Tennessee § 4-1-101 - Sovereignty coextensive with boundary.
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§ 4-1-101. Sovereignty coextensive with boundary.
The sovereignty and jurisdiction of the state is coextensive with the boundaries of the state, but the extent of such jurisdiction over places that have been or may be ceded to the United States is qualified by the terms of such cession. Code 1858, § 70; Shan., § 82; Code 1932, § 96; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-101. Cross-References. Acts ceding jurisdiction to federal government left unrepealed, § 1-2-105 . Jurisdiction of criminal offenses, title 40, ch. 1. Residents of areas ceded to federal government entitled to vote, § 2-2-104 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 22 Tenn. Juris., State, § 4.
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