Tennessee § 4-11-209 - Polk grave site — Jackson statue.
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§ 4-11-209. Polk grave site — Jackson statue.
Notwithstanding any provision of the law or of this part to the contrary, the grave site of James K. Polk shall not be relocated unless the proposed relocation is approved in advance by a duly adopted joint resolution of the general assembly. Nothing contained within this part shall be construed to prohibit the transfer of any statue of Andrew Jackson, currently placed upon the grounds of the state capitol building, to the Jackson homeplace, the Hermitage. Acts 1981, ch. 54, §§ 6, 7; 1998, ch. 572, § 3; T.C.A. § 4-11-306 .
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