Tennessee Code 6-4-203 – Custody of official records

(a) The recorder or the recorder’s designee shall have custody of, and preserve in the recorder’s office, the city seal, the public records, original rolls of ordinance, ordinance books, minutes of the board, contracts, bonds, title deeds, certificates, and papers, all official indemnity or security bonds, except the recorder’s bond, which shall be in the custody of the mayor, and all other bonds, oaths and affirmations and all other records, papers and documents not required by this charter or by ordinance to be deposited elsewhere, and register them by numbers, dates and contents, and keep an accurate and modern index of such material.

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 6-4-203

Board: means the mayor and the aldermen. See Tennessee Code 6-1-101
City: means any city or territory to be incorporated that may adopt chapters 30-36 of this title. See Tennessee Code 6-30-102
Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

(b) All such records shall be the property of the municipality.

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