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) |
External Link to Charter | |
| 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) |
External Link to Charter | |
| 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) |
External Link to Charter | |
| 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) |
External Link to Charter | |
| 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) |
External Link to Charter | |
| 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) |
External Link to Charter | |
| 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) |
