§ 1 Improvement of low land
§ 2 State reclamation and mosquito control board
§ 3 Board; investigations; reports
§ 4 Board; power to employ engineers, etc.; expenses
§ 4A Proceedings under Secs. 1 to 14C; parties; petition; notice
§ 5 Petition to the board; investigation; appointment and compensation of district commissioners
§ 5A Improvements; undertaking without forming district; commissioners; powers; mosquito control
§ 5B Mosquito breeding areas; designation as public nuisance; control programs
§ 6 Reclamation district; formation
§ 6A Reclamation district; liability insurance
§ 7 Surveys and investigations; expense of improvements; hearings; recording of improvements
§ 8 Expenses; contribution by state
§ 9 Meeting; choosing method of financing; bonds
§ 10 Financing; power of district to adopt alternative methods
§ 11 Assessments; collections
§ 12 Commissioners; powers and duties
§ 13 Erection of temporary dams; aggrieved parties; notice; appeal
§ 14 Expenses; submission to the board; approval; payment
§ 14A Reclamation districts; further improvements; procedure
§ 14B Additional water power or supply; prescriptive rights; necessity of vote before development
§ 14C Injury to improvements; penalty; damages
§ 14D Personnel decisions by mosquito control projects and mosquito control districts
§ 15 Construction of improvements
§ 16 Improvements; petition; security
§ 17 Improvements; notice
§ 18 Laying out; taking; damages
§ 19 Benefits; duty of commissioner to assess
§ 20 Repairs
§ 21 Petition to mayor and aldermen or selectmen
§ 22 Fees
§ 23 Appeal
§ 24 Establishment; proceedings
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