Tennessee § 49-6-2002 - Condemnation.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-6-2002 — Condemnation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-6-2002. Condemnation.
All municipal corporations establishing or having a free public school or free public high school are empowered to take and condemn the lands, property, property rights, privileges and easements of individuals and private corporations, in the mode and on the terms provided in this section, for the purpose of school sites or the extension or enlargement of grounds upon which to build schoolhouses or free public high school buildings and the necessary ground appurtenant thereto. The municipal corporations shall so take and condemn by making compensation to the owner of the lands, property, property rights, privileges and easements. The compensation shall be paid to the owner by the municipal corporations. The compensation shall be determined in the mode and manner provided by §§ 7-31-107 — 7-31-112. Acts 1913, ch. 48, §§ 1, 3, 4; Shan., §§ 1977a1, 1977a3, 1977a4; mod. Code 1932, §§ 3390-3392; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-805 — 49-807.
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-6-2002 cover?
Section 49-6-2002 ("Condemnation.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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