§ 156-9. No drain opened within 30 feet. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 156‑9.  No drainopened within 30 feet.

The proprietor of any swamp or flatlands through which a canal or ditchpasses shall not have a right to open or cut any drain within 30 feet thereofbut by the consent of the owner. Such proprietor, however, and other personsmay cut into such canal or ditch in the manner hereinafter provided. (R.C., c. 40, s. 8; Code, s. 1304; Rev., s. 3989;C.S., s. 5268.)