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§ 7-37-104. Powers of municipalities.

TN Code § 7-37-104 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) Construct, acquire by gift or purchase, reconstruct, improve, better or extend any industrial building within or without the municipality or partially within or partially without the municipality, but in no event farther than ten (10) miles from the territorial boundaries of such municipality, and to acquire by gift, purchase or the exercise of the right of eminent domain lands or rights in land in connection with the industrial building; provided, that no county or metropolitan government has the power to construct, acquire by gift or purchase, reconstruct, improve, better or extend any industrial building outside the territorial limits of the county or metropolitan government;

(2) Issue bonds to finance in whole or in part the cost of the acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment or extension of any industrial building. The governing body of the municipality in determining such cost may include all cost and estimated cost of the issuance of such bonds, all engineering, inspection, fiscal and legal expenses, and interest that it is estimated will accrue during the construction period and for six (6) months thereafter on money borrowed or that it is estimated will be borrowed pursuant to this chapter;

(3) Rent or lease such industrial buildings to industrial or commercial concerns in such manner that rents to be charged for the use of the industrial buildings shall be fixed and revised from time to time so as to produce income and revenues sufficient to provide for the prompt payment of interest upon all bonds issued under this chapter and create a sinking fund to pay the principal of such bonds when due;

(4) Pledge to the punctual payment of bonds authorized under this chapter and interest on the bonds the income and revenues to be received from such industrial buildings, including improvements, betterments, or extensions to the industrial buildings thereafter constructed or acquired, sufficient to pay the bonds and interest, as the bonds, and interest shall become due and to create and maintain reasonable reserves for the payment of the bonds and interest;

(5) Mortgage or convey in trust any industrial building or buildings as defined in this chapter in favor of the holder or holders of bonds issued under this chapter;

(6) Sell and convey such industrial buildings, including, but not limited to, the sale and conveyance of the industrial buildings subject to a mortgage as provided in this chapter, for such price and at such time as the governing body of the municipality may determine; no sale or conveyance of such industrial buildings shall ever be made in such manner as to impair the rights or interests of the holder or holders of any bonds secured by the industrial buildings;

(7) Issue its bonds to refund in whole or in part, bonds theretofore issued by such municipality under authority of this chapter; and

(8) Enter upon any lands, waters or premises, through its agents, servants, or employees, for the purpose of making surveys, soundings, or examinations, when necessary in order to carry out the purpose and objects of this chapter, doing no unnecessary damage. In the event any person is damaged by reason of any such entry, the municipality shall be liable to the person to the extent of damages actually sustained.

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§ 7-37-104. Powers of municipalities.