1907_public laws_559_4
CHAPTER 558 AN ACT FOR THE BETTER DRAINAGE AND STRAIGHTEN- ING OF NOE a IN DAVIE COUNTY. The General Assembly of oh Carolina do enact:
That said Commissioners shall estimate the number of acres of bottom-lands on said creek #NAME? to each land-owner within said boundary, and to make such estimate they are hereby authorized to employ some competent surveyor to survey said bottom-lands of the land-owners within the territory aforesaid; and from time to time, not oftener than once a year, in order to raise money for he purpose contemplated in this act, they shall levy an assessment, not to exceed one dollar and a half ($1.50) per acre of the estimated amount of bottom-land, on the land-owners aforesaid; of which estimate of the number of acres, and the names and amounts of each owner thereof, and also the rate of assessment, they shall make a report to the Commissioners of Davie County, who shall file the same among their records and spread the same upon their records.