{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-7-81-401","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-81-401","heading":"Form of ordinances - Effective date","body":"All ordinances passed by the assembly shall begin by an enacting clause as follows: \"Be it enacted by the mayor and town assembly of ______________ (fill in blank with name of town),\" and shall at the end of the act state the time when the ordinance is to take effect, otherwise it will take effect ten (10) days from passage.","path":["TN Code","Title 7","Chapter 81"],"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":"723406a437b6b401750d8ceb4e770090743cef7778bc0e1c2000320e53ba5741","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-7-81-309","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-7-81-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}