Rosselot v. Greene & Lawrence Drainage District
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lawrence Circuit Court, Western District ; D. H. Coleman, Judge; Appellant’s lands were relieved of further assessment by the chancery decree. The sum paid by him was in full of all assessments and the decree is a bar to all further assessments. Act 318 Acts 1911, § 20, p. 886. The decree does not support appellant’s contention.
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Appeal from Lawrence Circuit Court, Western District ; D. H. Coleman, Judge; Appellant’s lands were relieved of further assessment by the chancery decree. The sum paid by him was in full of all assessments and the decree is a bar to all further assessments. Act 318 Acts 1911, § 20, p. 886. The decree does not support appellant’s contention. The assessment was merely for the construction of the ditches, but the Act expressly provides for further assessments for cleaning out the ditches, etc. Act 318, Acts 1911, § 20, etc.
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
This is an appeal from the judgment of the circuit court affirming the judgment of the county court extending an improvement tax against the property of appellant for cleaning out the ditches in the Greene and Lawrence Drainage District. The drainage district was organized under Special Act 318 of 1911. See the Special Acts of 1911, p. 886. The Act contains thirty-two sections and provides in detail for the construction of said drainage district in Greene and Lawrence Counties. Section 20 provides that the district shall not cease to exist for the purpose of preserving the same, or keeping…
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