Any canal company incorporated as provided in this chapter is authorized to allow water to be drawn from its canal for the purpose of propelling machinery, irrigating lands, furnishing water for drinking or fighting fire, or any other purpose that the board of directors may deem proper at any points along the line of the canal and charge for the use of the water.
(Ga. L. 1893, p. 81, § 6; Civil Code 1895, § 1992; Civil Code 1910, § 2373; Code 1933, § 17-109.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
C.J.S.
- 12A C.J.S., Canals, § 50.
ALR.
- Right of water district or company to charge for fire service, 37 A.L.R. 1511.