Adoption and contents of ordinance.
Memphis Charter, art. 53, § 506
in effectSec. 506. - Adoption and contents of ordinance.
Before any work shall be done on any public improvement authorized by the preceding section, one-half of the cost of which is to be assessed against the property abutting on the street, highway or alley, or part or parts thereof to be improved, it shall be the duty of the legislative body of the municipality to adopt an ordinance that such improvement or improvements shall be made, which ordinance shall state the general character of the improvement or improvements, and name the location and terminal points thereof, and [the] streets, alleys or highways, or part or parts thereof on which such improvement or improvements are to be made.
(Acts 1907, ch. 341, § 4; Acts 1909, ch. 109, § 3; Priv. Acts 1925, ch. 512; Priv. Acts 1929, ch. 407, § 1; Priv. Acts 1949, ch. 495, § 1)
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_S506ADCOORFetched: 10/28/2026