§ 7-81-205. List of Voters — Election of Mayor
Upon the assembly coming to order, the chair shall take a list of the voters present, and the clerk shall record them. The meeting shall then proceed to the election of a mayor, who shall qualify by announcing to the assembly that such mayor will faithfully, impartially, and honestly administer the office of mayor as […]
§ 7-81-206. Election of Clerk and Inspector — Terms of Officers — Voting — When Elections Held
The assembly shall then proceed to elect a clerk and a sanitary inspector. The terms of all officers shall be for one (1) year, or until their successors are appointed and qualified. All elections shall be by viva voce vote upon the call of the roll, and shall be held annually the second Monday night […]
§ 7-81-207. Powers of Assembly
The town assembly of each of the towns has powers by ordinance to: Assess, levy, and collect taxes on all property and privileges taxable by state law, and fix the rate of taxation on the property and privileges, which shall in no case exceed fifteen (15) mills on the dollar, and the taxes shall be […]
§ 7-81-107. Registration of Election Report and Charter — Fees
The register shall copy the certificate, together with the certificate of the secretary of state, in the charter book in such register’s office, which shall complete the incorporation. The register shall be entitled to the regular recording fees received for recording corporate charters for services performed as directed in this part.
§ 7-81-101. Petition for Election
In any community where there are as many as twenty (20) residences within one square mile (1 sq. mi.), whether the parties owning the residences reside in the community during the whole year or not, any ten (10) of the registered voters may file with the county election commission of the county in which the […]
§ 7-81-102. “Registered Voters” Defined
“Registered voters” in this chapter means registered voters who are residents of the territory that is proposed for or has been incorporated.
§ 7-81-103. Notice of Election
In addition to all other election notices required by law, the county election commission shall post in three (3) conspicuous places in the proposed sanitary district, five (5) days before the election, a notice substantially in the following language: NOTICE State of Tennessee County of On the day of , 20 , between the hours […]
§ 7-81-104. Certification of Result
The county election commission shall determine and declare the results of the election and shall certify the results within forty-eight (48) hours after the commission completes its duties under § 2-8-105(3). The county election commission shall file the certificate with the county clerk.
§ 7-81-105. Certification of Majority for Incorporation
If the number of votes cast in favor of incorporation equals the majority of persons entitled to vote in the election, the county election commission shall immediately forward a certified copy of the certificate to the secretary of state.
§ 7-81-106. Duties of Secretary of State — Charter of Incorporation
Upon receipt of the certified copy of the certificate by the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall copy it in a well-bound book and index the certified copy of the certificate. The secretary of state shall then return the certificate to the register of the county with a certificate that it has been […]