Tennessee § 54-10-201 - Changing or closing roads — Application by petition.
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§ 54-10-201. Changing or closing roads — Application by petition.
All applications to open, change, or close a road shall be made by written petition, signed by the applicant, to the commissioner of the district through which the road runs or is asked to be located, specifying in particular the changes or action asked; or, if the road extends into two (2) or more districts, or is the dividing line between districts, then to the commissioners of the districts. Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 14; Shan., § 1620; Code 1932, § 2730; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-905. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 21 Tenn. Juris., Private Ways, § 3; 23 Tenn. Juris., Streets and Highways, § 52. Cited: Vinson v. Nashville, C. & S. L. Ry., 45 Tenn. App. 161, 321 S.W.2d 841, 1958 Tenn. App. LEXIS 120 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1958); Hargis v. Collier, 578 S.W.2d 953, 1978 Tenn. App. LEXIS 332 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1978); Montgomery v. Carter County, 226 F.3d 758, 2000 FED App. 325P, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 23383 (6th Cir. Tenn. 2000).
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