Private Acts of 1953 Chapter 183

SECTION 1. That in counties of this State having a population of not less than 13,300 and not more than 13,400, according to the Federal Census of 1950 or any subsequent Federal Census, the county physician elected pursuant to Section 5778 of the Supplement to the Code of Tennessee shall have all the powers and duties conferred upon County Boards of Health by Section 5775 of the Supplement to the Code of Tennessee and shall have power to enforce rules and regulations of the State Commissioner of Health and all State laws, rules and regulations pertaining to public health and sanitation.

SECTION 2. That this Act shall take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.

Passed: March 19, 1953.