Wilkinson v. Gaines

Citations

• 96 Miss. 688
• 51 So. 718

Syllabus

<p>1. DRAijstage Districts. Drains. 'Notice to nonresidents. Omission. Subsequent proceedings.</p> <p>Under Code 1906, § 1711, regulating drainage proceedings, failure-of the cleric to give notice of the organization of a drainage district to nonresident landowners by registered mail within five days of the first publication of the notice required by Code 1906, § 1687, touching the formation of districts, does not invalidate-subsequent proceedings.</p> <p>2. Same. Constitutional law. Due process of law. Assessment. Notice.</p> <p>Where complainant had full notice of all proceedings subsequent to the publication of notice of the organization of the district, and was afforded full opportunity to question the validity thereof, and to object to the assessment, all the requirements of due process of law were met, even if the notice of publication was insufficient.</p> <p>3. Same. Validity of proceedings. Objections. Code 1906, § 1693.</p> <p>An objection that a drainage district was invalid, because it embraced two watersheds, could not be made the basis of a bill to-enjoin the drainage commissioners from issuing bonds to complete the improvement, under Code 1906, § 1693, providing an exclusive statutory method for raising such objections.</p>