Private Acts of 1955 Chapter 198

SECTION 1. That the purpose of this Act is to confer authority to the quarterly county court in counties having a population of 480,000 or more by the Federal Census of 1950, or any subsequent Federal Census, if they elect and deem it expedient so to do, to provide a means whereby and because of the density of population they may create, provide and establish rules and regulations governing the construction of all buildings, plumbing, sewerage and electrical wiring placed in or on any building or the premises thereof, outside the corporate limits of any city or town situated therein, and all things incident to and connected with buildings, in the erection and remodeling thereof in said counties, the issuing of licenses therefor, the inspection thereof and the penalty for the violation of any rules and regulations thus made by said quarterly county court.

SECTION 2. That the quarterly county court of such counties as are affected by this Act shall have the power to pass a resolution to create, provide and establish rules and regulations governing the construction of all buildings, plumbing, sewerage and electrical wiring, which said rules and regulations shall be in conformity with the requirements of health department of such counties.

SECTION 3. That such rules and regulations thus created, provided or established by the quarterly county court of such counties as are affected by this Act shall not apply to the area within the corporate limits of any city or town within such counties.

SECTION 4. That any person, firm or corporation violating, or who shall aid or abet in the violation, of any of the rules and regulations created, provided or established by the quarterly county court of any county affected by this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each and every violation thereof, and where the offense is of a continuing nature each day shall constitute a separate offense.

SECTION 5. That this Act shall become effective when the same shall have been approved by the quarterly county court of any county to which it may apply by a vote of not less than two-thirds of the members of said court, such approval to be made by said court within 60 days after the sine die adjournment of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee for the year 1955, the public welfare requiring its becoming effective at that time, and not before such approval. The approval or non-approval of this Act by said quarterly county court shall be certified by the Chairman of the said court to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 6. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same hereby are repealed.

Passed: March 3, 1955.