Florida § 157.27 Proceedings for making repair to drains, etc

Florida Statutes

§ 157.27 — Proceedings for making repair to drains, etc

Florida § 157.27

TitleXI

Ch. 157DRAINAGE BY COUNTIES

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Fla. Stat. § 157.27 (2026).

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When it shall be made to appear to the board of county commissioners of any county that any such ditch, drain or canal within said county is in need of repair, that fact shall be entered upon the minutes of said board and published in at least one issue of a newspaper published in said county in and with the minutes of said board, and unless good cause to the contrary shall be shown by one or more interested owners of land to be taxed for said purpose, at the next regular meeting of the board, an order may be entered directing such repairs to be made.

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When it shall be made to appear to the board of county commissioners of any county that any such ditch, drain or canal within said county is in need of repair, that fact shall be entered upon the minutes of said board and published in at least one issue of a newspaper published in said county in and with the minutes of said board, and unless good cause to the contrary shall be shown by one or more interested owners of land to be taxed for said purpose, at the next regular meeting of the board, an order may be entered directing such repairs to be made.