Tennessee § 6-51-101 - Part definitions and definitions for § 6-51-301.

§ 6-51-101. Part definitions and definitions for § 6-51-301.

As used in this part and § 6-51-301 , unless the context otherwise requires: “Larger” and “smaller” refer to population and not area; “Municipality” or “municipalities” means any incorporated city or cities, or town or towns, and does not include any utility district, sanitary district, school district, or other public service district, whether organized under public or private acts; and “Notice” means publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality at least seven (7) days in advance of a hearing. The notice shall be satisfied by inclusion of a map that includes a general delineation of the area or areas to be annexed by use of official road names or numbers, or both, names of lakes and waterways, or other identifiable landmarks, as appropriate. Acts 1955, ch. 113, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-308; Acts 1995, ch. 283, § 1; 2015, ch. 512, § 1. Code Commission Notes. Acts 1995, ch. 283, § 2 provided that the amendment by this act applies only to annexation ordinances passed on first reading on or after July 1, 1995. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2015, ch. 512, § 18 provided that the act take effect at 12:01 a.m. on May 16, 2015. However, the governor signed the act and it became law on May 20, 2015. Pursuant to Article II, § 20, of the Constitution of Tennessee, the act takes effect 40 days after the bill became law. Thus, the effective date of the act is June 29, 2015. Amendments. The 2015 amendment deleted “, whether by ordinance as stipulated in § 6-51-102(a)(1) and (b) or by referendum as stipulated in § 6-51-104(b) ,” following “The notice shall be satisfied” in the second sentence of (3). Effective Dates. Acts 2015, ch. 512, § 18. June 29, 2015 [See the Compiler's Notes.]. Cross-References. Special census after annexation, § 6-51-114 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 19 Tenn. Juris., Municipal Corporations, §§ 13, 15, 18. Law Reviews. Tennessee Annexation Law: History, Analysis, and Proposed Amendments (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 55 Tenn. L. Rev. 577 (1989). Attorney General Opinions. Alternative alteration of municipal boundaries, OAG 96-032, 1996 Tenn. AG LEXIS 26 (3/6/96). Constitutionality of strip annexation, OAG 97-157, 1997 Tenn. AG LEXIS 192 (12/01/97). Annexation under metropolitan form of government. OAG 10-109, 2010 Tenn. AG LEXIS 115 (10/28/10).