Tennessee § 40-25-142 - Payment to federal authorities.
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§ 40-25-142. Payment to federal authorities.
The costs in §§ 40-25-140 and 40-25-141 shall be paid upon warrant of the commissioner of finance and administration, or county mayor, as the case may be, which warrant shall be issued upon properly authenticated and itemized bills of costs certified by the United States district attorney and judge holding the federal court, in the same manner as other similar costs are paid by the state or counties. Acts 1882 (2nd Ex. Sess.), ch. 2, § 2; Shan., § 7629; Code 1932, § 12258; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 24, 29; C. Supp. 1950, § 12258; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3349; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
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Section 40-25-142 ("Payment to federal authorities.") 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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