Tennessee § 68-11-504 - Contributions to public welfare hospitals by counties or incorporated municipalities.

§ 68-11-504. Contributions to public welfare hospitals by counties or incorporated municipalities.

Any county or incorporated municipality of this state is empowered and authorized to make contributions of property or money from the public funds of the county or municipality, or of both, to any general welfare corporation established under the laws of this state, and engaged in acquiring, erecting, building, constructing, improving, maintaining, operating, expanding, enlarging or repairing any hospital of this state that serves the citizens and residents of the county or municipality, without regard to race, creed or color, and that is not operated for private profit, without regard to whether the hospital is located within or without the territorial limits of the county or municipality. Acts 1949, ch. 177, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 5879.30 (Williams, § 4432.39); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 53-1404. Law Reviews. Consolidation of County and City Functions and Other Devices for Simplifying Tennessee Local Government (Wallace Mendelson), 8 Vand. L. Rev. 878. Attorney General Opinions. Tax exemption of county health care facility located in another county, OAG 99-045 (3/1/99). Cited: Memphis Pub. Co. v. Shelby County Health Care Corp., 799 S.W.2d 225, 1990 Tenn. App. LEXIS 366 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1990); Maury County v. Tenn. State Bd. of Equalization, 117 S.W.3d 779, 2003 Tenn. App. LEXIS 276 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003).