Authority of Park Commission to lease fairgrounds.
Memphis Charter, art. 57, § 583
in effectSec. 583. - Authority of Park Commission to lease fairgrounds.
The Park Commission shall have the power to lease said grounds for the purpose of an agricultural fair, which may be held upon said grounds for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days per annum upon the condition that the said agricultural fair or the association supporting the same shall obligate itself to keep and maintain the said public parks and playgrounds at all times in good condition or shall pay to the City of Memphis a rental commensurate to the value of said park to he fixed upon by said commission. The terms of said lease shall, in any event, be subject to ratification by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Memphis. In case no contract is made for the upkeep and maintenance of said park or parks in the manner herein provided, then the board or commission directed to be appointed by the Board of Commissioners for the City of Memphis shall, after the purchase and equipment of said property, turn the same over to the Park Commissioners of the City of Memphis, to be kept and maintained by it in the same manner that the other parks of the City of Memphis are maintained.
The said Park Commissioners shall have the power to lease or rent said grounds, not only for an agricultural fair, but also for any purpose deemed to be in their judgment to the best interests of the City of Memphis.
(Priv. Acts 1911, ch. 505, § 9; Priv. Acts 1915, ch. 209, § 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_ART57PAPACO_S583AUPACOLEFAFetched: 10/28/2026