SECTION 1. That Grundy County, Tennessee is hereby authorized and empowered to levy and collect for purposes of forestry conservation and fire prevention a tax of not more than ten cents on each $100 worth of property assessed for taxation in said county. The Quarterly County Court of Grundy County is authorized to levy said tax in the same manner as other taxes in said county are levied. The proceeds shall be deposited in a separate fund by the County Trustee and shall be expended for forestry conservation and fire prevention in cooperation with the State and Federal Governments.
SECTION 2. That this Act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.
Passed: February 15, 1949.