Tennessee Statutes
§ 69-5-101 — County may establish levee and drainage districts and change natural watercourses
Tennessee·Title 69
The county court of any county is vested with the jurisdiction and authority at any regular, special, or adjourned session to establish a drainage district or districts, and to locate and establish levees, and cause to be constructed, as provided in this chapter, any levee, ditch, drain, or watercourse, or to straighten, widen, deepen, or change any natural watercourse in such county, or provide for such action being taken whenever it will be of public utility or conducive to the public health or welfare.
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Legislative History
Acts 1909, ch. 185, §1; Shan., § 3871a7; mod. Code 1932, § 4216; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 70-701; T.C.A. §69-6-101.
Nearby Sections
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§ 69-1-101
Navigable waters are highways§ 69-1-102
Opening and cleaning navigable streams§ 69-1-104
Working on streams as public roads§ 69-1-106
Compensation of supervisor§ 69-1-107
Obstructing river - Penalty§ 69-1-108
Diverting water from main channel§ 69-1-109
Temporary diversion from sluice§ 69-1-110
Damages for diversion of stream§ 69-1-111
County may permit or remove improvements§ 69-1-112
Commissioners of watercourses§ 69-1-113
Forfeiture for obstructing stream§ 69-1-114
Railroad drawbridges - Operation§ 69-1-115
Damages caused by canalizing rivers