8-3-203 - Secretary of state to ascertain result of local action on private or local act.
8-3-203. Secretary of state to ascertain result of local action on private or local act.
It is the duty of the secretary of state to ascertain whether local action has been taken on all acts which are private or local in form or effect. When a certificate of local action taken has not been received within the time limit specified in any act, the secretary of state shall take steps to find out whether any action has been taken and to obtain the necessary certificate, including the sending of a courier to examine local records and to procure a certificate if all other measures fail.
[Acts 1957, ch. 379, § 3; T.C.A., § 8-310.]