Charters
A "charter" is the grant from the state which brings a municipality into existence and defines its governmental structure and powers. The Tennessee municipal charters produced and maintained by MTAS are linked below.This link takes you to a view of the charters sorted by city name.
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Adams (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Adamsville (Private Act) |
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Alamo (Private Act) |
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Alcoa (Private Act) |
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Alexandria (Private Act) |
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Algood (Private Act) |
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Allardt (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Altamont (Private Act) |
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Ardmore (Private Act) |
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Arlington (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Ashland City (Private Act) |
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Athens (Private Act) |
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Atoka (Private Act) |
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Atwood (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Auburntown (Private Act) |
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Baileyton (Private Act) |
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Baneberry (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Bartlett (Private Act) |
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Baxter (Private Act) |
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Bean Station (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Beersheba Springs (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Bell Buckle (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Belle Meade (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Bells (Private Act) |
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Benton (Private Act) |
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Berry Hill (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Bethel Springs (Private Act) |
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Big Sandy (Private Act) |
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Blaine (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Bluff City (Private Act) |
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Bolivar (Private Act) |
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Braden (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Bradford (Private Act) |
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Brentwood (General Law Manager-Commission) |
External Link to Charter | |
Brighton (Private Act) |
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Bristol (Private Act) |
External Link to Charter | |
Brownsville (Private Act) |
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Bruceton (Private Act) |
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Bulls Gap (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Burlison (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Burns (Private Act) |
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Byrdstown (Private Act) |
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Calhoun (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Camden (Private Act) |
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Carthage (Private Act) |
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Caryville (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Cedar Hill (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Celina (Private Act) |
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Centertown (Private Act) |
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Centerville (Private Act) |
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Chapel Hill (Private Act) |
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Charleston (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Charlotte (Private Act) |
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Chattanooga (Home Rule) |
External Link to Charter | |
Church Hill (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Clarksburg (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Clarksville (Private Act) |
External Link to Charter | |
Cleveland (Private Act) |
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Clifton (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Clinton (Home Rule) |
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Coalmont (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Collegedale (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Collierville (Private Act) |
External Link to Charter | |
Collinwood (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Columbia (Private Act) |
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Cookeville (Private Act) |
External Link to Charter | |
Coopertown (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Copperhill (Private Act) |
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Cornersville (Private Act) |
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Cottage Grove (Private Act) |
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Covington (Private Act) |
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Cowan (Private Act) |
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Crab Orchard (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Cross Plains (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Crossville (Private Act) |
External Link to Charter | |
Crump (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Cumberland City (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Cumberland Gap (Private Act) |
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Dandridge (Private Act) |
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Dayton (Private Act) |
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Decatur (Private Act) |
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Decaturville (Private Act) |
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Decherd (Private Act) |
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Dickson (Private Act) |
External Link to Charter | |
Dover (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Dowelltown (Private Act) |
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Doyle (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Dresden (Private Act) |
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Ducktown (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Dunlap (Private Act) |
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Dyer (Private Act) |
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Dyersburg (Private Act) |
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Eagleville (Private Act) |
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East Ridge (Home Rule) |
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Eastview (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Elizabethton (General Law Modified Manager-Council) |
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Elkton (Private Act) |
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Englewood (Private Act) |
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Enville (Private Act) |
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Erin (Private Act) |
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Erwin (Private Act) |
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Estill Springs (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Ethridge (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Etowah (Home Rule) |
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Fairview (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Farragut (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
External Link to Charter | |
Fayetteville (Private Act) |
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Finger (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Forest Hills (General Law Manager-Commission) |
External Link to Charter | |
Franklin (Private Act) |
External Link to Charter | |
Friendship (Private Act) |
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Friendsville (Private Act) |
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Gadsden (Private Act) |
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Gainesboro (Private Act) |
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Gallatin (Private Act) |
External Link to Charter | |
Gallaway (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Garland (Private Act) |
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Gates (Private Act) |
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Gatlinburg (Private Act) |
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Germantown (Private Act) |
External Link to Charter | |
Gibson (Private Act) |
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Gilt Edge (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Gleason (Private Act) |
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Goodlettsville (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Gordonsville (Private Act) |
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Grand Junction (Private Act) |
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Graysville (Private Act) |
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Greenback (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Greenbrier (Private Act) |
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Greeneville (Private Act) |
External Link to Charter | |
Greenfield (Private Act) |
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Gruetli-Laager (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Guys (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Halls (Private Act) |
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Harriman (Private Act) |
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Harrogate (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Hartsville (Trousdale County) (Metropolitan Government) |
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Henderson (Private Act) |
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Hendersonville (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Henning (Private Act) |
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Henry (Private Act) |
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Hickory Valley (Private Act) |
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Hohenwald (Private Act) |
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Hollow Rock (Private Act) |
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Hornbeak (Private Act) |
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Hornsby (Private Act) |
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Humboldt (Private Act) |
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Huntingdon (Private Act) |
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Huntland (Private Act) |
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Huntsville (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Jacksboro (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Jackson (Private Act) |
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Jamestown (Private Act) |
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Jasper (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Jefferson City (Private Act) |
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Jellico (Private Act) |
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Johnson City (Home Rule) |
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Jonesborough (Private Act) |
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Kenton (Private Act) |
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Kimball (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Kingsport (Private Act) |
External Link to Charter | |
Kingston (Private Act) |
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Kingston Springs (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Knoxville (Home Rule) |
External Link to Charter | |
La Grange (Private Act) |
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La Vergne (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Lafayette (Private Act) |
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LaFollette (Private Act) |
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Lakeland (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Lakesite (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Lawrenceburg (Private Act) |
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Lebanon (Private Act) |
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Lenoir City (Home Rule) |
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Lewisburg (Private Act) |
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Lexington (Private Act) |
