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TN Code § 65-27-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Water and Waterworks Companies|§ 65-27-105. Authority to Lay Pipes

 To enable the corporation to establish its works, it is empowered to:   Lay down pipes through the streets, lanes, and alleys of the town, city, or village in such manner as to produce the least possible inconvenience to the town, city, or village, or to its inhabitants, or to travelers; and   Take up pavements and sidewalks;  provided, that it shall repair the same with the least possible delay.
TN Code § 65-27-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Water and Waterworks Companies|§ 65-27-106. Extension and Placement of Conductors, Pipelines, Hydrants and Fire Plugs

 Such corporation, after having first obtained permission from the governing authorities thereof, is invested with the privilege of extending and placing its conductors, pipes, and pipelines along, through, or upon all or any of the streets, lanes, and alleys of the cities, towns, and villages in which it may operate, and in, through, and along any and all of the roads, and public highways of the counties, and of erecting hydrants and fire plugs at suitable places along the streets, lanes, alleys, roads, and public highways for the purpose of supplying water to the inhabitants thereof for manufacturing, domestic, or sanitary or other purposes, and for such purposes it may make any and all necessary excavations in and along the same after first obtaining permission from the governing authorities of the incorporated cities, towns, and villages, and when outside of any incorporated towns, of the governing authority of the county in which same is located; but all excavations shall be made in such manner as to give the least inconvenience to the public, and shall be replaced with all possible speed by and at the expense of the corporation in as substantial manner as found before being excavated.
TN Code § 65-27-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Water and Waterworks Companies|§ 65-27-107. Injury or Destruction of Company Property or Unauthorized Connections

 It is unlawful for any person to injure or destroy any of the pipes, fixtures, or other property of the company, or to turn on water, or to make any connection with the pipes, or other fixtures after the same has been shut off, stopped, or disconnected by the company.
TN Code § 65-27-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Water and Waterworks Companies|§ 65-27-108. Use of Company Property Without Contract

 It is also unlawful for any person to take or use any water, or other thing belonging to the company for any purpose without having previously contracted with the company therefor.
TN Code § 65-27-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 27 - Water and Waterworks Companies|§ 65-27-109. Pollution of Water or Reservoir

 It is also unlawful for any person to willfully corrupt or permit anything to run or fall into any stream or reservoir from which the corporation takes water for the purpose of supplying any city, town, or village, or the inhabitants thereof, which will corrupt the same or render it unpalatable, unwholesome, or unfit for use for any purpose for which it may be supplied, or to bathe in or lead any animal into the same.
TN Code § 65-29-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 29 - Telephone Cooperatives|§ 65-29-101. Short Title

 This chapter may be cited as the “Telephone Cooperative Act.”
TN Code § 65-29-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 29 - Telephone Cooperatives|§ 65-29-102. Purpose of Cooperatives — Nonprofit Corporations

 Cooperative, nonprofit, membership corporations may be organized under this chapter for the purpose of furnishing telephone service in rural areas to the widest practical number of users of such service; provided, that there shall be no duplication of service where reasonably adequate telephone service is available. Corporations organized under this chapter and corporations which become subject to this chapter in the manner provided in this chapter are referred to in this chapter as “cooperatives,” and shall be deemed to be not-for-profit corporations.
TN Code § 65-29-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 29 - Telephone Cooperatives|§ 65-29-103. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “De novo” means anew, afresh and from the beginning;   “Member” means each incorporator of a cooperative and each person admitted to and retaining membership in the cooperative, and includes a husband and wife admitted to joint membership;   “Person” includes any natural person, firm, association, corporation, business trust, partnership, federal agency, state or political subdivision or agency thereof, or any body politic; and   “Telephone service” means any communication service whereby communication through the electric or electronic transmission of impulses by or through any media such as wireless technology, wires, cables, microwaves, radio waves, light waves or any combination of such media or any other future transmission technology which may become available to improve communication services, is the principal intended use thereof, and includes all telephone lines, facilities or systems used in the rendition of such service.
TN Code § 65-29-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 29 - Telephone Cooperatives|§ 65-29-105. Name — Conversion of Existing Corporations

