North Carolina

Part 2.

Article 2.

Article 4.

Article 6.

Article 7.

Article 7A.

Article 7B.

Article 8.

Article 9.

Article 10.

Article 11.

Chapter 156.

§ 156-2. Petition filed; commissioners appointed.

§ 156-3. Duty of commissioners.

§ 156-4. Report and confirmation; easement acquired; exceptions.

§ 156-5. Width of right-of-way for repairs.

§ 156-6. Right of owner to fence; entry for repairs.

§ 156-7. Earth for construction of dam; removal of dam.

§ 156-8. Earth from canal removed or leveled.

§ 156-9. No drain opened within 30 feet.

§ 156-10. Right to drain into canal.

§ 156-11. Expense of repairs apportioned.

§ 156-12. Notice of making repairs.

§ 156-13. Judgment against owner in default; lien.

§ 156-14. Subsequent owners bound.

§ 156-15. Amount of contribution for repair ascertained.

§ 156-16. Petition by servient owner against dominant owner.

§ 156-17. Commissioners to examine lands and make report.

§ 156-18. Cost of repairs enforced by judgment.

§ 156-19. Obstructing canal or ditch dug under agreement.

§ 156-20. Right of dominant owner to repair.

§ 156-21. Canal maintained for seven years presumed a necessity; drainage assessments declared liens.

§ 156-22. Supplemental assessments to make up deficiency; vacancy appointments of assessment jurors.

§ 156-23. Easement of drainage surrendered.

§ 156-24. Obstructing drain cut by consent.

§ 156-25. Protection of canals, ditches, and natural drains.

§ 156-27. Recovery for benefits; payment of damages.

§ 156-28. Notice to landowners; assessments made by viewers.

§ 156-29. Report filed; appeal and jury trial.

§ 156-30. Confirmation of report.

§ 156-31. Payment in installments.

§ 156-33. Duty of board; refusal to comply with their requirements misdemeanor.

§ 156-34. Report filed.

§ 156-35. Owners to keep ditch open.

§ 156-36. Compensation of board.

§ 156-38. Commissioners appointed; report required.

§ 156-39. Surveyor employed.

§ 156-40. Confirmation of report.

§ 156-41. Proprietors become a corporation.

§ 156-42. Organization; corporate name, officers and powers.

§ 156-43. Incorporation of canal already constructed; commissioners; reports.

§ 156-45. Shareholders to pay assessments.

§ 156-46. Payment of dues entitles to use of canal.

§ 156-47. Rights of infant owners protected.

§ 156-48. Compensation for damage to lands.

§ 156-49. Dissolution of corporation.

§ 156-50. Laborer's lien for work on canal.

§ 156-51. Penalty for nonpayment of assessments.

§ 156-52. Corporation authorized to issue bonds.

§ 156-53. Payment of bonds enforced.

§ 156-55. Venue; special proceedings.

§ 156-56. Petition filed.

§ 156-57. Bond filed and summons issued.

§ 156-58. Publication in case of unknown owners.

§ 156-59. Board of viewers appointed by clerk.

§ 156-60. Attorney for petitioners.

§ 156-61. Estimate of expense and manner of payment; advancement of funds and repayment from assessments.

§ 156-62. Examination of lands and preliminary report.

§ 156-63. First hearing of preliminary report.

§ 156-64. Notice of further hearing.

§ 156-65. Further hearing, and district established.

§ 156-66. Right of appeal.

§ 156-67. Condemnation of land.

§ 156-68. Complete survey ordered.

§ 156-69. Nature of the survey; conservation and replacement of fish and wildlife habitat; structures to control and store water.

§ 156-70. Assessment of damages.

§ 156-70.1. When title deemed acquired for purpose of easements or rights-of-way; notice to landowner; claim for compensation; appeal.

§ 156-71. Classification of lands and benefits.

§ 156-72. Extension of time for report.

§ 156-73. Final report filed; notice of hearing.

§ 156-74. Adjudication upon final report.

§ 156-75. Appeal from final hearing.

§ 156-76. Compensation of board of viewers.

§ 156-77. Account of expenses filed.

§ 156-78. Drainage record.

§ 156-78.1. Municipalities.

§ 156-80. Name of districts.

