Tennessee § 5-3-113 - Debt reorganization — Definition of terms.
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§ 5-3-113. Debt reorganization — Definition of terms.
As used in §§ 5-3-113 — 5-3-121 , the following words and terms have the following meanings: “Absorbed county” means any county or a part of any county that is absorbed by another county; “Absorbing county” means any county that absorbs any other county or portion of any county; “Funding bonds” means bonds issued to pay or to extend the time of payment of debts not evidenced by bonds; “Governing body” means the county legislative body of the “absorbing county”; and “Refunding bonds” means bonds issued to pay or to extend the time of payment of debts evidenced by bonds. Acts 1939, ch. 225, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 136.10 (Williams, § 136.12); impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-313. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 8 Tenn. Juris., Counties, § 6.
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