City to have lien for improvement.
Memphis Charter, art. 53, § 536
in effectSec. 536. - City to have lien for improvement.
When an ordinance for the improvement of any street, alley or highway shall have been duly passed and confirmed, the municipality shall have a lien upon all property abutting on said street, alley or highway so improved for its pro rata cost of said improvement, the amount of said lien to be determined and assessed against said property as now provided by law.
(Priv. Acts 1913, ch. 244, § 4)
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_ART53STIMUNFRFOASLA_S536CIHALIIMFetched: 10/28/2026
