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AL Code § 9-9-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 9 - Water Management and Drainage.|Article 1 - Water Management Districts.|Section 9-9-26 - Transmittal of Certified Copy of Water Management Plan to Probate Court; Petition for Appointment of Viewers; Composition, etc., of Board of Viewers; Qualifications and Appointment of Members.

Section 9-9-26Transmittal of certified copy of water management plan to probate court; petition for appointment of viewers; composition, etc., of board of viewers; qualifications and appointment of members. Within 90 days after the adoption of the plan of water management, the secretary of the board of water management commissioners shall prepare and transmit a certified copy thereof to the court of probate of the county in which the district is organized, and at the same time the board of water management commissioners shall file with said court of probate a petition to appoint viewers to appraise the lands within and without said district to be acquired for rights-of-way on the works of improvement of the district and to assess benefits and damages according to all lands in the district and other property by reason of the execution of the plan of water management. Within 30 days after the filing of such petition, the court of probate shall by an order appoint a board of viewers consisting of three viewers who shall be disinterested owners of realty in the county or counties involved. A majority of said viewers shall constitute a quorum and shall control the actions of the board of viewers on all questions. (Acts 1965, No. 685, p. 1246, §19.)
AL Code § 9-9-28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 9 - Water Management and Drainage.|Article 1 - Water Management Districts.|Section 9-9-28 - Notice of Hearing on Report of Board of Viewers.

Section 9-9-28Notice of hearing on report of board of viewers. When the report of the board of viewers is fully completed in accordance with the provisions of this article and filed, the court of probate shall forthwith set a date for hearing said report, not less than 30 days thereafter, and shall give notice thereof by causing publication to be made as hereinafter defined, and the following form shall suffice: "Notice of Filing of Viewers' Report and Hearing Thereon for _______ Water Management District. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested in the following described land and property in _____ County (or Counties), Alabama; (here describe land and property) included within and without _____ water management district, that the board of viewers heretofore appointed to assess benefits and damages to the property and lands situated within and without said water management districts and to appraise the cash value of the land necessary to be taken for rights-of-way for the works of improvement of said district within or without the limits of said district filed its report in this office on the _____ day of _____, 2__ and is hereby notified that you may examine said report and on or before the said day of hearing file exceptions to all or any part thereof as provided by law.   ________________ Probate Judge, of _________ County, Alabama." (Acts 1965, No. 685, p. 1246, §21.)
AL Code § 9-9-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 9 - Water Management and Drainage.|Article 1 - Water Management Districts.|Section 9-9-30 - Appeal From Confirmation of Board of Viewers' Report.

Section 9-9-30Appeal from confirmation of board of viewers' report. Any person aggrieved may within 10 days after the confirmation of the board of viewers' report appeal from the judgment of the court of probate to the circuit court, and upon such an appeal there may be determined either or both of the following: first, whether just compensation has been allowed for property appropriated and second, whether proper damages have been allowed for property prejudicially affected by the improvements. Such appeal shall be taken and prosecuted as now provided by law, which appeal shall be based and heard only upon the exceptions heretofore filed by the complaining party, either as to issue of law or fact, and no additional exceptions shall be considered by the court upon the hearing of the appeal; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize any appellant to stay the proceedings of the district or to prevent progress in the work of construction of any work or improvement; but said district may proceed with said work, and any subsequent proceedings in the circuit court shall affect only the rights and interests of the appellant in property located in such district. (Acts 1965, No. 685, p. 1246, §23.)
AL Code § 9-9-33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 9 - Water Management and Drainage.|Article 1 - Water Management Districts.|Section 9-9-33 - Collection of Taxes on Property Divided, Sold or Transferred.

Section 9-9-33Collection of taxes on property divided, sold or transferred. When any property in a water management district has been divided, sold or transferred, the tax collector may receive taxes levied under this article on a part of any tract, piece or parcel of land or other property and give his receipt accordingly only when the deed or transfer of said property shows the agreed division of said taxes and the approval of the board of water management commissioners of the district. (Acts 1965, No. 685, p. 1246, §26.)
AL Code § 9-9-34 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 9 - Water Management and Drainage.|Article 1 - Water Management Districts.|Section 9-9-34 - Compensation of Tax Collector; Failure of Collector to Make Prompt Payment of Tax to Treasurer.

