(a) All bonds and notes issued prior to July 1, 1986, and all proceedings theretofore taken to authorize the issuance of bonds or notes by any local government of this state for any purpose which is designated a public works project by this chapter, are hereby ratified, validated and confirmed, and such bonds and notes are hereby declared to be valid and legally binding obligations payable in accordance with their terms, notwithstanding any lack of power of the governing body of the local government to authorize and issue such bonds or notes and to provide for the payment thereof in the manner stated in such bonds or notes and in the proceedings authorizing their issuance, and further notwithstanding any defects or irregularities in any such proceedings, or the failure of any such proceedings, authorizing any such bonds or notes, to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter or with any of the provisions of any other applicable section or chapter or any applicable general or special law or charter.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 9-21-120

  • Bonds: means bonds or interim certificates issued pending preparation or delivery of definitive bonds of a local government issued pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
  • Governing body: means the legislative body of any local government of this state or any other authority charged with the governing of the affairs of any local government in this state. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
  • Law: means any act or statute, general, special or local, of this state, including, but not limited to, any local government charter. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
  • Local government: means any county, municipality or metropolitan government in this state. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
  • Metropolitan government: means the political entity created by consolidation of all, or substantially all, of the political and corporate functions of a county and a city or cities pursuant to the authority of title 7, chapters 1-3. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
  • Notes: means notes or interim certificates issued pending preparation or delivery of definitive notes of a local government issued pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
  • Obligations: means bonds, notes and any other evidence of indebtedness lawfully issued or assumed by a local government. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
  • Public works project: includes any one (1) or any combination of the following: acquisitions of land for the purpose of providing or preserving open land. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
(b) The disposition of proceeds of all capital outlay notes issued prior to January 15, 1998, for school purposes, by a county or metropolitan government which contains within its boundaries a special school district and/or incorporated town or city maintaining a public school system separate from the county or metropolitan government public school system, is hereby declared to be valid and legally binding unless proceedings which challenge the disposition of such proceeds have been instituted in any court in this state before January 15, 1998.
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