Tennessee § 5-3-109 - Indebtedness and property.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 5-3-109 — Indebtedness and property., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-3-109. Indebtedness and property.
In the event of a favorable vote under § 5-3-104 , the indebtedness of the petitioning county shall be and become the obligation of and against the absorbing county or counties, subject to limitations as set forth in any legislation hereinafter enacted and as set forth in the consolidation plan; and in a like manner the title to all the property, real, personal or mixed, or of whatever character, that belongs to the petitioning county, shall pass to and be and become the property of the absorbing county or counties. Acts 1939, ch. 224, § 8; C. Supp. 1950, § 136.7 (Williams, § 136.8); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-309. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 8 Tenn. Juris., Counties, § 6.
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Section 5-3-109 ("Indebtedness and property.") 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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