Tennessee § 10-3-101 - Establishment, maintenance and joint operation.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 10-3-101 — Establishment, maintenance and joint operation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-3-101. Establishment, maintenance and joint operation.
The legislative body of a county or the governing body of an incorporated city or town shall have the authority to establish and maintain, under state and local law, a free public library, or give support to any free public library already established therein, or contract with another library for library service for use of the inhabitants of the county, city, or town, or enter into contractual agreements with one (1) or more counties or cities for the joint operation of a free public library. Acts 1963, ch. 370, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A., § 10-301; Acts 2017, ch. 126, § 3.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10-3-101 ("Establishment, maintenance and joint operation.") 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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