§ 69-5-101 County may establish levee and drainage districts and change natural watercourses
§ 69-5-102 Judicial jurisdiction and authority
§ 69-5-103 Petition for establishment of district – Bond for preliminary expenses
§ 69-5-104 Qualifications of petitioners
§ 69-5-105 Compensation of attorneys
§ 69-5-106 Petitioners’ committee
§ 69-5-107 Preliminary hearing – Notice and requisites
§ 69-5-108 Preliminary hearing – Procedure and decree
§ 69-5-109 Appeal from preliminary decree
§ 69-5-110 Assessment book – Collection by county trustee
§ 69-5-111 Collection of assessment by other counties
§ 69-5-112 Assessment constitutes lien
§ 69-5-113 Assessments – Bonds of county trustee and county clerk
§ 69-5-114 Proceedings for preliminary expense fund not to delay other proceedings – Application of acreage provision
§ 69-5-115 Engineer
§ 69-5-116 Location of drains and ditches
§ 69-5-117 Drains and ditches crossing railroad property
§ 69-5-118 Engineer’s assistants
§ 69-5-119 Plan approval or rejection
§ 69-5-120 Issuance and service of summons upon approval of plan
§ 69-5-121 Hearing postponed pending notice – Hearing without formal answers
§ 69-5-122 Further examination and report by engineer
§ 69-5-123 Special assessment to pay preliminary costs and expenses
§ 69-5-124 Special assessment – Petition – Notice of hearing
§ 69-5-125 Special assessment – Hearing – Amount and basis of assessment
§ 69-5-126 Special assessment – Appeal
§ 69-5-127 Special assessment – Collection
§ 69-5-128 Special assessment – Collection by other counties
§ 69-5-129 Special assessment constitutes lien
§ 69-5-130 Special assessments – Bonds of county trustee and county clerk – Procedure not to delay other proceedings
§ 69-5-131 Payment of preliminary expenses – Methods of refunding
§ 69-5-132 Preliminary expenses – Contribution by county
§ 69-5-133 Expense fund may be required, or judgment rendered on bond
§ 69-5-134 Expense fund paid from time to time
§ 69-5-135 Payment of expense fund to be refunded out of district funds
§ 69-5-136 Establishment or refusal of district
§ 69-5-137 Survey after district established – Estimate of costs – Report of engineer – Replacement of engineer
§ 69-5-138 Notice of hearing on establishment of district
§ 69-5-139 Petitioners’ names may be signed by attorney or agent
§ 69-5-140 Drainage record book
§ 69-5-141 Fees of clerk
§ 69-5-142 Compensation fixed by county court
§ 69-5-143 Reelfoot Lake and Big Hatchie River excepted
§ 69-5-144 Authority to cooperate with other agencies
§ 69-5-145 Abolishment of drainage districts – Separate account for district funds
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 69 > Chapter 5 > Part 1 - Establishment and General Provisions

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Agriculture: means :
    (i) The land, buildings and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products and nursery stock. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.