Tennessee § 6-20-211 - Procedural powers and duties of board — Penalties.
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§ 6-20-211. Procedural powers and duties of board — Penalties.
The board may determine the rules of its proceedings, subject to this charter, and may arrest and punish by fine any member or other person guilty of disorderly or contemptuous behavior in its presence. The board has the power and may delegate it to any committee to: Subpoena witnesses, and order the production of books and papers relating to any subject within its jurisdiction; Call upon its own officers or the chief of police to execute its process; and Arrest and punish by fine or imprisonment, or both, any person refusing to obey such subpoena or order. The refusal to obey a subpoena or order of the board is a Class C misdemeanor. A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor, and each day's continuance in any refusal to comply with the requirements of this section is a separate offense. The board's presiding officer or the chair of any committee may administer oaths to witnesses. The board shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and the yeas and nays on all questions shall be entered thereon. Acts 1921, ch. 173, art. 4, § 11; Shan. Supp., § 1997a146; Code 1932, § 3543; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2022; Acts 1989, ch. 175, § 8; 1989, ch. 591, § 113. Cross-References. Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 .
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