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SC Code § 49-19-600 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-600. Compensation and expenses of supervisors.

 The members of the board shall receive their actual expenses incurred in attending the meetings of the board and for attending any business for and in behalf of the district. Any such expense account shall be audited by the board before payment but the board shall receive no compensation for their services unless the landowners at the annual meeting shall determine to pay a compensation which in no event shall exceed five dollars per day for the time actually engaged in work for the district and five cents per mile for mileage not to exceed one hundred miles actually traveled. Mileage, if allowed, shall in no case exceed one hundred miles and shall be in lieu of all other expenses in attending sessions of the board; provided, however, that if the secretary be a member of the board he shall be entitled to compensation as provided in Section 49-19-730.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-450; 1952 Code Section 18-450; 1942 Code Section 6163; 1932 Code Section 6163; Civ. C. '22 Section 3217; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-610 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-610. Appointment of chief engineer; assistants.

 Within thirty days after organizing, the board of supervisors shall appoint a chief engineer, who may be an individual, copartnership or corporation and who shall engage such assistants as the board of supervisors may approve.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-451; 1952 Code Section 18-451; 1942 Code Section 6164; 1932 Code Section 6164; Civ. C. '22 Section 3218; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-620 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-620. Bond of chief engineer.

 Such chief engineer shall enter into a bond with good surety, in a sum to be named by the board, conditioned that he will faithfully and honestly perform all the duties required of him by the supervisors and deliver to his successor all instruments, papers, maps, documents and other things that may have come into his hands by virtue of his employment. The bond and the surety thereon shall be approved by the board.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-452; 1952 Code Section 18-452; 1942 Code Section 6164; 1932 Code Section 6164; Civ. C. '22 Section 3218; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-630 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-630. Duties and powers of chief engineer.

 The chief engineer shall have control of the engineering work in the district and he may, whenever he deems it necessary, confer with the Chief Engineer of this State or the State Department of Administration and he may, by and with the consent of the board of supervisors, consult any eminent engineer or engineers and obtain his or their opinion and advice concerning the reclamation of lands in the district.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-453; 1952 Code Section 18-453; 1942 Code Section 6164; 1932 Code Section 6164; Civ. C. '22 Section 3218; 1920 (31) 663.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
SC Code § 49-19-640 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-640. Annual report of chief engineer.

 The chief engineer shall make a report in writing to the board of supervisors once every twelve months and oftener if the board shall so require.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-454; 1952 Code Section 18-454; 1942 Code Section 6165; 1932 Code Section 6165; Civ. C. '22 Section 3219; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-650 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-650. District treasurer; appointment, duties, and compensation.

 The board of supervisors in any drainage district shall select and appoint some competent person as treasurer of such district who shall receive and receipt for all the drainage taxes collected by the county treasurer or treasurers and shall also receive and receipt for the proceeds of all tax sales made under the provisions of this chapter. The district treasurer shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the board of supervisors.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-455; 1952 Code Section 18-455; 1942 Code Section 6181; 1932 Code Section 6181; Civ. C. '22 Section 3235; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-660 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-660. Bond of district treasurer.

 The district treasurer shall give bond in such amount as shall be fixed by the board of supervisors, conditioned that he will well and truly account for and pay out, as provided by law, all moneys received by him as taxes from the county treasurer or treasurers and the proceeds from tax sales for delinquent taxes and from any other source whatever for the account of the district. Such bond shall be signed by at least two sureties or by some surety or bonding company approved and accepted by the board of supervisors and such bond shall be in addition to the bond for the proceeds of sales of bonds required in Section 49-19-2150. The bond shall be placed and remain in the custody of the president of the board of supervisors and shall be kept separate from all papers in the custody of the secretary or district treasurer.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-456; 1952 Code Section 18-456; 1942 Code Section 6181; 1932 Code Section 6181; Civ. C. '22 Section 3235; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-670 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-670. Attorney for district.

