When any ditch or drain is cut in such a way as to turn water into any public road, the person cutting the ditch or drain shall be compelled to cut another ditch or drain as may be necessary to take the water from said road.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-95
Water must be diverted from public road by ditch or drain
Code, s. 2036; Rev., s. 2697; C.S., s. 3790.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.