Bayou Meto Drainage District v. Ingram

The drainage district which is the appellant in this action is one formed in Lonoke County under the general statutes of the State providing for what is commonly termed the alternative system of drainage districts. Crawford & Moses’ Digest, §§ 3607 et seq. The organization included a large area in Lonoke County for drainage purposes, and provided for the construction of a main ditch or canal running in a south-, easterly direction and emptying into the stream called Bayou Meto near the southeastern boundary of the county. Bayou Meto was to be the outlet for the flow of water from the end of…