# Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-102: Protection of territory

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T4_C1_S4-1-102

## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-102
- **Heading:** Protection of territory
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 4-1-102

## Text

The governor and all subordinate officers of this state are empowered to protect the territory of this state, within its defined limits in all the courts of the country, and the governor may employ counsel for this purpose whenever, in the governor's judgment, it becomes necessary in order to protect this state and the citizens of the commonwealth against illegal encroachments upon their rights, the fee for such services to be fixed by the governor and approved by the attorney general and reporter. Acts 1889, ch. 222, § 2; Shan., § 81; Code 1932, § 95; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-104.
The governor and all subordinate officers of this state are empowered to protect the territory of this state, within its defined limits in all the courts of the country, and the governor may employ counsel for this purpose whenever, in the governor's judgment, it becomes necessary in order to protect this state and the citizens of the commonwealth against illegal encroachments upon their rights, the fee for such services to be fixed by the governor and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
Acts 1889, ch. 222, § 2; Shan., § 81; Code 1932, § 95; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-104.

## Nearby sections

- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-101 Sovereignty coextensive with boundary](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T4_C1_S4-1-101.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-102 Protection of territory](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T4_C1_S4-1-102.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-103 Concurrent jurisdiction of boundary waters](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T4_C1_S4-1-103.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-104 Mississippi River - Criminal jurisdiction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T4_C1_S4-1-104.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-105 Retrocession of federal jurisdiction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T4_C1_S4-1-105.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-106 Federal application for cession of state jurisdiction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T4_C1_S4-1-106.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-107 Jurisdiction reserved by state when cessions made to United States](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T4_C1_S4-1-107.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-108 Relinquishment of ceded legislative jurisdiction by United States](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T4_C1_S4-1-108.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-109 Cession or acceptance - Authority of local government](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T4_C1_S4-1-109.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-201 Grand divisions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T4_C1_S4-1-201.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-202 Eastern grand division](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T4_C1_S4-1-202.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-203 Middle grand division](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T4_C1_S4-1-203.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-204 Western grand division](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T4_C1_S4-1-204.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-205 State capital](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T4_C1_S4-1-205.md)

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