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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-51-402

  • Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the bylaws or the board of directors has delegated responsibility under §. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
  • Secretary of state: means the person who holds the office of secretary of state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

An act of a duly authorized deputy of the secretary of state in the secretary of state‘s behalf under chapters 51-68 of this title is the equivalent of the act of the secretary of state; provided, that the name of the secretary of state is signed by such deputy as deputy.