Tennessee § 6-1-501 - Amendment of charter.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 6-1-501 — Amendment of charter., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-1-501. Amendment of charter.
A municipality may amend this charter for the sole purpose of changing the corporate name of the municipality, including the municipality's designation as a town or city in the manner provided in § 6-1-502 . Acts 2000, ch. 702, § 1. Law Reviews. Two Claims, Two Keys—Overcoming Tennessee's Dual-Majority Voting Mechanism to Facilitate Consolidation Between Memphis City and Shelby County (D. Eric Setterlund), 41 U. Mem. L. Rev. 933 (2011).
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Section 6-1-501 ("Amendment of charter.") 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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