41-9-271. Drains across railroad rights-of-way; generally.
Said commissioners shall have the right to lay out and construct all necessary drains, ditches and levees across any railway right-of-way or yards in their district, and any railway company, whose right-of-way or yards crosses the line of any proposed drain, ditch or levee, shall open its right-of-way or yards and permit such drain, ditch or levee to cross the same, as soon as said drain, ditch or levee is constructed to such right-of-way.