Private Acts of 1983 Chapter 123

SECTION 1.  The office of county attorney is hereby created for Hawkins County; such attorney to be elected by the Hawkins County Board of Commissioners.  The Board of Commissioners shall establish the term of office of the county attorney which shall be for not less than one (1) year nor more than four (4) years; provided that in no event shall the term of office extend beyond the term of office of the Commissioners.

SECTION 2.  Chapter 20 of the Private Acts of 1923, Chapter 181 of the Private Acts of 1937, Chapter 671 of the Private Acts of 1951, Chapter 62 of the Private Acts of 1957, Chapter 370 of the Private Acts of 1968, Chapter 207 of the Private Acts of 1974, and Chapter 266 of the Private Acts of 1978, and all other acts amendatory thereto, are hereby repealed.

SECTION 3.  That 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 (⅔) vote of the county legislative body of Hawkins County before October 1, 1983.  Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the county legislative body of Hawkins County and certified by him to the Secretary of State.

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

PASSED:  May 5, 1983.