Tennessee § 6-22-129 - Emergency expenditures.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 6-22-129 — Emergency expenditures., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-22-129. Emergency expenditures.
No contract liability shall be incurred without previous authority of law or ordinance, but the board of commissioners may, by ordinance, empower the proper officials to pay out money or incur contract liability for the city for the necessary preservation of the city's credit, or in other extreme emergency, under such restrictions as may be provided in the ordinance; provided, that any such liability shall mature not later than one (1) year from the date of its incurrence. Acts 1921, ch. 173, art. 11, § 11; Shan. Supp., § 1997a190; Code 1932, § 3588; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2230.
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 6-22-129 cover?
Section 6-22-129 ("Emergency expenditures.") 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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