Private Acts of 1998 Chapter 175

SECTION 1.  Chapter 211, of the Private Acts of 1965, as amended by Chapter 212 of the Private Acts of 1972, and any other acts amendatory thereto, is repealed.

SECTION 2.  Any and all funds remaining in the Humboldt Law Library Fund shall become the property of Gibson County for the use and benefit of the residents of the districts of Gibson County composing the territorial jurisdiction of the Humboldt Law Court.  The funds shall remain with the Humboldt Clerk and Master for expenses involved with moving the books of the library and for their repair and maintenance.

SECTION 3.  Upon the termination of the Humboldt Law Library Commission, the Law Library, its contents, equipment and supplies, and all other property obtained by act of the commission, shall become the property of Gibson County for the use and benefit of the residents of districts of Gibson County composing the territorial jurisdiction of the Humboldt Law Court.  The Humboldt Clerk and Master is authorized to find a suitable home for the volumes and the funds shall be placed in the repair and maintenance account for the Humboldt Law Court.

SECTION 4.  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 such official was elected.

SECTION 5.  If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable.

SECTION 6.  This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Legislative Body of Gibson County.  Its approval or non-approval shall be proclaimed by the Presiding Officer of the Legislative Body of Gibson County and certified to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 7.  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 as provided in Section 6.

Passed: May 1, 1998.

COMPILER’S NOTE: The Private Acts of 1998, Chapter 175, repealed the Private Acts of 1965, Chapter 211, as amended by Private Acts of 1972, Chapter 212, which created the Law Library Commission of Humboldt, Gibson County Tennessee.