Section 9-9-34Compensation of tax collector; failure of collector to make prompt payment of tax to treasurer. The tax collector of each county shall retain for his services as collector of taxes for the water management district one half of one percent of the amount he collects of delinquent taxes, penalties and costs. If any tax collector or sheriff shall refuse, fail or neglect to promptly make full payment of the tax, or any part thereof, collected under this article, he shall pay to the treasurer of the district a penalty of 10 percent on account of his delinquency. Said penalty shall at once become due and payable, and both he and his surety shall be liable to the district therefor. (Acts 1965, No. 685, p. 1246, §27.)
AL Code § 9-9-35 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 9 - Water Management and Drainage.|Article 1 - Water Management Districts.|Section 9-9-35 - Payment of Tax to District Treasurer - Required; Records.

Section 9-9-35Payment of tax to district treasurer - Required; records. Any person owning lands and other property assessed for the construction of any works of improvement under the provisions of this article shall have the privilege of paying such tax assessment to the district treasurer on or before a date to be fixed by the board of water management commissioners, notice of which date shall be given by publication in a newspaper published in each county in which lie lands in the district at least 10 days before such fixed date, and the amount to be paid shall be the full amount of the tax levied less any amount added thereto to meet interest. When such tax assessment has been paid, the secretary of the board of water management commissioners shall enter upon the water management tax record opposite each tract for which payment is made the words, "paid in full," and such tax assessment shall be deemed satisfied, and the secretary of the board of water management commissioners shall also make or cause to be made the same entry opposite each tract for which payment is made upon the water management tax record filed with the court of probate of the county in which the property is located; provided, that such payment shall not operate as a release of the lands or other property on which the full amount of taxes has been paid from liability to pay additional taxes upon said lands and other property as provided in this article. (Acts 1965, No. 685, p. 1246, §28.)
AL Code § 9-9-36 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 9 - Water Management and Drainage.|Article 1 - Water Management Districts.|Section 9-9-36 - Payment of Tax to District Treasurer - Failure Deemed Consent to Issuance of Bonds and Waiver of Defenses.

Section 9-9-36Payment of tax to district treasurer - Failure deemed consent to issuance of bonds and waiver of defenses. Each and every person owning land in the district who shall fail to pay to the district treasurer the full amount for which his land is liable, as aforesaid, within the time above specified shall be deemed as consenting to the issuance of water management bonds; and, in consideration of the right to pay his proportion in installments, he thereby waives his right of defense to the payment of any tax which may be levied for the payment of bonds because of any irregularity, illegality or defect in the prior proceedings except in case of an appeal as provided in this article, which is not affected by this waiver. (Acts 1965, No. 685, p. 1246, §29.)
AL Code § 9-9-37 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 9 - Water Management and Drainage.|Article 1 - Water Management Districts.|Section 9-9-37 - Bonds - Issuance.

