Tennessee § 4-51-101 - Creation of corporation.
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§ 4-51-101. Creation of corporation.
There is hereby created a corporation, which shall be known as the “Tennessee education lottery corporation.” The corporation shall be registered with the secretary of state and shall be subject to the corporate laws of the state. The corporation shall be a body, politic and corporate, and a quasi-public instrumentality, and not a state agency or department, which shall be deemed to be acting in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state through the operation of a state lottery and in the performance of other essential public functions entrusted to it. The corporation shall have perpetual succession and shall adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws and regulations for the conduct of its affairs. The corporation shall strive to maximize net lottery proceeds. Venue for the corporation is Davidson County. Acts 2003, ch. 297, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2003, ch. 297, § 1 provided that: “This act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Tennessee Education Lottery Implementation Law’.” Cross-References. Law enforcement efforts, § 39-15-413 . Lotteries, Tenn. Const., art. XI, § 5. Lotteries, chain letters and pyramid clubs, § 39-17-506 . Lottery not gambling, § 8-47-127 . Lottery sales, title 39, ch. 17, part 6. Possession of gambling device or record, forfeiture, § 39-17-505 . State lottery proceeds, title 49, ch. 4, part 9. Tennessee education lottery corporation, §§ 4-51-132 , 4-51-133 . Tennessee Lottery Funds for Education Projects Loan Act of 2003, title 4, ch. 31, part 10. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence. 18 Tenn. Juris., Lotteries, §§ 1 et seq. Law Reviews. Let the Games Begin: Examining the Lottery (John P. Williams), 39 No. 11 Tenn. B.J. 18 (2003). So Your Client Just Won the Lottery. ( Dan W. Holbrook), 40 No. 4 Tenn. B.J. 32 (2004). Attorney General Opinions. Legality of lottery pool, OAG 04-042, 2004 Tenn. AG LEXIS 42 (3/12/04). Collateral References. State lotteries: Actions by ticketholders or other claimants against state or contractor for state. 48 A.L.R.6th 243.
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