Tennessee § 69-1-113 - Forfeiture for obstructing stream.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 69-1-113 — Forfeiture for obstructing stream., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 69-1-113. Forfeiture for obstructing stream.
Any person who obstructs for twenty-four (24) hours, in any way, that part of the stream directed to be left open, or fails to open slopes as the commissioners may judge necessary, forfeits twenty dollars ($20.00), one half (½) to go to the county, and the other one half (½) to any person suing for it. Code 1858, § 1315 (deriv. Acts 1787, ch. 15, § 2); Shan., § 1827; Code 1932, § 3091; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 70-116. Law Reviews. The Movement for New Water Rights Laws in the Tennessee Valley States (Robert H. Marquis, Richard M. Freeman and Milton S. Heath, Jr.), 23 Tenn. L. Rev. 797.
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Section 69-1-113 ("Forfeiture for obstructing stream.") 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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