Private Acts of 1959 Chapter 373

SECTION 1. That notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the Board of the Electric System of Weakley County, Tennessee, from and after April 1, 1965, shall be composed as follows: The County Court of Weakley County may appoint seven (7) members, five (5) of said members shall be persons from among the property holders of Weakley County and have resided therein for not less than one (1) year next preceding the date of such appointment. Two (2) of those so appointed need not be property holders and residents of Weakley County, but must be and have been a customer of the Electric System owned and operated by said County. Should any such non-resident member so appointed cease to be a customer of such Electric System, he shall thereby vacate such office, and a successor may be appointed as herein provided to fill such vacancy.

SECTION 2. That any new appointees and the successors to retiring members so appointed shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years. In addition to the members so appointed, the County Court may designate a member of said Court to serve as an eighth (8th) member of the Board. The term of such member so appointed from the County Court shall be for such time as the said Court may fix, but in no event to extend beyond his term of office as a member of the Court.

SECTION 3. That nothing in this Act shall be construed to take away from the Electric Board any rights or relieve it of any of the obligations provided by the Municipal Electric Plant Act, Chapter 15, Title 6, Tennessee Code Annotated.

SECTION 4. That this Act shall have no effect unless the same shall have been approved by a two-thirds vote of the Quarterly County Court of Weakley County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the Weakley County Quarterly Court, and shall be certified by him to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 5. That this Act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.

Passed: March 20, 1959.