Delaware § 4117 Petition for formation of a tax ditch; assistance of Division of Watershed Stewardship

Delaware Statutes

§ 4117 — Petition for formation of a tax ditch; assistance of Division of Watershed Stewardship

Delaware § 4117

JurisdictionDelaware

Title7

PartAgricultural and Soil Conservation; Drainage and Reclamation of Lowlands

Ch. 41DRAINAGE OF LANDS AND MANAGEMENT OF WATERS; TAX DITCHES

Subch.Formation of Tax Ditch; Procedure

This text of Delaware § 4117 (Petition for formation of a tax ditch; assistance of Division of Watershed Stewardship) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Delaware primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 7, § 4117 (2026).

Text

(a)Whenever 1 or more of the owners of any lands desire their lands to be drained or protected from flooding, or the waters of their lands to be managed they may present a petition for the formation of a tax ditch to the Superior Court of the county in which all or the major portion of the area involved is located, through the board of supervisors of the soil conservation district of the county.

(b)The services of the Division of Watershed Stewardship shall be available to assist the landowners in the preparation of such petitions.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) Whenever 1 or more of the owners of any lands desire their lands to be drained or protected from flooding, or the waters of their lands to be managed they may present a petition for the formation of a tax ditch to the Superior Court of the county in which all or the major portion of the area involved is located, through the board of supervisors of the soil conservation district of the county.

(b) The services of the Division of Watershed Stewardship shall be available to assist the landowners in the preparation of such petitions.

Legislative History

48 Del. Laws, c. 151, § 7 ; 7 Del. C. 1953, § 4117; 50 Del. Laws, c. 276, § 8 ; 59 Del. Laws, c. 560, § 2 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 246, §§ 10, 11 ; 77 Del. Laws, c. 430, §§ 8, 9