Private Acts of 1977 Chapter 80

SECTION 1. That the Civil Districts of Shelby County be and are hereby re-arranged into two civil districts, and the numbers of the said districts and boundaries of same established as hereinafter provided, to-wit:

FIRST DISTRICT

The first civil district shall consist of the territory within the following boundaries: Beginning at a point of intersection of the midstream of the Mississippi River with a projection westwardly to the center line of Poplar Avenue, running thence northwardly along the said Mississippi River and the eastern line of Arkansas to the Tipton County line; thence eastwardly along the Tipton County line to the Fayette County line; to the intersection of said line with U. S. Highway No. 64; thence westwardly along the center line of U.S. Highway No. 64 to its intersection with the center line of the right-of-way of Interstate Highway 40; thence southwestwardly along the center line of the right-of-way of Interstate Highway 40 to the intersection of said line with the center line of White Station Road; thence south on White Station Road to the center line of the right-of-way of the L & N Railroad; thence west with the center line of the right-of-way of the L & N Railroad to Mendenhall Road; thence south along Mendenhall Road to Walnut Grove Road; thence west on Walnut Grove Road to Goodlett Avenue; thence north on Goodlett Avenue to U. S. Highway No. 70 and Summer Avenue, its extension, being the boundaries of the southern half of the community of Berclair, unincorporated, to the North Parkway at the point where the same intersects with East Parkway; thence southwardly along the center line of said East Parkway to its intersection with the center line of Poplar Avenue; thence westwardly along the center line of Poplar Avenue to the point of beginning.

SECOND DISTRICT

The second civil district shall consist of the territory within the following boundaries: Beginning at a point of intersection of the mid-stream of the Mississippi River with a projection westwardly of the center line of Poplar Avenue, running thence southwardly along the Mississippi River and its meanderings to the north line of Mississippi; thence eastwardly along the north line of Mississippi to the Fayette County line; thence northwardly along the Fayette County line to the intersection of said line with U.S. Highway No. 64; thence westwardly along the center line of U.S. Highway No. 64 to its intersection with the center line of the right-of-way of Interstate Highway 40; thence southwestwardly along the center line of the right-of-way of Interstate Highway 40 to the intersection of said line with the center line of White Station Road; thence south on White Station Road to the center line of the right-of-way of the L & N Railroad; thence west with the center line of the right-of-way of the L & N Railroad to Mendenhall Road; thence south along Mendenhall Road to Walnut Grove Road; thence west on Walnut Grove Road to Goodlett Avenue; thence north on Goodlett Avenue to U. S. Highway No. 70 and Summer Avenue, its extension, being the boundaries of the southern half of the community of Berclair, unincorporated, to the North Parkway at the point where the same intersects with East Parkway; thence southwardly along the center line of said East Parkway to its intersection with the center line of Poplar Avenue; thence westwardly along the center line of Poplar Avenue to the point of beginning.

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act be and the same are hereby repealed, but only insofar as they do conflict, but no further or otherwise, including but not limited to Chapter 195 of the Private Acts of 1911; Chapter 78 of the Private Acts of 1917; Chapter 300 of the Private Acts of 1917; Chapter 166 of the Private Acts of 1921; Chapter 274 of the Private Acts of 1923; Chapter 224 of the Private Acts of 1925; Chapter 426 of the Private Acts of 1929; Chapter 39 of the Private Acts of 1929 (Ex. Sess.); Chapter 667 of the Private Acts of 1933; Chapter 522 of the Private Acts of 1935; Chapter 166 of the Private Acts of 1939.

SECTION 3. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (⅔) vote of the Quarterly Court of Shelby County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the court and certified by him to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 4. For the purpose of approving this act as provided in Section 3, it shall take effect on becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. The approval of this act as provided in Section 3 shall not affect the present term of office of the constables of Shelby County elected from the civil districts of said county as heretofore constituted and existing, and as to them this act, if approved as provided in Section 3, shall take effect September 1, 1978. For all other purposes it shall become effective upon being approved as provided in Section 3.

Passed: May 12, 1977.