§ 41-3-743 — Duties of secretary and chief engineer; other employees

The secretary shall be custodian of the records of the district
and of its corporate seal, and shall assist the board in such
particulars as it may direct in the performance of its duties.
The secretary shall attest, under the corporate seal of the
district, all certified copies of the official records and files
of the district that may be required of him by this act, or by
any person ordering the same and paying the reasonable cost of
transcription, and any portion of the record, so certified and
attested shall prima facie import verity. The secretary shall
serve also as treasurer of the district, unless a treasurer is
otherwise provided for by the board. The board may also employ a
chief engineer, who may be an individual, copartnership or
corporation; an attorney, and such other engineers, attorneys
and other agents and assistants as may needful; and may provide
for their compensation which, with all other necessary
expenditures, shall be taken as a part of the cost of
maintenance of the improvement. The chief engineer shall be
superintendent of all the works and improvements, and shall make
a full report to the board each year, or oftener if required by
the board, and may make such suggestions and recommendations to
the board as he may deem proper. The secretary and treasurer and
such other agents or employees of the district as the court may
direct, shall furnish corporate surety bonds, at the expense of
the district, in amount and form fixed and approved by the
court, conditioned upon the faithful performance of their
respective duties.