Section 9-48-43 - Benefits of main or trunk sewer deemed not less than total cost--Costs assessedagainst property within district.

9-48-43. Benefits of main or trunk sewer deemed not less than total cost--Costs assessed against property within district. The total benefit of a main or trunk sewer constructed under the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to be not less than the total cost thereof, including the contract price and all engineering, inspection, publication, fiscal, legal, and other expenses incidental thereto, and such total cost, less amount assumed by the municipality as provided in § 9-48-44, shall be assessed against all the lots or parts of lots within the district or districts served thereby as determined by the report of the engineer or other competent person or by the governing body, as herein provided.

Source: SL 1909, ch 110, § 11; RC 1919, § 6378; SDC 1939, § 45.1808; SL 1947, ch 206, § 1; SL 1949, ch 187, § 5.