and apportion the costs incurred by the exceptions filed and there shall be condemned any land or other property, within or without the boundary lines of the district, that is shown by the report of the commissioners to be needed for rights of way, holding basins or other works or that may be needed for material to be used in constructing the works, following, as nearly as possible, the procedure that is now provided for by law for the appropriation of land and other property taken for railroads.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-486; 1952 Code Section 18-486; 1942 Code Section 6171; 1932 Code Section 6171; Civ. C. '22 Section 3225; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-1070 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1070. Acceptance of assessments of damages; demand for jury.

 Any property owner may accept the assessments of damages in his favor made by the commissioners or acquiesce in their failure to assess damages in his favor and shall be construed to have done so unless he gives the supervisors of the district on or before the time shall have expired for filing exceptions, as heretofore provided, notice in writing that he demands an assessment of his damages by a jury.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-487; 1952 Code Section 18-487; 1942 Code Section 6171; 1932 Code Section 6171; Civ. C. '22 Section 3225; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-1080 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1080. Appeal.

 Any person or party aggrieved may appeal the final judgment of the circuit court in the manner provided by the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-488; 1952 Code Section 18-488; 1942 Code Section 6171; 1932 Code Section 6171; Civ. C. '22 Section 3225; 1920 (31) 663; 1999 Act No. 55, Section 47.
SC Code § 49-19-1090 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1090. Transmittal and filing of decree and report.

 The clerk of the court of common pleas shall transmit a certified copy of the court decree and a copy of the commissioners' report, as confirmed or amended by the court, to the secretary of the board of supervisors of the district. The clerk shall also transmit a certified copy of the decree and that part of the report affecting land in each county to the clerk of the court of common pleas of each county having lands in the district or covered by the report, where it shall be filed and become a permanent record. Each such clerk shall receive a fee of one dollar for receiving, filing and preserving such decree and report.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-490; 1952 Code Section 18-490; 1942 Code Section 6171; 1932 Code Section 6171; Civ. C. '22 Section 3225; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-1210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1210. Assessment for preliminary expenses.

 The board of supervisors of any drainage district organized under the provisions of this chapter may, as soon as they have organized as provided under Section 49-19-580 or at any time before the adoption of the Plan of Reclamation, levy a uniform assessment, hereinafter called a tax, of not exceeding fifty cents per acre upon each acre of land within such drainage district, as defined in the petition and decree incorporating the district, to be used for the purpose of paying expenses incurred or to be incurred in organizing the district, making surveys of the district and assessing benefits and damages and to pay other expenses necessarily incurred as may be estimated by the board and chief engineer before the funds to pay the total cost of the works and improvements of the district are available. In case the boundary lines of the district be extended under the provisions of Sections 49-19-2510 to 49-19-2550 so as to include lands not covered by the petition the same uniform assessment shall be made on such other lands as soon as they shall have been annexed and included in the district.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-501; 1952 Code Section 18-501; 1942 Code Section 6166; 1932 Code Section 6166; Civ. C. '22 Section 3220; 1920 (31) 663; 1924 (33) 1124.
SC Code § 49-19-1220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1220. Time for payment of assessment; lien.

 Such tax shall be due and payable as soon as assessed and become delinquent ninety days after the filing of the certificate of such assessment with the county treasurer. It shall become a lien upon the land against which it is assessed from the date of assessment and shall be collected in the same manner as the annual installment of tax.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-502; 1952 Code Section 18-502; 1942 Code Section 6166; 1932 Code Section 6166; Civ. C. '22 Section 3220; 1920 (31) 663; 1924 (33) 1124.
SC Code § 49-19-1230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1230. Disposition of surplus.

 In case the sum received for such assessment exceeds the total cost of items for which it has been levied the surplus shall be placed in the general fund of the district and used to pay costs of construction. But if the incorporation of the district be dissolved, as provided elsewhere in this chapter, the amount of surplus, if there be any, shall be prorated and refunded to the landowners paying such assessments.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-503; 1952 Code Section 18-503; 1942 Code Section 6166; 1932 Code Section 6166; Civ. C. '22 Section 3220; 1920 (31) 663; 1924 (33) 1124.
SC Code § 49-19-1240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1240. Issuance of notes for services.

