The county legislative body is authorized to make contracts for opening or cleaning out any navigable streams within the county, and for keeping them free from obstructions.Code 1858, § 1300 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 29, § 1); Shan., § 1809; Code 1932, § 3075; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 70-102.
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