Tennessee § 54-11-222 - Joint county and city bridges authorized — Terms — Toll or free.
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§ 54-11-222. Joint county and city bridges authorized — Terms — Toll or free.
The county, acting through the county legislative body, has the power to unite with any municipal corporation in the erection and regulation of bridges for public travel and traffic, over any stream, running by or through the municipality, upon terms agreed upon by the county and municipality erecting the bridges. The bridges may be toll or free, and may be changed from toll to free, or from free to toll bridges, from time to time, by the joint action of the county and municipality interested. Acts 1901, ch. 99, § 1; Shan., § 1716a1; Code 1932, § 3028; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1128. Cross-References. Bridges over rivers through county seat towns, §§ 54-11-219 — 54-11-227 . Law Reviews. Consolidation of County and City Functions and Other Devices for Simplifying Tennessee Local Government (Wallace Mendelson), 8 Vand. L. Rev. 878.
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Section 54-11-222 ("Joint county and city bridges authorized — Terms — Toll or free.") 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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