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Liberty (Private Act) |
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Linden (Private Act) |
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Livingston (Private Act) |
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Lobelville (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Lookout Mountain (Private Act) |
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Loretto (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Loudon (Private Act) |
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Louisville (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Luttrell (Private Act) |
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Lynchburg (Moore County) (Metropolitan Government) |
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Lynnville (Private Act) |
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Madisonville (Private Act) |
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Manchester (Private Act) |
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Martin (Private Act) |
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Maryville (Private Act) |
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Mason (Private Act) |
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Maury City (Private Act) |
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Maynardville (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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McEwen (Private Act) |
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McKenzie (Private Act) |
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McLemoresville (Private Act) |
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McMinnville (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Medina (Private Act) |
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Medon (Private Act) |
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Memphis (Home Rule) |
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Michie (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Middleton (Private Act) |
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Milan (Private Act) |
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Milledgeville (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Millersville (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Millington (Private Act) |
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Minor Hill (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Mitchellville (Private Act) |
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Monteagle (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Monterey (Private Act) |
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Morrison (Private Act) |
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Morristown (Private Act) |
External Link to Charter | |
Moscow (Private Act) |
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Mosheim (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Mount Carmel (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Mount Pleasant (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Mountain City (Private Act) |
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Mt. Juliet (Home Rule) |
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Munford (Private Act) |
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Murfreesboro (Private Act) |
External Link to Charter | |
Nashville (Davidson County) (Metropolitan Government) |
External Link to Charter | |
New Hope (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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New Johnsonville (Private Act) |
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New Market (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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New Tazewell (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Newbern (Private Act) |
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Newport (Private Act) |
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Niota (Private Act) |
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Nolensville (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Normandy (Private Act) |
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Norris (Private Act) |
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Oak Hill (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Oak Ridge (Home Rule) |
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Oakdale (Private Act) |
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Oakland (Private Act) |
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Obion (Private Act) |
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Oliver Springs (Private Act) |
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Oneida (Private Act) |
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Orlinda (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Orme (Private Act) |
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Palmer (Private Act) |
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Paris (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Parker's Crossroads (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Parrottsville (Private Act) |
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Parsons (Private Act) |
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Pegram (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Petersburg (Private Act) |
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Philadelphia (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Pigeon Forge (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Pikeville (Private Act) |
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Piperton (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Pittman Center (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Plainview (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Pleasant Hill (Private Act) |
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Pleasant View (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Portland (Private Act) |
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Powells Crossroads (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Pulaski (Private Act) |
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Puryear (Private Act) |
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Ramer (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Red Bank (Home Rule) |
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Red Boiling Springs (Private Act) |
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Ridgely (Private Act) |
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Ridgeside (Private Act) |
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Ridgetop (Private Act) |
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Ripley (Private Act) |
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Rives (Private Act) |
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Rockford (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Rockwood (Private Act) |
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Rocky Top (Private Act) |
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Rogersville (Private Act) |
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Rossville (Private Act) |
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Rutherford (Private Act) |
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Rutledge (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Saltillo (Private Act) |
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Samburg (Private Act) |
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Sardis (Private Act) |
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Saulsbury (Private Act) |
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Savannah (Private Act) |
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Scotts Hill (Private Act) |
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Selmer (Private Act) |
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Sevierville (Home Rule) |
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Sharon (Private Act) |
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Shelbyville (Private Act) |
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Signal Mountain (Private Act) |
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Silerton (Private Act) |
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Slayden (Private Act) |
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Smithville (Private Act) |
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Smyrna (Private Act) |
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Sneedville (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Soddy-Daisy (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Somerville (Private Act) |
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South Carthage (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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South Fulton (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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South Pittsburg (Private Act) |
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Sparta (Private Act) |
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Spencer (Private Act) |
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Spring City (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Spring Hill (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Springfield (Private Act) |
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St. Joseph (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Stanton (Private Act) |
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Stantonville (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Sunbright (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Surgoinsville (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Sweetwater (Home Rule) |
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Tazewell (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Tellico Plains (Private Act) |
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Tennessee Ridge (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Thompson's Station (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Three Way (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Tiptonville (Private Act) |
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Toone (Private Act) |
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Townsend (Private Act) |
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Tracy City (Private Act) |
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Trenton (Private Act) |
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Trezevant (Private Act) |
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Trimble (Private Act) |
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Troy (Private Act) |
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Tullahoma (Private Act) |
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Tusculum (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Unicoi (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Union City (General Law Modified Manager-Council) |
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Vanleer (Private Act) |
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Viola (Private Act) |
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Vonore (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Walden (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Wartburg (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Wartrace (Private Act) |
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Watauga (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Watertown (Private Act) |
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Waverly (Private Act) |
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Waynesboro (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Westmoreland (Private Act) |
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White Bluff (Private Act) |
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White House (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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White Pine (Private Act) |
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Whiteville (Private Act) |
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Whitwell (Home Rule) |
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Williston (General Law Manager-Commission) |
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Winchester (Private Act) |
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Winfield (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Woodbury (Private Act) |
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Woodland Mills (General Law Mayor-Alderman) |
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Yorkville (General Law Manager-Commission) |