Private Acts of 1967-68 Chapter 456

SECTION 1. The county board of education of Humphreys County shall consist of one (1) member from, and residing in, each of the magisterial districts of Humphreys County which are now or may be hereafter established. The members of the board of education shall be elected, by the qualified voters of the magisterial district in which the member is from, and at the August, 1972 election, members shall be elected for the following terms:

(1) The members from districts one (1) and three (3) shall be elected for a term expiring September 1, 1974;

(2) The members from districts four (4) and seven (7) shall be elected for a term expiring September 1, 1976; and

(3) The members elected from districts two (2), five (5) and six (6) shall be elected for a term expiring September 1, 1978.

At the expiration of the respective terms hereinabove set out, thereafter members and each magisterial district as their terms expire shall be elected by the qualified voters in the magisterial district in which he is from, for a full six (6) year term at the August election in even years, which term shall commence on September first (1st) following the election. Members of the county board of education shall meet the qualifications set forth in Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-209 [§ 49-2-202].

Candidates for the office of board of education member shall qualify at the same time as other officials of the county courts and the elections shall be subject to the same laws that govern similar elections.

SECTION 2. Chapter 117 of the Private Acts of 1935, as amended by Chapter 173 of the Private Acts of 1935, as amended by Chapter 503 of the Private Acts of 1935, as amended by Chapter 92 of the Private Acts of 1951, and Chapter 93 of the Private Acts of 1951, are hereby repealed.

SECTION 3. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as having the effect of removing any incumbent from office or abridging the term of any official prior to the end of the term for which he was elected.

SECTION 4. This Act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Quarterly County Court of Humphreys County before August 1, 1968. Its approval or non-approval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the Quarterly County Court and certified by him to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 5. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this Act, as provided in Section 4, it shall be effective upon becoming a law. For all other purposes, it shall become effective upon being approved as provided in Section 4.

Passed: April 3, 1968