Tennessee § 65-6-109 - Right-of-way authorized.
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§ 65-6-109. Right-of-way authorized.
The corporation shall have the right, in pursuance of the general law authorizing the condemnation of private property for works of internal improvement, to appropriate as an easement a right-of-way, not exceeding two hundred feet (200'), over the land of any person through which the line of the track may be located. Acts 1875, ch. 142, § 6; Shan., § 2413; Code 1932, § 4003; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-609. Cross-References. Ditches and drains across, location, § 69-6-117 . Taking of land for internal improvements, § 29-16-101 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 10 Tenn. Juris., Eminent Domain, §§ 7, 71; 21 Tenn. Juris., Railroads, § 14.
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