For the purpose of draining the right-of-way of any highway, the Department may make agreements with any ditch company or corporation with respect to the cleaning of ditches, or widening, deepening or extending ditches. For this purpose the Department may pay a fair and proportionable part of the expense thereof, the expense to be mutually agreed upon before the work is undertaken; and provided that the ditch company or corporation shall levy taxes sufficient to pay its fair and proportionable part of the expense, and provided that the work of cleaning, widening, deepening and extending the ditches shall be under the supervision of the Department.

32 Del. Laws, c. 57; Code 1935, § ?5760; 17 Del. C. 1953, § ?904;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 904

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the Department of Transportation. See Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 101
  • highway: include any public way or road or portion thereof and any sewer, drain or drainage system connected therewith and any bridge, culvert, viaduct or other construction or artificial way used in connection therewith and anything which is accessory to any of the same or to the use thereof. See Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 101
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