Tennessee § 12-10-119 - Dissolution of authority.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 12-10-119 — Dissolution of authority., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-10-119. Dissolution of authority.
Whenever the board of directors of an authority shall by resolution determine that there has been substantial compliance with the purposes for which the authority was formed and all bonds theretofore issued and all obligations theretofore incurred by the authority have been fully paid, the members of the board shall thereupon execute and file for record in the office of the secretary of state a certificate of dissolution reciting such facts and declaring the authority to be dissolved. Such certificate of dissolution shall be executed under the seal of the authority. Upon the filing of such certificate of dissolution, the authority shall stand dissolved, the title to all funds and properties owned by it at the time of such dissolution shall vest in the municipality with respect to which the authority was organized, and possession of such funds and properties shall forthwith be delivered to such municipality. Acts 1971, ch. 126, § 19; T.C.A., § 12-919.
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Section 12-10-119 ("Dissolution of authority.") 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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