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Tenn. Const. art. XI, § 6

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Constitution of Tennessee
Text as of
October 2026

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The Legislature shall have no power to change the names of persons, or to pass acts adopting or legitimatizing persons; but shall, by general laws, confer this power on the Courts.

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