 The board of supervisors within thirty days after organizing shall employ an attorney to act for the district and to advise the board. Such employment shall be evidenced by an agreement in writing which, as far as possible, shall specify the amount to be paid to the attorney for all services and expenses. Such attorneys shall conduct all legal proceedings and suits in court when the district is a party or interested and shall in all legal matters advise the board of supervisors and all officers, employees or agents of the district and board and generally look after and attend to all matters of a legal nature for the board and district. When the board may deem it necessary they may, by and with the advice of their attorney and under the like terms and conditions as above set forth employ another attorney or attorneys.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-457; 1952 Code Section 18-457; 1942 Code Section 6183; 1932 Code Section 6183; Civ. C. '22 Section 3237; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-680 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-680. Overseers for maintenance.

 For the purpose of preserving any ditch, drain, dyke, levee or other work constructed or erected under the provisions of this chapter the board of supervisors may appoint an overseer or overseers of the district who shall hold their positions at the will of the board. Such overseer or overseers shall keep the canals, ditches, drains, levees, dykes and other works of the district in good repair, remove all obstructions from canals, ditches, drains or watercourses within or without the district that may affect the works of the district and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the supervisors.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-458; 1952 Code Section 18-458; 1942 Code Section 6195; 1932 Code Section 6195; Civ. C. '22 Section 3249; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-690 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-690. Officers and employees subject to removal.

 The board of supervisors may at any time remove any officer, attorney, chief engineer or other employee appointed or employed by the board.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-459; 1952 Code Section 18-459; 1942 Code Section 6202; 1932 Code Section 6202; Civ. C. '22 Section 3256; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-700 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-700. Offices; supplies.

 The board of supervisors shall furnish the secretary and the district treasurer with necessary office room, furniture, stationery, maps, plats, typewriter and postage.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-460; 1952 Code Section 18-460; 1942 Code Section 6181; 1932 Code Section 6181; Civ. C. '22 Section 3235; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-710 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-710. Deputy secretary or treasurer.

 The secretary and the district treasurer, or either of them, may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the board of supervisors, one or more deputies as may be necessary.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-461; 1952 Code Section 18-461; 1942 Code Section 6181; 1932 Code Section 6181; Civ. C. '22 Section 3235; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-720 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-720. Records of board of supervisors.

 The board of supervisors of any district organized under this chapter shall cause to be kept a well-bound book entitled "Record of Board of Supervisors of __________ District" in which shall be recorded minutes of all meetings, proceedings, certificates, bonds given by all employees and any and all corporate acts. Such record shall at all times be open to the inspection of anyone interested, whether taxpayer or bondholder.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-462; 1952 Code Section 18-462; 1942 Code Section 6184; 1932 Code Section 6184; Civ. C. '22 Section 3238; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-730 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-730. Compensation of district officers and employees and county and court officers.

 The board of supervisors, except when otherwise provided, shall by resolution at the time of hiring or appointing provide for the compensation for work done and necessary expense incurred by any officer, engineer, attorney or other employee and shall also pay the fees, per diem and necessary expenses of all court and county officers who may by virtue of this chapter render service to the district. The ordinary fee statute shall not apply to services rendered under this chapter by any county officer but each such officer shall receive only a reasonable compensation for services actually rendered, which shall be fixed by the court in which the proceeding is pending, except when otherwise provided in this chapter. The drainage district or petitioners for such corporations may prepare, write or print all copies of petitions, writs, orders and decrees or other papers and furnish them to the clerk or other officer for his use and in such event the officer shall be entitled to receive as compensation for issuing such writs and copies of petitions, decrees, orders or other papers only the reasonable value of the services actually rendered.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-463; 1952 Code Section 18-463; 1942 Code Section 6192; 1932 Code Section 6192; Civ. C. '22 Section 3246; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-910 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-910. Survey and report of engineers.

