Hudson v. Simonson

Hart, J.,

(after, stating the facts). The Legislature has provided for the assessment of benefits upon the land in drainage districts, and the power of determining these benefits is vested in the commissioners. The statute also provides the remedy for the landowners in cases of unequal, irregular or illegal assessments.

Under § 3613 of Crawford & Moses’ Digest the commissioners are made the assessors of benefits and damages. Under § 3615 it is their duty to deposit the assessment with the county clerk, where it shall be kept and preserved as a public record. The section provides that the county…