  The name of each cooperative shall include the words “telephone” and “cooperative,” and the abbreviation “Inc.”; provided, that such limitation shall not apply if, in an affidavit made by the president or vice president of a cooperative and filed with the secretary of state, or in an affidavit made by a person signing articles of incorporation, consolidation, merger or conversion and filed, together with such articles, with the secretary of state, it shall appear that the cooperative desires to transact business in another state and is precluded therefrom by reason of its name; and provided further, that any corporation heretofore organized under § 4146 et seq. of the 1932 Tennessee Code, or such sections as from time to time amended, or § 48-1101, et seq., or amendments thereto, as such provisions existed prior to July 1, 1969, which may be converted into a cooperative and become subject to this chapter, as provided in § 65-29-117, or any foreign corporation transacting business in this state pursuant to § 65-29-128, may at its election retain the same corporate name which it has prior to such conversion or transaction of business.   The name of a cooperative shall distinguish it from the name of any other corporation organized under the laws of, or authorized to transact business in, this state. The words “telephone” and “cooperative” shall not both be used in the name of any corporation organized under the laws of, or authorized to transact business in, this state, except a cooperative or corporation transacting business in this state pursuant to this chapter.
TN Code § 65-29-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 29 - Telephone Cooperatives|§ 65-29-106. Incorporators

 Five (5) or more natural persons, or two (2) or more cooperatives, may organize a cooperative in the manner provided for in this chapter.
TN Code § 65-29-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 29 - Telephone Cooperatives|§ 65-29-107. Articles of Incorporation

  The articles of incorporation of a cooperative shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this chapter, shall be signed and acknowledged by each of the incorporators, and shall state:  The name of the cooperative;   The address of its principal office;   The names and addresses of the incorporators;   The names and addresses of the persons who shall constitute its first board of directors; and   Any provisions not inconsistent with this chapter deemed necessary or advisable for the conduct of its business and affairs.     Such articles of incorporation shall be submitted to the secretary of state for filing as provided in this chapter.   It shall not be necessary to set forth in the articles of incorporation of a cooperative the purpose for which it is organized or any of the corporate powers vested in a cooperative under this chapter.
TN Code § 65-29-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 29 - Telephone Cooperatives|§ 65-29-108. Bylaws

 The board of directors shall adopt the first bylaws to be adopted following an incorporation, conversion, merger or consolidation. Thereafter, bylaws shall be adopted, amended, or repealed by its members, by the affirmative vote of a majority of those members voting thereon at a meeting of the members. The bylaws shall set forth the rights and duties of members and directors and may contain other provisions for the regulation and management of the affairs of the cooperative not inconsistent with this chapter or with its articles of incorporation.
TN Code § 65-29-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 29 - Telephone Cooperatives|§ 65-29-109. Members of Cooperative — Meetings — Notice — Quorum — Votes

