Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-6-123

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

Any railroad corporation owning or operating a railroad or any part thereof in this state, whether chartered under the laws of this state or under the laws of any other state or states, is empowered to condemn property for a site for a reservoir or tank; also, the use of the water from any running stream, and also a way along which to lay pipeline or lines to convey water to its reservoir or tanks, whenever the same or any of them may be needed for the purpose of such railroad. The powers conferred in this section shall be exercised only for the erecting and maintaining of tanks and reservoirs for the purpose of operating trains. This section does not apply to springs or private ponds.