2021 Tennessee Code
Part 2 - Contraction
§ 6-51-202. Election

The election provided for in § 6-51-201, shall be held under an ordinance to be passed for that purpose. A full report of the election shall be spread upon the minutes of the board, if three fourths (¾) of the voters assent to the contraction, and in the report the metes and bounds of the territory to be excluded must be fully set forth.