 The board of supervisors may issue to any person performing work or services or furnishing anything of value in the organization of the district negotiable evidences of debt, bearing interest at not exceeding six per cent.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-504; 1952 Code Section 18-504; 1942 Code Section 6166; 1932 Code Section 6166; Civ. C. '22 Section 3220; 1920 (31) 663; 1924 (33) 1124.
SC Code § 49-19-1250 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1250. Borrowing for preliminary expenses.

 If it shall appear necessary to obtain funds to pay any expense incurred or to be incurred in organizing the district before a sufficient sum can be obtained by the collection of such uniform tax the board of supervisors may borrow a sufficient amount of money to meet emergencies at a rate of interest not exceeding eight per cent per annum and may issue negotiable notes therefor, signed by members of the board, and may pledge any and all assessments made under the provisions of Section 49-19-1210 for the repayment thereof.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-505; 1952 Code Section 18-505; 1942 Code Section 6166; 1932 Code Section 6166; Civ. C. '22 Section 3220; 1920 (31) 663; 1924 (33) 1124.
SC Code § 49-19-1260 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1260. Treating preliminary expense when no preliminary assessment is made.

 If no assessment for such preliminary expense is made such preliminary expense shall be included in the total cost of the works and improvements of the district.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-506; 1952 Code Section 18-506; 1942 Code Section 6166; 1932 Code Section 6166; Civ. C. '22 Section 3220; 1920 (31) 663; 1924 (33) 1124.
SC Code § 49-19-1270 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1270. Excessive or deficient assessments.

 If it be determined that such uniform tax has been paid upon an excess of acreage, as found by the survey constituting a part of the Plan of Reclamation, the amount so paid upon such excess shall be refunded to the person paying it. And if it be determined by such survey that any landowner has been assessed upon a deficiency of acreage when the actual acreage is determined, the assessment shall be made on the difference.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-507; 1952 Code Section 18-507; 1942 Code Section 6166; 1932 Code Section 6166; Civ. C. '22 Section 3220; 1920 (31) 663; 1924 (33) 1124.
SC Code § 49-19-1280 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1280. Refund of assessment.

 If it shall be ascertained and determined that any tract or lot of land or parts thereof upon which the uniform tax authorized and levied as provided in Section 49-19-1210 has been paid will not be benefited by or receive any benefit from the completion of the plan for improvement then the uniform tax so paid upon such tract, lot or part thereof shall be refunded and paid to the person paying it.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-508; 1952 Code Section 18-508; 1942 Code Section 6171; 1932 Code Section 6171; Civ. C. '22 Section 3225; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-1410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1410. Board of supervisors may carry out the Plan of Reclamation.

 The board of supervisors of the district may build, construct, excavate and complete any and all works and improvements which may be needed to carry out, maintain and protect the Plan of Reclamation. To accomplish that end the board of supervisors may employ men and teams and purchase machinery, employ men to operate the same and directly have charge of and construct the works and improvements in such manner as, or by the use of other or more efficient means than, is provided for in the plans adopted. It may, in their discretion, let the contract for such works and improvements either as a whole or in sections and when such contract or contracts are let they shall be advertised and let to the lowest and best bidder who shall give a good and approved bond with ample security, conditioned that he will well and promptly carry out the contract for such work and improvements.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-521; 1952 Code Section 18-521; 1942 Code Section 6172; 1932 Code Section 6172; Civ. C. '22 Section 3226; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-1420 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1420. Contract for improvements.