 The chief engineer and the other engineers shall make all necessary surveys of the land within the boundary lines of the district as described in the petition and of all lands adjacent thereto that will be improved or reclaimed in part or in whole by any system of drainage that may be outlined and adopted. And the engineers shall make a report in writing to the board of supervisors, with maps and profiles of the surveys, which shall contain a full and complete plan for draining and reclaiming the lands described in the petition or adjacent thereto from overflow or damage by water, with the length, width and depth of such canals, ditches, dykes or levees or other works that may be necessary in conjunction with any canals, drains, ditches, dykes, levees or other works theretofore constructed or built by any other person or that may be in process of construction that may be necessary or which can be advantageously used in such plan for reclamation and also an estimate of the costs of carrying out and completing the plan of reclamation, including the cost of superintending the same and all incidental expenses in connection therewith. Such maps and profiles shall also indicate so far as necessary the physical characteristics of the lands and the location of any public roads, railroads and other rights of way, roadways and other property or improvements located on such lands.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-471; 1952 Code Section 18-471; 1942 Code Section 6164; 1932 Code Section 6164; Civ. C. '22 Section 3218; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-920 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-920. Action on engineer's report.

 Upon receipt of the final report of the engineer concerning the surveys made of the lands contained in the district organized and the lands adjacent thereto and plans for reclaiming such lands the board of supervisors shall adopt such report or any modification thereof approved by the chief engineer, after consulting with him or someone representing him, and thereafter such adopted report shall be the plan for draining or reclaiming such lands from overflow or damage by waters and it shall, after such adoption, be known and designated as the "Plan of Reclamation." The plan shall be filed with the secretary of the board of supervisors and by him copied into the records of the district.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-472; 1952 Code Section 18-472; 1942 Code Section 6165; 1932 Code Section 6165; Civ. C. '22 Section 3219; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-930 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-930. Appointment of appraisal commissioners; quorum.

 Within twenty days after the adoption of the Plan of Reclamation, the secretary of the board of supervisors shall prepare and transmit a certified copy thereof to the clerk of the court of common pleas organizing the drainage district and at such time the board of supervisors shall file with the clerk a petition asking the judge of the court to appoint three commissioners to appraise the lands within and without the district to be acquired for rights of way, holding basins and other drainage works of the district and to assess benefits and damages accruing to all lands in the district by reason of the execution of the Plan of Reclamation. Immediately after the filing of such petition the judge of the court, either in open court or at chambers within or without the county or counties in which the lands of the district lie shall, by an order, appoint three commissioners, who shall be freeholders residing within this State and who shall not be landowners in the district, nor of kin within the fourth degree of consanguinity to any person owning land in the district. A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum and shall control the action of the board on all questions.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-473; 1952 Code Section 18-473; 1942 Code Section 6167; 1932 Code Section 6167; Civ. C. '22 Section 3221; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-940 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-940. First meeting of appraisal commissioners.

 The clerk, upon the filing of such order of appointment, shall notify each of the commissioners of his appointment by written or printed notice and in such notice he shall state the time and place for the first meeting of the commissioners. The secretary of the board of supervisors or his deputy shall attend such meeting and shall furnish to the commissioners a complete list of the lands covered by the petition or adjacent thereto that will be affected by carrying out and putting into effect the Plan of Reclamation and the names of the owners of such lands as shown in the petition and the decree of the court incorporating the district. The secretary shall also furnish to the commissioners a copy of the Plan of Reclamation with the maps and profiles in his office.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-474; 1952 Code Section 18-474; 1942 Code Section 6168; 1932 Code Section 6168; Civ. C. '22 Section 3222; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-950 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-950. Oath and organization of appraisal commissioners.

 The commissioners at such meeting, or within ten days thereafter, shall each take and subscribe an oath that they will impartially discharge their duties as such commissioners and make a true report of the work done by them. The commissioners shall also at such meeting elect one of their own number as chairman. The secretary of the board of supervisors or his deputy shall be ex officio secretary of the board of commissioners during their continuance in office.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-475; 1952 Code Section 18-475; 1942 Code Section 6168; 1932 Code Section 6168; Civ. C. '22 Section 3222; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-960 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-960. Duties of appraisal commissioners.

