Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 11-48-1 - Short title
Section 11-48-2 - Definitions
Section 11-48-3 - Applicability of provisions of article
Section 11-48-4 - General powers of municipalities as to public improvements
Section 11-48-5 - Adoption of ordinance or resolution describing proposed improvement, ordering preparation of plans, specifications, etc., thereof, etc
Section 11-48-6 - Filing of plans, specifications, etc., of improvements in office of engineer for public inspection; establishment of date for hearing of objections as to improvements
Section 11-48-7 - Publication of ordinance or resolution; notice to certain property owners of ordinance or resolution
Section 11-48-8 - Hearing upon objections as to proposed improvement; amendment, modification, rescission, etc., of ordinance or resolution; actions ratified and confirmed where prior to ordinance, resolution or hearing
Section 11-48-9 - Costs of proposed improvements specified; payment of portion thereof by council
Section 11-48-10 - When council to establish grade of street, alley, sidewalk, etc., to be improved
Section 11-48-11 - Notice, advertisement and letting of contract for improvements
Section 11-48-12 - City or town engineer, etc., to supervise work, appointment of engineer, etc
Section 11-48-13 - Council to accept or reject work, etc., for municipality
Section 11-48-14 - Assessment of costs of improvements against property abutting or benefited by improvements authorized generally
Section 11-48-15 - Assessment against lands purchased by state at sale for nonpayment of taxes of costs of street improvements and sewers authorized; effect of redemption or sale of said lands
Section 11-48-16 - Manner of assessment of costs of improvements generally - Sewers, swamp drainage, seawalls, levees, etc
Section 11-48-16.1 - Assessment of charge against landowner seeking to connect to sewer
Section 11-48-17 - Manner of assessment of costs of improvements generally - Improvements of intersections of streets, alleys, etc
Section 11-48-18 - Manner of assessment of costs of improvements generally - Sidewalk improvements
Section 11-48-19 - Assessment of costs of improvements against railroads
Section 11-48-20 - Preparation, etc., of list of property owners to be assessed for improvement
Section 11-48-21 - Entry of list in assessment book for local improvements
Section 11-48-22 - Delivery of assessment book to city or town clerk; publication of notice as to delivery and inspection of book, etc
Section 11-48-23 - Notice of hearing upon objections, etc., to assessments
Section 11-48-24 - Contents of notice as to assessments for improvements
Section 11-48-25 - Effect and correction of defects or errors in notice
Section 11-48-26 - Filing of written objections, etc., to assessments by property owners
Section 11-48-27 - Hearing upon objections to assessments - Conduct generally
Section 11-48-28 - Hearing upon objections to assessments - Powers of council as to subpoena of witnesses, etc
Section 11-48-29 - Fixing of amount of assessments by council and effect thereof; reduction, abatement, etc., of assessments generally
Section 11-48-30 - Reduction or abatement of assessments on property owned by government or charitable organizations in municipalities having population of 20,000 or less - Authority generally; reconveyance of property acquired through foreclosure of assessment
Section 11-48-31 - Reduction or abatement of assessments on property owned by government or charitable organizations in municipalities having population of 20,000 or less - Erroneous assessments; assessments in excess of benefits derived, etc
Section 11-48-32 - Assignment and transfer of assessment liens
Section 11-48-33 - Enforcement of assessment liens in circuit court
Section 11-48-34 - Effect of enforcement of tax liens upon property upon assessment liens; duration of assessment liens
Section 11-48-35 - Effect of sale of property for enforcement of assessment lien upon other assessment liens upon same property
Section 11-48-36 - Appeals to circuit court from assessments - Authorized
Section 11-48-37 - Appeals to circuit court from assessments - Bond
Section 11-48-38 - Appeals to circuit court from assessments - Entry on trial docket
Section 11-48-39 - Appeals to circuit court from assessments - Transcript for appeal - Contents
Section 11-48-40 - Appeals to circuit court from assessments - Authorized - Prima facie evidence
Section 11-48-41 - Appeals to circuit court from assessments - Conduct generally; right of jury trial; entry of judgment and assessment of costs generally
Section 11-48-42 - Appeals to circuit court from assessments - Entry of judgment for amounts properly chargeable against lands where assessment defective
Section 11-48-43 - Appeals from judgment of circuit court - By property owner - Authorized; bonds
Section 11-48-44 - Appeals from judgment of circuit court - By property owner - Conduct generally
Section 11-48-45 - Appeals from judgment of circuit court - By property owner - Addition of interest and damages upon affirmance of judgment for municipality
Section 11-48-46 - Appeals from judgment of circuit court - By municipality - Authorized; bond not required
Section 11-48-47 - Appeals from judgment of circuit court - By municipality - Issuance of execution and order of sale upon entry of final judgment in favor of municipality
Section 11-48-48 - Payment of assessments generally
Section 11-48-48.1 - Payment of assessments in Class 2 municipalities
Section 11-48-49 - Proceedings for sale of land upon failure of owner to pay assessment, installment, or interest - Notice
Section 11-48-50 - Proceedings for sale of land upon failure of owner to pay assessment, installment or interest - Payment of assessment prior to sale
Section 11-48-51 - Proceedings for sale of land upon failure of owner to pay assessment, installment or interest - Costs of notice and sale charged against land, etc
Section 11-48-52 - Proceedings for sale of land upon failure of owner to pay assessment, installment or interest - Execution, etc., of deed to purchaser at sale; disposition of surplus from sale; purchase of property by municipality
Section 11-48-53 - Proceedings for sale of land upon failure of owner to pay assessment, installment, or interest - Effect of error or defect in notice or sale
Section 11-48-54 - Redemption of property after sale generally
Section 11-48-55 - Extension of redemption period
Section 11-48-56 - Application for entry of certificate of warning to redeem upon record of local improvement assessment sale deed; contents of certificate
Section 11-48-57 - Mailing of copies of deed and certificate to persons last assessed upon property described in deed by probate judge; entry of certificate on record of deed, etc
Section 11-48-58 - Redemption of property during extended redemption period
Section 11-48-59 - Performance of duties of probate judge; liability of probate judge for errors in performance of duties
Section 11-48-60 - Applicability of provisions of Sections 11-48-54 through 11-48-58
Section 11-48-61 - Making of temporary loans or issuance of bonds during progress of work to pay for cost of improvement
Section 11-48-62 - Issuance of bonds after completion of work
Section 11-48-63 - Applicability of provisions of law as to issuance of municipal bonds generally
Section 11-48-64 - Acquisition of lands, easements, etc., for public improvements
Section 11-48-65 - Article not to affect power of municipality to compel property owners to repair sidewalks, etc