Private Acts of 2015 Chapter 12

WHEREAS, the County Clerk and Trustee have established satellite offices in the Norris and Oak Ridge communities of Anderson County that provide beneficial services to area residents; and

WHEREAS, the Anderson County Board of Commissioners realizes the importance of these offices to the surrounding communities, and declares that the continuation of these branch offices is in the best interest of Anderson County;

Now, therefore,

SECTION 1. The actions of the County Clerk and Trustee in establishing branch offices in the Norris and Oak Ridge communities are hereby approved and ratified, and all official acts performed by the County Clerk, Trustee, and Deputy Clerk are hereby validated and declared legal.

SECTION 2. It shall be the duty of the Anderson County Clerk and Trustee to maintain branch offices in the Norris and Oak Ridge communities in substantially the same manner as said office is currently maintained.

SECTION 3. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the legislative body of Anderson County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of Anderson County and certified to the secretary of state.

SECTION 4. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this act, it shall be effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, it shall become effective as provided in Section 3.

Passed:  May 18, 2015.