  No person who is not an incorporator shall become a member of a cooperative unless such person shall agree to use telephone service furnished by the cooperative when such telephone service shall be available through its facilities. The bylaws of a cooperative may provide that any person, including an incorporator, shall cease to be a member thereof if such person shall fail or refuse to use telephone service made available by the cooperative within a specified time after having become a member. Membership in the cooperative shall not be transferable, except as may be provided in the bylaws. The bylaws may prescribe additional qualifications and limitations in respect of membership.   An annual meeting of the members shall be held at such time as shall be provided in the bylaws.   Special meetings of the members may be called by the board of directors, by any three (3) directors, by not less than ten percent (10%) of all the members, or by the president.   Meetings of members shall be held at such place as may be provided in the bylaws. In the absence of any such provision, all meetings shall be held in the city or town in which the principal office of the cooperative is located.   Except as hereinafter otherwise provided, written or printed notice stating the time and place of each meeting of members, and in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given to each member, either personally or by mail, not less than five (5) nor more than twenty-five (25) days before the date of the meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail with postage prepaid to the member at such member's address as it appears on the records of the cooperative.   A quorum shall consist of the presence in person of two percent (2%) of all members of the cooperative or fifty (50) members, whichever is the lesser, for the transaction of business at all meetings of the members, unless the bylaws prescribe the presence of a greater percentage or number of the members for a quorum, or unless the business to be transacted requires by this chapter a larger percentage to transact the particular business before the meeting. If less than a quorum is present at any meeting, a majority of those present in person may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. The directors are authorized to amend the bylaws of the cooperative to conform with the minimum requirements for a quorum set forth in this subsection (f).   Each member shall be entitled to one (1) vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting. Voting shall be in person, but, if the bylaws so provide, may also be by proxy or by mail, or both. If the bylaws provide for voting by proxy or by mail, they shall also prescribe the conditions under which proxy or mail voting shall be exercised. No person shall vote as proxy for more than one (1) member at any meeting of the members, and/or election.
TN Code § 65-29-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 29 - Telephone Cooperatives|§ 65-29-110. Initiative by Members

  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any proposition embodied in a petition signed by not less than ten percent (10%) of all members of the cooperative, together with any document submitted with such petition to give effect to the proposition, shall be submitted to the members of a cooperative either at a special meeting of the members held within forty-five (45) days after the presentation of such petition to the board of directors, or, if the date of the next annual meeting of members falls within ninety (90) days after such presentation or if the petition so requests, at such annual meeting.   The approval of the board of directors shall not be required in respect of any proposition or document submitted to the members pursuant to this section and approved by them, but such proposition or document shall be subject to all other applicable provisions of this chapter.   Any affidavit or affidavits required to be filed with any such document pursuant to applicable provisions of this chapter shall, in such case, be modified to show compliance with this section.
TN Code § 65-29-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 29 - Telephone Cooperatives|§ 65-29-112. Officers

 The officers of a cooperative shall consist of a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, who shall be elected annually by and from the board of directors. No person shall continue to hold any of the above offices after having ceased to be a director. The offices of secretary and of treasurer may be held by the same person. The board of directors may also elect or appoint such other officers, agents, or employees as it shall deem necessary or advisable and shall prescribe the powers and duties of such officers, agents, or employees. Any officer may be removed from office and a successor elected in the manner prescribed in the bylaws.
TN Code § 65-29-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 29 - Telephone Cooperatives|§ 65-29-113. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation — Certificate of Change of Principal Office

  A cooperative may amend its articles of incorporation by complying with the following requirements:  The proposed amendment shall be first approved by the board of directors and shall then be submitted to a vote of the members at any annual or special meeting thereof, the notice of which shall set forth the proposed amendment. The proposed amendment, with such changes as the members shall choose to make therein, shall be deemed to be approved on the affirmative vote of not less than two thirds (2/3) of those members voting thereon at such meeting; and    Upon such approval by the members, articles of amendment shall be executed and acknowledged on behalf of the cooperative by its president or vice president, and its corporate seal shall be affixed thereto and attested by its secretary. The articles of amendment shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this chapter and shall state:   The name of the cooperative;   The address of its principal office;   The date of the filing of its articles of incorporation in the office of the secretary of state; and   The amendment to its articles of incorporation;     The president or vice president executing such articles of amendment shall also make and annex thereto an affidavit stating that there was compliance with this section.       A cooperative may, without amending its articles of incorporation, upon authorization of its board of directors, change the location of its principal office by filing a certificate of change of principal office executed and acknowledged by its president or vice president under its seal attested by its secretary, in the office of the secretary of state and also in each county office in which its articles of incorporation or any prior certificate of change of principal office of such cooperative has been filed. Such cooperative shall also, within thirty (30) days after the filing of such certificate of change of principal office in any county office, file therein certified copies of its articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto, if the same are not already on file in the county office.
TN Code § 65-29-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 29 - Telephone Cooperatives|§ 65-29-114. Consolidation

