Private Acts of 1973 Chapter 39

SECTION 1.  The Silverdale facility in Hamilton County and heretofore named the "Hamilton County Penal Farm" by the County Council of said County, be and the same is hereby officially named the "Hamilton County Penal Farm" and authority is given to keep the necessary records as well as taking any other action deemed necessary for Hamilton County to make claim against the State of Tennessee for keeping State prisoners in said Hamilton County Penal Farm, and in the amount as is set out in Section 41-1143 of Tennessee Code Annotated.

SECTION 2.  Before this act becomes effective the same must be approved by two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the governing body of Hamilton County, the same being the County Council of said County, and, that said vote shall be taken within thirty (30) days from the enactment of this act.  Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the governing body of Hamilton County, and shall be certified by him to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 3.  All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

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 upon being approved as provided in Section 2.

Passed:  April 4, 1973.