21-402 - Changing assessments to conform to judgment.
§ 21-402. Changing assessments to conform to judgment.
Where the board of viewers has confirmed an assessment for the constructionof any public levee, ditch, or drain, and such assessment has been modifiedby the court to which an appeal has been taken, but for some unforeseen causeit cannot be collected, the board of viewers shall have the power to changeor modify the assessments as originally confirmed to conform to the judgmentof the higher court, and to cover any deficit that may have been caused bythe order of the court or unforeseen occurrence.
(Code 1919, § 1776; 1926, p. 624; 1954, c. 642.)