Authority to enlarge, improve, etc., Cossitt Library.
Memphis Charter, art. 50, § 494
in effectSec. 494. - Authority to enlarge, improve, etc., Cossitt Library.
The Board of Commissioners of the City of Memphis is hereby authorized and fully empowered, in addition to all other authority and powers conferred upon it, to provide funds for the purpose of financing the acquisition of lands, in conjunction with and in cooperation with Shelby County, Tennessee, and erecting, constructing and equipping new branches of the Cossitt Library and for the financing and construction of new buildings and additions to present buildings and for the enlarging, improving and equipping the said Cossitt Library and its present branches; to appropriate or contribute such amount or amounts from the funds of the City of Memphis for such purposes as the Board of Commissioners of the said City of Memphis shall deem proper and to the best interest of the said City of Memphis; and to sell bonds therefor in accordance with specific authority heretofore and hereafter granted; and the proceeds from the sale of said bonds shall be applied exclusively to the aforesaid purposes and in the event of the sale of any bonds authorized for said purposes, the proceeds shall be paid over to the treasurer of the said Cossitt Library, or to such officers authorized to receive the same, and shall be, by the said treasurer of the said Cossitt Library, or by such officers authorized to receive the same, used for the purpose hereinabove set forth; and the City of Memphis shall have the further power to levy taxes therefor.
(Priv. Acts 1947, ch. 519, § 9)
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_ART50CIPRGE_S494AUENIMETCOLIFetched: 10/28/2026