After the establishment of the drainage improvement and the determination of the damages and the fixing of the proportion of benefits by the drainage commission, such commission shall proceed to raise the money with which to pay the portion of the cost of the construction of such improvement required to be paid by such drainage district. Such money shall be raised by an assessment to be made by such commission against each tract and property affected by the improvement within the district in proportion to the benefits fixed.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 46A-13-28

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939, § 61.1111; SDCL, § 46-23-28.