Section 14-123-311 - Warrants - Employment and supervision of laborers(a) The board of levee directors shall draw warrants on the treasurer of the district to pay for work done on the levees, which shall be paid by the treasurer in the order of presentation.(b) The board of levee directors shall: (1) Have charge of all the public levees in their districts;(2) Keep the public levees in repair; and(3) For this purpose, have power to employ and superintend laborers.Acts 1879, No. 78, § 22, p. 117; 1887, No. 86, § 9, p. 132; C. & M. Dig., § 6844; Pope's Dig., § 4570; A.S.A. 1947, § 21-619.