Arrest and trial of offenders.
Memphis Charter, art. 42, § 371
in effectSec. 371. - Arrest and trial of offenders.
The local government shall have power to arrest and confine for trial, or to take forfeit for the appearance for trial, of all persons charged with offenses which are punished as misdemeanors by the laws of the City.
(Acts 1879, ch. 11, § 3)
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_ART42PESAGEWE_S371ARTROFFetched: 10/28/2026
