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Purposes.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-53-101
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48-53-101. Purposes. (a) Every corporation incorporated under chapters 51-68 of this title has the purpose of engaging in any lawful business unless a more limited purpose is set forth in the charter. (b) A corporation engaging in an activity that is subject to regulation under another statute of this state may incorporate under chapters 51-68 of this title only if permitted by, and subject to all limitations of, the other statute. Acts 1987, ch. 242, § 3.01.
Source: Tennessee Code (state release 76 via Public.Resource.Org) + public chapters (Tennessee Secretary of State)URL: https://archive.org/download/gov.tn.tca/release76.2021.05.21/gov.tn.tca.title.48.htmlFetched: 10/24/2026

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