§ 65-7-101 Power of locality to become stockholder
§ 65-7-102 Right to subscribe to stock
§ 65-7-103 Conditions precedent to subscription
§ 65-7-104 Record of application, plan, and amount – Ordering of election
§ 65-7-105 County election on question – Order by legislative body
§ 65-7-106 City or town election on question – Order by governing body
§ 65-7-107 Notice of election
§ 65-7-108 Conduct of election – Certificate of result – Validity
§ 65-7-109 Election – Style of ballot
§ 65-7-110 Action on return of commission
§ 65-7-111 Second election
§ 65-7-112 Subscriptions – Time of payment
§ 65-7-113 Bond issue for payment
§ 65-7-114 Tax levy to meet bond payments
§ 65-7-115 Collection of tax
§ 65-7-116 Issuance of stock
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 65 > Chapter 7 - Subscription to Railroad Stock by Counties and Municipalities

  • Benefit: means anything reasonably regarded as economic gain, enhancement or advantage, including benefit to any other person in whose welfare the beneficiary is interested. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • County mayor: means and includes "county executive" unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Criminal negligence: refers to a person who acts with criminal negligence with respect to the circumstances surrounding that person's conduct or the result of that conduct when the person ought to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the circumstances exist or the result will occur. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106
  • Intentional: means that a person acts intentionally with respect to the nature of the conduct or to a result of the conduct when it is the person's conscious objective or desire to engage in the conduct or cause the result. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106
  • Knowing: means that a person acts knowingly with respect to the conduct or to circumstances surrounding the conduct when the person is aware of the nature of the conduct or that the circumstances exist. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106
  • Person: includes the singular and the plural and means and includes any individual, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, governmental subdivision or agency, or other organization or other legal entity, or any agent or servant thereof. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Sentencing guidelines: A set of rules and principles established by the United States Sentencing Commission that trial judges use to determine the sentence for a convicted defendant. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Subscription: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.