§ 46-3-12 - Assessments against property benefited authorized.
SECTION 46-3-12
§ 46-3-12 Assessments against propertybenefited authorized. – For the purpose of securing repayment for the construction cost borne by themunicipality for any erosion control system installed or for the cost of anyland or interest purchased or taken pursuant to this chapter, the legislativebody is authorized and empowered to assess any property upon which taxes arenow levied that is benefited by the protective works, and to fix the rate ofassessments levied thereon. The assessments shall be a lien upon each propertyor estate so assessed in the same way and manner as other taxes assessed onreal estate are liens, and, if not paid as required, shall be collected in thesame manner that other taxes assessed on real estate are by law collected.