Refusal to pay award upon abandonment of line

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AR Code › Title 18 › Chapter 15 › Subchapter 10 › Section 18-15-1007

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Any levee or drainage district may refuse to pay the award which may have been made by any board or appraisers provided for in this section, §§ 18-15-1001 - 18-15-1006 , and §§ 18-15-1008 - 18-15-1010 , or the judgment of any court assessing the damages for right-of-way and may abandon the line and relocate the levee, drain, ditch, or canal without being liable for any award or judgment rendered in any proceeding for the condemnation of right-of-way, except as to the costs. Acts 1945, No. 177, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 35-1105.

Any levee or drainage district may refuse to pay the award which may have been made by any board or appraisers provided for in this section, §§ 18-15-1001 - 18-15-1006 , and §§ 18-15-1008 - 18-15-1010 , or the judgment of any court assessing the damages for right-of-way and may abandon the line and relocate the levee, drain, ditch, or canal without being liable for any award or judgment rendered in any proceeding for the condemnation of right-of-way, except as to the costs.

Acts 1945, No. 177, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 35-1105.

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