MCL - 40-1956-20.

THE DRAIN CODE OF 1956 (EXCERPT)
Act 40 of 1956
Chapter 20.
INTRACOUNTY DRAINS; PUBLIC CORPORATIONS.
Document Type Description
Section 280.461 Section Definitions.
Section 280.462 Section County drains; public health, assessment against public corporations.
Section 280.463 Section Petition to locate, establish, and construct county drain; determination; filing and contents of petition; notice; certified copy of resolution; authorizing execution; order of determination.
Section 280.464 Section Drainage board; creation; members; disqualification; compensation, mileage, and expenses; county drain commissioner as chairperson; minutes, records, and files; requirements for substantive actions and determinations.
Section 280.465 Section Meeting of drainage board; notice; affidavit of mailing; quorum; adjournment; action by board; signing of orders.
Section 280.466 Section Drainage board; first meeting, notice.
Section 280.467 Section Drainage board; tentative determinations; naming drain and drainage district; composition of district; objections; notice of hearing; final order of determination; eliminating or adding public corporation.
Section 280.468 Section Plans, specifications, and estimate of cost; approval, adoption, and filing; route of drain; apportionment of costs; designation of area to be served; assumption of additional cost; altering and supplementing proceedings.
Section 280.469 Section Objections to apportionments; notice of hearing; confirmation or readjustment of apportionments; notice of rehearing; final order of apportionment.
Section 280.470 Section Drainage board; lands and rights of way, condemnation; procedure, federal government participation; costs.
Section 280.471 Section Drainage board; contracts with federal government or corporations; bids.
Section 280.472 Section Funds; county treasurer, deputies; bonds; expenditures.
Section 280.473 Section Special assessment roll; preparation; estimated or actual costs; annual installments; interest; advance payment; altering and supplementing proceedings.
Section 280.474 Section Special assessment roll; contents; approval; statement; certification to assessed public corporation; installments and interest; advances from county funds; notice; deduction; reimbursement; assessments against state; sufficiency of taxes; spreading levy on county tax roll; corrected or supplemental roll; altering and supplementing proceedings.
Section 280.475 Section Statutory or charter tax limitations inapplicable; rate or amount of taxes.
Section 280.476 Section Bonds; issuance; maturity; mandatory redemption; signatures; collection of assessments.
Section 280.477 Section Additional assessment; apportionment.
Section 280.478 Section Drainage board; continuation; responsibility; expenses; relinquishment; moneys, disposition, consent.
Section 280.479 Section Advancements by corporations; reimbursement.
Section 280.480 Section Costs; items.
Section 280.481 Section Assessments against townships and villages.
Section 280.482 Section Improvements or additions to drains for public health.
Section 280.483 Section Certiorari; time; legal establishment of drain.
Section 280.484 Section Procedures; incorporation of other chapters in drainage board orders.
Section 280.485 Section Relief drains.
Section 280.486 Section Drains to which chapter applicable; sufficiency of petition.
Section 280.487 Section Drainage board; absence of members, deputies, vice-chairman.
Section 280.488 Section Additional grant of power; prior projects.
Section 280.489 Section New cities; service of notice on township clerks or de facto city officer.
Section 280.489a Section Land especially benefited by drain project; duties of legislative body; affidavit as conclusive proof of notice; meeting; powers of legislative body; reimbursement for pro rata share of costs.
Section 280.490 Section Land especially benefited by drain project; special assessment; resolution; preparation of special assessment roll; conduct of proceedings; objections; hearing in lieu of meeting; use of special assessment collections; reduction of annual levy; charges.
Section 280.491 Section River, creek or watercourse; petition for inclusion within jurisdiction.
Section 280.492 Section Petition; content, deposit to pay cost; drainage board hearing and notice.
Section 280.493 Section Final order of determination; contents, recording, effect.
Section 280.494 Section Final order of determination; recording effect on private rights.
Section 280.495 Section Assessment of cost; hearing; powers.
Section 280.496 Section Drainage board funds; investment of surplus, interest.
Section 280.497 Section Use or transfer of surplus construction funds; contract with public corporation; provisions of contract; return of surplus construction funds to state transportation department; application of MCL 280.499; definition.
Section 280.498 Section Pollution in county drain; abatement; petition.
Section 280.499 Section Providing amount from surplus construction funds to inspect, repair, and maintain drain; apportioning balance of surplus construction funds to credit of public corporations; use of funds.