Tennessee § 54-5-130 - Counties required to contribute proportionally for construction of highways.
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§ 54-5-130. Counties required to contribute proportionally for construction of highways.
The commissioner has the power, within reasonable discretion, to require of any county where a road or roads are to be built to contribute its fair proportion of the funds necessary to construct the highway, but in no case more than fifty percent (50%) shall be required. Acts 1919, ch. 149, § 22; Shan. Supp., § 1720a7b23; Code 1932, § 3186; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-530; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12. Collateral References. Constitutionality of statutory provisions as to political corporations or divisions that shall bear cost of establishing or maintaining highway. 2 A.L.R. 746 , 123 A.L.R. 1462 .
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