(a) The certificate of incorporation shall set forth:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-36-104

  • Associated municipality: means a municipality that is located in a county having a population of three hundred thirty-five thousand (335,000) or less, according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census, and that, as of the date an authority is formed under this chapter, operates an electric system under the authority of chapter 52 of this title. See Tennessee Code 7-36-102
  • Authority: means an authority created pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 7-36-102
  • Governing body: means the legislative body of the associated municipality creating an authority pursuant to this chapter or, as applicable in §. See Tennessee Code 7-36-102
  • Municipality: means any county or incorporated city or town within or outside this state. See Tennessee Code 7-36-102
  • Person: means any natural person, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, partnership, or governmental entity. See Tennessee Code 7-36-102
  • 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
(1) The name of the authority;
(2) A recital that permission to organize the authority has been granted by resolution duly adopted by the governing body of the associated municipality and the date of the adoption of the resolution;
(3) The location of the principal office of the authority;
(4) The purposes for which the authority is proposed to be organized;
(5) The number of directors of the authority;
(6) The period for the duration of the authority, if other than perpetual; and
(7) Any other matter that the governing body of the associated municipality may choose to insert in the certificate of incorporation, which shall not be inconsistent with this chapter or with the laws of this state. It shall not be necessary to set forth in the certificate of incorporation the powers enumerated in this chapter.
(b) The certificate of incorporation shall be acknowledged by the mayor of the associated municipality or other person authorized by the resolution described in § 7-36-103 before an officer authorized by the laws of this state to take acknowledgments of deeds.
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