Tennessee § 8-12-110 - Establishment of meridian lines.
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§ 8-12-110. Establishment of meridian lines.
The county legislative body of each county may, in its discretion, have established, at or near the county seat, a meridian line of 114.6 poles in length, the termini of which line shall be designated by planted stones, with the exact point on each stone marked with “A.X.,” or otherwise durably engraved. Acts 1871, ch. 120, § 1; 1879, ch. 219, § 1; Shan., § 541; Code 1932, § 793; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1210.
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