Any railroad company described in § 65-8-101 shall have the power to borrow money and to issue its bonds therefor, or for any other indebtedness or liability which it may incur, or may have incurred, in the exercise of its lawful purposes, and to secure the payment of such bonds, with the interest thereon, by a mortgage of the whole or any part of its railroad and equipment and other property and franchises, containing such provisions as its directors shall approve.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 8 - Purchase and Sale of Railroads
§ 65-8-101. Power to Acquire and Operate Other Railroads
§ 65-8-102. Borrowing Money for Payment — Issuance of Bonds
§ 65-8-103. Continuation of Business by Seller to Wind Up Business
§ 65-8-104. Authority to Purchase Under Judicial Sale
§ 65-8-105. Rights of Purchase Under Judicial Sale