Article 1. General Provisions.

§ 11-48-1. Short title.

§ 11-48-2. Definitions.

§ 11-48-3. Applicability of provisions of article.

§ 11-48-4. General powers of municipalities as to public improvements.

§ 11-48-5. Adoption of ordinance or resolution describing proposed improvement, ordering preparation of plans, specifications, etc., thereof, etc.

§ 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.

§ 11-48-7. Publication of ordinance or resolution; notice to certain property owners of ordinance or resolution.

§ 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.

§ 11-48-9. Costs of proposed improvements specified; payment of portion thereof by council.

§ 11-48-10. When council to establish grade of street, alley, sidewalk, etc., to be improved.

§ 11-48-11. Notice, advertisement and letting of contract for improvements.

§ 11-48-12. City or town engineer, etc., to supervise work, appointment of engineer, etc.

§ 11-48-13. Council to accept or reject work, etc., for municipality.

§ 11-48-14. Assessment of costs of improvements against property abutting or benefited by improvements authorized generally.

§ 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.

§ 11-48-16. Manner of assessment of costs of improvements generally - Sewers, swamp drainage, seawalls, levees, etc.

§ 11-48-16.1. Assessment of charge against landowner seeking to connect to sewer.

§ 11-48-17. Manner of assessment of costs of improvements generally - Improvements of intersections of streets, alleys, etc.

§ 11-48-18. Manner of assessment of costs of improvements generally - Sidewalk improvements.

§ 11-48-19. Assessment of costs of improvements against railroads.

§ 11-48-20. Preparation, etc., of list of property owners to be assessed for improvement.

§ 11-48-21. Entry of list in assessment book for local improvements.

§ 11-48-22. Delivery of assessment book to city or town clerk; publication of notice as to delivery and inspection of book, etc.

§ 11-48-23. Notice of hearing upon objections, etc., to assessments.

§ 11-48-24. Contents of notice as to assessments for improvements.

§ 11-48-25. Effect and correction of defects or errors in notice.

§ 11-48-26. Filing of written objections, etc., to assessments by property owners.

§ 11-48-27. Hearing upon objections to assessments - Conduct generally.

§ 11-48-28. Hearing upon objections to assessments - Powers of council as to subpoena of witnesses, etc.

§ 11-48-29. Fixing of amount of assessments by council and effect thereof; reduction, abatement, etc., of assessments generally.

§ 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.

§ 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.

§ 11-48-32. Assignment and transfer of assessment liens.

§ 11-48-33. Enforcement of assessment liens in circuit court.

§ 11-48-34. Effect of enforcement of tax liens upon property upon assessment liens; duration of assessment liens.

§ 11-48-35. Effect of sale of property for enforcement of assessment lien upon other assessment liens upon same property.

§ 11-48-36. Appeals to circuit court from assessments - Authorized.

§ 11-48-37. Appeals to circuit court from assessments - Bond.

§ 11-48-38. Appeals to circuit court from assessments - Entry on trial docket.

§ 11-48-39. Appeals to circuit court from assessments - Transcript for appeal - Contents.

§ 11-48-40. Appeals to circuit court from assessments - Authorized - Prima facie evidence.

§ 11-48-41. Appeals to circuit court from assessments - Conduct generally; right of jury trial; entry of judgment and assessment of costs generally.

§ 11-48-42. Appeals to circuit court from assessments - Entry of judgment for amounts properly chargeable against lands where assessment defective.

§ 11-48-43. Appeals from judgment of circuit court - By property owner - Authorized; bonds.

§ 11-48-44. Appeals from judgment of circuit court - By property owner - Conduct generally.

§ 11-48-45. Appeals from judgment of circuit court - By property owner - Addition of interest and damages upon affirmance of judgment for municipality.

§ 11-48-46. Appeals from judgment of circuit court - By municipality - Authorized; bond not required.

§ 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.

§ 11-48-48. Payment of assessments generally.

§ 11-48-48.1. Payment of assessments in Class 2 municipalities.

§ 11-48-49. Proceedings for sale of land upon failure of owner to pay assessment, installment, or interest - Notice.

§ 11-48-50. Proceedings for sale of land upon failure of owner to pay assessment, installment or interest — Payment of assessment prior to sale.

§ 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.

§ 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.

§ 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.

§ 11-48-54. Redemption of property after sale generally.

§ 11-48-55. Extension of redemption period.

§ 11-48-56. Application for entry of certificate of warning to redeem upon record of local improvement assessment sale deed; contents of certificate.

§ 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.

§ 11-48-58. Redemption of property during extended redemption period.

§ 11-48-59. Performance of duties of probate judge; liability of probate judge for errors in performance of duties.

§ 11-48-60. Applicability of provisions of Sections 11-48-54 through 11-48-58.

§ 11-48-61. Making of temporary loans or issuance of bonds during progress of work to pay for cost of improvement.

§ 11-48-62. Issuance of bonds after completion of work.

§ 11-48-63. Applicability of provisions of law as to issuance of municipal bonds generally.

§ 11-48-64. Acquisition of lands, easements, etc., for public improvements.

§ 11-48-65. Article not to affect power of municipality to compel property owners to repair sidewalks, etc.

Article 2. Street and Sewer Improvements Outside Corporate Limits of Certain Cities.

§ 11-48-80. Definitions.

§ 11-48-81. Powers of cities as to construction of public improvements, assessment of cost thereof against property benefited, etc., outside corporate limits generally; requirement as to consent of property owners, etc.

§ 11-48-82. Issuance of general obligation bonds, etc., to pay cost of improvements.

§ 11-48-83. Issuance of bonds payable solely out of proceeds from assessments to pay cost of improvements.

Article 3. Assessments for Public Improvements Against Property Owned by Tenants in Common.

§ 11-48-100. Apportionment of assessment against property for public improvement among joint owners thereof authorized; discharge of portion of assessment lien upon payment of portion of assessment.

§ 11-48-101. Petition of tenant in common for division of assessment among joint owners of property.

§ 11-48-102. Division of assessment among tenants in common and acceptance of payment of and discharge of lien upon proportionate shares of assessment.

§ 11-48-103. Notice to property owners of division of assessment.

§ 11-48-104. Appeals from division of assessment.

§ 11-48-105. Correction of description of ownership of property; reduction of assessment.

§ 11-48-106. Effect of reduction of assessment, etc., upon assessment lien.