The following are not to be deemed repealed by the enactment of this code, or the failure to incorporate the statutes or provisions of statutes as a part of this code, unless repealed by necessary implication:

(1) Local, special or private acts, or general or public acts of a temporary nature. “Local act” means one applicable to one (1) or more, but not all, subdivisions or parts of the state;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 1-2-105

  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. 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
(2) Provisions in general laws excepting particular localities or subdivisions from their operation;
(3) Acts amendatory of general laws excepting such localities or political subdivisions of the state specifically from their operation;
(4) Acts ceding territory and jurisdiction to the general government;
(5) Acts fixing state or county boundaries;
(6) Acts establishing or regulating special and local courts;
(7) Acts fixing the times of holding courts, or providing for judges or chancellors holding any such, by special act;
(8) Acts, which are not incorporated in this code, establishing, aiding or regulating state or state-aided parks, reservations or memorials;
(9) Acts appropriating money or authorizing the issuance of bonds, or providing sinking funds, for special purposes;
(10) Acts authorizing the construction of public buildings or works;
(11) Acts authorizing officials to convey or mortgage property of the state, including grants of easements;
(12) Curative or validating acts, or provisions in acts, though relating to a general law;
(13) Acts of incorporation passed before the Constitution of 1870 became effective;
(14) Acts incorporating grand lodges of fraternal orders, or societies, and creating or regulating charitable bodies, such as the Ladies’ Hermitage Association;
(15) Acts relating to turnpikes and turnpike corporations;
(16) Provisions in general acts saving rights accrued or status fixed under previous acts or laws;
(17) Occupant, entry and other land laws; and
(18) Any act to provide for the revenue of the state and the counties and municipalities thereof, except as may be incorporated in this code.
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