{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-54-12-221","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 54-12-221","heading":"Appellant from order fixing assessment of benefits shall give appeal bond, and not pauper's oath","body":"(a) Any landowner, tenant, or encumbrancer who appeals from the order fixing the assessment of benefits shall execute bond, with security, for cost and damages.\n(b) The oath provided by law for poor persons shall not be allowed in lieu of the bonds.","path":["TN Code","Title 54","Chapter 12"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"ecf5b98176ffd0c9e24ba591206908ca9fd896679db3c92c14806578cba57b56","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-54-12-220","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-54-12-222"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}