Tennessee Statutes
§ 71-5-2205 — Removal - Vacancies
Tennessee § 71-5-2205
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-2205 (2026).
Text
The county legislative body may remove the commissioners, or any one (1) of them, at pleasure, and proceed to fill the vacancy at any time; and should any one (1) or more of them die, resign, remove from the county, or fail or refuse to act, the county mayor may fill the vacancy, and such appointee shall continue to act as commissioner until an election by the legislative body.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 1598 (deriv. Acts 1827 Private, ch. 112, § 7); Shan., § 2682; Code 1932, § 4799; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 4799; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-905, 14-20-205; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
Nearby Sections
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§ 71-1-101
Short title§ 71-1-102
Part definitions§ 71-1-103
Department created§ 71-1-105
Powers and duties§ 71-1-107
Duties of commissioner§ 71-1-108
Authority over personnel§ 71-1-109
Legal assistance - Property - Rules§ 71-1-111
Hearings - Evidence§ 71-1-113
Expenditure of funds§ 71-1-115
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Tennessee § 71-5-2205, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/71-5-2205.