Tennessee § 37-2-302 - Appropriations and tax levy for subsidizing homes.
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§ 37-2-302. Appropriations and tax levy for subsidizing homes.
County legislative bodies are authorized and empowered to appropriate from funds on hand not otherwise appropriated, such sums as the legislative body may deem necessary to subsidize such homes and to furnish board and care for children committed to such homes as provided in § 37-2-314 ; or the legislative bodies may levy a tax on property to meet such appropriations. These sums shall be paid by warrant drawn on the county treasury when proper invoice or bill has been audited and approved by the county mayor or the county mayor's designated agent. Acts 1949, ch. 222, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 4746.2 (Williams, § 4765.120); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 37-602; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2, directed the code commission to change all references from “county executive” to “county mayor” and to include all such changes in supplements and replacement volumes for the Tennessee Code Annotated.
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Section 37-2-302 ("Appropriations and tax levy for subsidizing homes.") 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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