Private Acts of 2019 Chapter 18

SECTION 1. The Chancery Court of Pickett County shall have jurisdiction relating to the probate of wills and the administration of estates of every nature, including the estates of decedents and of wards under guardianships or conservatorships and related matters as provided under Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 16-16-201. The Clerk and Master of Pickett County shall serve as the clerk of all matters of probate and all records relative to jurisdiction and proceedings before the court shall be filed with the Clerk and Master of Pickett County.

SECTION 2. The General Sessions Court of Pickett County shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the Circuit and Chancery Courts over domestic relations matters.

SECTION 3. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the legislative body of Pickett County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of such legislative body 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 10, 2019.