The county legislative body may provide for making private and local improvements, within the limits of the county, that are contemplated by article XI, §§ 9 and 10 of the Tennessee Constitution under restrictions, limitations, and conditions that in its discretion seem right and proper, such as public roads, and the like.
Code 1858, § 1257 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 29, § 1); Shan., § 1721; Code 1932, § 3047; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1701; Acts 2013, ch. 308, § 12.
Amendments. The 2013 amendment substituted “public roads” for “toll bridges, causeways across bottoms, fish traps, milldams, ferries, public roads,” near the end.
Effective Dates. Acts 2013, ch. 308, § 46. July 1, 2013.
Cross-References. County legislative body permitting or removing improvements, §69-1-111.
Incorporation acts left unrepealed, §1-2-105.
Municipal streets and improvements, title 7, ch. 31.
Power of county legislative body, §54-10-102.
Proceeding by petition for building bridge or causeway, §54-11-213.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 5 Tenn. Juris., Bridges, § 11.
Law Reviews.
Water Rights in Tennessee (Mahlon L. Townsend), 27 Tenn. L. Rev. 557.
Comparative Legislation. Private and local improvements:
Ala. Code §23-1-1 et seq.
Ark. Code §14-318-101 et seq.
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 177.330.
Miss. Code Ann. §65-19-1 et seq.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-66.1.
Va. Code § 15.2-2318 et seq.