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Tenn. Code Ann. § 5-4-101: Vote required for removal

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  1. TN Code
  2. Title 5
  3. Chapter 4

Where an old county is reduced for the purpose of forming a new one, the seat of justice in the old county shall not be removed without the concurrence of two thirds (2/3) of both branches of the general assembly, nor shall the seat of justice of any county be removed without the concurrence of two thirds (2/3) of the qualified voters of the county.

Const. 1870, art. 10, § 4; Shan., § 112; Code 1932, § 131; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-401.

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