§ 52-4-12. Toll Rates for Use of Canals
All companies incorporated as provided in this chapter may permit all goods, lumber, rafts of every description, vessels of every kind, and all other things that can be transported to be conveyed through their canals and may collect such tolls as they may deem proper therefor. History. Ga. L. 1893, p. 81, § 7; Civil […]
§ 52-4-13. Encroachment of Canals Upon Public Roads; Construction and Maintenance of Bridges
Whenever any canal or backwaters of any company incorporated as provided in this chapter shall encroach upon or cross any public road, the company shall restore the road to a condition suitable for use by the public, by bridges or otherwise. All bridges constructed under this Code section shall be built and maintained in good […]
§ 52-4-14. Mortgage, Sale, or Lease of Canal, Other Properties, Corporate Rights, and Franchises
Companies incorporated under this chapter may mortgage, sell, or lease their canal and other properties, corporate rights, and franchises to any person or corporation to obtain money to purchase, construct, or maintain their works and franchises. History. Ga. L. 1893, p. 81, § 9; Civil Code 1895, § 1995; Civil Code 1910, § 2376; Code […]
§ 52-4-15. Disagreements as to Compensation for Taking of Lands, Tenements, or Riparian Rights Pursuant to Chapter
When any person or corporation shall feel aggrieved or damaged by any appropriation to the use of the company of any of his or their lands, tenements, or riparian rights and cannot agree with the company as to the amount of damage, the amount shall be ascertained as provided in Title 22. History. Ga. L. […]
§ 52-4-16. Taxes Applicable to Canal Companies
The corporations named in this chapter shall be subject to state, county, and municipal taxation. History. Ga. L. 1893, p. 81, § 13; Civil Code 1895, § 1999; Civil Code 1910, § 2380; Code 1933, § 17-114.
§ 52-4-1. Filing of Petition for Incorporation; Contents of Petition; Filing Fee
Any number of persons, not less than five, desiring to be incorporated as a company for the purpose of constructing, operating, and maintaining a canal, may file with the Secretary of State a petition setting out the names and domicile of the petitioners, that they desire to be incorporated as a canal company, the name […]