Section 9-9-37Bonds - Issuance. The board of water management commissioners may issue bonds of the water management district from time to time for an amount equal in the aggregate to the total cost of the improvement including all preliminary organization and administration expenses not heretofore provided for, less such amounts as shall have been paid in cash to the district treasurer. In no case, however, shall the par value of the bonds issued plus such amounts as shall have been paid in cash to the district treasurer exceed 90 percent of the aggregate of benefits assessed against the land or other property. The bonds shall be numbered serially and shall bear interest not to exceed six percent per annum, payable semiannually, and shall mature at annual intervals within 40 years commencing after a period of years not later than five years to be determined by the board of water management commissioners, and said bonds shall be signed by the president of the board of water management commissioners, attested with the seal of said district and by the signature of the secretary thereof, and the interest coupons attached to said bonds may be executed with the facsimile signature of the secretary of said district. It shall, however, be unnecessary to affix the seal of the district to the interest coupons. Bonds issued under this section shall have all the qualities of negotiable paper within the meaning of the law merchant. Said bonds may be prepared at the expense of the district and executed from time to time or at one time and when delivered for value shall be held to the obligations of the district, although executed by officials other than those in office at the time of the delivery for value, provided the officials signing them were in office at the time they signed the bonds. The secretary of the board of water management commissioners shall file in the court of probate in which the water management district was organized a certified copy of the order of the board of water management commissioners authorizing and describing any bonds issued under this section, and the said order shall be recorded in the water management record of said county. This order shall set forth the amount, date, denomination, maturing and number of the bonds to be issued as well as the bond form including the place of payment. Before any of said bonds are delivered for value, the judge of the court of probate shall certify on each bond that a copy of the order authorizing same has been duly recorded in the water management record of said county. It shall be sufficient to say: "This is to certify that a copy of the order of the Board of Water Management Commissioners of _____ Water Management District of _____ County, Alabama, authorizing this bond has been duly recorded in the Water Management Record of _____ County, Alabama _____ Judge of the Court of Probate, _____ County, Alabama." (Acts 1965, No. 685, p. 1246, §30.)
AL Code § 9-9-38 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 9 - Water Management and Drainage.|Article 1 - Water Management Districts.|Section 9-9-38 - Bonds - Sale; Disposition of Proceeds, Etc.

Section 9-9-38Bonds - Sale; disposition of proceeds, etc. The board of water management commissioners may sell the bonds for cash at not less than 95 percent of the par value plus accrued interest and devote the proceeds to the payment of the work as it progresses and to the payment of other expenses of the district provided for in this article and for no other purpose or purposes. The funds of the district derived from the sale of bonds, collection of taxes or any other source shall be placed in any such depositories as may be designated by the board of water management commissioners, and the depositories shall pay into the treasury of the district such rate of interest as may be mutually agreed upon between the depository and the board of water management commissioners; provided, that the rate of interest shall not be less than two percent per annum and that the funds shall be subject to withdrawal at any time by the commissioners for the payment of the obligations of the district. (Acts 1965, No. 685, p. 1246, §31.)
AL Code § 9-9-39 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 9 - Water Management and Drainage.|Article 1 - Water Management Districts.|Section 9-9-39 - Bonds - Payment of Principal and Interest.

Section 9-9-39Bonds - Payment of principal and interest. The principal and interest of bonds issued under this article shall be payable at such place or places as the board of commissioners may designate. At least two weeks before the principal and interest of any bonds are due and payable, it shall be the duty of the treasurer of the water management district to forward to the place of payment named in such bonds an amount sufficient to meet the principal and interest thereon coming due together with the customary fee of such paying back, not to exceed one fourth of one percent. It shall be the duty of the board of water management commissioners in making the annual tax levy as provided in this article to take into account the maturing bonds and interest on all bonds and to make ample provisions in advance for the payment thereof. In case the proceeds of the original tax levy made under the provisions of this article are not sufficient to pay the principal and interest of all the bonds issued thereunder, then the board of water management commissioners shall make such additional levy or levies upon the benefits assessed as are necessary for this purpose and may issue additional bonds in like manner as in the first instance; provided, that the total tax levies, exclusive of maintenance taxes or taxes levied to pay the interest on bonds, shall not exceed 90 percent of the benefits assessed. (Acts 1965, No. 685, p. 1246, §32.)
AL Code § 9-9-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 9 - Water Management and Drainage.|Article 1 - Water Management Districts.|Section 9-9-41 - Bonds of District Employees, Etc.

