Any person desiring authority to make the improvement shall present a petition to the county legislative body of the county where the improvement is to be made, setting forth the nature and object of the application.
Code 1858, § 1261 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 29, § 6); Shan., § 1725; Code 1932, § 3051; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1705.
Proceeding by petition for building bridge or causeway, §54-11-213.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 5 Tenn. Juris., Bridges, § 4.