Issuance of Charter — Form — Recordation

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees
4. Watershed Districts
5. Issuance of Charter — Form — Recordation

1. If a majority of the landowners voting in the election provided in §§ 69-6-106 — 69-6-110 vote in favor of the organization and creation of the district, the state soil conservation committee shall issue a charter for the district in the same manner as other general welfare corporation charters are issued under the laws of this state.
2. The form of the charter shall be substantially as follows:

   State of Tennessee—Charter of IncorporationBe it known that (here fill this blank with the names of the board of directors) are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of (here fill in the name of the watershed district), which shall have all the powers conferred by the Watershed District Act of 1955. The district is described as follows:

   (Insert the description).

   Given under my hand and seal this  day of  20 .

   (The signature of the chair of the committee shall be affixed.)

3. The charter shall be placed on record in the offices of the register of deeds of each county in which any portion of the district lies. Upon such recordation of its charter, the district shall be authorized to function in accordance with its charter and this chapter.

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