Tennessee § 54-11-305 - Ferry operator — Selection and salary — Vacancy.
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§ 54-11-305. Ferry operator — Selection and salary — Vacancy.
The county legislative body at any session may select and fix the salary of the ferry operators for ferries established under this part; however, in cases of vacancy occasioned by death or permanent disability, the county mayors are authorized to name a successor to serve until the next session. Acts 1911, ch. 13, § 5; Shan., § 1720a7; Code 1932, § 3046; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1205; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2, directed the code commission to change all references from “county executive” to “county mayor” and to include all such changes in supplements and replacement volumes for the Tennessee Code Annotated. Cited: Whited v. State, 483 S.W.2d 594, 1972 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 331 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1972).
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