Tennessee § 6-56-112 - Lawful municipal purpose required.

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§ 6-56-112. Lawful municipal purpose required.

All expenditures of money made by a municipality must be made for a lawful municipal purpose. Acts 1993, ch. 448, § 2. Attorney General Opinions. Lawful municipal purposes, OAG 94-90, 1994 Tenn. AG LEXIS 97 (8/26/94). City development of residential real estate, OAG 98-042, 1998 Tenn. AG LEXIS 42 (2/17/98). Authority of city utility system to repair privately owned lines, OAG 06-030, 2006 Tenn. AG LEXIS 30 (2/13/06).

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Section 6-56-112 ("Lawful municipal purpose required.") 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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