North Carolina Statutes
§ 156-9 — No drain opened within 30 feet
North Carolina § 156-9
JurisdictionNorth Carolina
Ch. 156Drainage
Art. 1Jurisdiction in Clerk of Superior Court
Subch. IDRAINAGE BY INDIVIDUAL OWNERS
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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 156-9 (2026).
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The proprietor of any swamp or flatlands through which a canal or ditch passes shall not have a right to open or cut any drain within 30 feet thereof but by the consent of the owner. Such proprietor, however, and other persons may cut into such canal or ditch in the manner hereinafter provided. (R.C., c. 40, s. 8; Code, s. 1304; Rev., s. 3989; C.S., s. 5268.)
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§ 156-1
Supplemental proceeding§ 156-10
Right to drain into canal§ 156-100
Sale of bonds§ 156-100.1
Sale of assessment anticipation notes§ 156-100.3
Sinking fund§ 156-101
Refunding bonds issued§ 156-102
Drainage bonds received as deposits§ 156-103
Assessment rolls prepared§ 156-104
Application of amendatory provisions of certain sections; amendment or reformation of proceedings§ 156-108
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