Cooperation with public or private agencies; power to regulate speed of vessels, anchorage areas, etc.
Memphis Charter, art. 61, § 643
in effectSec. 643. - Cooperation with public or private agencies; power to regulate speed of vessels, anchorage areas, etc.
The said Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission shall cooperate with the Mississippi River Commission, an agency of the United States Government, and with all other agencies, public or private, in the development, preservation and utilization of the harbor and port of the City of Memphis and County of Shelby, and the said commission shall have power to regulate the movement and speed of vessels, to establish anchorage areas, harbor lines and grade of slope of banks and to prohibit filling or dumping in violation of such established lines and grades and to prohibit pollution of harbor waters by the discharge of wastes or oils therein within the area hereinafter described.
(Priv. Acts 1947, ch. 500, § 9; Priv. Acts 1951, ch. 385, § 5)
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_ART61MESHCOPOCO_S643COPUPRAGPORESPVEANARETFetched: 10/28/2026