Method of calling election; when bonds to be issued.
Memphis Charter, art. 78, § 878
in effectSec. 878. - Method of calling election; when bonds to be issued.
If it is necessary to hold an election as hereinbefore provided, the call for such election may be made by the governing body by resolution and delivery of a copy thereof, certified by the Comptroller, delivered to the Chairman of the commissioners of election, and shall require the holding of such election at the time fixed in said resolution. Should a petition for election be filed before final passage of the ordinance authorizing the issuance of such bonds, the passage of such ordinance shall not be stayed, but same may proceed to final passage; provided, however, that no bonds shall be issued until the determination of such election and the receipt by the governing body of the City of Memphis of the certificate of the commissioners of election after a canvass of the ballots, if the results of such election is favorable to the issuance of such bonds.
(Priv. Acts 1935, ch. 108, § 11, 1st Spec. Sess.; Priv. Acts 1937, ch. 123, § 18)
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_ART78PUWOAC_S878MECAELWHBOBEISFetched: 10/28/2026