Objections to items of cost to be made in writing before date fixed for hearing; effect of failure to protest.
Memphis Charter, art. 53, § 538
in effectSec. 538. - Objections to items of cost to be made in writing before date fixed for hearing; effect of failure to protest.
All objections to any improvement on the ground that it contains items which cannot properly be charged to the property holders, or that it is for any default or defect in the passage or character of said ordinance, or the estimate void or voidable, in whole or in part, or that it exceeds the powers of the legislative body of the municipality, shall be made in writing on or before [the] date fixed by notice for the hearing of remonstrances against the confirmation of said ordinance. Any objections against the making of said improvements or improvement not presented in person or by attorney prior to the confirmation of said ordinance shall be considered as waived, and if said protest or objections shall be made and overruled, the finding of the legislative body of said municipality shall be the final adjudication of the issues presented and determined, unless proper steps shall be taken in court of competent jurisdiction to review said finding within thirty days. A protest of property holders shall not inure to the benefit of any property holder not signing the same in person or by attorney.
(Priv. Acts 1913, ch. 244, § 6)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/charter?nodeId=PTICHRELA_ART53STIMUNFRFOASLA_S538OBITCOBEMAWRBEDAFIHEEFFAPRFetched: 10/28/2026