The establishment and general supervision of roads and ferries, watercourses and local improvements, are entrusted to the county legislative body, as provided in title 54, chapters 7 and 9-14.Code 1858, § 4206 (deriv. Acts 1804, ch. 1; 1835-1836, ch. 29, § 1); Shan., § 6038; Code 1932, § 10235; Acts 1978, ch. 934, § 15; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-521.
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