§ 157.07, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 157. DRAINAGE BY COUNTIES
Where cost of construction exceeds estimated cost commissioners to assess difference.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
Whenever any public drain or auxiliary thereto has been constructed, is now in process of construction, or may hereafter be constructed by the board of county commissioners, under the provisions of any law now in force, or that may hereafter be enacted, and the actual cost of the construction of said drain or auxiliary shall have exceeded or may exceed the estimated cost thereof, said board of county commissioners shall assess against the lands benefited or to be benefited by said drain or auxiliary thereto, the difference between the estimated cost thereof and the actual cost thereof.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 5378, 1905; RGS 1740; CGL 2791.
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Cited by 2 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites § 157.07, Fla. Stat.. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
The Florida Statutes
- § 157.20, Fla. Stat.Appointment of committee to view work and make assessments; report to commissioners; form of assessment.Printed as ss. 157.07 and 157.19
- § 157.23, Fla. Stat.Objections to report of committee fixing assessments; notice; hearing; equalization; assessments; collection by tax collector.Printed as s. 157.07
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