Bridges to Be Made by Two Counties — Apportionment of Cost

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When a bridge is necessary over any creek or river that divides one county from another, the legislative body of each county shall join in an agreement for building, keeping, and repairing it, and the charge shall be defrayed by both counties in proportion to the number of taxable polls in each county.

Code 1858, § 1213 (deriv. Acts 1804, ch. 1, § 5); Shan., § 1709; Code 1932, § 3019; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1109.

Cross-References. Joint ferries over streams separating counties, §54-11-303.

Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 5 Tenn. Juris., Bridges, § 5.


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