3-33-26. Improvement district; additional duties imposed on
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municipality.
A. Whenever an improvement district has been created and bonds or assignable certificates have been issued to finance the improvement, a municipality shall:
(1)act as agent for the collection of the assessments;
(2)collect the assessments when due;
(3)act as trustee for the benefit of the holders of the bonds or assignable certificates;
(4)annually prepare a statement that shall:
(a)be available for inspection in the office of the municipal treasurer;
(b)reflect the financial condition of the improvement district; and
(c)list all the delinquencies existing at that time; and
(5)institute proceedings to foreclose the assessment lien against any tract or parcel of land that is delinquent in the payment of the assessment or installment of an assessment for a period of more than one year.
B. If more than one improvement district is created, the money from assessments in each district shall be kept in a separate fund and used for the payment of principal and interest of the bonds or assignable certificates outstanding against that improvement district.
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-32-19, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300; 1991, ch. 199, § 17.