Tennessee § 54-9-128 - Officials, commissioners, or employees not to be interested in contracts.
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§ 54-9-128. Officials, commissioners, or employees not to be interested in contracts.
No commissioners or member of the county legislative body or any officer or employee of the commissioners shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract or job of work or material, or profits of any contract or job, to be furnished or performed under §§ 54-9-124 — 54-9-127 . Acts 1913 (1st E.S.), ch. 26, § 8; Shan., § 1695a30; Code 1932, § 2991; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-830. Cross-References. Officers of municipal corporations prohibited from taking contracts, § 6-54-107 . Public officers not to be interested in public contracts, § 12-4-101 .
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Section 54-9-128 ("Officials, commissioners, or employees not to be interested in contracts.") 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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