Tennessee § 5-8-203 - Contracts — Notice to trustee.
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§ 5-8-203. Contracts — Notice to trustee.
When the contract has been signed on the part of the county, and also signed by the proper officers, on the part of the bank or banks under the seal thereof, and a good and sufficient bond has been executed by the bank or banks, for the faithful performance of the contract and to save the county harmless, the finance committee shall so notify the county trustee, in writing, and order the county trustee to place all funds already in the county trustee's hands or that may thereafter be collected by the county trustee on deposit in the bank or banks, noting the funds that shall draw interest and the amount thereof. Acts 1909, ch. 305, § 3; Shan., § 647a3; Code 1932, § 1041; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-812.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-8-203 ("Contracts — Notice to trustee.") 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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