Private Acts of 1967 Chapter 357

SECTION 1.  The County Court of Fayette County, under the provisions of Article XI, Section 9 of the Constitution of Tennessee, is vested with powers to pass ordinances with regard to private and local affairs hereinafter expressly set forth, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members thereof, at any meeting of said County Court; providing notice of intention to present such ordinances or ordinance has been given in the manner hereinafter set forth.

SECTION 2.  An ordinance under the powers which it is deemed expedient to vest in said County Court shall only be considered by the County Court of Fayette County after notice of intention to propose an ordinance, together with a copy of the proposed ordinance under the authority of this Act, shall have been filed in the office of the Clerk of the County Court of Fayette County, at least two weeks prior to the session of the County Court at which such ordinance shall be considered.

SECTION 3.  It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the County Court of Fayette County, upon filing of intention to propose an ordinance, together with a copy of said proposed ordinance, to cause to be published in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation, a copy of said proposed ordinance, together with a copy of the notice of intention to propose said ordinance.  Said newspaper publication shall carry the following statement, over the name of the County Court Clerk, "The above is a copy of an ordinance filed in my office on the _______________ day of _______________, 19___, by Esquire County Court of Fayette County at any time within two weeks after the date said ordinance was filed."

SECTION 4.  Acting as herein set forth said County Court of Fayette County may by ordinance establish speed and/or local limits upon any county secondary roads, outside of incorporated towns, in said County.

SECTION 5.  Acting under the provisions of this Act, the County Court of Fayette County may provide that any violation of any ordinance, passed under the provisions of this Act, is a misdemeanor.

SECTION 6.  The provisions of this Act are hereby declared to be severable; and that if any section, provision, exception, sentence, clause, phrase, or part of this Act, 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 been adopted even if such unconstitutional or void matter had not been included in same.

SECTION 7.  This Act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Quarterly County Court of Fayette County before December 1, 1968.  Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the Quarterly County Court and certified by him to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 8.  This Act shall take effect on becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.

Passed:  March 11, 1968.