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Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-51-101 Part definitions and definitions for § 6-51-301
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(1) As used in this part and § 6-51-301, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Larger” and “smaller” refer to population and not area;(2) “Municipality” or “municipalities” means any incorporated city or cities, or town or towns, and does not include any utility district, sa…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-51-102 Plan of services
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(a) [Deleted by 2014 amendment, effective May 16, 2015.] (b) (1) Before any territory may be annexed under this part, the governing body of the municipality shall adopt a plan of services establishing at least the services to be delivered and the projected timing of the services.…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-51-103 Quo warranto to contest annexation ordinance — Appellate review
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(a) (1) (A) Any aggrieved owner of property that borders or lies within territory that is the subject of an annexation ordinance prior to the operative date thereof, may file a suit in the nature of a quo warranto proceeding in accordance with this part, § 6-51-301 and title 29, …
Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-51-104 Resolution for annexation by referendum — Notice
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(a) (1) A municipality, when petitioned by interested persons, or upon its own initiative, by resolution, may propose extension of its corporate limits by the annexation of territory adjoining to its existing boundaries; provided, however, no such resolution shall propose annexat…