The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXI
DRAINAGE

Chapter 298
DRAINAGE AND WATER CONTROL

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F.S. 298.51

298.51 Defaults, receivership for district.—If any bond or interest coupon on any bond issued by said district is not paid within 60 days after its maturity, a court of competent jurisdiction, on the application of any holder of such bond or interest coupon so overdue, may appoint a receiver for the district; said receiver shall be a resident of the state or some corporation organized under the laws of Florida and authorized by such laws to act as receiver; such appointment by such court shall not be made except upon reasonable notice of such application for such appointment having been given to the board of supervisors of said district; and the proceeds of taxes collected by the receiver shall be applied after payment of costs, first to overdue interest, and then to payment pro rata of all bonds issued by the said district which are then due and payable; and the said receiver may be directed to foreclose, by suit, as provided in this chapter, the lien of said taxes of said lands, and said suits so brought by the receiver shall be conducted as, and governed by, the provisions applicable to suits by the said district as provided, and with like effect; and the decrees, deeds and all other acts herein shall have the same presumptions in their favor; provided, however, that when all costs, overdue interest and bonds which are then due and payable, as provided in this chapter have been paid, the receiver shall be discharged and the affairs of the district conducted by a board of supervisors of said district as provided by law.

History.—s. 41, ch. 6458, 1913; RGS 1138; s. 1, ch. 9129, 1923; s. 3, ch. 12040, 1927; CGL 1493.

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Amendments to 298.51

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 298.51

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 298.51.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

H., 180 Ct. Cl. 1304 (Ct. Cl. 1967)

. . . Pharo Osborn. 298.51 29. James F. Bausch. 418.79 30. Donald W. Bawlings.-. 308.12 31.. Bernard F. . . .

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, v. EAST TEXAS STEEL CASTINGS COMPANY,, 255 F.2d 284 (5th Cir. 1958)

. . . .$2,628.03 Burley French.............. 1,993.85 Ezekiel Rogers.............. 298.51 Rufus Denton..... . . .

IDEAL FARMS DRAINAGE DISTRICT, a L. D. v. CERTAIN LANDS IN SAID DISTRICT MAURICE MOUNTZ, L. J. MOUNTZ,, 154 Fla. 554 (Fla. 1944)

. . . Section 298.51, Fla. . . .

BALDWIN DRAINAGE DISTRICT, a v. MACCLENNY TURPENTINE COMPANY,, 154 Fla. 525 (Fla. 1944)

. . . the enactment of Chapter 12040, Laws of Florida, Acts of 1927, F.S.A., Sec. 298.38, 298.41, 298.47, 298.51 . . .

v. T. C. Ry. Co. Co., 32 F. 897 (C.C.E.D. Tex. 1887)

. . . receivers at that station demanded and received of petitioners as freight money on said shipment, $298.51 . . .

B. v. v. J. J. v. J. B. v. v. E. K. v. J. v. D. v. v. J. J. v. G. v. Wm. F. v. v., 11 Ct. Cl. 477 (U.S. 1876)

. . . These, at the average of the sales, $298.51 per bale, would have added to this first or Vicksburg'h fund . . . received at and shipped from Yicks-burgh and sold 5,078¿ bales, for the net sum of $1,516,050 66 or $298.51 . . . parties payable out of this fund, reducing the pro rata per bale to them to but $177.55, instead of $298.51 . . . table No. 1 were abated in amount on account of these appealed cases, as follows: 2,250 bales, at $298.51 . . .