§ 54-13-101. Private and Local Improvements Authorized by County Legislative Body
The county legislative body may provide for making private and local improvements, within the limits of the county, that are contemplated by article XI, §§ 9 and 10 of the Tennessee Constitution under restrictions, limitations, and conditions that in its discretion seem right and proper, such as public roads, and the like. Code 1858, § […]
§ 54-13-102. Navigable Stream — Obstructions Prohibited
No county legislative body shall permit a bridge, milldam, fish trap, or other improvement to be so constructed as to interrupt or in any way injure or impair the navigation of the streams that are naturally navigable, or that have been declared to be so by law. Code 1858, § 1259 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. […]
§ 54-13-103. Petition for Local Improvement
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. […]
§ 54-12-418. Sale for Cash Subject to Redemption Within Two Years — Manner of Redemption
When the sale is made by decree of the chancery court, it shall be made for cash, and the owners of land sold shall have two (2) years from the date of the confirmation of the sale in which to redeem the land, by paying to the clerk and master of the court making the […]
§ 54-12-405. Bonds to Be Paid Only by Assessments Levied on the Lands Within the District
Each bond shall show expressly on its face that it is to be paid only by assessments levied and collected on the lands within the district so designated and numbered, and for the benefit of which district the bond is issued. No assessment shall be levied or collected for the payment of the bond or […]
§ 54-12-410. Assessment Book Made by County Clerk for Entire Assessment or Annually — Interest on Assessments After Delinquency
The assessments provided for by this chapter, and to be collected for the purpose provided in this chapter, shall be entered upon a book to be provided by the county clerk, at the expense of the county, for this purpose, in a similar manner to that in which taxes are entered upon the tax books, […]
§ 54-12-411. Assessments Become Liens Upon Land
The assessments provided for by this chapter, when made and levied, shall be and become valid liens upon lands.
§ 54-12-412. Bill in Chancery to Sell Land for Collection of Delinquent Assessments
When assessments have been due and delinquent for sixty (60) days, bills may be filed in the chancery court of the county, or chancery district in which the lands lie, upon which the assessments are due and delinquent, for the collection of the assessments, out of the lands by a sale of the lands in […]
§ 54-12-413. Bill Filed in Name of County Against Landowners — All Delinquents May Be Made Defendants to Same Bill
The bills in chancery shall be filed in the name of the county in which the lands are situated for the use of the improvement district for the benefit of which the assessments were made, and against the owners, if known, and if unknown, against them to the bill. The owners of all the lands […]
§ 54-12-414. Trustee to Furnish Certified List of Delinquent Lands and Names of Owners, Which Is Prima Facie Proof Authorizing a Decree
When it is desired by the board of directors or other interested party entitled to sue, to file the bill, the county trustee, upon request, shall make out a statement or list, showing all the lands upon which assessments are delinquent and the names of the owners of the lands, as appear upon the road […]