{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-156-8","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 156-8","heading":"Earth from canal removed or leveled.","body":"The earth excavated from the canal or ditch shall be removed away or leveled as nearly as may be with the surface of the adjacent land, unless the commissioners shall otherwise specially allow. (R.C., c. 40, s. 7; Code, s. 1303; Rev., s. 3988; C.S., s. 5267.)","path":["Chapter 156. Drainage.","SUBCHAPTER I. DRAINAGE BY INDIVIDUAL OWNERS.","Article 1. Jurisdiction in Clerk of Superior Court.","Part 1. Petition by Individual Owner."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_156/GS_156-8.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:24:32Z","sha256":"4e615f0fdcd78083e8d754ffa96299d186a86e21e7a0d99dbff2dd7e638e9cef","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-156-7","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-156-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}