North Carolina Statutes
§ 156-19 — Obstructing canal or ditch dug under agreement
North Carolina·Ch. 156 Drainage·Art. 1 Jurisdiction in Clerk of Superior Court·Subch. I DRAINAGE BY INDIVIDUAL OWNERS
Where two or more persons have dug a canal or ditch along any natural drain or waterway under parol agreement, or otherwise, wherein all the parties shall have contributed to the digging thereof, if any servient or lower owner shall fill up or obstruct said canal or ditch without the consent of the higher owners and without providing other drainage for the higher lands, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1899, c. 255; Rev., s. 3375; C.S., s. 5278; 1993, c. 539, s. 1070; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
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