Wolford v. Williams

Citations

• 110 Miss. 637
• 70 So. 823

Syllabus

<p>X Drains. Swamp land districts. Organisation.</p> <p>Where a petition for the establishment of a swamp land district was filed in January, 1912, under Code 1906, section 371, the board of supervisors retained jurisdiction of the proceedings and had the right to complete the organization of the district under that law, notwithstanding the fact that before such completion, the code section was amended by Laws 1912, chapter 207, which changed the mode of procedure.</p> <p>'-2. Drains. Swamp land districts. Injunctions.</p> <p>Where landowners were legally notified of proceedings for the establishment of a swamp land district and failed to appeal from the decision of the board of supervisors, they cannot enjoin the collection of taxes due on such swamp land district on the ground of irregularity in the proceedings.</p>