Tennessee Code 65-6-125 – Right to build branch roads
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-6-125
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- 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.
- Road: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". 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
Any railway corporation chartered under the general laws of the state, which may desire to build a branch road or branch roads from its main stem, shall have the right to do so by amendment of its charter.