§ 44-9-90. Petition for Construction of Tramway
Any person or corporation desiring to build or construct any tramway to connect with any waterway or railway in this state for the purpose of transporting lumber, naval stores, and timber by means of the same may make application in writing to the judge of the probate court or the county commissioners of the county […]
§ 44-9-91. Proceedings to Lay Out Way; Maximum Width
When the application provided for in Code Section 44-9-90 has been filed in the office of the judge of the probate court or the office of the county commissioners, as the case may be, all the proceedings thereafter shall be the same as are allowed and directed by Title 22 for condemning property, except that […]
§ 44-9-92. Abandonment; Effect
If the tramway so laid out shall at any time cease to be used for such purposes, the land employed for such way shall revert to the owner thereof. History. Ga. L. 1887, p. 103, § 3; Civil Code 1895, § 660; Civil Code 1910, § 806; Code 1933, § 83-303.
§ 44-9-50. Recording of Private Way; Protection of Owner’s Use
When a private way becomes established, it shall be entered on and fully described on the official minutes of the county commission and the road deed file; and the owner thereof shall be entitled to be protected in the use of the same as a public road. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 699; Code 1868, […]
§ 44-9-75. Application of Article to Lessee of Mine
Any person or company of persons engaged in working a mine under a lease shall be held and regarded as the owner or owners and as such shall be entitled to avail himself or themselves of the benefits and privileges of this article. History. Ga. L. 1868, p. 139, § 6; Code 1873, § 750; […]
§ 44-9-51. Establishment of Private Way by Several Landowners; Duties and Privileges of Subsequent Vendees
Several landowners may join together in opening a private way or in maintaining it after establishment or both. When this has been done and has been entered on the official minutes of the county commission and the road deed file, the duties and privileges incident thereto shall extend to vendees of the same real estate. […]
§ 44-9-76. Amount of Water Allowed to Be Withdrawn From Stream Above Mill or Factory by Mine Owner or Lessee
In no instance shall a greater amount of water, measured in cubic feet, than the surplus be withdrawn and carried away entirely from a stream above any mill or factory, surplus water being that full amount of water that would run to waste with a tight mill dam at such mill or factory. This Code […]
§ 44-9-52. Establishment and Apportionment of Private Way by Several Landowners
When several landowners join together in opening a private way, they may apportion the road work among themselves. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 701; Code 1868, § 763; Code 1873, § 729; Code 1882, § 729; Civil Code 1895, § 670; Civil Code 1910, § 816; Code 1933, § 83-110.
§ 44-9-53. Establishment of Private Way Over Wild Lands Without Notice to Landowner; Assessment of Damages After Notice
If a private way is established over the wild lands of a person who has no notice of the proceeding, at any time within six months after the receipt of such notice he may proceed to have damages assessed against all the landowners who habitually use the private way. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 702; […]
§ 44-9-54. Establishment of Private Way by Prescription
Whenever a private way has been in constant and uninterrupted use for seven or more years and no legal steps have been taken to abolish it, it shall not be lawful for anyone to interfere with that private way. History. Ga. L. 1872, p. 60, § 1; Code 1873, § 737; Code 1882, § 737; […]