Tennessee § 5-9-301 - Book of appropriation applications.
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§ 5-9-301. Book of appropriation applications.
It is the duty of the county clerk to keep a book in which applications for appropriation shall be entered when made to the county legislative body, and the same shall be open for the inspection of the citizens of the county. The county legislative body shall not consider or make any appropriation unless the same shall have first been entered in a book as heretofore required. Acts 1875, ch. 63, §§ 5, 6; impl. am. Acts 1875, ch. 70, §§ 1, 3; Shan., §§ 6017, 6018; Code 1932, §§ 10216, 10217; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-910. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 23 Tenn. Juris., Streets and Highways, § 16.
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Section 5-9-301 ("Book of appropriation applications.") 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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