§ 655 — Authority to establish, equip, operate, etc

Sec. 655. - Authority to establish, equip, operate, etc.

Chapter 11 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1879, entitled "A bill to establish taxing districts in this State and to provide the means of local government for the same," and all acts amendatory thereof, constituting the present Charter of the City of Memphis, be and the same are hereby amended so as to authorize, empower and enable the Board of Commissioners, or other governing authorities of said municipality, to establish, construct, equip, improve, maintain and operate for said City one or more public airports or landing fields for the use of aeroplanes and other aircraft, and to acquire by purchase, condemnation or lease for such purposes real property situated within said City or outside the boundaries of said City, or set apart and use for such purposes real property owned by the City and whether or not already set apart for other public uses, whether originally acquired by condemnation or purchase or by grant from the State and/or otherwise.

(Priv. Acts 1929, ch. 408, § 1; Ord. No. 269, § 1, 9-3-1968, ratified Nov. 5, 1968)