Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-11-219

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.

A county legislative body is empowered, the same being a county purpose, to build, or assist in building, or in obtaining within the corporate limits of a municipal corporation that is the county seat of the county, a toll-free bridge across any river running through and dividing the municipality and county.