Section 9-9-41Bonds of district employees, etc. Bonds in behalf of the district for the safekeeping of funds and faithful performance of their respective duties and obligations shall be given by each of the commissioners, the engineer, if any, the attorney, the secretary, the treasurer and all other persons who may handle funds of the district and by such persons, firms or corporations having contracts with the district as the commissioners may require. The amount of the bonds and the sureties of the commissioners shall be subject to the approval of the court of probate. The amount of bonds and the sureties of the treasurer, the attorney, the secretary, the engineer, if any, and the contractors shall be subject to the approval of the board of water management commissioners. All bonds of district officials shall be placed with the court of probate and the bonds of contractors with the secretary of the district. The amount of the bonds of any person who handles district funds or of a collector of district taxes shall be determined by the board of water management commissioners. Sureties on such bonds may be individuals or corporations, and the fees for all bonds required of officers and of other persons handling funds of the district shall be paid by the district as part of administration expenses. (Acts 1965, No. 685, p. 1246, §34.)
AL Code § 9-9-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 9 - Water Management and Drainage.|Article 1 - Water Management Districts.|Section 9-9-43 - Construction of Improvements Under Water Management Plan - Duties of Water Management Engineer; Payment of Contractor.

Section 9-9-43Construction of improvements under water management plan - Duties of water management engineer; payment of contractor. The water management engineer shall have charge of the construction of the plan of water management. He shall make monthly estimates of the amount of work done and shall furnish one copy to the contractor and file the other with the secretary of the board of commissioners, and the commissioners shall within five days after the filing of such estimates meet and direct the secretary to draw a warrant in favor of such contractor for not more than 90 percent of the work done according to the specifications and contract; and, upon the presentation of such warrant, properly signed by the president and secretary, to the treasurer of the district, he shall pay the amount due thereon. When the work is fully completed and accepted by the water management engineer, he shall make an estimate for the whole amount due, including the amounts withheld on previous monthly estimates, which shall be paid from the water management fund as provided in this section. In case the water management district installs the works of improvement with the assistance of some organization or agency, engineering services may be furnished by the cooperating organization or agency as set out above, with any additional duties being performed as required due to the two groups working together. (Acts 1965, No. 685, p. 1246, §36.)
AL Code § 9-9-44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 9 - Water Management and Drainage.|Article 1 - Water Management Districts.|Section 9-9-44 - Construction of Improvements Under Water Management Plan - Default of Contractor.

Section 9-9-44Construction of improvements under water management plan - Default of contractor. If any contractor to whom said work shall have been let shall fail to perform the same according to the terms specified in his contract, the board of water management commissioners may declare the contract forfeited and shall have a right of action against the contractor and the sureties on his bond for the amount of damage sustained by it. (Acts 1965, No. 685, p. 1246, §37.)
AL Code § 9-9-45 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 9 - Water Management and Drainage.|Article 1 - Water Management Districts.|Section 9-9-45 - Construction of Improvements Under Water Management Plan - Contractor's Right of Entry Upon Lands, Etc.

Section 9-9-45Construction of improvements under water management plan - Contractor's right of entry upon lands, etc. In the construction of the works of improvement, the contractor shall have the right to enter upon the lands necessary for this purpose and the right to remove private or public bridges or fences and to cross private lands in going to or from the work. In case the right-of-way of the improvement is through timber, the owner thereof shall have the right to remove it if he so desires before the work of construction begins. (Acts 1965, No. 685, p. 1246, §36.)
AL Code § 9-9-46 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 9 - Water Management and Drainage.|Article 1 - Water Management Districts.|Section 9-9-46 - Cost of Construction, etc., of Bridges and Culverts When Public Ditch, Drain or Watercourse Crosses Public Highway.

Section 9-9-46Cost of construction, etc., of bridges and culverts when public ditch, drain or watercourse crosses public highway. Where any public ditch, drain or watercourse established under the provisions of this article crosses a public highway at the intersection of such highway with a natural watercourse or swale through which water flows during a period of high water, the cost of bridges or of repairing or enlarging existing bridges and culverts or of constructing new ones shall be borne by the county in which such bridges are located or by such other authority as is required by law to maintain such highway so intersected, and such bridges or culverts shall thereafter be maintained by such county or other authorities. Where any public ditch, drain or watercourse established under the provisions of this article crosses a public highway at a point where such highway does not intersect a natural watercourse or swale, the cost of constructing the new bridge required shall be borne by the water management district, and such bridge or culvert shall thereafter be maintained by and at the expense of the county or such other authority required by law to maintain such highway so intersected. (Acts 1965, No. 685, p. 1246, §39.)