No property shall be taken for a drainage district without just compensation first made in accordance with the provisions of law applicable thereto.
In case of condemnation, commissioners shall be appointed in accordance with the method provided by the statutes relating to the opening and widening of streets and by such other laws as may be applicable thereto.
The laws relating to the method of condemnation of property by railroads and methods of appeal shall apply to any drainage district created hereunder, the city to occupy the position of a railroad company, as nearly as practicable. (Code 1941, Art. 128-5)