Tennessee § 5-4-101 - Vote required for removal.
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§ 5-4-101. Vote required for removal.
Where an old county is reduced for the purpose of forming a new one, the seat of justice in the old county shall not be removed without the concurrence of two thirds (2/3) of both branches of the general assembly, nor shall the seat of justice of any county be removed without the concurrence of two thirds (2/3) of the qualified voters of the county. Const. 1870, art. 10, § 4; Shan., § 112; Code 1932, § 131; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-401. Compiler's Notes. For table of U.S. decennial populations of Tennessee counties to include total registered voters, see Volume 13 and its supplement. Cross-References. Constitutional provisions, Tenn. Const., art. X, § 4. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 8 Tenn. Juris., Counties, § 10.
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