Control of property on banks of Mississippi River and Nonconnah Creek; duty as to riparian rights.
Memphis Charter, art. 61, § 641
in effectSec. 641. - Control of property on banks of Mississippi River and Nonconnah Creek; duty as to riparian rights.
The said commission shall have charge, control and management of all property, other than property already devoted, or hereafter to be acquired and devoted to park and flood control purposes, now owned, or hereafter to be acquired by the County of Shelby, City of Memphis or by the said commission, on those banks of the Mississippi River and Nonconnah Creek lying within the area hereinafter described; shall safeguard, protect and advance the right and interest of the City of Memphis and the County of Shelby in any riparian rights and powers it may have in, on or under the waters and banks of any navigable stream, or any island now owned or that may hereafter be acquired pursuant to the powers herein conferred.
(Priv. Acts 1947, ch. 500, § 8; Priv. Acts 1951, ch. 385, § 4)
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_ART61MESHCOPOCO_S641COPRBAMIRINOCRDURIRIFetched: 10/28/2026