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Private Acts of 1961 Chapter 387

Tennessee Code Annotated
Tennessee Attorney General Opinions

SECTION 1.  That the County Board of Education of Davidson County, Tennessee is authorized and empowered to establish and operate an educational television station in cooperation with the City Board of Education of the City of Nashville and in cooperation with any other person, firm, corporation or agency.  Said Board of Education is authorized and empowered to make applications to and enter into agreements with the Tennessee Education Television Commission created by Chapter 38 of Title 49 of Tennessee Code Annotated and to take all actions, enter into all agreements, and exercise all powers under any state or federal statute necessary for the establishment and operation of an educational television station.  Said Board of Education is expressly authorized to receive funds from the federal or state governments or from other sources and to use such funds for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 2.  That the Quarterly County Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, is hereby authorized and empowered to make appropriations for the purpose of this Act.

SECTION 3.  That the provisions of this Act are hereby declared to be severable; and, if any of its sections, provisions, exceptions, sentences, clauses, phrases or parts be held unconstitutional or void, the remainder of this Act shall continue in full force and effect, it being the legislative intent, now hereby declared, that this Act would have passed even if such unconstitutional or void matter had not been included therein.

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 Davidson County, Tennessee.  Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of said Court and shall be certified by him to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 5.  That this Act shall take effect from and after the date on which it shall be approved by two-thirds vote of the Quarterly County Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, the public welfare requiring it.

Passed:  March 16, 1961.