Tennessee Statutes
§ 6-54-508 — Adoption of municipal code
Tennessee·Title 6
(a)Commencing March 21, 1955, no municipality, whether required by charter or otherwise, shall be required to publish its code of ordinances in a newspaper.
(b)A public hearing shall be held prior to adoption of a code of ordinances, and advance notice thereof shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality.
(c)Any code of ordinances adopted before March 21, 1955, by any municipality is hereby validated with respect to any requirements for publication thereof.
(d)If any part of such code of ordinances contains new provisions of a penal nature, then such published notice shall specifically state such fact and shall also state that a copy of such new provisions is available at the city recorder's office for examination.
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Legislative History
Acts 1955, ch. 274, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-629; Acts 1981, ch. 194, § 2.
Nearby Sections
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§ 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