Sec. 29. (a) If property is acquired by purchase or contract, payment of costs shall be made according to the terms of the purchase or contract.
(b) If property is condemned, the amount of damages assessed shall be paid as soon as the proceeds from the sale of bonds are available. Upon the payment of the damages, the title of the property paid for is fixed and vested in the flood control district in the manner, to the extent, for the purpose, and subject to the limitations provided by this chapter.
(c) Title to all property acquired shall be taken in the name of the flood control district. Within sixty (60) days after any conveyance or grant of any interest in real property is received by the flood control board, the board shall have recorded the deed or other instrument of conveyance or grant, signed by the grantor, in the recorder's office in the county in which the property is located. In case of condemnation, a copy of the decree, certified by the clerk of the circuit court and showing the amount paid to the clerk on account of the damages awarded, shall be recorded.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-4-18-15 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.105.