§ 36-9-27-59 — Construction of drains; remonstrances and objections to petition

Indiana § 36-9-27-59

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 9: TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS
• Ch. 27: Drainage Law

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(a) At least five (5) days before the board's
hearing on a petition to establish a new regulated drain, one (1) or more
persons who own two-thirds (2/3) in the area of the acreage and
fifty-one percent (51%) of the assessed valuation of the land named in
the petition, or that may be affected by an assessment of benefits or
damages, may file with the board a written remonstrance, signed by
each remonstrator, against the construction of the proposed drain.
(b) At least five (5) days before the board's hearing on a petition to
establish a new regulated drain, any person named in the petition as the
owner of land likely to be affected by the proposed drain may object to
any member of the board acting in the proceedings to establish the
drain, if that member has an interest in any of the land described in the
petition. The objection must be in writing, filed with the board, and
verified by the signer.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation:
19-4-2-8.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.101.