 Any two (2) or more cooperatives, each of which is hereinafter designated a “consolidating cooperative,” may consolidate into a new cooperative, hereinafter designated the “new cooperative,” by complying with the following requirements:   The proposition for the consolidation of the consolidating cooperatives into the new cooperative and proposed articles of consolidation to give effect thereto shall be first approved by the board of directors of each consolidating cooperative. The proposed articles of consolidation shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this chapter, and shall state:  The name of each consolidating cooperative, the address of its principal office, and the date of the filing of its articles of incorporation in the office of the secretary of state;   The name of the new cooperative and the address of its principal office;   The names and addresses of the persons who shall constitute the first board of directors of the new cooperative;   The terms and conditions of the consolidation and the mode of carrying the same into effect, including the manner and basis of converting memberships in each consolidating cooperative into memberships in the new cooperative and the issuance of certificates of membership in respect of such converted memberships; and   Any provisions not inconsistent with this chapter deemed necessary or advisable for the conduct of the business and affairs of the new cooperative.     The proposition for the consolidation of the consolidating cooperatives into the new cooperative and the proposed articles of consolidation approved by the board of directors of each consolidating cooperative shall then be submitted to a vote of the members thereof at any annual or special meeting thereof, the notice of which shall set forth full particulars concerning the proposed consolidation. The proposed consolidation and the proposed articles of consolidation shall be deemed to be approved upon the affirmative vote of not less than two thirds (2/3) of those members of each consolidating cooperative voting thereon at such meeting.   Upon such approval by the members of the respective consolidating cooperatives, articles of consolidation in the form approved shall be executed and acknowledged on behalf of each consolidating cooperative by its president or vice president and its seal shall be affixed thereto and attested by its secretary. The president or vice president of each consolidating cooperative executing such articles of consolidation shall also make and annex thereto an affidavit stating that this section was duly complied with by such cooperative.
TN Code § 65-29-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 29 - Telephone Cooperatives|§ 65-29-115. Merger

 Any one (1) or more cooperatives, each of which is hereinafter designated a “merging cooperative,” may merge into another cooperative, hereinafter designated the “surviving cooperative,” by complying with the following requirements:   The proposition for the merger of the merging cooperatives into the surviving cooperative and proposed articles of merger to give effect thereto shall be first approved by the board of directors of each merging cooperative and the board of directors of the surviving cooperative. The proposed articles of merger shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this chapter and shall state:  The name of each merging cooperative, the address of its principal office, and the date of the filing of its articles of incorporation in the office of the secretary of state;   The name of the surviving cooperative and the address of its principal office;   A statement that the merging cooperatives elect to be merged into the surviving cooperative;   The terms and conditions of the merger and the mode of carrying the same into effect, including the manner and basis of converting the memberships in the merging cooperative or cooperatives into memberships in the surviving cooperative and the issuance of certificates of membership in respect of such converted memberships; and   Any provisions not inconsistent with this chapter deemed necessary or advisable for the conduct of the business and affairs of the surviving cooperative.     The proposition for the merger of the merging cooperatives into the surviving cooperative and the proposed articles of merger approved by the board of directors of the respective cooperatives, parties to the proposed merger, shall then be submitted to a vote of the members of each such cooperative at any annual or special meeting thereof, the notice of which shall set forth full particulars concerning the proposed merger. The proposed merger and the proposed articles of merger shall be deemed to be approved upon the affirmative vote of not less than two thirds (2/3) of those members of each cooperative voting thereon at such meeting.   Upon such approval by the members of the respective cooperatives, parties to the proposed merger, articles of merger in the form approved shall be executed and acknowledged on behalf of each such cooperative by its president or vice president and its seal shall be affixed thereto and attested by its secretary. The president or vice president of each cooperative executing such articles of merger shall also make and annex thereto an affidavit stating that this section was duly complied with by such cooperative. Such articles of merger and affidavits shall be submitted to the secretary of state for filing as provided in this chapter.