DEPARTMENT OF FINANCES AND INSTITUTIONS

Memphis Charter art. 23

in effect

Memphis Charter, art. 23, § 160 What department embraces.

Sec. 160. - What department embraces. The Department of Finances and Institutions shall embrace the collector of licenses and privileges, the City Treasurer, the delinquent tax collector, the front foot assessment collector, and all matters pertaining to these offices. Said department shall also have supervision and control of the expenditures of the City Assessor's office and the City board of equalization. (Priv. Acts 1937, ch. 122, § 7)

Memphis Charter, art. 23, § 161 Commissioner of finances and institutions to supervise certain institutions.

Sec. 161. - Commissioner of finances and institutions to supervise certain institutions. The Commissioner of finances and institutions shall have in his department and under his jurisdiction the general supervision, operation, and management, through the boards and commissions now provided by law and by the ordinances of the City of Memphis, the following institutions: The Juvenile Court The John Gaston Hospital The Auditorium and Market House The Municipal Airport The Oakville Sanitorium. (Priv. Acts 1937, ch. 122, § 8)

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_ART23DEFIINFetched: 10/28/2026