Tennessee § 65-21-101 - Special powers of corporations.
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§ 65-21-101. Special powers of corporations.
Telegraph and telephone corporations may construct a telegraph or telephone line and erect the necessary fixtures along, or over, or under the line of any public highway, the streets of any village, town, or city, across, or over, or under rivers, or any land belonging to the state, or along, across, or under county roads, and also over the lands of private individuals in pursuance of the general law authorizing the condemnation of the easement of right of way for works of internal improvement as set forth in title 29, chapter 16; provided, that the ordinary use of such public highway, streets, or county road be not thereby obstructed or the navigation of such waters impeded. Acts 1875, ch. 142, § 8; 1907, ch. 134, § 1; Shan., § 2444; Code 1932, § 4055; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-2101. Cross-References. Assessment of property for tax purposes, title 67, ch. 5, part 13. Right of way for lines, microwave relay towers, §§ 65-21-201 , 65-21-202 . Utility location, title 13, ch. 24, part 3. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 10 Tenn. Juris., Eminent Domain, § 7; 23 Tenn. Juris., Telecommunications, § 3. Law Reviews. Water Rights in Tennessee (Mahlon L. Townsend), 27 Tenn. L. Rev. 557 (1960).
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Section 65-21-101 ("Special powers of corporations.") 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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