Teachers, principals, superintendents, supervisors, board secretary, school secretaries, school librarians and office employees employed after May, 1937—Authority to establish system.
Memphis Charter, art. 81, § 1063
in effectSec. 1063. - Teachers, principals, superintendents, supervisors, board secretary, school secretaries, school librarians and office employees employed after May, 1937—Authority to establish system.
Incorporated boards of education of public schools in cities and taxing districts having a population of 250,000 or over according to the Federal Census of 1930, or any subsequent Federal Census, are hereby empowered and authorized in the discretion of such boards of education to establish a system of contributory retirement, annuity or pension for teachers, principals, superintendents, supervisors, secretary of the board of education, school secretaries, school librarians and office employees of such boards of education, who shall become employees of such boards of education subsequent to the time when this Act shall take effect; provided, however, that this Act shall not apply to persons who are in the employ of such boards of education at the time of the passage of this Act; provided, further, that substitute or temporary employees of such boards of education shall be excluded from all provisions and benefits of this Act.
(Priv. Acts 1937, ch. 537, § 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_ART81CHBOEDMESC_DIVIIIREPE_S1063TEPRSUSUBOSESCSESCLIOFEMEMAFMA193THESSYFetched: 10/28/2026