Tennessee § 69-5-305 - Scale and classification as basis of assessment.
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§ 69-5-305. Scale and classification as basis of assessment.
In making the apportionment and assessment provided for in § 69-5-304 , the lands receiving the greatest benefit shall be marked on scale of one hundred (100), and those benefited in a lesser degree shall be marked with such percentage of one hundred (100) as the benefit received bears in proportion to the scale of one hundred (100). This classification, when finally established, shall remain as a basis for all future assessments connected with the objects of the drainage or levee district, unless the county court, for good cause, shall authorize a revision of the classification. Acts 1909, ch. 185, § 11; Shan., § 3871a55; Code 1932, § 4283; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 70-905; T.C.A. § 69-6-305 . Compiler's Notes. The county court structure referred to in this chapter was abolished by the 1978 amendments to Tenn. Const. arts. VI and VII. Legislative functions formerly exercised by county courts now belong to county legislative bodies. Judicial functions now belong to general sessions, chancery, or circuit courts. See also § 69-5-102 .
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