§ 156-81. Appointment and organization under amended act.

§ 156-81.1. Treasurer.

§ 156-82. Validation of election of members of drainage commission.

§ 156-82.1. Duties and powers of the board of drainage commissioners.

§ 156-82.2. Appointment of drainage commissioners.

§ 156-82.3. Validation of previous actions.

§ 156-84. Letting contracts.

§ 156-85. Monthly estimates for work and payments thereon; final payment.

§ 156-86. Failure of contractors; reletting.

§ 156-87. Right to enter upon lands; removal of timber.

§ 156-88. Drainage across public or private ways.

§ 156-89. Drainage across railroads; procedure.

§ 156-90. Notice to railroad.

§ 156-91. Manner of construction across railroad.

§ 156-92. Control and repairs by drainage commissioners.

§ 156-93. Construction of lateral drains.

§ 156-93.3. Extension of boundaries.

§ 156-93.4. Coordination of proceedings under §§ 156-93.2 and 156-93.3.

§ 156-93.5. Assessments and bonds for improvement, renovation, enlargement and extension.

§ 156-93.6. Rights-of-way and easements for existing districts.

§ 156-93.7. Existing districts may act together to extend boundaries within watershed.

§ 156-95. Assessment and payment; notice of bond issue.

§ 156-96. Failure to pay deemed consent to bond issue.

§ 156-97. Bonds issued.

§ 156-97.1. Issuance of assessment anticipation notes.

§ 156-98. Form of bonds and notes; excess assessment.

§ 156-99. Application of funds; holder's remedy.

§ 156-100. Sale of bonds.

§ 156-100.1. Sale of assessment anticipation notes.

§ 156-100.2. Payment of assessments which become liens after original bond issue.

§ 156-100.3. Sinking fund.

§ 156-101. Refunding bonds issued.

§ 156-102. Drainage bonds received as deposits.

§ 156-103. Assessment rolls prepared.

§ 156-104. Application of amendatory provisions of certain sections; amendment or reformation of proceedings.

§ 156-105. Assessment lien; collection; sale of land.

§ 156-106. Assessment not collectible out of other property of delinquent.

§ 156-107. Sheriff in good faith selling property for assessment not liable for irregularity.

§ 156-108. Receipt books prepared.

§ 156-109. Receipt books where lands in two or more counties.

§ 156-110. Authority to collect arrears.

§ 156-111. Sheriff to make monthly settlements; penalty.

§ 156-112. Duty of treasurer to make payment; penalty.

§ 156-113. Fees for collection and disbursement.

§ 156-114. Conveyance of land; change in assessment roll; procedure.

§ 156-115. Warranty in deed runs to purchaser who pays assessment.

§ 156-116. Modification of assessments.

§ 156-117. Subdistricts formed.

§§ 156-118 through 156-120.

§ 156-121. Redress to dissatisfied landowners.

§ 156-122. Increase to extinguish debt.

§ 156-123. Proceedings as for original bond issue.

§ 156-124. No drainage assessments for original object may be levied on property when once paid in full.

§ 156-124.1. Repealed by Session Laws 1961, c.

§ 156-126. Extension of adjusted installments.

§ 156-127. Special fund set up; distribution of collections.

§ 156-128. Approval of adjustments by Local Government Commission.

§ 156-129. Amount of assessments limited; reassessments regulated.

§ 156-131. Annual report.

§ 156-132. Penalty for failure.

§ 156-133. Auditor appointed; duties; compensation.

§ 156-134. Duties of the auditor.

§ 156-135.1. Investment of surplus funds.

§ 156-136. Removal of officers.

§ 156-137. Local drainage laws not affected.

§ 156-138. Punishment for violating law as to drainage districts.

§ 156-138.1. Acquisition and disposition of lands; lease to or from federal or State government or agency thereof.

§ 156-138.2. Meaning of "majority of resident landowners" and "owners of three fifths of land area."…

§ 156-138.3. Notice.

§ 156-138.4. Procedures to be followed in connection with drainage projects that involve channelization.

§ 156-140. Tax levy.

§ 156-141. Article applicable to certain counties only.

SUBCHAPTER II.

SUBCHAPTER III.

SUBCHAPTER IV.