85-8-612. Lien of assessments -- payment of assessments against state lands. (1) From the time of the entry of said order, assessments for construction of new work and additional assessments and interest thereon shall be a lien upon the lands assessed, until paid. Any owner of land or any corporation assessed for construction may, at any time within 30 days after the confirmation of said report, pay into court the amount of the assessment against his land or any tract thereof or against any such corporation. Said payment shall relieve said lands from the lien of said assessment and said corporation from all liability on said assessment.
     (2) Upon presentation to the state treasurer of an order of the district court having jurisdiction of the drainage district, properly certified, the department of administration shall draw a warrant on the treasury on the common school fund in favor of the commissioners of the drainage district for the total amount that may be assessed against any lands included in the district, the title to which is in the state of Montana. Upon payment of the warrant, the lands are relieved from the lien created for the costs of construction.

     History: En. Sec. 62, Ch. 129, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7326, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7326, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-2349; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 325, L. 1995.