Should any vacancy occur in the commission, it shall be the duty of the county mayor to call the county legislative body together immediately to elect a successor to fill the vacancy, and the remaining commissioners shall transact any business as if no vacancy had occurred until the vacancy has been filled.Acts 1913 (1st E.S.), ch. 26, § 7; Shan., § 1695a24; Code 1932, § 2985; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-824; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
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