Tennessee § 5-18-101 - In general.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 5-18-101 — In general., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-18-101. In general.
The legislative body of each county shall appoint some person of the county as county historian, who shall serve without compensation and whose duties shall include, but not be limited to, collecting and preserving local and state history, and in doing so, to work with, in such manner as may mutually be agreed upon, the state historian, the state library and archives and the Tennessee historical commission. Acts 1965, ch. 45, § 1; T.C.A., § 5-1801. Cross-References. County officers, § 5-1-104 . State historian, §§ 4-11-101 , 10-1-101 . State historical commission, §§ 4-11-102 — 4-11-110 .
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Section 5-18-101 ("In general.") 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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