Tennessee § 69-5-116 - Location of drains and ditches.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 69-5-116 — Location of drains and ditches., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 69-5-116. Location of drains and ditches.
The ditches and drains provided for shall be surveyed and located along the general course of the natural streams and watercourses, or in the general course of the natural drainage of the lands of the district, unless there is some special and good reason why the natural course should be departed from to secure a new and better outlet, having due regard to the straightening and shortening of such natural streams, watercourses, and course of natural drainage. Acts 1909, ch. 185, § 3; Shan., § 3871a22; Code 1932, § 4231; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 70-720; T.C.A. § 69-6-116 .
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Section 69-5-116 ("Location of drains and ditches.") 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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