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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 156-51 (2026)

Penalty for nonpayment of assessments

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Whenever any person whose lands have been adjudged liable to contribute to the maintenance or repair of such canal shall fail or refuse to pay the amount assessed against his land for such maintenance or repair for 30 days after such payment has been demanded by the company, then the company may give such person notice in writing of its intention to cut off his right of drainage into the canal, and if such person shall still neglect and refuse to pay such assessment for 30 days after such notice, then the company may proceed to so obstruct and dam up the ditches of such delinquent as will effectually prevent his draining in the canal. (1899, c. 600, s. 3; Rev., s. 4010; C.S., s. 5309.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1950–1951 · leading case: Sawyer Canal Co. v. Keys, 62 S.E.2d 67 (N.C. 1950).
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Sawyer Canal Co. v. Keys, 62 S.E.2d 67 (N.C. 1950). · cites it 5× “Apparently tbe ruling of tbe trial court assigned as error on this appeal is predicated upon tbe provisions of G.S. 156-51, prescribing tbe penalty for nonpayment of drainage assessments.”
Sawyer Canal Co. v. Keys, 67 S.E.2d 259 (N.C. 1951). “But this Court held that the statute G.S. 156-51 is inapplicable to the factual situation in hand.”
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