Tennessee Statutes
§ 4-1-101 — Sovereignty coextensive with boundary
Tennessee·Title 4
The sovereignty and jurisdiction of the state is coextensive with the boundaries of the state, but the extent of such jurisdiction over places that have been or may be ceded to the United States is qualified by the terms of such cession.
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Related
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County ex rel. Anderson v. Fulton
701 S.W.2d 597 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1985)
Jabari Issa Mandela v. Donal Campbell
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2002)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 70; Shan., § 82; Code 1932, § 96; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-101.
Nearby Sections
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§ 4-1-102
Protection of territory§ 4-1-105
Retrocession of federal jurisdiction§ 4-1-201
Grand divisions§ 4-1-202
Eastern grand division§ 4-1-203
Middle grand division§ 4-1-204
Western grand division§ 4-1-205
State capital§ 4-1-301
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