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Misdemeanors and punishments.

Memphis Charter, art. 42, § 370
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Sec. 370. - Misdemeanors and punishments. Said local government is authorized to declare what acts shall be misdemeanors, and when committed within the City, to punish the offenders by fines and forfeitures, and by imprisonment and labor, within and without the workhouse, in default of payment of the fines imposed as punishment. It may also declare, by ordinance, that any person guilty of any misdemeanor under the laws of the state, committed in the City, shall be guilty of an offense against the City; and may pass any ordinance or police regulation specifically prohibiting the Commission of any offense within the City, and provide punishment therefor, whenever such offense would be a misdemeanor under the State law, and may make such offense a misdemeanor against the City. (Acts 1879, ch. 11, § 3; Priv. Acts 1921, ch. 245)
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_ART42PESAGEWE_S370MIPUFetched: 10/28/2026

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