Commissioners of Boone's Pond Mutual Drainage District v. O'Daniel

Boone’s Pond Mutual Drainage District was organized and a system of drainage constructed many years ago. In 1914 a further improvement was constructed, for which an assessment amounting to $15,389.50 was levied. A part of this assessment remained uncollected on account of errors in the spreading of it. In 1917 an act was passed by the legislature to authorize the levying of special assessments upon lands, railroads, public highways and municipal corporations situate within any drainage district so as to provide the funds necessary to pay the cost of construction, for benefits which shall have…