Tennessee Statutes

§ 7-81-401 — Form of ordinances - Effective date

Tennessee § 7-81-401

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-81-401 (2026).

Text

All ordinances passed by the assembly shall begin by an enacting clause as follows: "Be it enacted by the mayor and town assembly of ______________ (fill in blank with name of town)," and shall at the end of the act state the time when the ordinance is to take effect, otherwise it will take effect ten (10) days from passage.

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Legislative History

Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 20; Shan., § 2023a36; Code 1932, § 3667; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2520.

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