Authority to erect new City Hall.
Memphis Charter, art. 50, § 492
in effectSec. 492. - Authority to erect new City Hall.
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 acquire the site for, erect, equip and construct a new City Hall within the corporate limits of the City of Memphis, which said City Hall will be erected in conjunction with the Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division of the City of Memphis, or not, as the Board of Commissioners of the City of Memphis may elect; and the said Board of Commissioners shall have the power to appropriate and contribute such amount or amounts from the funds of the City of Memphis for the aforesaid purpose or purposes as it shall deem proper and to the best interest of the City of Memphis; and to levy taxes therefor.
(Priv. Acts 1947, ch. 519, § 7)
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_S492AUERNEHAFetched: 10/28/2026
