Tennessee § 10-1-201 - Appointment — Duties and powers.
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§ 10-1-201. Appointment — Duties and powers.
A state librarian and archivist shall be appointed by the secretary of state. The person appointed as librarian and archivist shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation or place of previous residence. The state librarian and archivist shall serve as chief administrative officer of the state library system and shall be responsible to the secretary of state. Acts 1951, ch. 197, § 2 (Williams, § 2278.6); impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 12; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 10-108; Acts 1982, ch. 689, § 11; 1983, ch. 37, § 8; 1984, ch. 728, § 5; 2008, ch. 631, § 14.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10-1-201 ("Appointment — Duties and powers.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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