Power as to eminent domain.
Memphis Charter, art. 79, § 908
in effectSec. 908. - Power as to eminent domain.
The authority shall have the right to acquire by eminent domain any property real or personal which it may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act after the adoption by it of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the property described therein is in the public interest and necessary for public use. The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain pursuant to the provisions of either:
(a) Sections 3109 to 3134 of the Code of Tennessee of 1932,* and any amendments thereto; or
(b) Pursuant to any other applicable statutory provisions, now in force or hereafter enacted, for the exercise of the power of eminent domain.
Property already devoted to a public use may be acquired, provided that no property belonging to the City or the government may be acquired without its consent and that no property belonging to a public utility corporation may be acquired without the approval of the commission or other officer or tribunal, if any there be, having regulatory power over such corporation.
(Priv. Acts 1935, ch. 615, § 10)
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_ART79HOAULA_S908POEMDOFetched: 10/28/2026