Comptroller substituted for City Clerk; powers and duties of clerk vested in Comptroller; obligations executed by Clerk validated.
Memphis Charter, art. 38, § 324
in effectSec. 324. - Comptroller substituted for City Clerk; powers and duties of clerk vested in Comptroller; obligations executed by Clerk validated.
In addition to all of the duties, powers, liabilities, rights, and obligations herein conferred upon the Comptroller, he shall also be vested with all of the duties, powers, liabilities, rights, and obligations of the present City Clerk of the City of Memphis, and the words "City Clerk," wherever the same may appear in the present Charter of the City of Memphis, are stricken, and the word "Comptroller" shall be substituted in lieu thereof. All bonds, notes, or other obligations of the City of Memphis executed by the City Clerk prior to the date on which the office of City Clerk is abolished and the office of Comptroller substituted therefor are declared to be the valid and binding obligations of the City of Memphis, notwithstanding the fact that said bonds, notes, or other obligations may be issued, sold or delivered subsequent to the date on which the duties of the City Clerk are assumed by the City Comptroller under the provisions of this Act.
(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_ART38CICO_S324COSUCLPODUCLVECOOBEXCLVAFetched: 10/28/2026