ACQUISITION FOR AIRPORT PURPOSES OF REAL PROPERTY OUTSIDE CITY BOUNDARIES (§ 655)

Memphis Home Rule Amendments, Ord. No. 269

in effect

ORDINANCE NO. 269 [ACQUISITION FOR AIRPORT PURPOSES OF REAL PROPERTY OUTSIDE CITY BOUNDARIES (§ 655)] Adopted by City Commission ..... | Sept. 3, 1968 Referendum Election ..... | Nov. 5, 1968 Certified by Election Commission AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MEMPHIS, SAME BEING CHAPTER 11, OF THE ACTS OF 1879 AS AMENDED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 11, SECTION 9, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (HOME RULE AMENDMENT) SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF MEMPHIS OR OTHER GOVERNING AUTHORITIES TO ACQUIRE BY PURCHASE, CONDEMNATION OR LEASE FOR AIRPORT PURPOSES REAL PROPERTY SITUATED OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF SAID CITY WITHOUT LIMITATION AS TO ITS PROXIMITY TO BOUNDARIES OF THE AIRPORT. PREAMBLE WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable and in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Memphis that the present Charter of said City be amended by ordinance as provided by Article 11, Section 9, of the Charter of the State of Tennessee (Home Rule Amendment). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEMPHIS That the present Charter of said City consisting of the provisions of the Acts of the State of Tennessee for the year 1879, Chapter 11 as amended, be and the same is hereby amended as follows: Section 1. By striking the words "within ten miles from the nearest boundary thereof to said airport" as they appear in Section 655 (same being Private Acts of 1929, Chapter 408, Section 1) of the present Charter of the City of Memphis and inserting in lieu thereof the words: "outside the boundaries of said city". Section 2. Nonconflicting, conflicting laws. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that all laws constituting the present Charter of the City of Memphis, not in conflict with this amendatory Home Rule Ordinance, be and the same are continued in full force and effect, and all laws in conflict therewith are hereby repealed. Section 3. Severability. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that if any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this ordinance shall be held or declared to be unconstitutional and void, it shall not affect the remaining parts of this ordinance, it being hereby declared to be the legislative intent to have passed the remainder of this ordinance notwithstanding the parts so held to be invalid, if any. Section 4. Publication of home rule amendment. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the Comptroller be and he is hereby directed to cause this proposal (ordinance) to be published pursuant to the provisions of Article 11, Section 9, of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee. Section 5. Proposal and preference. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the Comptroller be and he is hereby directed to deliver a copy of this Ordinance to the Shelby County Election Commission, together with a suggested proposal and the following form of preference to be placed on the ballot in an election to be held on the 5th day of November, 1968: REFERENDUM ON HOME RULE AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF CITY OF MEMPHIS AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MEMPHIS TO ACQUIRE BY PURCHASE, CONDEMNATION OR LEASE FOR AIRPORT PURPOSES REAL PROPERTY SITUATED OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF SAID CITY WITHOUT LIMITATION AS TO ITS PROXIMITY TO BOUNDARIES OF THE AIRPORT. An ordinance of the City of Memphis adopted on the ____________ day of ____________ / ____________ / ____________ , 1968, providing for a referendum on a Home Rule Amendment to the Charter of said City so as to authorize the City of Memphis to acquire by purchase, condemnation or lease for Airport purposes real property situated outside its boundaries. FOR | (YES) _____ AGAINST | (NO) _____ Section 6. Effective Date. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that this ordinance shall take effect for the purposes set forth herein sixty (60) days after approval by a majority of the qualified voters voting thereon in an election to be held on the 5th day of November, 1968, the public welfare requiring it. DOWNING PRYOR, Chairman of the Council. ATTEST: DAVID R. HOPPER, Comptroller.

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=PTIIHORUAM_ORDINANCE_NO._269_ACQUISITION_AIRPORT_PURPOSES_REAL_PROPERTY_OUTSIDE_BOUNDARIES_S655Fetched: 10/28/2026