Tennessee § 54-13-101 - Private and local improvements authorized by county legislative body.
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§ 54-13-101. Private and local improvements authorized by county legislative body.
The county legislative body may provide for making private and local improvements, within the limits of the county, that are contemplated by article XI, §§ 9 and 10 of the Tennessee Constitution under restrictions, limitations, and conditions that in its discretion seem right and proper, such as public roads, and the like. Code 1858, § 1257 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 29, § 1); Shan., § 1721; Code 1932, § 3047; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1701; Acts 2013, ch. 308, § 12. Amendments. The 2013 amendment substituted “public roads” for “toll bridges, causeways across bottoms, fish traps, milldams, ferries, public roads,” near the end. Effective Dates. Acts 2013, ch. 308, § 46. July 1, 2013. Cross-References. County legislative body permitting or removing improvements, § 69-1-111 . Incorporation acts left unrepealed, § 1-2-105 . Municipal streets and improvements, title 7, ch. 31. Power of county legislative body, § 54-10-102 . Proceeding by petition for building bridge or causeway, § 54-11-213 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 5 Tenn. Juris., Bridges, § 11. Law Reviews. Water Rights in Tennessee (Mahlon L. Townsend), 27 Tenn. L. Rev. 557. Comparative Legislation. Private and local improvements: Ala. Code § 23-1-1 et seq. Ark. Code § 14-318-101 et seq. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 177.330. Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-1 et seq. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-66.1. Va. Code § 15.2-2318 et seq.
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