Tennessee § 6-52-302 - Failure to exercise corporate powers.
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§ 6-52-302. Failure to exercise corporate powers.
“Failure to exercise corporate powers” under § 6-52-301 shall include either subdivisions (1)(A)-(C) combined, or subdivision (2) alone: Failure to elect a mayor or legislative body, or both, for more than one (1) year after the time fixed for such elections; and Failure to levy and collect any municipal ad valorem property taxes for a period of three (3) successive years; and Failure to expend any funds for municipal purposes or adopt a budget for municipal expenditures for a period of three (3) successive years; or Failure to hold any municipal elections for more than twenty (20) years. Acts 1983, ch. 116, § 2.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6-52-302 ("Failure to exercise corporate powers.") 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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