Tennessee § 69-1-112 - Commissioners of watercourses.
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§ 69-1-112. Commissioners of watercourses.
The county legislative body may, as often as necessary, appoint commissioners to: Examine the watercourses in the county, to see that the local erections allowed in the watercourses are conformable to law, and that one fourth (¼) of such watercourses, including the deepest portions, are left open for the free passage of fish; Lay off slopes of dams when necessary, determining the time they shall be left open; and Return a plan of the stream, and the falls, dams, and other erections on the stream, when deemed necessary. Code 1858, § 1314 (deriv. Acts 1787, ch. 15, § 1; Shan., § 1826; Code 1932, § 3090; T.C.A., (orig. ed.), § 70-115. Cross-References. Supervisor of water improvements — Duties and compensation, §§ 69-1-105 , 69-1-106 .
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