Tennessee § 8-5-203 - Powers and duties of additional state treasurer — Determination of emergency.
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§ 8-5-203. Powers and duties of additional state treasurer — Determination of emergency.
The person so appointed or elected shall possess all of the qualifications now required by statute for the regular state treasurer, and compensation for such person shall be fixed by the governor, but in no event shall the compensation so paid exceed that prescribed by law for the duly elected state treasurer. The person so appointed or elected as additional state treasurer shall execute such bond or bonds as shall be required by the governor and as are now required by statute and shall take and subscribe to the oath required by statute. The decision of the governor as to the existence of an emergency caused by the incapacity or disability of the regular state treasurer shall be final and the governor shall determine when the emergency is ended. The action of the governor, in determining the existence of an emergency, shall be subject to review by writ of certiorari. Acts 1949, ch. 128, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 219.1 (Williams, § 214.1); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-516. Cross-References. Oath of office, §§ 8-5-104 , 8-18-107 — 8-18-114 .
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