Tennessee § 5-7-114 - Replacement of courthouse or jail — Deed conveying old site.
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§ 5-7-114. Replacement of courthouse or jail — Deed conveying old site.
Any deed of conveyance of the old site of the prison or courthouse, made by the project superintendents, duly proved or acknowledged and registered, shall be effectual to vest a valid title in the purchaser. Code 1858, § 417 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 34, § 4); Shan., § 509; Code 1932, § 761; Acts 1979, ch. 12, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-714.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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