Authority to erect and maintain buildings for use by Memphis Cotton Carnival Association and other civic or public organizations.
Memphis Charter, art. 50, § 490
in effectSec. 490. - Authority to erect and maintain buildings for use by Memphis Cotton Carnival Association and other civic or public organizations.
The City of Memphis is hereby authorized and empowered, in addition to all other authority and powers delegated to it, in conjunction with and in cooperation with Shelby County, Tennessee, to acquire the site for, construct, erect, equip and maintain a building or buildings to be used for public purposes, including, but not being limited to, use by the Memphis Cotton Carnival Association, a general welfare corporation, and other civic or public organizations for like purposes; and to appropriate and contribute such amount or amounts from the funds of the City of Memphis for the acquisition of the site for, construction, erection, equipping and maintenance of said building 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, § 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_ART50CIPRGE_S490AUERMABUUSMECOCAASOTCIPUORFetched: 10/28/2026