Authorization of voters for alienation of certain strip of ground on Broadway—Required.
Memphis Charter, art. 50, § 454
in effectSec. 454. - Authorization of voters for alienation of certain strip of ground on Broadway—Required.
The City of Memphis and the Mayor and Board of Commissioners thereof shall have no authority to alienate in any manner, and are forbidden to alienate in any manner, by sale, lease, grant of right-of-way or otherwise, any or all right of the City of Memphis in or to that certain strip of ground located on the north side of Broadway or Railroad Avenue in the City of Memphis which is approximately twelve and one-half (12½) feet wide from north to south and extends along the entire length of said Broadway or Railroad Avenue, except after the voters of the City of Memphis shall, in an election held as hereinafter provided, authorize the grant or alienation in whole or in part of all or any part of said land.
(Priv. Acts 1927, ch. 597, § 1)
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_ART50CIPRGE_S454AUVOALCESTGRBREQFetched: 10/28/2026