The order of the court by which any district is organized under this chapter may be amended at any time by adding, omitting or correcting the name of any landowner, and by adding, omitting or correcting the description of any land within or alleged to be within the district, or by amending the decree of incorporation in any manner necessary to better fulfill the object of the district. When any such amendment is desired, the board shall present a supplemental petition to the court, setting forth the amendment desired, with the name of the owner and a description of the land affected by the proposed amendment. If the owner of the land is not a party to the original proceeding, he shall be brought before the court in the same manner and with the same rights as an original party to the proceeding.
Effective: October 1, 1942

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 267.530

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Board: means the county board of drainage commissioners, or, in counties having seventy-five (75) or more separate drainage districts, or in counties availing themselves of the provisions of KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 267.010
  • District: means drainage or levee district. See Kentucky Statutes 267.010
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. sec. 2380-22.

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