Tennessee § 54-12-301 - Directors to be appointed for district — Qualifications — Terms — Duties and powers.
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§ 54-12-301. Directors to be appointed for district — Qualifications — Terms — Duties and powers.
After a road improvement district has been located and established as provided for by parts 1 and 2 of this chapter, the monthly county court shall appoint two (2) directors for the district. The directors shall be owners of land, or interested in land, in the district, and at least one (1) of those first appointed shall be one (1) of the petitioners for the establishment of the district, or a successor of that petitioner in estate or interest. The directors shall hold their offices for two (2) years from the date of appointment, and these two (2) thus appointed and their successors, together with the county mayor, shall constitute the directors, or board of directors, of the district. The directors shall have the general control, management and supervision of the business affairs of the district, and be vested with power and authority to make contracts, as provided by this chapter, and for all improvements to be done in the district. Acts 1919, ch. 193, § 68; Shan. Supp., § 1682a82; Code 1932, § 2896; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1501; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; 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. Cross-References. Authority of the monthly county court, title 5. Body exercising jurisdiction of former monthly county court, § 54-12-102 . Engineer employed to supervise construction of improvement work, § 54-12-311 . Road improvement overseer, employment, § 54-12-318 . Collateral References. Highways 90 et seq.
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