 Immediately after qualifying, as provided in Section 49-19-950, the commissioners shall begin their duties. They may at any time call upon the attorney of the district for legal advice and information relative to their duties and the chief engineer or one of his assistants shall accompany the commissioners when engaged in the discharge of their duties and shall render his opinion in writing when called for. The commissioners shall proceed to view the premises and determine the value of all lands, within or without the district, to be acquired and used for rights of way, holding basins or other works set out in the Plan of Reclamation. They shall assess the amount of benefits and the amount of damages also, if any, that will accrue to each tract or lot of land according to ownership, public highways, railroads and other rights of way from carrying out and putting into effect the Plan of Reclamation theretofore adopted.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-476; 1952 Code Section 18-476; 1942 Code Section 6169; 1932 Code Section 6169; Civ. C. '22 Section 3223; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-970 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-970. Considerations in assessing benefits.

 The commissioners in assessing the benefits to lands, public highways, railroads and other rights of way not traversed by such works and improvements as provided for in the Plan of Reclamation shall not consider what benefits will be derived by such property after other ditches, improvements or other plans for reclamation shall have been constructed but they shall assess only such benefits as will be derived from the construction of the works and improvements set out in the Plan of Reclamation or as the same may afford an outlet for drainage or protection from overflow of such property. The commissioners shall give due consideration and credit to any other canal, drain, ditch, dyke, levee or other system of reclamation which may have already been constructed and which affords partial or complete protection to any tract or parcel of land in the new district. The public highways, railroads and other rights of way shall be assessed according to the increased physical efficiency and decreased maintenance cost of roadways by reason of the protection to be derived from the proposed works and improvements.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-477; 1952 Code Section 18-477; 1942 Code Section 6169; 1932 Code Section 6169; Civ. C. '22 Section 3223; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-980 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-980. Appraisal commissioners may not change Plan of Reclamation.

 The commissioners shall have no power to change the Plan of Reclamation.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-478; 1952 Code Section 18-478; 1942 Code Section 6169; 1932 Code Section 6169; Civ. C. '22 Section 3223; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-990 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-990. Report of appraisal commissioners.

 The board of commissioners shall prepare a report of their findings which shall be arranged in tabular form the columns of which shall be headed as follows: Column one, "Owner of property assessed"; column two, "Description of property assessed"; column three, "Number of acres assessed"; column four, "Amount of benefits assessed"; column five, "Amount of damages assessed"; column six, "Number of acres to be taken for rights of way, holding basins, etc."; and column seven, "Value of property to be taken." They shall also, by and with the advice of the engineer of the district, estimate the cost of the works set out in the Plan of Reclamation. The estimate shall include the cost of property required for rights of way, holding basins and other works and damages and the probable expense of organization and administration, as estimated by the board of supervisors, and shall tabulate the same. The report shall be signed by at least a majority of the commissioners and filed in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas organizing such drainage district. The secretary of the board of supervisors or his deputy shall accompany the commissioners while engaged in their duties and shall perform all clerical work for the board. He shall also, under the advice, supervision and direction of the attorney for the district, prepare their report.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-479; 1952 Code Section 18-479; 1942 Code Section 6169; 1932 Code Section 6169; Civ. C. '22 Section 3223; 1920 (31) 663.
SC Code § 49-19-1000 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 19 - Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act|Section 49-19-1000. Compensation and expenses of appraisal commissioners.

 The board of commissioners shall report to the board of supervisors the number of days each have been employed and the actual expenses incurred. Each commissioner shall be paid a per diem for his services and necessary expenses in addition thereto.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 18-480; 1952 Code Section 18-480; 1942 Code Section 6169; 1932 Code Section 6169; Civ. C. '22 Section 3223; 1920 (31) 663.