(a) The fords shall be cleared of all loose rock, and all fastened rock shall be battered down that can be done by a heavy, blunt, or square-end crowbar or sledge hammer.(b) All other obstructions that can be conveniently removed, and all rubbish removed, shall be deposited where it will not deepen the ford of the stream.Acts 1859-1860, ch. 115, § 3; Shan., § 1743; Code 1932, § 3069; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1103.
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