As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Governing body” means the official or officials authorized by law to exercise ordinance or other law-making power of a municipality;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 6-54-701

  • City: means any city or territory to be incorporated that may adopt chapters 30-36 of this title. See Tennessee Code 6-30-102
  • 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.
  • Municipality: means any incorporated city or incorporated town of this state, with a population in excess of four hundred thousand (400,000), according to the federal census of 1960 or any subsequent federal census. See Tennessee Code 6-54-701
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(2) “Local transfer and storage business” means the business of transferring and/or storing for a profit the household goods and effects of another within the confines of the territorial limits of the municipality adopting this part;
(3) “Municipality” means any incorporated city or incorporated town of this state, with a population in excess of four hundred thousand (400,000), according to the federal census of 1960 or any subsequent federal census;
(4) “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, trustee, receiver or assignee; and
(5) “Transfer and storage regulatory board” means any regulatory board created pursuant to § 6-54-702.