Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-01
THE OLD AND NEW
Full Text Of the Bill Abolish
ing the Corporate Exist
ence Of Memphis,
And the Bill Establishing a New
Government for the Terri
tory Thereof.
Both Approved. and the Governors Proc
lamatIOn Issued Yesterday.
SENATE | L NO. So

SENATE BILL NO. So.
An act to repeal the charters Of
certain municipal corporations, and ia
remand the territory and inhabitants
thereof to the government of the
State
Section |. Be it enacted BY the
general assembly of the State Of Ten
nessee, That an act passed December
1859, entitled, "An act to reduce
the charter Of the city of Memphis
and the several acts amendatory there
Of into one act being chapter % OF
the private acts of 1869 and 1870; also
chapter AZ to the public acts of 1873,
entitled, IAN act to amend the char
ters of all incorporated towns and
cities in tho State" passed. March Is,
1873; also, an act entitled, AN act to
incorporate the town of Memphis, =
passed. December 8, 1896; also, an act
entitled, AN act to extend the limits
of the corporation of the town OF
Memphis, and for other purposes, "
passed October 19, 1892; also, an act
entitled, An act TO amend the several
acts incorporating the town of Mem
phis," passed December z, 1913; also.
an act entitled, An act to reduce the
several acts Incorporating the town OF
Memphis into n act, and to amend
the same passed January II. 1915 ;
also, an act entitled, IAN act to incor-
pOrate into one act the several acts
Incorporating the city of Memphis and
the town of South Memphis" passed
January 6, 1916 and January n, 1913,
and ito unite the said towns into
one, and extend the boundaries there
of, passed December 3, 1919 also, the
section Of an act, entitled, IAN act 10
amend an act entitled an act to in
corporate the town Of TasWell, " passed
January2,l830, passed January& 1852
also, an act entitled An act to amend
the charter Of the city Of Memphis. "
passed February q, 1856; also, an act
entitled An act to amend the charter
Of the city Of Memphis, and for other
purposes, passed February 20, 1850:
also, IN act entitled IAN act to amend
the charter of the city of Memphis,
passed November "a, 1866; also an
act passed in amendment of the
foregoing acts and also any 9th
er act creating into a body DO.
litic and corporate the inhabitants of
a certain territory lying within the
county Of Shelby, by the name Of the
city of Memphis, the mayor and alder
men of Memphis, or other corporate
name whatever, or acts amending the
said acts of interpretations, be, and the
same are hereby, each and every of
them repealed, and all offices created
and held under any by virtue Of any
Of said acts are abolished.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted. That
the charters and amendments thereof
OF all municipal corporations within
the State, having a population of
33,OW inhabitants or over. by the
Federal census Of 1870. be and the
same is hereby repealed, and all mu-
nlcipal Offices held under them are
abolished.
See. 3. Be it further enacted. That
the charters and amendments thereof
Of al municipal corporations within
this State having 5000 inhabitants or
over, al the date Of the passage of this
act Dc. and the same are hereby re-.
pelled, and all municipal offices held
hereunder are abolished. The Cover
nor Of the State will ascertain and
declare BY proclamation 70 what
corporations this section applies: said
proclamation shall be conclusive eyi-
ienee Of it truth, and shall be made
within tea days from the passage Of
TINS act.
Sec. T. Be il further enacted. That
al Of the sections from section % b.
section 20, both inclusive. OF an act
entitled An act 70 regulate and or
gauiEe municipal corporations Of Ger
tain population and for the increase
and diminutioB Of their powers.
chapter q approved I'd March. 1915.
aud al other acts and parts Of acts in
souAiet With this act, be aud the ann
arc hereby repealed all the other
sections Of said chapter 90, and espee.
ally section 81 Of said chapter being
leit 10 full force and the populations
within the territorial limits as now
defined, and the territory Of al munic.
pal corporations heretofore governed
Under and By virtue Of said repealed
sections . 70 50 inclusive. are hereby
resolved back into the body of the
state. and all Offices held under and
b. virtue Of said repealed sections are
hereby abolished and all power of
taxation IN any form whatever, here.
toi0re invested ID or exercised by the
authorities Of said municipal CORPORA
tons. b. virtue Of any Of the aets Of
Incorporation herein before recited
or otherwise, is forever withdrawn
and reserved % the legislature and
the public buildings, gluares, prone
nades, wbaris. streets. ALLEYS, parks.
hre engines, hose and carriages. horses
and wagons. engine houses, engineer
instruments, and al other property.
real and personal, hitherto used by
such corporations for municipal puf-
poses. are hereby transferred 10 the
custody and control Of the State. To-
remain public properly AZ Il has al
ways been for the uses 10 which aid
property has been hitherto applied.
And no person holding Office under
aud By virtue Of any OF said repealed
sections or under any Of the aets above
Tecited, shall, from and after the pas.
sage Of this act. exercise or attempt 10
exercise any Of the powers or functions
Of said Office.
Sec 8. De il further enacted. That
this act take effect from and after n,
passage. the public welfare requiring
it,
Passed January q. 1879.
J. X. NEAL,
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