Watson v. Beaver Dam Drainage District

Beaver Dam Drainage District was organized, and is operating, under the provisions of Article 2, Title 19, Vol. 4, Mississippi Code 1942, Annotated. The Commissioners adopted a resolution finding that it was necessary for the canal and ditches therein to be cleared of obstructions, extended, widened and deepened in order to preserve the drainage system, and that, to do this work, it was also necessary that the Commissioners borrow $9,000, and that a tax be levied against the lands in the district for the purpose of repaying the borrowed money. They filed a petition in this cause praying that…