Tennessee Code 65-28-101 – Right of condemnation
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-28-101
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Property: includes both personal and real property. 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
A pipeline corporation has the right, in pursuance of the general laws authorizing condemnation of private property for works of internal improvement, to appropriate as an easement or right-of-way of lands necessary for its pipelines; and also land, and rights in land for the development, construction and operation of underground storage reservoirs for natural gas; and also land for pump stations and terminal facilities over any land of any person or corporation through which a pipeline may be located; provided, that no one of the streets, alleys, squares or highways within the corporate limits of any municipality in the state shall be entered upon or used by any corporation for laying pipelines and conductors, or otherwise, until the consent of the municipal authorities shall have been obtained, and an ordinance shall have been passed prescribing the terms on which the same may be done.