 The contract shall be in writing and to it shall be attached and made a part thereof complete plans and specifications of the work to be done and improvements to be made under such contract. The plans and specifications shall be prepared by the chief engineer and shall be incorporated in and attached to the contract. The contract shall be prepared by the attorney for the district and approved by the board of supervisors and executed by its president and the contractor in duplicate.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-522; 1952 Code Section 18-522; 1942 Code Section 6172; 1932 Code Section 6172; Civ. C. '22 Section 3226; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-1430 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1430. Chief engineer to be superintendent; reports.

 The chief engineer shall be the superintendent of all the works and improvements and shall at least once each year, and when required, make a full report to the board of all work done and improvements made and make suggestions and recommendations to the board as he may deem proper.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-523; 1952 Code Section 18-523; 1942 Code Section 6172; 1932 Code Section 6172; Civ. C. '22 Section 3226; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-1450 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1450. Payment for lands taken.

 The boards of supervisors of drainage districts organized under this chapter shall not have the right to enter upon or appropriate any land for rights of way, holding basins or other works of the districts until the prices awarded to the owners of such land shall have been paid to such owners or into the hands of the appropriate clerks of the courts of common pleas for the use of such owners. If the sums awarded be not paid within five years from the date of filing the commissioners' reports all proceedings as to the taking of such property for rights of way, holding basins and other works not so paid for shall abate at the cost of the districts. Whenever any land is acquired by any district under the provisions of this chapter and the price of such property has been paid the owner by the district the title, use, possession and enjoyment of such property shall pass from the owner and be vested in the district and subject to its use, profit, employment and final disposition. The price awarded for all lands acquired by any district for rights of way, holding basins or other works and the amount of damages assessed by the board of commissioners and confirmed by the court to any tract or parcel of land or other property in the district shall be paid in cash to the owner thereof or to the clerk of the court for the use of such owner and that portion of any tract or parcel of land not taken for use for the district shall be assessed for the benefits accruing in accordance with provisions of other sections in this chapter.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-525; 1952 Code Section 18-525; 1942 Code Section 6185; 1932 Code Section 6185; Civ. C. '22 Section 3239; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-1460 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1460. Construction and enlargement of bridges.

 All bridges constructed under the provisions of this chapter and all enlargements of bridges already in existence shall be built and enlarged according to and in compliance with the plans, specifications and orders made or approved by the chief engineer of the district.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-526; 1952 Code Section 18-526; 1942 Code Section 6186; 1932 Code Section 6186; Civ. C. '22 Section 3240; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-1470 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1470. Construction or enlargement of bridges when bridge or right of way of corporation affected.

 If any such bridge shall belong to any corporation or be needed over a public highway or right of way of any corporation the secretary of the board of supervisors shall give such corporation notice by delivering to its agent or officer in any county wherein the district is situate a copy of the order of the board of supervisors of the district declaring the necessity for the construction or enlargement of the bridge. A failure to construct or enlarge such bridge within the time specified in such order shall be taken as a refusal to do such work by the corporation and thereupon the board of supervisors shall proceed to let the work of constructing or enlarging the bridge at the expense of the corporation for the cost thereof. Such costs shall be collected by the board of supervisors from the corporation by suit therefor if necessary. But before the board of supervisors shall let such work it shall give some agent or officer of the corporation authorized by the laws of this State to accept service of summons or upon whom service of summons for the corporation might be made at least twenty days' actual notice of the time and place of letting such work. The word "corporation" as used in this section shall include municipal corporations and counties.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-527; 1952 Code Section 18-527; 1942 Code Section 6186; 1932 Code Section 6186; Civ. C. '22 Section 3240; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-1480 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1480. Ditch or lateral crossing public highway.

 Any drainage district may construct and maintain any ditch or lateral provided in the Plan of Reclamation across any of the public highways of this State without proceedings for the condemnation of the highway or being liable for damages therefor. Within ten days after a dredge boat or any other excavating machine shall have completed a ditch across any public highway a bridge shall be constructed and maintained over such drainage ditch where it crosses such highway.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-528; 1952 Code Section 18-528; 1942 Code Section 6186; 1932 Code Section 6186; Civ. C. '22 Section 3240; 1920 (31) 663.