It shall be the duty of the governor to announce publicly by proclamation filed with the secretary of state the emergency necessitating the acquisition of such land before exercising the authority vested in the governor by § 58-1-501.Acts 1941, ch. 2, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 186.4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 7-508.
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