2025 Delaware Code
Title 7 - Conservation
Chapter 41. DRAINAGE OF LANDS AND MANAGEMENT OF WATERS; TAX DITCHES
Subchapter IV. Powers of Tax Ditch
§ 4156. Election of ditch managers and a secretary-treasurer; terms of office; vacancies.

(a) At the first meeting the taxables shall elect from their group the number of ditch managers specified in the ditch order, and a secretary-treasurer.

(b) The term of office of each ditch manager and of the secretary-treasurer shall be 1 year. If the ditch managers and secretary-treasurer first elected are elected prior to July 1 of any year, the time elapsing between said election and the first annual January meeting provided for in § 4159 of this title shall be deemed to constitute the first year of their terms of office. However, if the ditch managers and secretary-treasurer first elected are elected on or after July 1 of any year, their terms of office shall not be deemed to begin until the said first annual January meeting, although they shall assume the duties and responsibilities of their respective offices immediately upon election.

(c) In the event that any tax ditch officer dies, resigns, ceases to be 1 of the taxables, or is removed from office, the remaining ditch officers shall within 60 days, appoint a taxable to serve the remainder of the term of such officer. However, except in the case of death or removal from office, each tax ditch officer shall continue to serve until a successor has been appointed.