North Carolina Statutes

§ 156-87 — Right to enter upon lands; removal of timber

North Carolina·Ch. 156 Drainage·Art. 7 Construction of Improvement·Subch. III DRAINAGE DISTRICTS
In the construction of the work the contractor shall have the right to enter upon the lands necessary for this purpose and the right to remove private or public bridges or fences and to cross private lands in going to or from the work. In case the right-of-way of the improvement is through timber the owner thereof shall have the right to remove it, if he so desires, before the work of construction begins, and in case it is not removed by the landowner it shall become the property of the contractor and may be removed by him. (1909, c. 442, s. 24; C.S., s. 5344.)

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