Tennessee Statutes
§ 6-1-101 — Charter definitions
Tennessee·Title 6
As used in chapters 1-4 of this title, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)"Board" means the mayor and the aldermen;
(2)"Department head" means the city administrator, city recorder, treasurer, police chief and any other department heads appointed by the board or mayor;
(3)"Officer" means the mayor, aldermen, city attorney and city judge;
(4)"This charter" refers to chapters 1-4 of this title; and (5) "Ward" means a geographical subdivision of the municipality established for the purpose of securing representation on the board.
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Related
Summers v. Thompson
764 S.W.2d 182 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1988)
State Ex Rel. Newsom v. Biggers
911 S.W.2d 715 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1995)
City of White House v. Whitley
979 S.W.2d 262 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1998)
State Ex Rel. Town of South Carthage v. Barrett
840 S.W.2d 895 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1992)
The City of White House v. Whitley
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1997)
Frank Barrett and Jodi Lynn Cheatham v. Town of Nolensville
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2011)
Legislative History
Acts 1991, ch. 154, § 1; 1992, ch. 612, § 1.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 6-1-101
Charter definitions§ 6-1-202
Election to adopt charter§ 6-1-205
Effect of vote§ 6-1-206
Certification to secretary of state§ 6-1-208
Succession to old corporation§ 6-1-209
Sample petition for adoption§ 6-1-210
General validation provision§ 6-1-301
Surrender of charter